January 3rd, 2012 By Helena Bottemiller
Major livestock groups are urging Congress to reject the historic deal struck between the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the United Egg Producers (UEP) on egg production, but egg producers are not backing down. Read More
Tags: eggs, HSUS
July 8th, 2011 By Wayne Pacelle
The goal of The HSUS is not endless campaigning or conflict with political adversaries, but to find a place where we can forge solutions that produce tangible and meaningful outcomes for animals and show a new way forward in society. And that means sitting down with people who see the world differently than we do, even sitting down with industries that we’ve had deep disagreements with in the past.
Yesterday, we put that principle into practice. I participated in a press conference that I thought could only occur many years into the future: a joint event with The HSUS and the United Egg Producers (UEP). Read More
Tags: animal welfare, battery cages, eggs, HSUS, legislation, United Egg Producers
June 14th, 2011 By Wayne Pacelle
One thesis in my new book, The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them is that so much animal mistreatment happens because so many of us in society have become disconnected from animals. In other words, they are far removed from our daily experiences, especially those animals used in institutional settings for a wide variety of purposes. Read More
Tags: animal welfare, HSUS, meat politics
June 1st, 2009 By Jennifer Fearing
Last week The Humane Society of the United States co-hosted a screening of the film Food, Inc. for policymakers in Sacramento. It was a lively and engaged crowd representing the gamut from vegan activists to staunch carnivores, and it seemed every one of them learned something from Food, Inc. Alice Waters, Martin Sheen, Elise Pearlstein (the film’s producer) and the two most powerful state Senators brought cache and insight with their post-screening panel.
Dave Murphy’s great review of Food, Inc. the other day was spot-on and HSUS urges everyone to see it. Its fundamental aim is to expose the rampant abuse of power that has resulted in an inefficient, polluting, degrading, cruel, and unhealthy food system in America. To add to Dave’s commentary, I wanted to offer the perspective of someone who works daily to address the torturous conditions that 10 billion animals raised for food routinely each year endure. Read More
Tags: animal welfare, Farm animal protection, Food Inc, HSUS, movie
May 18th, 2009 By Paul Shapiro
Since the overwhelming passage of California’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act this past November, Big Agribusiness has been in a feeding frenzy, stepping up its attacks on its critics, most especially The Humane Society of the United States. Read More
Tags: animal welfare, attacks, Big Ag, farm animals, Food Safety, HSUS