Humane Society of the United States

Assembly votes to ban lead ammunition for hunting

2013-05-16 12:05:00

SACRAMENTO -- The California Assembly voted Thursday to ban the use of lead ammunition when hunting wildlife. The ban would be the first of its kind in the country, said Jennifer Fearing, senior state director for the Humane Society of the United...

California bills on firearms, violence clear hurdles

2013-05-16 18:44:00

SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers advanced measures related to firearms and violence Thursday, including two introduced after the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. One would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked...

Getting the lead out of ammo

2013-05-14 00:00:00

A bill before the California Assembly would outlaw the use of lead ammunition by hunters. There is already a federal prohibition on its use in hunting waterfowl, and in 2007 the state banned it in the range of the endangered California condor. AB 711,...

Selena Gomez and costars hated 'Spring Breakers' bikinis

2013-03-20 08:02:00

Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Selena Gomez weren't too fond of the bikinis they had to wear in "Spring Breakers." They would happily burn them, they say. [People] Keira Knightley is to play Coco Chanel in a film that house Creative Director Karl...

Federal legislation would ban slaughter of U.S. horses

2013-03-14 06:30:00

Proposed federal legislation would ban the export of American horses for slaughter, reinstitute a ban on slaughtering them in the U.S., and protect the public from consuming "toxic" horse meat. � The measure, called the Safeguard American Food Exports...

Lion attack: Letting anyone in cage was 'irresponsible,' official says

2013-03-06 22:04:29

Humane Society blasts BLM on removal of wild mustangs in Nevada

2013-03-06 09:00:00

LAS VEGAS�— A national�animal advocacy group excoriated the federal government, saying it misled the public about last week’s removal of 11 wild mustangs that had coexisted for years with residents of a populated area outside Carson City, Nev....

Lance Armstrong and Steven Seagal: Doing good?

2013-02-12 11:32:00

Well, well. Two famous men, both wanting to give back. No wonder that hackneyed phrase “give back” makes my skin crawl. Lance Armstrong is reportedly volunteering to “help clean up” cycling and become the repentant poster boy...

Term ending for Fish and Game commissioner who killed cougar

2013-01-04 08:43:37

Suspect pours fuel on young puppy, burns it to death

2013-01-04 18:31:15

Popular wolf killed by hunters in Yellowstone

2012-12-11 14:47:00

For decades, the Western gray wolf has walked a fine line. Its numbers were once so diminished the creature was added to the federal government's list of endangered species, only to be recently removed by Wyoming officials when those figures improved....

Happy Take Your Dog To Work Day!

2012-06-22 21:36:01

The Humane Society of the United States is protesting the roundup of 11 wild mustangs that had taken up residence outside Carson City, Nev. Laura Leigh, founder of a group called Wild Horse Education, photographed the horses, including this one, captured by the Bureau of Land Management.

2013-02-27 00:00:00

While a coalition called Keep Michigan Wolves Protected is gathering petition signatures to halt a potential wolf hunt in Michigan, the Humane Society of the United States has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

2013-02-13 06:08:00

The Humane Society of the United States investigated what they call cruel conditions at three Rose Acre Farm facilities in Winterset, Stuart, and Guthrie Center, Iowa.

2013-02-13 00:00:00