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WASHINGTON—In a vote largely on partisan lines, the U.S. House of Representatives overlooked serious flaws in the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and voted 224 to 200 to pass legislation

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Today, Gov. Wes Moore signed S.B. 423, the Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act. This legislation, which passed with extensive bipartisan support, mandates the use of

Puppy mills included in this year’s report were found to have dogs kept in dangerous, dirty or cramped conditions; dogs dying from untreated wounds and hypothermia; and a breeder cited for a botched

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Tuesday the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee rejected SB 1212 (Jones-R). This bill would have removed kangaroos from California’s longstanding wildlife trade

WASHINGTON—Today Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, released its 2026 Food Service Industry Protein Sustainability Scorecard . Now in its fifth year

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, today filed a lawsuit against the U.S

Rochester Institute of Technology is the first university in New York state to reach a major dining milestone, achieving a campuswide menu that is now 50% plant-based. This achievement was made

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 215 to 202, largely on party lines, to support a bill that would substantially increase the risk of harmful lead exposure to both animals and

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made further progress toward replacing animal use in testing with suitable non-animal methods. Humane World for Animals and Humane World