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June 26, 2015
Products to Keep Wild Animals Out (Exclusion)
Here are suggestions for the types of merchants to check for products to help you keep wild animals out.
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June 26, 2015
Aversive Conditioning Products
Aversive conditioning products and merchants who sell products to help you teach wild animals not to come back.
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May 29, 2015
Lead Ammunition: Toxic to Wildlife, People and the Environment
Spent lead ammunition poisons and kills millions of animals, contaminates the environment and threatens human health. Though excellent alternatives to lead ammo exist, it remains the most common form of ammunition used by hunters. Learn more and see if your state has any restrictions on lead ammo.
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April 22, 2015
Q&A with Manoj Gautam: One Advocate’s Quest to Change an Animal Sacrifice into a Cultural Celebration
Manoj Gautam talks about his mission to change the animal slaughter at Nepal's Gadhimai Festival into something more peaceful and positive.
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February 9, 2015
Help Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals by Changing State Laws at Humane Lobby Day
You can help pass laws that protect animals in your state. Humane Lobby Day is easy, fun and guaranteed to make you feel like a powerful animal activist. We'll help you find the Humane Lobby Day in your state.
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October 21, 2014
Law to Protect Dogs, Cats and Pigeons Fails To Get Vote in Pennsylvania
After more than a two-decade battle in and out of the legislature and major momentum among animal advocates, the House of Representatives refused to vote on HB 1750, which would ban live pigeon shoots and the sale of dog and cat meat in the state.
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March 31, 2014
Make Your Windows Bird-Safe
Worried about birds flying into windows? We've got things you can do outside and inside. And suggestions for helping a fallen flyer.
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March 5, 2014
Top Ways to Help Animals in Labs
Take action to help animals held in laboratories and used in harmful experiments.
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November 29, 2013
Out in the Cold: Make Your Yard Safe for Wildlife This Winter
Help your local wildlife by making sure your holiday decorations are safe and animal-friendly, and share the holiday love by offering a few basics—food, water, and shelter—to get them through the winter.
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November 4, 2013
Pennsylvania Pigeon Shoots
Pennsylvania's shame is that it is the lone state to host pigeon shoots.
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October 31, 2013
Pennsylvania Voters Show Statewide Support for Banning Live Pigeon Shoots
A statewide survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research reveals that Pennsylvania voters, by more than a four-to-one margin, strongly support legislation to ban live pigeon shoots. Sen. Pat Browne, along with 22 co-sponsors, introduced SB 510, which would end contests where live pigeons are launched into the air and shot. A handful of gun clubs continue to use live pigeons in these contests, despite the widespread availability of clay pigeons.
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June 25, 2013
Examples of Severe Animal Suffering in Laboratories
A list of recent, real-life examples of the kind of severe suffering that many laboratory animals experience behind the closed doors of university and company laboratories.
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May 16, 2013
Avitrol® Bird Poison Not the Solution to Nuisance Bird Populations
Avitrol is marketed as a repellent, but it is highly toxic to most birds, mammals, and other animals.
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May 7, 2013
Four Reasons Not to Feed Wild Animals (Plus Four Ways to Help Them)
We know they're cute and they might seem hungry, but feeding wild animals—whether in your own backyard, a local park, or while on vacation—just isn't a good idea. With the exception of feeding backyard birds, giving food to wildlife causes problems for animals and people.
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April 1, 2013
What to Do About Pigeons
Our cities provide room and board. In return, pigeons add a little warmth and live to our cold concrete canyons. So what's the problem? In a word: droppings. Pigeon droppings are unsightly and they can damage buildings, monuments, and cars. But there are humane, non-lethal ways to cope—make roosting and nesting sites inaccessible, reduce the free food supply, and limit hatching of additional birds.
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March 19, 2013
Feeding Your Backyard Birds
One of the best ways to enjoy wildlife in the comfort of your home is to watch birds at a feeder. You’ll be amazed at the variety of birds that will come to your feeder throughout the year.
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March 5, 2013
"Wild Neighbors" Book Can Help Solve Your Wildlife Problems
The updated Wild Neighbors book is the place to go for useful, humane solutions to conflicts with wildlife, inside or out.
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February 20, 2013
Five Ways to Help Birds
Watch "Rio" star Jesse Eisenberg's video explaining why it's a bad idea to buy birds like parrots. Then find out 5 things you can do today for pet birds.
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February 12, 2013
Planned Pigeonhood: Birdie Birth Control for Hawaiian Pigeon Problem
Birdie birth control keeps Hawaii's pigeon population under control.
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August 21, 2012
Deborah Millman's Vision for the Cape Wildlife Center
With 20 years of nonprofit management experience and a background in media and public relations, Deborah Robbins Millman is the new director of the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Mass., one of five animal care centers across the country operated by The HSUS. .