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February 6, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Phoenix
Citizens from across Arizona converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Phoenix on Wednesday to lobby for better animal welfare laws to protect pets and to strengthen penalties for convicted animal fighters. Humane Lobby Day is sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States and the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®).
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February 5, 2013
World Spay Day 2013 arranca con cientos de eventos en todo el mundo
Humane Society International y Humane Society of the United States tienen el placer en anunciar que el World Spay Day, o el Día Mundial de Esterilización, se llevará acabo el Martes, 26 de febrero 2013 durante el Mes de la Concientización sobre la Esterilización/Castración.
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February 5, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States Encouraged by New Federal Wild Horse Program Policies
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the Bureau of Land Management’s announcement outlining several new policies associated with the agency’s Wild Horse and Burro program.
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February 5, 2013
HSVMA Responds to Recently Released Study on Free-Roaming Cats
The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association issued the following statement from its senior veterinary medical advisor, Barry Kellogg, VMD, in response to a study on cat predation by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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February 5, 2013
Legislation to Crack Down on Fox Penning Passes Virginia Senate
The HSUS applauds the Virginia Senate for advancing Senate Bill 1280, authored by Sen. David Marsden, D-Burke, to crack down on inhumane fox pens.
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February 5, 2013
World Spay Day 2013 Launches Pet Pageant
The Humane Society of the United States is pleased to announce that the World Spay Day 2013 Pet Pageant has begun. Participants upload digital photos of their beloved companions and tell the world how their pets have improved their lives.
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February 5, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States Provides $3,000 Grant for Farmington Pet Adoption Center Repairs
The Humane Society of the United States has provided an emergency grant of $3,000 to Farmington Pet Adoption Center to cover repairs after electrical system problems resulted in a number of small fires and partial loss of heat within the shelter.
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February 4, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Topeka
Citizens concerned about animal welfare from across Kansas converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Topeka on Monday to lobby for better animal welfare laws to protect pets.
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February 4, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States Announces Alan Heymann as Vice President of Communications
The Humane Society of the United States has appointed Alan Heymann as its vice president of Communications. Alan will be responsible for day-to-day management of the communications departments at the nation’s largest and most effective animal welfare organization.
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February 4, 2013
N.J. TV Ads Call for End to Inhumane Gestation Crate Confinement of Pigs
New Jersey TV viewers will be seeing television advertisements showing images of the inhumane confinement conditions that breeding pigs endure inside factory farms.
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February 4, 2013
World Spay Day 2013 Kicks Off with Hundreds of Events Worldwide
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International are pleased to announce that World Spay Day takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 during Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
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February 4, 2013
Poll Shows 90 Percent of Vermont Voters Support Bill to Protect Farm Animals
A statewide survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research reveals Vermont voters overwhelmingly support legislation to require that breeding pigs on factory farms have sufficient space to turn around freely, lie down, stand up and fully extend their limbs.
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February 1, 2013
The HSUS’ Online Store is Moving
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January 31, 2013
The HSUS Praises EPA Action to Protect Kids, Pets and Wildlife from Highly Toxic Rodent Poisons
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for banning the sale of 12 D-Con mouse and rat poison products made by Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because they fail to comply with EPA safety standards. The ban was announced Wednesday.
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January 31, 2013
Legislation to Crack Down on Fox Penning Advances to the Full Virginia Senate
The HSUS applauds the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee for advancing Senate Bill 1280, authored by Sen. David Marsden, D-Burke, to crack down on inhumane fox pens.
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January 31, 2013
Federal Court Refuses to Block New Texas Puppy Mill Law
A federal court in Austin Texas heard arguments and then rejected a motion by certain disgruntled commercial dog breeders to block the state’s new puppy mill law from going into effect.
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January 30, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States Responds to Free-Roaming Cat Study
Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, issued the following statement in response to the study published in Nature Communications by scientists from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on cat predation:
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January 30, 2013
The HSUS Offers Tips for Protecting Gardens from Groundhogs this Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil will make headlines again on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, and The Humane Society of the United States is encouraging people to celebrate the day by learning more about our wild neighbors and ways to peacefully coexist.
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January 30, 2013
As AKC National Championship Airs, The HSUS Calls on the Nation’s Leading Dog Registry Group to Support Efforts to End Abuses at Puppy Mills
In the wake of one of the largest puppy mill cruelty convictions in history involving an American Kennel Club ‘Champion’ breeder, and with Saturday’s scheduled broadcast of the AKC’s National Championship dog show, The Humane Society of the United States is appealing to the AKC to stop obstructing animal welfare reforms and to join efforts to protect dogs at commercial breeding facilities known as puppy mills, where the breeds made popular at the Championship are often churned out for sale online, through classified ads, and at pet stores across the nation.
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January 30, 2013
Toledo Animal Welfare Expert John Dinon Joins Ohio Staff of The HSUS and Ohioans for Humane Farms
The Humane Society of the United States and Ohioans for Humane Farms are pleased to announce that John Dinon, formerly the executive director of the Toledo Area Humane Society, has joined the organizations as Ohio director of outreach and engagement.
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