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  • June 26, 2015

    Products to Keep Wild Animals Out (Exclusion)

    Adapted from the book Wild Neighbors

    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

    Adapted from the book Wild Neighbors

    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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    Related Captive Hunts , Wildlife Killing Contests , Dove Shooting , Lethal Wildlife Management , Poaching , Threatened and Endangered Species

  • April 22, 2015

    Q&A with Manoj Gautam: One Advocate’s Quest to Change an Animal Sacrifice into a Cultural Celebration

    All Animals magazine, May/June 2015

    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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    Related Animal Abuse and Neglect , Bear Trophy Hunting , Biomedical Research , Captive Hunts , Captive Marine Mammals , Carriage Horses , Chaining and Tethering Dogs , Chimpanzees Used in Research , Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Cockfighting , Wildlife Killing Contests , Cruel Confinement of Farm Animals , Cruel Slaughter Practices , Dangerous Exotic Pets , Dissection , Dogfighting , Dogs and Cats in the Fur Trade , Dove Shooting , Environmental Impact , Outdoor Cats , Fisheries and Marine Life , Force-Fed Animals , Fox Penning , Fur Production: Caged & Trapped Animals , Fur Used in Fashion , Greyhound Racing , Habitat Loss and Fragmentation , Hog-Dog Fighting , Homeless Horses , Horse Slaughter , Internet Hunting , Lethal Wildlife Management , Marine Mammal Stranding , Marine Pollution and Noise , Medical Training Using Animals , Pain and Distress in Research Animals , Pet Overpopulation , Pets Used in Experiments , Pheasant Stocking , Poaching , Puppy Mills , Rattlesnake Roundups , Shark Tournaments , World Spay Day , Tennessee Walking Horses , Threatened and Endangered Species , Wild Horses , Wildlife and Roads , Wildlife Overpopulation , Wildlife Trade , Zoos and Exhibitors

  • 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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    Related Animal Abuse and Neglect

  • 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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    Related Chimpanzees Used in Research , Cosmetic and Product Testing , Pets Used in Experiments , Biomedical Research , Pain and Distress in Research Animals , Medical Training Using Animals , Cloning , Dissection

  • November 29, 2013

    Out in the Cold: Make Your Yard Safe for Wildlife This Winter

    The Humane Society of the United States

    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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    Related Habitat Loss and Fragmentation

  • November 4, 2013

    Pennsylvania Pigeon Shoots

    Pennsylvania's shame is that it is the lone state to host pigeon shoots.

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    Related Wildlife Killing Contests

  • October 31, 2013

    Pennsylvania Voters Show Statewide Support for Banning Live Pigeon Shoots

    Mason-Dixon Polling & Research

    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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    Related Pain and Distress in Research Animals

  • May 16, 2013

    Avitrol® Bird Poison Not the Solution to Nuisance Bird Populations

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Avitrol is marketed as a repellent, but it is highly toxic to most birds, mammals, and other animals.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management , Wildlife Overpopulation , Habitat Loss and Fragmentation

  • 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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    Related Wildlife Killing Contests , Lethal Wildlife Management

  • March 19, 2013

    Feeding Your Backyard Birds

    The Humane Society of the United States

    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 Humane Society of the United States

    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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    Related Animal Rescue , Wildlife Trade

  • February 12, 2013

    Planned Pigeonhood: Birdie Birth Control for Hawaiian Pigeon Problem

    All Animals magazine, March/April 2013

    Birdie birth control keeps Hawaii's pigeon population under control.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • 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. .

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