INSIDER SCOOP: Big wins for animals

[We did all this for animals together. Here’s what’s next.]( [Humane Society Legislative Fund]( [Tiger trapped in a cage.]( [Create more big wins in 2024 Goal: $75,000 Deadline: Midnight, December 31]( [Donate Now]( Friend, Your support is nothing short of a lifeline for vulnerable animals. And we have had some big wins this year, thanks to supporters like you. But we must be ready to keep standing up and fighting to end cruelty and abuse in 2024. Big wins for animals ONLY happen with your help, friend. [Give $20 or more now, before December 31, to help reach our year-end goal of $75,000 to end animal suffering and secure protections for millions of animals.]( [Donate Now]( Your support for the Humane Society Legislative Fund directly impacts countless lives. Just look at what we accomplished together this past year: - The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a historic rule requiring producers who participate in the National Organic Program to meet specific animal welfare standards, including prohibiting gestation and farrowing crates—metal crates that prohibit mother pigs from turning around for virtually their entire lives; providing minimum indoor and outdoor spaces for organically raised birds; and banning tail docking and face branding, debeaking after 10 days of age for chickens and the mulesing of sheep, a painful process that involves slicing the animals’ flesh. - Thanks to our efforts in passing the Big Cat Public Safety Act last year, big cats have better protections this year. The rules of the Act went into effect in June, prohibiting physical contact between big cats and the public; prohibiting private owners from breeding, selling or acquiring new big cats; and giving the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the authority to confiscate big cats from violators and place them in a wildlife sanctuary. - Thanks to your action, the USDA took a major step in protecting horses from abusive “soring,” the gruesome practice of inflicting pain on horses' hooves and legs to create an artificial high-stepping show ring gait known as the “Big Lick.” The USDA’s proposed rule would finally eliminate the use of devices integral to soring as well as the industry-run self-enforcement system, which has allowed horse soring to continue for decades, returning sole enforcement authority to the USDA. These are triumphs in the fight for animals. Think of what we can do in the year ahead, when friends like you [help us meet our goal today!]( So many animals need our help, and your support will help us fight for commonsense protections—from the Humane Cosmetics Act to the Puppy Protection Act and more—that these animals need. [Please help protect animals with your year-end donation by December 31!]( Thank you, [Sara Amundson Signature] Sara Amundson President Humane Society Legislative Fund [Donate Now]( [Humane Society Legislative Fund]( 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 455 | Washington, DC 20037 [Donate]( | [Contact]( | [Privacy]( | [Blog]( [HSLF Facebook Logo]( [HSLF Twitter Logo]( [HSLF Youtube Logo]( © 2023 Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF) | All Rights Reserved This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To stop ALL email from the Humane Society Legislative Fund, click [here](.