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Acclaimed celebrity chef Brian Malarkey has signed on to The Humane Society of the United States’ Protect Seals campaign to bring Canada’s commercial seal slaughter to an end. (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 Acclaimed celebrity chef Brian Malarkey has signed on to The Humane Society of the United States’ Protect Seals campaign to bring Canada’s commercial seal slaughter to an end. Malarkey joins more than 6,000 top chefs, restaurants and food businesses that have teamed up with HSUS’...

Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, released the following statement in response to the hearing conducted today on S. 3239, the Egg Products Inspection Act of Amendments of 2012, by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) July 26, 2012 Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, released the following statement in response to the hearing conducted today on S. 3239, the...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sodexo Inc., the leading provider of Quality of Daily Life Solutions in North America, announced today that it will work with pork suppliers to phase out the use of gestation stalls in its supply chain by 2022, a decision supported by The Humane Society of the United States. "Sodexo is a company committed to strategically partnering with our clients to meet their consumers' needs. We source products that meet stringent requirements...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of California Egg Farmers announced its support for the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 introduced today by Senator Diane Feinstein. Among the bill's provisions, it would establish a national housing standard for egg laying hens. It proposes similar requirements to a bill introduced earlier in the year in the House of Representatives, HR 3798, and it is jointly supported by the Humane Society of the...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers announced that they will make passage of H.R. 3798, the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012, introduced today by Reps. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., Jeff Denham, R-Calif., Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., and Sam Farr, D-Calif., a top legislative priority in Congress this year. All of these lawmakers are deeply committed to agriculture, and their federal legislation will lead...

Their crosshairs are on purposeful breeding and sales of purebred dogs and cats in the U.S. as the "first step" of their extreme agenda. SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Under the guise of emotional rhetoric to eliminate "Puppymills," Texas HB 1451 was pushed through the 2011 Texas Legislative Session by senior ranking members Rep. Senfronia Thompson and Senator John Whitmire and signed into law by Governor Rick Perry June 17. The bill mandates Texas dog and...

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --The Ad Council, in partnership with The Humane Society of the United States and Maddie's Fund, today announced the launch of a second series of public service advertisements (PSAs) for The Shelter Pet Project, a campaign that has helped change the landscape of shelter pet adoption and reduce the euthanasia of shelter pets by 10 percent since its launch in 2009. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...

In the news release, Winning Students Announced in The Humane Society of the United States and The Art Institutes' Nationwide Fur-Free Fashion Competition, issued 15-Nov-2010 by The Art Institutes over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the source should be listed as The Art Institutes and The Humane Society of the United States rather than The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: Winning...

DENVER, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Examiner.com, the insider source for local, has announced Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, has joined Examiner.com as its National Animal Protection Examiner. Pacelle's contribution as an Examiner coincides with Examiner.com's recent launch of its "Spring Fling, Fall in love with a Furry Friend" campaign. The campaign focuses on the adoption of shelter pets (http://www.examiner.com/spring-fling/). "Hundreds of...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Found Animals Foundation (www.foundanimals.org) and The Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D) present the 4th International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control (http://www.acc-d.org/4thSymposium), which will be held April 8-10, 2010 at the Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West in Dallas, TX. Found Animals will use the symposium to discuss the Michelson Prize & Grants, a unique opportunity allowing...