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Why TikTok’s ‘mob wife aesthetic’ is a bad trend for animals
Making the world a more humane place for animals is fundamentally a matter of changing hearts and minds. No progress for animals would be possible without shifting perception. Where once a person wearing a fur coat conveyed a sense of wealth and status, it is now an image of callous indifference in the face of incredible animal cruelty. But progress isn’t a straight shot: Every now and then a fad seems to take us a step backward.
Breaking: Undercover investigation reveals Connecticut’s thriving ivory market
Today, the Humane Society of the United States released a new undercover investigation revealing a thriving market for elephant ivory in Connecticut and showing that the weak patchwork of laws surrounding the elephant ivory trade is not enough. Connecticut urgently needs a law banning the intrastate sale of ivory and parts and products from other imperiled species.
Breaking: Belgium bans the import of hunting trophies from endangered species
In a triumph for wild animals and the people who advocate for their protection, Belgium’s Parliament voted to prohibit the importation of hunting trophies from many endangered species into the country. This means that trophy hunters who pay top dollar to travel abroad to shoot endangered animals to death will no longer be able to bring home animal body parts to hang on their walls.
The companies that seem unwilling to do better for animals
We’re devoted to ending the worst forms of systemic animal suffering by working with corporations—and while we’ve had some immense wins, some companies refuse to listen to calls for change.
Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife proposes to protect native carnivores on national wildlife refuges
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will be proposing a rule that would ban predator control on the National Wildlife Refuge System.
In Kansas, our rescuers bring dogs and cats from alleged animal cruelty situation to safety
No one deserves to live with the suffocating stench of ammonia and floors, countertops and walls smeared with feces and filth.
Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife Service fails to protect wolves from state-sanctioned slaughter
Update 2/7/24: We and our co-petitioners notified the U.S.
This year’s Puppy Bowl features Ollie, a dog saved by our Animal Rescue Team
Enthusiasts across the U.S. are gearing up for the spectacle of the season taking place this weekend. Of course, I’m talking about the Puppy Bowl, an event that promotes animal adoption by showing adoptable pups “playing” a football game inside a model stadium.
Largest-ever anti-fur campaign urges Max Mara to go fur-free
As the runways are being set up for Fashion Weeks this February and March in New York, London, Milan and Paris, we, along with our fellow members of the global coalition the Fur Free Alliance, are launching the biggest anti-fur campaign of all time, urging millions of fur-free supporters across dozens of countries to ask Max Mara to join modern competitors like Armani, Gucci, Valentino and Dolce&Gabbana in going fur-free.
Proposed monkey warehouse in Georgia would be a step backward for animals and science
A company called “Safer Human Medicine” is proposing to build a monkey breeding warehouse in the small town of Bainbridge, Georgia.
Major win: 100% of McDonald’s eggs in the US now come from cage-free hens
In 2015, McDonald’s, one of the world’s largest and most iconic fast-food chains, agreed to switch 100% of the eggs that it purchases to only cage-free eggs in U.S. locations by 2025.
US government agency reportedly killed 8 wolf pups in their den
In the spring, wolf dens are usually full of young pups being raised by their parents and helper wolves, but when one den in Idaho was discovered vacant earlier this year, biologists worked on uncovering the reason.
Here’s why animal agriculture must be central at UN climate change summit
The facts are clear: More than 88 billion land animals are bred, raised and slaughtered for food every year.
We’re suing the world’s largest pork producer for misleading the public about animal abuse
Today the Humane Society of the United States filed a lawsuit against Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, for misleading consumers about animal abuse in its supply chain.
Rescued tigers at our animal sanctuary meet their first pumpkins
One of the most remarkable things about saving animals is what happens after the drama of their rescues is over: They begin to experience the daily pleasures they deserve, like having fields of fresh grass to lie on, rather than cement or metal bars.
Why pet shop puppies shouldn’t be on your holiday gift lists
It is a sad truth that the cute puppies frolicking in the windows of pet shops so often come from the most dismal facilities: Puppy mills, where their mothers and fathers are treated as little more than moneymaking machines, getting bred over and over to produce litter after
Hunters kill a dozen bears in Missouri’s first-ever bear trophy hunt
Any time an animal is gunned down by a trophy hunter, ecosystems are disrupted, and families are torn apart—yet such killings happen all the time, a
2023: A truly historic year in our work for farm animals
May 11, 2023, stands out as historic for animal protection: On that day, the U.S.
We are one year closer to a fur-free future, thanks to progress in 2023
It is the height of absurdity that, in 2023, animals continue to be born to be killed and skinned for a coat trim or a pom-pom on a hat. But we are heartened that with each year we see monumental progress toward our vision: a world in which not a single animal is killed just for fashion. The fight against the fur trade is at the heart of our humane movement and has been for decades. Every year that passes sees a heightened public awareness of the importance of this fight. In 2023, we’ve continued to put pressure on the industry, leading to a significant decline in fur production globally.