Humane Society of the United States

ASPCA Pummels Puppy Mills With Pressure From Consumers, Politicians

Ed Sayres | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Ed Sayres, Breeding, Jack's Pets, Aspca, Marketplace, Humane Society of the United States, American Kennel Club, Pet Stores, Akc, Puppy Mills, puppyfind.com, Puppies, Usda, Dogs, nextdaypets.com, Pets, Impact News

Hurting puppies is unfathomable to most of us. Americans love puppies, and many of us agree with the late Charles M. Schulz's sentiments: "Happiness is a warm puppy." But despite all the adoration, puppies (and their mothers) continue to suffer in puppy mills.

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Coming Together on Behalf of Animals

Joe Trippi | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Dianne Feinstein, Humane Society, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Rights, Burger King, Hsus, Wendy's, Mcdonalds, Green News

There's one issue that I've been watching very carefully that could bridge the political gap. And it's really a no-brainer: basic, sensible protections to improve the lives of animals.

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Animal Park Slammed For Letting Kids Play With Tigers

Reuters | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Video, Oklahoma City, Humane Society, Joe Schreibvogel, Reuters, Tiger Petting Zoo, Animals in the News, Gw Exotic Animal Park, Weird Oklahoma, Petting Zoo, Weird News News

By Steve Olafson OKLAHOMA CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - The Humane Society of the United States is accusing an Oklahoma exotic animal park ...

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Undercover Video Reveals Tennessee Walking Horses Tortured To Win Championships

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Horse Abuse, Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Animal-Welfare, Video, Animal-Rights, Graphic Video, Humane Society, Graphic Animal Abuse, Animal Abuse, Animal Cruelty Charges, Green News

Graphic undercover video shot by investigators from the Humane Society of the United States and obtained by ABC News has revealed shocking alleged tor...

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WATCH: Horrifying Undercover Video Of Brutal Commercial Egg Producer

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Eggs, Eggs Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Egg Farm, Video, Undercover Video Animal Cruelty, Humane Society, Undercover Farm Video, Kreider Egg Farms, United Egg Producers, Food News

Did you eat scrambled eggs for breakfast? A bacon, egg and cheese? Then unless you raise your own chickens, and use only the eggs from your own coop, ...

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Who Is Trying to Destroy the Humane Society?

Richard Schiffman | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Charity Organizations, Humane Society of the United States, Oscars, Animal Rights, Front Groups, Animal Shelter, Pet Safety, Humane Society Ad, Hsus, Human Society Controversy, Humane Society Commercial, Mcdonalds, Rick Berman, Media News

Just as we require political ads to disclose the sources of their funding, we should make sure that these faceless front groups come out of the shadows and tell us up front -- on the ads themselves -- who exactly is paying for them.

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Farmers To Activists: 'Get Your Paws Off Our Laws'

AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 05.20.2012

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MONROE CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 2010 ballot initiative to toughen oversight of dog breeders highlighted the rift between Missouri farmers and national ani...

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Billionaire Buddies Save Dozens Of Puppies From North Carolina Mill

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Amanda Hearst, NY Around Town, Animal Rescue, Humane Society of the United States, Mayor Bloomberg, Georgina Bloomberg, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg's youngest daughter, 29-year old Georgina, teamed up with the Humane Society on Wednesday to rescue 88 puppies and a pregnant cat in N...

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Today Is World Spay Day

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Spaying, Humane Society of the United States, Video, Spay Animals, Neuter, Neuter Animals, Spay Neuter, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Health, Animals, Neutering, Green News

Will you help save animal lives on World Spay Day? Held on the last Tuesday of every February, World Spay Day is part of a campaign to promote anim...

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Animal Welfare Groups Target Feral Cats For Sterilization

AP | By SUE MANNING | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Feral Cats, Sterilization, Humane Society of the United States, Cats, Video, Animal Welfare, Alley Cat Allies, Humane Society, Animals, American Veterinary Medical Association, Animal Welfare Groups, Green News

LOS ANGELES -- Cat owners have done a good job spaying and neutering their pets. The big issue now when it comes to felines is population control of f...

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2012: The Best Year Yet for Farm Animals (If You Want It)

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Eggs, Humane Society of the United States, Jane Goodall, Peta, Pork, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Animals, Hsus, Video, Green News

The past few months have been deeply encouraging for Americans who care about the worst abuses of farm animals, as legislation has been introduced tha...

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GRAPHIC VIDEO: Undercover Investigation Alleges Inhumane Pig Treatment By Walmart Supplier

HuffingtonPost.com | Joanna Zelman | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Video, Seaboard Lawsuit, Humane Society Seaboard, Seaboard Corporation, Seaboard Humane Society, Hsus, Seaboard Foods, Gestation Crates, Green News

Legal action is underway following an undercover investigation by The Humane Society of the United States that has alleged inhumane treatment at a pig...

