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Science without animal suffering: Celebrating leaders working toward more humane research and testing | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last week at the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences in Brazil, our Humane World for Animals team gathered with hundreds of scientists and policymakers to exchange insights on the latest global developments in phasing out animal experiments in favor of non-animal methods. As momentum builds for these innovations, new opportunities arise in advancing how research and testing are carried out worldwide.
Calling all Nevadans! Find out how your state lawmakers voted on key animal protection bills | Humane World Action Fund
Today, Humane World Action Fund (formerly the Humane Society Legislative Fund) released the 2025 Nevada Humane Scorecard— the first of its kind issued in the state by the organization. We encourage Nevadans to review their representatives’ scores and take action to support elected officials who pushed three pro-animal bills over the finish line this session.
Additional action on key FY 2026 appropriations bills in the U.S. Senate | Humane World Action Fund
Before the U.S. Senate adjourned on August 2, members advanced several key federal funding bills with significant implications for animals. We’ve been working hard to ensure the best possible outcomes – and we want to share some of the results with you, since we’re going to need your help to lock in the important gains we’ve secured.
Breaking: We’ve won our lawsuit on behalf of wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block This week, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law when it decided not to protect gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains under the federal Endangered Species Act. The ruling is the result of a lawsuit that we and our allies filed last year challenging the agency’s decision.
The 2025 Washington Humane Scorecard—our first ever—is here. How did your lawmakers score? | Humane World Action Fund
The state of Washington’s 2025 legislative session, which adjourned in late April, ushered in groundbreaking victories for both companion animals and wildlife. The legislature adopted powerful upgrades to laws addressing animal abuse. But to fully understand the overall progress made for animals, we took a close look at the actions taken by each state lawmaker. Today, we ask our supporters to do the same.
Let’s stand strong for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s grizzly bears | Humane World Action Fund
We watched with dismay this week as the House Natural Resources Committee passed the Grizzly Bear State Management Act (H.R. 281), sponsored by Representative Harriet Hageman (R-Wyoming), by a party-line vote of 20-19.
Win for wild horses but big, bad news for grizzly bears and gray wolves in House of Representatives’ FY26 Interior Appropriations Bill | Humane World Action Fund
Not only is it hot—very hot—in Washington, DC, this month, but we’re quite literally involved in a blistering fight to preserve federal funding for crucial animal protection concerns.
Big pork’s new shameless attempt to ‘fix’ Proposition 12 | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In his dystopian novel Animal Farm, George Orwell uses the pig, Squealer, to show how those in power use language, rhetoric and misdirection to spread propaganda, bend the truth and ensure their continued political and social dominance. Orwell would have had a field day with the July 23 hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee, which was called “An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12."
STATEMENT: GOP-controlled House Ag Committee ignores animal welfare, voter will and state laws | Humane World Action Fund
WASHINGTON (July 18, 2025)—Humane Word Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statement ahead of a scheduled July 23 congressional hearing on California’s Proposition 12.
Police raid of dismal ‘safari park’ shows why US must pass Better CARE for Animals Act | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Images of a lion so thin that ribs, spine and hip bones were prominently visible. Inspection reports noting a lioness confined to a dark den with no light, ventilation or bedding, instead an accumulation of water, urine and feces. A male chimpanzee housed in isolation for nearly a year and a half, which must have been a torment for an animal of such a social species.
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee FY 2026 funding bill upholds many animal protection priorities | Humane World Action Fund
We recently shared news concerning the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee’s FY2026 funding bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration. The U.S. Senate’s Appropriations Committee has now followed suit, advancing its own version on a 27-0 vote.
Federal lawsuit attacks pro-animal law already approved by voters and upheld by Supreme Court | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block No political stunt will bring down the cost of eggs, which is still badly affected by an avian flu epidemic that has decimated the hens in the egg industry across the U.S. and caused severe market shortages. And yet, in a lawsuit filed last night, the U.S. Department of Justice has tried to resurrect—without warrant and without real facts—a long-ago settled legal fight over California’s cage-free egg laws that have been supported by voters, farmers and advocates for animal welfare and other causes across the board.
Animal welfare victory threatened as Trump administration targets voter-approved cage-free laws | Humane World Action Fund
Legal and animal welfare experts available for interviews on DOJ lawsuit against California’s Proposition 12 WASHINGTON (July 10, 2025)—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statements regarding the U.S. Department of Justice filing a lawsuit against California’s Proposition 12.
The 2025 Colorado Humane Scorecard is here. Did your lawmakers make the grade? | Humane World Action Fund
The 2025 Colorado state legislative session, which adjourned in May, brought key victories for companion animals, animals used in laboratory research and testing, and threatened and endangered wildlife. As we celebrate this progress, we ask our readers in Colorado—did your lawmakers choose to support these protections for animals? And if not, what can we do to engage them in the future?
Following landmark victories for animals, Colorado Humane Scorecard reveals legislators’ records on animal protection | Humane World Action Fund
New laws target wildlife trafficking, puppy mills, breed bias and give lab animals a path to adoption DENVER, Co. (July 08, 2025)—Today, Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislative Fund, released its 2025 Colorado Humane Scorecard. The scorecard grades state lawmakers on their actions to advance animal protection during the most recent legislative session and marks its second year of publication.
