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Dog and cat welfare Rescuers assist with suspected dogfighting operation in Indiana amid dangerous heat wave

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, is assisting the Fort Wayne Police Department in the rescue of 22 dogs and puppies from two alleged

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Farmed animal welfare Humane World for Animals delivers over 195,000 signatures to Target demanding action on animal welfare commitments

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, delivered more than 195,000 signatures in person to Target‘s downtown Minneapolis headquarters

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Farmed animal welfare After court losses, faction of pork industry again seeks congressional bailout to override farm animal welfare laws

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statement on today’s

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Farmed animal welfare Animal welfare victory threatened as Trump administration targets voter-approved cage-free laws

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statements regarding the

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Animal testing and research Humane World for Animals is spearheading a drive to spare horseshoe crabs from blood draining for medical testing around the globe

WASHINGTON―Horseshoe crab populations are on the decline, partly attributed to the use of their blood in medical testing. For decades, an effective replacement to the horseshoe crab blood-derived test

Wildlife protection Pangolins proposed for US Endangered Species Act protections

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed listing seven species of pangolins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, a move that would strengthen trade and import restrictions within

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Chained, scarred dogs and nursing puppies rescued from suspected dogfighting in multi-property operation

Humane World for Animals assisted the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in the rescue of 23 dogs and puppies from an alleged dogfighting operation involving two properties in Richland County

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Ending the dog and cat meat trade Seven Tosa dogs who survived a devastating wildfire at a dog meat farm in South Korea, start a new life in the United States

SEOUL―Seven Tosa dogs―the sole survivors of a devastating wildfire that destroyed a dog meat farm in Andong, Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea where almost 700 dogs burned to death―have been flown to

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Protecting equines Trump budget puts wild horses and burros on the chopping block, paves way for mass slaughter

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, sharply criticized the Trump administration’s

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