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April 20, 2012
Coyote Hysteria: How Media Coverage Stirs Up Fears
Inflammatory language in media coverage stirs up unjustified fears of coyotes
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April 20, 2012
Coyotes Among Us, Page 2: Urban Legends
While coyotes thrive in urban areas, less than one percent of them come into conflict with humans
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April 10, 2012
Animal Fur Sold as “Faux” by West Hollywood Retailer Kitson
The HSUS revealed that popular Los Angeles area boutique Kitson recently sold three different items as “faux fur” that were actually real animal fur. These findings are based on independent laboratory analysis using microscopy.
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March 20, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Applauds Bill to Ban Cruel and Toxic Poisons for Predator Control
U.S. Reps. John Campbell, R-Calif., and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., earned praise from The Humane Society of the United States for introducing H.R. 4214, the Compound 1080 and Sodium Cyanide Elimination Act, legislation to curtail the use of two highly toxic predator poisons by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services.
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March 1, 2012
The HSUS and Predator Defense Institute Commend OSU Decision to Deactivate Snares
The HSUS, Predator Defense and Oregon State University alumni commended the decision by the university to deactivate lethal snares set around its sheep research facility in Corvallis, Ore.
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February 21, 2012
Coyotes Under Fire: Government Program Slaughters Coyotes by the Tens of Thousands
Unfairly accused of widespread sheep deaths, coyotes are among the most persecuted predators in North America
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February 21, 2012
Coyotes Under Fire, Page 3: Stonewalled
Campaign to poison coyotes has a tragic consequence
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February 21, 2012
Coyotes Under Fire, Page 4: Predator-Friendly Pioneers
New breed of ranchers prefers non-lethal control to protect sheep
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February 21, 2012
Coyotes Under Fire, Page 2: Ecology Folly
Killing coyotes can actually increase their numbers
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November 22, 2011
The HSUS Files False Advertising Complaint over Fur Garments
The HSUS filed a legal petition with the FTC against eleven nationally and internationally-known retailers for the false advertising and mislabeling of fur trimmed products. The retailers advertised various items as being made with “faux” fur, but the products contain real animal fur.
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August 25, 2011
Hybrid Coyotes: A Paw in Two Worlds
Two abandoned hybrid coyote pups raised for release at The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center will instead roam free at Black Beauty Ranch. Watch the video.
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July 1, 2011
Teaching People and Coyotes How to Peacefully Coexist
The Humane Society of the United States is reaching out to animal control officers, law enforcement officers, and community animal advocates from around the country, offering special training on how to deal with conflicts involving one of America’s hardiest wild creatures: coyotes.
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June 29, 2011
South Carolina Neighbors Fight a Fox Pen
“Even if one animal dies for human entertainment, that’s too much,” said Kevin Gause, who fought a proposed fox pen in his South Carolina community.
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May 31, 2011
Re-nesting Keeps Wildlife Families Together
Cape Wildlife Center celebrates successful re-nesting efforts, getting wildlife babies back in where they belong
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April 14, 2011
Portrait of an Innovator: Bringing Humane Wildlife Control to Vermont
Meet JoAnn Nichols, whose company, Into the Wild, uses humane methods to evict unwanted wild animals.
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March 24, 2011
Animal Advocates Lobby Maine Lawmakers for Animal Welfare Legislation
Citizens from across Maine will meet with their lawmakers Thursday at the capitol and urge them to pass a variety of important animal welfare bills during Humane Lobby Day 2011. The HSUS and Maine Friends of Animals are sponsoring the event.
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March 8, 2011
Animal Advocates Lobby Minnesota Lawmakers for Animal Welfare Legislation
funded shelters from surrendering lost or stray pets for research and testing, and to ask legislators to oppose SF 228 which would establish bounty payments for coyotes. Humane Lobby Day is sponsored by The HSUS and Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection
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February 28, 2011
The HSUS' Inaugural Humane Civil Servant Award Recipients Recognized
The HSUS proudly announces the recipients of the inaugural Humane Civil Servant Award. This annual award recognizes public employees and their departments whose actions rose above the day to day expectations of their jobs to rescue an animal in critical need.
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February 15, 2011
Animal Advocates Lobby Indiana Lawmakers for Animal Welfare Legislation
Animal advocates from across Indiana rallied at the state capitol in Indianapolis to urge their legislators to enact stronger animal protection laws as part of The HSUS' Humane Lobby Day 2011. Citizen advocates urged legislators to strengthen laws to crack down on animal fighting and prohibit coyote and fox penning, and to oppose captive trophy hunts.
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January 21, 2011
The HSUS Commends Arcadia, Calif., for Sparing Coyotes
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the city of Arcadia, Calif., for suspending its coyote trapping and killing program. The HSUS had raised concerns with City Council of Arcadia about this inhumane and inefficient approach to reducing conflicts.
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January 11, 2011
Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Fox and Coyote Pens
The HSUS applauds the introduction of a bill in Indiana to prohibit fox and coyote pens.Pens are fenced enclosures where dogs are released to chase down captive foxes and coyotes, often in competitions.
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November 18, 2010
Wheaton, Illinois, Takes an Important Step in Coyote Management
The HSUS applauded the city of Wheaton, Ill., for taking a major step toward humanely addressing conflicts between people and coyotes.
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September 17, 2010
More Than 15,000 Animals Saved
Chuck and Cindy Traisi retired from The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center after 25 years.
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September 1, 2010
The HSUS Applauds Fla. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for Fox Pen Ban
The HSUS praised a decision by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to prohibit fox penning, the cruel practice of chasing of foxes and coyotes by dogs inside a fenced enclosure.
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June 23, 2010
Fla. Fish and Wildlife Votes to Prohibit Fox and Coyote Pens
The HSUS praised a unanimous decision by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to prohibit the chasing of foxes and coyotes by dogs within a fenced enclosure.
