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Humane Society of the United States

Big Week in Congress for Animals

Cathy Kangas | Posted 06.18.2013 | Green
Cathy Kangas

Legislation is absolutely vital for bringing about change in the way we treat animals and protecting our food supply. It is critical that you call this week and lend your support to this important effort.

Animals in the Federal Budget

Cathy Kangas | Posted 06.16.2013 | Green
Cathy Kangas

The American people are behind these campaigns. More than 62 percent of all Americans have pets. We love our animals. Our taxes should go to protecting them.

Meet The Family At The Center Of Maryland's Pit Bull Controversy

The Baltimore Sun | Alison Knezevich | Posted 06.10.2013 | DC

The scars across 16-year-old Dominic Solesky's face are faint, but that doesn't stop people from asking where he got them. The Towson High School jun...

End Military Testing on Animals

Cathy Kangas | Posted 05.13.2013 | Green
Cathy Kangas

I am a staunch supporter of the military, and I believe that our troops deserve the most advanced medical care when they are on the front lines. But would it not be more humane to train medics on simulators that are based on the human body rather than defenseless animals?

How Many Pets Did PETA Kill in 2012?

Douglas Anthony Cooper | Posted 02.05.2013 | Politics
Douglas Anthony Cooper

2012-09-03-petabanner1.jpgOne of the year's more depressing rituals is the annual release of PETA's kill statistics. The numbers -- just how many pets Ingrid Newkirk's organization has "euthanized" in the past year -- are never anything less than revolting. They are also never a surprise.

The Cruelest of All Factory Farm Products: Eggs From Caged Hens

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 03.16.2013 | Green
Bruce Friedrich

You wouldn't be able to move, so your muscles and bones would deteriorate. Your feet would become lacerated. You would go insane. That's precisely what happens to laying hens.

Helping Up a Storm: Saving Pets After Sandy

Natasha Ashton | Posted 01.20.2013 | Impact
Natasha Ashton

As heartbreaking as it is to watch our neighbors struggle after losing their homes and possessions, it is equally tragic to consider those who also lost beloved pets to the storm.

What Is it About Animal Rights That Brings Out the Worst in People?

Douglas Anthony Cooper | Posted 12.29.2012 | Politics
Douglas Anthony Cooper

Animal rights activists, opposed to the No Kill movement, recently threatened to kill Nathan Winograd's beloved pet dog. By comparison, the assault on me and my books is nothing and would not bother me except for its evidence that I am being targeted, obsessively, by a truly vicious group of people.

Joe Satran

How The Humane Society Decides Who To Sue

HuffingtonPost.com | Joe Satran | Posted 10.03.2012 | Green

On Tuesday morning, Wayne Pacelle, the CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, announced that he was pursuing a seat on the corporate board of...

Rescuing 139 Dogs, Cats, Horses and Birds in North Carolina

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 12.01.2012 | Impact
Wayne Pacelle

These formerly neglected creatures finally have a brighter future, and freedom from the suffering and neglect that had been their lot.

Humane Society Hopes To Wield Stockholder Power Against Pork Farm Practices

Reuters | Posted 10.31.2012 | Green

* Humane Society of United States buys stock in BlackRock, others * Activists hope investors force farm practice changes ...

Nearly 500 Dogs Rescued From Suffering Last Week

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 09.25.2012 | Impact
Wayne Pacelle

It's especially painful to see people and places that purport to help animals do precisely the opposite.

Your Start-Up Life: "Find What You Love to Do"

Rana Florida | Posted 09.25.2012 | Business
Rana Florida

Humane Society CEO Wayne Pacelle is a modern day super hero. His beneficiaries aren't just animals but people too, who can achieve a better and truer kind of humanity by changing the way we treat the creatures we share the planet with.

ASPCA Pummels Puppy Mills With Pressure From Consumers, Politicians

Ed Sayres | Posted 08.01.2012 | Impact
Ed Sayres

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.

Coming Together on Behalf of Animals

Joe Trippi | Posted 08.01.2012 | Green
Joe Trippi

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.

Animal Park Slammed For Letting Kids Play With Tigers

Reuters | Posted 07.17.2012 | Weird News

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

Undercover Video Reveals Tennessee Walking Horses Tortured To Win Championships

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.17.2012 | Green

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

WATCH: Horrifying Undercover Video Of Brutal Commercial Egg Producer

Posted 04.12.2012 | Home

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, ...

Who Is Trying to Destroy the Humane Society?

Richard Schiffman | Posted 05.28.2012 | Media
Richard Schiffman

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.

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

AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 05.20.2012 | Green

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

Billionaire Buddies Save Dozens Of Puppies From North Carolina Mill

Posted 03.15.2012 | New York

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...

Today Is World Spay Day

Posted 02.28.2012 | Green

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...

Animal Welfare Groups Target Feral Cats For Sterilization

AP | By SUE MANNING | Posted 02.14.2012 | Green

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...

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

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 04.09.2012 | Green
Bruce Friedrich

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...

Joanna Zelman

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Joanna Zelman | Posted 02.01.2012 | Green

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