So let’s stop the games. If you want this fight, Rep. James Comer, let’s have it—in public. You love to talk about transparency. There’s nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on. We will be there.

USDA’s freeze on protections for horses is part of a more chilling, pervasive problem humaneworld.org/en/blog/usda-f…

Congress members, state election chiefs, and voting rights advocates are decrying President Donald Trump’s insistence that the federal government wrest control of elections from the states. But Trump himself is doubling down on his stance. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/tr…

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A woman recorded a U.S. Marshal kicking her small dog during an arrest operation in Memphis. The dog was loose on the grounds of an apartment complex. The woman who shared the video with CBS affiliate WREG said the dog suffered a broken rib. In a statement to WREG, the U.S.

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People saying “Don’t worry, the SAVE Act won’t keep women from voting” are the same ones who said they’d never outlaw abortion.

The Trump Administration is once again trying to deny science and reality – this time, by throwing out the well-established research connecting the climate crisis to public health. While the Trump Administration can try to ignore the climate crisis, it’s painfully clear that the

My mother was 18 when Black women were able to vote openly. She was 23 when Roe v. Wade passed. She was 24 when women were allowed bank accounts in their own names. I was 29 when I lost my right to an abortion. I am 33 and on the verge of losing my right to vote. A pox on

Today, we mark World Hippopotamus Day, raising our voice for one of Kenya’s semi-aquatic species and ecological engineers. From rivers to lakes, hippos help shape freshwater ecosystems and support biodiversity. Did you know? Hippos spend up to 16 hours a day in water to keep

i want to point out that Jeffrey Dahmer got a last meal, Ghislaine Maxwell got a therapy puppy, but a 7 year old couldn’t get a glass of water and died in custody due to dehydration. We are completely broken

Canadian couple, Irene Lima and Chad Kabecz, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges and were sentenced to 12 years in prison. The pair tortured and ki11ed at least 90 animals and sold videos of it online. More than 60 cats and kittens, seven birds, six rabbits, six

DHS is pushing states to ban naturalized U.S. citizens from voting by falsely labeling them as illegal. It’s an attack on democracy disguised as immigration enforcement. If the SAVE Act becomes law, DHS would use the same flawed, untested tool nationwide. propublica.org/article/save-v…

Couple receive five-year animal ban after dog left with untreated skin condition dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/2026/02/12/fiv… via Dogs Today Magazine

One of the most egregious aspects of egg production is the extreme confinement of hens. Most hens live out their lives in cages with less living space than the size of a sheet of notebook paper. Chickens are unique, gentle animals who deserve a life free of cruelty.

"A middle finger to every MAHA mom." Trump has ordered the government to ramp up production of the weedkiller glyphosate, citing national defense. MAHA is furious. Kennedy, in an awkward spot, issued a statement backing POTUS w/ Hiroko Tabuchi nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/…

A Rolling Stone investigation found that CDC officials allied with RFK Jr. circumvented critical scientific and ethical safeguards in a rush to fund research that might loan support for sweeping changes to the U.S. vaccination schedule. More: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

A Pediatrician’s Dilemma — Pushing Back against CDC Guidance in the Exam Room | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

At our sanctuary in Liberia, chimps once used in experiments live out their lives with dignity humaneworld.org/en/blog/liberi… Humane World for Animals Kitty Block