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New HBO documentary shines light on chimps kept captive as pets
On Sunday night, the first episode of the HBO docuseries, Chimp Crazy, aired. Just as we did with Tiger King, we are looking to see how this documentary addresses a largely hidden mistreatment of animals. Of course, we are hopeful that, as with any media emphasis on the plights of animals, this is the beginning of a new momentum in our society to treat nonhuman primates with greater dignity and respect than they currently receive.
Our rescue team arrives at home overwhelmed by rabbits after caregiver asks for help
Earlier this week, our responders entered the home of a man in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Not only was this man struggling with health problems, but he also had just admitted that he needed help for his rabbits—there were over a hundred of them.
Progress! 15 ‘Horrible Hundred’ puppy mills shut down or penalized so far this year
Since we first started publishing our Horrible Hundred report on problem puppy mills in 2013, at least 2,500 animals have been rescued from these bad breeders, and more than 250 puppy mills from our reports have closed. This year, our Horrible Hundred report, released this past April, generated more than 100 news and broadcast media stories about the current state of puppy mills in the U.S. News coverage is one of the ways we alert the public about the reality of puppy mills and encourage enforcement agencies to act.
This was Spicy Jalapeño before rescuers brought him to Black Beauty Ranch
Creating a more humane world means, in part, creating a support system for animals who are neglected, displaced or abused. One of America’s largest and most diverse animal sanctuaries, our Black Beauty Ranch is home to a community of nearly 600 rescued animals, spanning over 40 species, all of whom have a home for life there. Every animal at the ranch has a story. And this is Spicy Jalapeño’s.
Could this be the end of cruel soring at Tennessee Walking Horse ‘Celebrations’?
Over the weekend, the 86th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration concluded in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and we are determined that this be the last Celebration with abused walking horses on display. A rule finalized earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and slated to take full effect in February 2025 gives us reason to hope our decades of work to end this practice will come to fruition. However, there are last-ditch efforts to block this essential rule through lawsuits and political pressure, which is why we must continue to press the issue. Members of the Humane Society of the United States’ Equine Protection team traveled to Tennessee to evaluate the condition of the horses at the show, and here, Keith Dane, senior director of Equine Protection, gives an account of what they saw.
Nervous mother dog rescued from Oklahoma puppy mill finally gets the life she deserves
In March this year, our Animal Rescue Team arrived at two properties in Milburn, Oklahoma, to assist the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office with an alleged animal cruelty situation. As they arrived, they could hear dogs in outdoor enclosures across the properties yelping and barking. They were about to save more than 200 dogs from the puppy mills where they were languishing.
Rescuers help hundreds of birds allegedly bred for cockfighting
Dozens of small makeshift huts were recently found on a rural property in Iowa. Some were little conical hovels; others, overturned water tanks and chemical barrels with holes cut out of them. Inside each was a solitary rooster tethered to the enclosure. The only water accessible to the birds was in slimy, debris-filled bowls. Other roosters, hens and their chicks roamed among these structures. Many of the birds were missing their combs and waddles. These are the signs of a cruel, illegal industry: cockfighting.
Chinese advocates lead the fight against Yulin’s dog meat trade
In China and a few other East Asian nations, there is a civil war playing out over the dog and cat meat trade. It is a war of ideas, attitudes, behaviors and worldviews.
Infamous trophy hunt shows what happens when gray wolves are stripped of protections
In February, 1,500 trophy hunters took to the frigid woods of Wisconsin, armed with
Chinese activists save dogs from truck bound for Yulin dog meat ‘festival’
An act of bravery has saved 68 dogs just hours before slaughter, and we have local animal activists in China to thank.
Death of chimp reveals tragic truth about primates kept as pets in America
Earlier this week, law enforcement officers from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s office in Oregon were called to a home because a pet chimpanzee attacked a woman who subsequently locked herself in a bedroom.
Has trophy hunting changed since the death of Cecil the lion?
It has been six years since the death of Cecil, a male lion who was a popular individua
Breaking: US House passes amendments to transportation bill containing big wins for animals
Update 7/1/2021: The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684) has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 221 to 201. We urge the U.S.
The decades-long fight to save America’s lion
For some, freedom means the right to use nature, even to the point of destruction.
Corporate campaigns are making a fundamental difference for animals
Fashion seasons and runway shows without animal fur. Organ-on-a-chip technologies for testing cosmetics and other products.
How Korean chefs are using plant-based recipes to replace dog meat soup
When three peak days of summer approach in South Korea, so do the peaks of slaughter of dogs from the country’s dog meat farms.
The narrative about sharks needs to change—before it’s too late
A bad reputation can mean the difference between life and death for animals, and nowhere is this clearer than for sharks.