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A Lesson Congress Should Learn

Joe Trippi | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Eggs, Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Rights, Factory Farming, Factory Farms, United Egg Producers, Animals, Food News

Two longtime adversaries are leading an all-too-rare effort at compromise and cooperation: the United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United States.

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Humane Society Invests In Fast Food Chains To Influence Policy

Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Fast Food, Humane Society of the United States, Video, Animal Rights, Humane Society Apollo Global Management, Humane Society Fast Food, Humane Society Hardees, Humane Society Carl Jrs, Food News

The Humane Society of the United States has long been one of the most vocal critics of the fast food industry in the country. But for the past week, t...

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Humane Society Of U.S.: Attack Campaign Is Brainchild Of Conservative PR Exec

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 02.18.2012

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Humane Society of the United States says it's under attack by a new group that's trying to starve it of funding by urging dono...

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Why You Really Shouldn't Buy That Doggie In The Window

AP | By SUE MANNING | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Pet Store Puppy, Pet Store Puppies, Green Holiday, Puppies as Gifts, Aspca, Animals, Los Angeles, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Pet Shop Puppy, Humane Society of the United States, Video, Puppy Mills, Pet Shop Puppies, Small Business News and Trends, Boycott Pet Stores, Best Friends Animal Society, Holiday Puppies, Green News

LOS ANGELES -- More puppies are sold at pet stores during the holiday season than any other time of year. Now the American Society for the Prevention ...

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Tis the Season for Collaboration, Not Combat

Gary Weitzman, DVM | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Animal Welfare, Animals, Humane Society, Animal Shelters, Center for Consumer Freedom, Hssp, Impact News

It's happened again. And just a little more than a few weeks before Christmas. A new non-profit organization called the Humane Society for Shelter Pet...

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Largest Pork Producer To Halt Cruel Practice

AP | By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Virginia, Smithfield Farms, Law, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Cruelty, Video, Pig Gestation Crates, Lawsuits, Pigs, Pork, Food News

RICHMOND, Va. -- Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer, said Thursday it plans to end the practice of keeping pregnant hogs at the ...

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Key Committee to Decide on Footing the Bill for Horse Slaughter

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection, Horse Slaughter, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Green News

Adding millions of dollars to the federal budget to inspect foreign-owned horse slaughter plants would be a step backwards for America's iconic horses and a waste of tax dollars.

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Make A Difference During National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Shelter Pets, Pet Neutering, Humane Society of the United States, Philanthropy, Pet Adoption, Charity, Making a Difference, Volunteer, Activism, Impact News

Animal shelters are an important part of any community. This year, November 6 - 11, is National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. It started in 1996 b...

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McRib Sparks Lawsuit Over Animal Welfare

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Smithfield Farms, Fast Food, Humane Society of the United States, Video, Mcrib Humane Society, McDonald's, Mcrib, Smithfield Humane Society, Mcrib Lawsuit, McRib Sandwich, Humane Society Lawsuit, Food News

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) announced this week that it had filed an SEC complaint against Smithfield Farms, the large pig producer...

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Save Our Sundays

Laura Donahue | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife Watching, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hunting, Bird Watching, Sunday Hunting, Wildlife, DC News

In Virginia, hunting has been declining while wildlife watching is on the rise. These changes only underscore the importance of Virginia's tradition against hunting on Sundays, which balances the interests of all outdoor recreationists.

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Why Is Georgetown Law Helping to Promote Cruelty to Animals?

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 01.26.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Cruelty, Slaughterhouses, Animal Rights Activists, Animal Rights, Pig Slaughter, Pig Slaughterhouses, Green News

Every year in the U.S., the pork industry estimates that hundreds of thousands of pigs arrive at slaughterhouses crippled and in so much pain that they are unable to stand. It is unconscionable that federal law does not require that we end their agony.

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Are Celebs To Blame For Increase In 'Handbag Dogs' At Animal Shelters?

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Chihuahua, Paris Hilton, Humane Society of the United States, Video, Wayne Pacelle, Activism, Animal Shelters, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Ritchie, Teacup Breeds, Impact News

Rarely leaving home without a tiny pup tucked into their purses, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Nicole Ritchie helped spearhead the chihuahua and te...

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Saving More Than 500 Suffering Dogs in Canada

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Hsus, Quebec, Animal Rescue, Canada, Pets, Dogs, Humane Society of the United States, Puppy Mill, Puppy-Mills, Puppy Mill Raid, World News

Within the last 18 months, our Animal Rescue Team, including our staff at Humane Society International in Canada, has put a stop to some horrible abuses of dogs at several large-scale puppy breeding facilities in Quebec.

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