The Premise of “A Dog’s Purpose”

The premise of the movie A Dog’s Purpose is to make humans happy. This is an atavistic, egregious premise.

A Problematic Nomination for Secretary of Agriculture

Although Perdue worked cooperatively with HSUS and HSLS to make dog fighting a felony and banned the use of gas chambers as well as raised awareness of cat and dog population, his nomination may be far from exemplary.

Dog lovers cry out after footage leaked of a dog forced to perform stunts on the set of “A Dog’s Purpose”

Despite what movie producers might want you to believe, The Humane Party would like to remind you that it is not a dog’s purpose to perform frightening and dangerous stunts to entertain humans.

Does the educational mission of zoos justify captivity, culling, and public dissection of animals?

The issue of keeping animals in captivity was recently in the news with the announcement of the last performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus this May. While many applaud the announcement, the future of the captive animals is in question. In a related story, The New Yorker featured in its January 16, 2017 issue the shooting and public dissection of a healthy young giraffe named Marius at the Odense Zoo in Denmark last year.

When the circus ends, what will happen to its animal prisoners?

To animal activists throughout the country, Saturday’s announcement that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus would hold its last performance in May was cause for celebration.
To all the animals still held captive by the company that runs the circus, however, serious questions remain regarding their future well-being.

China Bans the Purchase and Sale of Ivory

Elephants hunted for their tusks could receive some much-needed relief in 2017 following China’s recent announcement to ban the buying and selling of ivory throughout the nation by the end of the year.

The Deer Who Was

A white-tailed buck temporarily took up residence in Harlem in mid-December, to the delight of his human neighbors. The buck ultimately died in custody, reportedly due to stress.

Abolition Day 2016: U.S.’s Vegan, Abolitionist Political Party Publishes Final Draft of Abolition Amendment; Will Grant Legal Personhood, Rights to Other Animals

Abolition Amendment The Humane Party, a political party in the United States, has published the final, full draft of the … More

Abolition Amendment: Abolitionist, Vegan Political Party Publishes Fifth Draft of Animal Rights Amendment to U.S. Constitution

Summary: The Humane Party has published the fifth full draft of the Abolition Amendment, a proposed amendment to the United … More

Abolition Amendment: Abolitionist, Vegan Political Party Publishes Fourth Draft of Animal Rights Amendment to U.S. Constitution

Summary: The Humane Party has published the fourth full draft of the Abolition Amendment, a proposed amendment to the United … More

ABOLITION AMENDMENT: First section of the Abolition Amendment reaches final form; remaining sections to be subjected to third round of public comment

May 26, 2016 — Los Angeles, California Abolition Amendment: First Section Finalized After closing of the second period for public … More

THE ABOLITION AMENDMENT: SECOND DRAFT OF ANIMAL EMANCIPATION AMENDMENT PUBLISHED; 30-DAY PUBLIC-COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS

Second Draft of the Abolition Amendment The Humane Party has published the second full draft of the Abolition Amendment, a … More