Animal Protection

PHOTOS: Our Fight To Save Apes

David McDannald | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Book News, Animal Book, Wildlife Rights, Animal Conservation, Wildlife Conservation, Animal Rights, Conservation, Animal Protection, Save Animals, Slideexpand, Books News

When a Sudanese refugee, a grown man, was humiliated and abused at a military roadblock in northern Kenya, my journey to activism began; a soldier des...

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Cat Tales: The Story of Ngoye -- A Snare Victim

Panthera | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Leopard, Animal Rights, Wire Snares, Hunting, Panthera, Poaching, Big Cats, Animal Protection, Green News

A wire snare is cheap to make, easy to set and deadly for big cats. One recent victim close to my heart is a leopard called Ngoye. She is the central character of a project I started 10 years ago in Phinda, South Africa -- Panthera's Munyawana Leopard Project.

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Don't Turn the Clock Back on Animal Welfare Enforcement

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Farming, Animal Welfare, Animals, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Animal Welfare Funding, Animal Rights, Humane Society, Animal Right Congress, Animal Protection, Impact News

Whether an animal welfare law will be effective often turns on whether it gets adequately funded. Having legislators seek that funding is crucial, especially when there are as many strong competing budget pressures as there are now.

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RAW VIDEO: Animal Welfare Fund Responds To 60 Dolphins Beached At Cape Cod

Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: International Fund for Animal Welfare, Animal Rescue, Cape Cod, Video, Dolphins, Katie Moore, Beached Dolphins, Animal Protection, Animal-Volunteers, Impact News

More than 60 dolphins have been beached and stranded along 25 miles of coastline at Cape Cod since Jan. 12, according to the International Fund for An...

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7 Truly Incredible Animal Rescues (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Video, Animal Rights, Animal Rescuers, Animal Helpers, Animal Abuse, Animal Shelters, Animals, Animals in the News, Animal Protection, Animal Heroes Rescuers, Good News News

From the Canadian teacher who rescued stray dogs from Afghanistan to the Australian hospital workers who nursed nearly 100 baby fruit bats, poignant s...

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Canary in a Coal Mine? A Day to Save the Birds....

Will Travers | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: National Bird Day, Will Travers, Wildlife Conservation, Born Free USA, Born Free Foundation, Birds, Animal Protection, Wildlife, Green News

Let us take one day out of the year -- January 5 -- to consider the birds in our backyards and their cousins flying free from Anguilla (whose national bird, by the way, is the Turtle Dove) to Zimbabwe (whose national bird is the African Fish Eagle).

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The Extinction List: Who's Up Next in 2012?

Ian Somerhalder | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Wildlife Conservation Society, Congress, Wildlife Conservation, Animal Protection, Multinational Species Conservation Funds, H.R. 50, Green News

As most of us already know, 2011 marked the devastating announcement that the Western Black Rhino -- one of Africa's most treasured species -- is now extinct. This new member of Club Extinction begs the question, "who will join the extinction list in 2012?"

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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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Creativity in Animal Rescue

Soren Petersen | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Animals, Animal Rescue, Animal Rights, Animal Protection, Animal Advocacy, Animal Abandonment, Impact News

Using social-media, our design research team reached out to animal lovers for creative ideas in dealing with the growing issue of animals being abandoned to shelters. Here are the top five ideas we gleaned.

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The Future of Animal Welfare Depends on Keeping Our Kids' Eyes Wide Open

Fred O'Regan | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Environment, Conservation, Education, Ifaw, Elephants, Animal Action Week News, Animal Conservation, Animal Rights, Animal Welfare Act, Animal Action Week, Animal Welfare, Animal Protection, Green News

If we don't make sure that today's young people enter adulthood with their eyes wide open to the importance of protecting our living planet, then we are all -- elephants, animals, ecosystems, people -- in deep trouble.

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Animal Minds and the Foible of Human Exceptionalism

Marc Bekoff | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Human Exceptionalism, Anthropocentrism, Animal Protection, Animal Emotions, Speciesism, Environmentalism, Animal Rights, Denver News

Nonhuman animals (animals) are magnificent and amazing beings. Surely we have no right to intrude wantonly into the lives of other animals or to judge them or blame them for our evil ways.

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Facebook Founder Faces Food

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Farm Animals, Factory Farming, Facebook, Animal Protection, Slaughterhouse, Animal Cruelty, Butchering, Ethical Meat, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg Meat, Green News

We owe Mark Zuckerberg some plaudits, not only for reminding people that eating meat involves the killing of animals, but also for recognizing that it's morally dubious to pass the "dirty work" off to a slaughter plant worker.

