The HSUS works continually to strengthen existing animal welfare laws and fight for more animal rights and protection laws. Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of HSUS, chose these 10 laws passed in states during 2012 as representing important steps in animal rights. 1. California banned the cruel “sport” of hound hunting of bobcats and bears, […]
2014 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) along with all the people of this world have lost the battle to save the Western Black Rhino. This magnificent creature has been declared extinct by the IUCN. While the IUCN listed the Western Black Rhino as extinct in 2011, their policy is to wait 5 […]
Announcing the first major win for animals in 2013, the HSUS reports that Taiwan has banned trade in marine animals and their products. In response to the horrible images of the yearly seal slaughter in Canada, many governments are taking action to ban seal product trade. In 2009, 27 European Union countries joined the U.S. […]
