Archive for November, 2008
A Career of Kids and Kindness
Continuing with the guest perspectives about what drives each of us in our work to protect animals, today I’ll give the floor to Dorothy Weller, executive director of Humane Society Youth, The HSUS’s youth education division. As you’ll see, youth provide Dorothy’s inspiration. With The . . .
The Story of a Model Advocate
We each have our own reasons for why we work so hard for animals. This week I wanted to share with you just a few of these perspectives from a broad range of animal advocates. As you read these stories in the coming days, I . . .
Talk Back: Election Elation
I just returned last night from California, and spoke to an assembly of our staff this morning. I told them how proud I was of their work for Prop 2 (to ban confinement of veal calves, breeding sows, and laying hens in cages and crates . . .
Yes We Can (Adopt)
Click here to thank the Obama family. I’ll be blogging in the coming weeks and months about the new administration, and the appointments of President-elect Obama will have enormous implications for our policy work in animal protection, particularly his appointments for the top positions at . . .
Further Reflections
When it comes to the political cycle, I didn’t think it could get better for us than the last general election. Two years ago, we went head to head with the NRA and the rest of the extremist segment of the hunting lobby over dove . . .
The People Have Spoken: YES! on Prop 2
Friends, take a bow. Open the window and give out a whoop. Don’t hold back. Let fly the corks. In big, bold, indelible letters, you just wrote history. Proposition 2 passed with an overwhelming majority (now more than 62 percent, with 40 percent of the . . .
Bay State Bans Dog Racing
I wanted to share with you the statement that The HSUS just released on Question 3 in Massachusetts. My thanks to all of you who were involved in this campaign and helped to get out the vote and offer greyhounds your support. Stay tuned for . . .
Early Returns for California’s Prop 2
The first returns have been reported, and we are winning the vote on Prop 2! With 10 percent of the vote in, we are leading 62.5 percent to 37.5 percent. We haven’t called the election yet, but the first results are promising.
Update on Mass. Dog Racing Ban
To follow up on my earlier post on Question 3 in Massachusetts, as of 11:00 p.m. ET the measure is ahead 57 percent to 43 percent. Looks to be a resounding victory. Here’s more from The Boston Globe.
A History of Thinking Outside the Crate
© iStockphoto Elections are a time of reflection. There is the moment that commands our attention—and there is also the long-view. Thanks to your unwavering support, and your steady encouragement, The HSUS has taken the plight of farm animals to voters twice before we launched . . .
Bets Off for Massachusetts Dog Racing
Eight years ago, an initiative to ban greyhound racing lost by a whisker. Tonight, there is a different result. Question 3—to ban greyhound racing—passed. The HSUS is the largest financial backer of this ballot measure, and we were delighted to have worked in tandem with . . .
Writing on the Farm’s Wall
You don’t have to take my word for it when I say that the cruelest practices on the farm are on the way out. You can plainly read it on the website homepage of a major pork buyer, a brand familiar around the world. Here . . .