How we’re taking a stand for the most widely mistreated animals on the planet | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block More than 94.9 billion land animals are kept and killed for food worldwide. This is staggering. And it’s a number that has continued to rise in recent years.Fighting to change the lives of all these billions of animals—who are essentially born or hatched into the world just to suffer before they are killed—is an issue many people find overwhelming. And fighting to prevent more animals being born just to suffer and feed this cruel system seems like a goal too out of reach.
10 years ago, a trophy hunter killed Cecil. Here’s how we’re continuing to honor the lion’s legacy. | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A decade ago, an American trophy hunter shot an African lion just outside Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park with an arrow. Like many hunters before and after him, he was seeking a trophy, a part of his kill that he could lawfully import back home to the United States. He could hang it on his wall, and have a story to tell, too. To his family. To his friends. To fellow hunters at Safari Club International conventions.
Our fight continues for animal protection via USDA and FDA funding bills | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson Right now, Congress is acting on its FY 2026 appropriations bills to provide funding and direction to federal agencies, and we are campaigning hard to help the countless millions of animals whose fate depends on this process.
With its primary elections over, six ways to act to end animal cruelty in Virginia before November | Humane World Action Fund
On Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of Virginians headed to the polls and participated in the commonwealth’s primary elections. We at Humane World Action Fund, formerly known as the Humane Society Legislative Fund, were thrilled to see all our endorsed candidates advance to the general election. Now, we have less than 150 days to rally around pro-animal champions in Virginia.
New Jersey primary election results promise good outcomes for animals | Humane World Action Fund
With New Jersey’s June 10 primary elections behind us, we are delighted to report that some familiar names will grace the general election ballot in November, and we cannot help but conclude that pro-animal voters helped to make the difference. In the pivotal New Jersey governor’s race, voters chose Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli to run in November’s gubernatorial election. Both have been supporters of our humane agenda during their careers.
Pangolins proposed for U.S. Endangered Species Act protections | Humane World Action Fund
WASHINGTON (June 16, 2025)—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed listing seven species of pangolins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, a move that would strengthen trade and import restrictions within the United States and underscore the species’ critical conservation status.
The 2025 Maryland Humane Scorecard is here – how did your representatives vote? | Humane World Action Fund
The 2025 Maryland Humane Scorecard is now available online and highlights the progress being made on animal protection in the state. From leading the charge on tamping down on cockfighting to increasing access to veterinary care, sitting lawmakers took action to protect all of Maryland’s animals.
Maryland legislators earn high marks in 2025 Humane Scorecard for enacting bold animal welfare reforms | Humane World Action Fund
Senators and delegates advance historic prohibition on the breeding of roosters alongside other animal welfare measures in the 2025 legislative session ANNAPOLIS, Md. (June 10, 2025)—Today Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislative Fund, released its 2025 Maryland Humane Scorecard. Published annually since 2021, the Maryland scorecard grades state lawmakers on their actions during the most recent legislative session to advance animal protection.
We must dismantle the cruel puppy mill industry from every angle. Here’s how. | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty BlockMacey Mullins bought a little Jack Russell terrier from a Petland store in Ohio in 2020. According to Mullins, when she purchased the dog, she was assured that the dog was healthy, had been examined by a veterinarian and had come from a responsible, small-scale breeder. Mullins named her new dog June. Shortly after they arrived home, June seemed constantly thirsty and was urinating excessively, Mullins said, and when she followed up with Petland, Petland claimed this was normal puppy behavior.
US President Trump’s budget would abandon wild horses and burros to a grim fate | Humane World Action Fund
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson It’s a long way from the arid desert habitat where a wild horse now named Smoke was born, but now Black Beauty Ranch, in Murchison, Texas, is home. The journey to our sanctuary has made all the difference for this handsome grey horse who has traveled all the areas of the sanctuary, bonding with the other mustangs. Smoke grazes peacefully watching over his friends who were once separated but are together again. No one can harm him here.
The tide may be turning for dogs and other animals in laboratories | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The things that make beagles wonderful companion animals are also the things that have led to their extensive use as laboratory test subjects: They are friendly, good-natured and easy to handle. U.S. laboratories use more than 40,000 of these gentle animals in experiments every year. But we are continuing to advocate for a fundamental shift that would result in a steep decline in the number of dogs and other animals in laboratories.
Humane World Action Fund endorses Adelita Grijalva for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District | Humane World Action Fund
WASHINGTON (May 6, 2025)—Today Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislative Fund, announced its endorsement of Adelita Grijalva in the special election for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. “Adelita Grijalva understands that the most vulnerable among us deserve protection,” said Sara Amundson, president of Humane World Action Fund. “Animals need allies like Grijalva in Congress who will protect wildlife and companion animals alike. We urge Arizonans in the 7th District to make the humane choice and elect Adelita Grijalva to Congress.”
A reminder to prioritize horse welfare ahead of Kentucky Derby | Humane World Action Fund
Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund call for continued action to protect racehorses WASHINGTON (May 2, 2025)—As the Triple Crown begins with this weekend’s Kentucky Derby, we are again reminded of the risks horses face in the name of sport and entertainment, notes Humane World Action Fund President Sara Amundson: “At Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, our position remains clear: we support the strongest possible protections for racehorses—and we reject any system that tolerates animal suffering and exploitation.
Good news! US keeps moving away from animal testing and research with major NIH announcement | Humane World Action Fund
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block It’s estimated that more than 50 million mice, rats, dogs, cats, monkeys, rabbits and other animals endure experiments in U.S. laboratories each year. The sheer scale of this animal suffering is hard to imagine, but thanks to new commitments to phase out animal testing and prioritize replacing animals in research, things could soon drastically change.