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Subverting Democracy, Abusing the Process

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Politics, Puppy Mills, Wolves, Endangered Species, Democracy, Dogs, Legislation, Animal Protection, Green News

House and Senate leaders allowed a provision tucked into the bowels of the massive federal spending bill, which will remove wolves in the Northern Rockies from the list of endangered species.

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Fat Monkeys and Fat Lies: Animal Abuse in Studies of Obesity

Marc Bekoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Rights, Obesity, Animal Models, Animal Protection, Biomedical Research, Green News

Neither research facilities nor zoos can come close to providing what sentient beings need to have meaningful lives and to thrive and surely they are stressed.

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Ending Animal Abuse Is Merely a Click Away

Marc Bekoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Animal Protection, Grass Roots, Activism, Animal Abuse, change.org, Denver News

I'm always surprised when I read about how we treat nonhuman animal beings. But it's incredibly easy to contribute to ending the abuse.

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Victory Declared for Missouri's Dogs and Arizona Wildlife

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition B, Prop B, 2010 Elections, Puppy Mills, Missouri, Puppies, Election 2010, Arizona, Nra, Animal Protection, Dogs, Wildlife, Politics News

Missouri is the number one puppy mill state in America. We now have a pathway to turn this terrible situation around. Thank you everyone for your support. This was an incredible victory.

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Arizona, California, Missouri and North Dakota Voters: Animals Need You

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Prop B, North Dakota, California, Prop 21, Prop 109, 2010 Elections, Farm Bureau, Arizona, Nra, Hunting, Puppy Mills, Missouri, State Parks, Animal Protection, Dogs, Wildlife, Politics News

The next few hours are critical for the future welfare of countless hundreds of thousands of animals -- from dogs to wildlife. Please join me in the w...

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Four Votes for Animals, Four Final Days to Spread the Word

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North Dakota, California, Ballot Initiative, 2010 Elections, Arizona, Proposition 109, Ballot Measures, Nra, Hunting, Puppy Mills, Missouri, Puppies, Trophy Hunting, State Parks, Animal Protection, Dogs, Wildlife, Politics News

With just four days until the election, we're in a last push with coalition partners to spread our critical message to voters in Arizona, California, ...

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Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa Hits A Home Run Helping Animals

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition B, Animal Cruelty, Animal Rescue Foundation, Cats, Ballot Initiative, 2010 Elections, Puppy Mills, Major League Baseball, Animal Adoption, Tony La Russa, Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals, Ad Campaign, Animal Protection, Dogs, Elections 2010, Politics News

Tony La Russa has just concluded a new one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, so he'll be back next spring for his sixteenth year as manager of o...

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A Thanks to Readers: Chance to Win $400 in Humane Domain Gift Certificates

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gift Certiciate, Humane Society of the United States, Pets, Animal Welfare, Pet-Products, Blog, Shopping, Giveaway, Sweepstakes, Shopping Spree, Animal Protection, Impact News

For more than three years now I've been writing a blog every weekday, sharing information about the depth and breadth of Humane Society of the United ...

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A Dozen More Reasons for Supporting Missouri's Prop B

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition B, Dog Breeders, Animal Cruelty, Pets, Ballot Initiative, Puppy Mills, Missouri, Puppies, Usda, Office of Inspector General, Animal Protection, Dogs, Politics News

I stepped down from a platform a couple of hours ago at the Humane Society of Missouri headquarters in St. Louis to announce the results of The Humane...

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Holding Up Animal Protection Reforms, At What Price?

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fur, Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Congress, Senate, Tom Coburn, Harry Reid, Oklahoma, Crush Videos, Animal Protection, Wildlife, Politics News

The Humane Society of the United States neither gets nor expects strict adherence to its policy recommendations among all lawmakers -- in local govern...

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DIY Animal Shelter: Man Volunteers To Care For Strays Out Of His House

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Rescue, Humane Society, Animal Protection, Animal Shelter, Video, Impact News

An Ohio animal lover is trying to care for all the strays in need in his county, WDTN reports. Because Shelby County did not have the funding to run...

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55 Actions for Animals

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Pets, Citizen Lobbyist, Shopping, Training, Legislators, Community, Animals, Legislation, Politics, Humane Society of the United States, Volunteering, Volunteer, Donations, Events, Animal Protection, Parents, Impact News

A list of potential action items for those who want to become more involved in animal protection and the work of The Humane Society of the United States.

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Replacing the "Guinea Pig:" Safer, Humane Chemical Tests

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Toxic Chemicals, Mice, Toxicology, Lab Animals, Guinea Pigs, Animal Testing, Environmental Defense Fund, Rats, Animal Research, Toxic Substances Control Act, Animal Protection, Chemical Testing, Green News

Animal tests are expensive and time consuming, and their relevance is often questioned by stakeholders on one side or the other, leading to disputes over which chemicals represent a real threat.

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