On March 7, 2013, the United Nations conference on wildlife trade in Bangkok defeated the proposal by the United States and Russia to crack down on international trade in hides and body parts of polar bears. The count was 42 nations against, 38 nations voted in favor while 46 countries including 27 member EU and […]
2014 Idaho is the 7th state to pass an “ag-gag” law. These dangerous laws make it illegal to expose abusive conditions on factory farms and make it easier to hide animal cruelty from the public. Signed into law by Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter, the anti-whistleblower bill punishes anyone who exposes the horrific conditions for […]
Tuesday, September 6, 2011, the California Senate passed a ban on shark finning. Sharks are being hunted and cruelly killed for their fins which are used in a soup dish. The California ban is the latest in a series of state and federal laws curbing this inhumane and needless slaughter of sharks. The HSUS encourages […]
