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Chimps await sanctuary, while NIH still refuses to move them despite judge’s ruling
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Despite a recent court ruling and the animal welfare benefits of sanctuary retirement, media reports indicate the National Institutes of Health is still refusing to allow 26 chimpanzees warehoused in a government laboratory in New Mexico to spend the rest of their lives at Chimp Haven. These chimps have been at this government facility since at least 2001.
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Congressional hostiles seek to “endanger” wildlife further still
Leave it to a chamber of Congress that in too many respects has lost its way on wildlife to embrace a full-scale assault on gray wolves in the immediate aftermath of one of the most sadistic acts of cruelty ever committed against a wild animal―a female gray wolf yearling―in the nation’s history.
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Breaking: In a huge win for horses, USDA announces final rule seeking to end horse soring
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
From the perspective of public policy, there are certain cruelties that seem to hang around forever, even when their depravity is abundantly evident, defying―in a way―the political equivalent of gravity. Horse soring, which involves the very intentional infliction of pain and suffering on Tennessee walking horses and related breeds in the show world, is just that kind of cruelty.
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Breaking: ‘Horrible Hundred’ report exposes American Kennel Club as complicit in puppy mills
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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Elephant’s brief escape from circus in Montana underscores the urgency to end animal acts
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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Our fight against expanded use of monkeys in research heats up
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
We’re pushing back hard against plans to fund expanded reliance on monkeys in experiments in the U.S., plans that would see even more of these intelligent, curious animals used in outdated and unreliable tests, often at taxpayer expense.
Instead, we’ve advocated for broader investments in technologically-advanced methods that don’t use live animals and can tell us more about how the human body works—instead of attempting to translate the results of animal experiments to humans.
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Horrific wolf killing in Wyoming shows urgent need for increased protections
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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Breaking: We’re going to court to fight for wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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Presidential Candidate Profile: Donald Trump’s record on animal protection
With the Super Tuesday primary elections behind us, and the Democratic and Republican Party nominations nearly settled, we wanted to provide a review of the animal welfare records of President Biden and President Trump.
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Presidential Candidate Profile: Joe Biden’s record on animal protection
With the Super Tuesday primary elections behind us, and the Democratic and Republican Party nominations nearly settled, we wanted to provide a review of the animal welfare records of President Biden and President Trump.
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Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife Service issues stronger protections for African elephants
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized critical trade protections for African elephants. Serious threats such as poaching, habitat encroachment and climate change continue to imperil this endangered species; African elephants have suffered a severe population decline over the last 100 years.
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As hippos disappear, U.S. drags its feet on endangered species protections
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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