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Pets and their people line up by the thousands at Spayathon for Puerto Rico

Round 5 of Spayathon TM for Puerto Rico, a strategic initiative that aims to reduce pet overpopulation on the island...

BREAKING NEWS: PACT Act passes U.S. Senate two weeks after clearing House; Bill now awaits Trump's signature

A long-awaited law that would make some of the most brutal acts of animal cruelty federal felonies is just one signature away...

British queen says ‘no’ to new fur in royal wardrobe

Queen Elizabeth II, one of the world’s most photographed icons, will no longer wear new fur outfits for her public...

20,000 shelter pets adopted through HSUS pet store conversion program

One of the ways we are boosting animal adoptions from shelters, steadily reducing the population of homeless animals in the...

Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Seoul, South Korea's capital city, ends all dog slaughter

South Korea moved one crucial step closer to condemning its dog meat trade to history this week, with the last three dog meat...

Protecting equines
HSUS- and HSLF-backed plan for wild horses and burros rejects slaughter, offers much-needed reprieve

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson America’s wild horses and burros have long been engulfed in a political quagmire, and their...

Scientists carry water for trophy hunting industry

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson For years now, trophy hunters have spun a web of lies to tie their ruthless killing of some...

Rescuers pulling out around 150 cats and other animals from alleged neglect situation in Pennsylvania

It could have been the setting of an eerie movie that our Humane Society of the United States rescuers and law enforcement...

VICTORY: Court rejects challenge to federal cockfighting ban in Puerto Rico, Guam and other U.S. territories

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson A federal court has rejected an attempt to stop Congress from closing a loophole that...