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Blood Center Has No Heart
The chimpanzees have endured civil war in Liberia, going weeks at a time without food or water. Caregivers have risked their lives to go out to the islands to feed them, at times attracting fire from...
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Bob Dole, Bob Kerrey Call on Congress to Embrace Animal Welfare Agenda
Sens. Bob Dole and Bob Kerrey were deeply troubled when they read a New York Times investigative report about ghoulish experiments on farm animals and the misuse of tax dollars at the U.S. Meat Animal...
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At Long Last, All Chimpanzees, Including Captive Animals, to Get Strongest...
Though wild chimpanzees were listed as “endangered” in 1990 amid concerns of dwindling populations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made a controversial decision to “split-list” the species by...
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Animal Protection: A Domestic and Foreign Affair
The markers of dramatic change for animals and moral progress are all around us. We are winning far more battles for animals than we are losing. Photo by iStockphotoIn the July-August issue of Foreign...
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Pope Francis’s Unreserved Embrace of Animal Protection
The Pope calls on us all to be better stewards of all creation, noting that each organism, as a creature of God, "is good and admirable in itself.” Photo by iStockphotoThis morning, the Vatican...
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Animal Rescue Raids in West Virginia Demonstrate Reach of HSUS Programs
Our Animal Rescue Team today helped save this dog and 20 others from a suspected dogfighting ring in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Photo by Larry French/AP Images for The HSUSToday, our Animal...
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The Arc of Progress in Animal Protection
We are in the midst of a massive cultural, economic, and political shift when it comes to our dealings with animals. Photo by iStockphotoWe are just past the mid-point of 2015, and while there have...
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Toxic Substances, Nontoxic Policy
Stock image of mouse Each year, tens of thousands of animals are killed to test industrial chemicals, including ingredients found in common household products in our homes. These animals suffer...
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Key U.S. Senate Committee Passes Series of Key Provisions for Horses, Orcas,...
Horses sold for slaughter for human consumption suffer during the long journeys, and many die or sustain injuries. Kathy Milani/HSUSWe had a powerful showing today in the U.S. Senate Appropriations...
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New York Blood Center Just the Latest Threat to Chimps
(From left) Joyce Friedman, New York City coordinator for The HSUS, Amanda Ketterer, a youth representative of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program, Kathleen Conlee, HSUS vice president of Animal...
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MARC’ed Progress
Scientists at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center left lambs to starve, freeze, or, get battered to death by hail, all in a misguided attempt to produce “easy care” sheep. Photo by iStockphotoIn...
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New York Blood Center Offers More Lame Excuses for Abandoning Chimps
The chimps abandoned by the New York Blood Center in Liberia were used in experiments to develop vaccines that generated massive revenue for the NYBC. Photo by Jenny Desmond/For The HSUSThe New York...
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Time for U.S. Military to Launch a Surge – for Alternatives to Animal Testing
The DoD continues to cause injury and death to animals in many military exercises that range from combat trauma training conducted on live animals to the cruel testing of biodefense compounds, as well...
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At Long Last, Testing on Chimps to End in the United States – and the World
Starting on the 14th of this month, it will be illegal to “take” a captive chimpanzee in the United States, which includes any action that harms or harasses the individual, such as invasive biomedical...
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Chimps Deserve Better – and Things Are Getting Better for Them
The HSUS continues to highlight the plight of more than 60 chimpanzees living in Liberia who were abandoned by the New York Blood Center. Photo by Jenny Desmond/For The HSUSAs of today, September 14th,...
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California to Impose Prohibitions Against Trade in Kangaroo, Elephant, and...
California lawmakers approved separate bills banning the use of bullhooks on elephants and also banning any commercial trade in ivory. Photo by Vanessa MignonCalifornia lawmakers adjourned for the year...
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Welcome, Pope Francis, Champion of Animals
Pope Francis notes in his encyclical that every act of cruelty towards any creature is ‘contrary to human dignity.' Photo by iStockphotoPope Francis’ arrival in the United States – his first-ever visit...
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Evangelical Leaders Recognize ‘Every Living Thing’
The Evangelical Statement on Responsible Care for Animals can be viewed as a continuation of an important legacy of Christian commitment to the humane treatment of animals. Photo by iStockphotoToday, I...
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Yerkes Shouldn’t Offload Chimps to Unaccredited Zoo
It’s time to give all chimpanzees used for research the retirement they deserve, and the laboratories responsible for using them must play a role. Photo by The HSUSWith the end of an era of invasive...
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Breaking News: Government Slams Door on Invasive Experiments on Chimps
According to news reports, the NIH has determined that the 20 government-owned chimpanzees at Texas Biomedical Research Institute—the site of an HSUS undercover investigation —are going to be moved to...
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