Archive for January, 2010
Chance to Protect Missouri’s Puppy Mill Dogs
There’s never been a more important anti-puppy mill campaign — please help us push forward this campaign to turn around a decades-old problem.
Pledge to Gulf Coast Pets: Better than Before Katrina
During the rescue phase of Hurricane Katrina deployment in the fall of 2005, I vowed on behalf of The HSUS that we’d not just help with the urgent rescue of animals, but also commit in the long-term to fortify the humane infrastructure in Louisiana and Mississippi. With the imminent opening of a new shelter in St. Bernard Parish, there is one more tangible example of how we’re making good on that promise.
Talk Back: Hitting the Books
Just before the holidays I posted a collection of some of the books I most enjoyed in 2009, along with a few I look forward to reading soon. I asked for reader recommendations as well and you didn’t disappoint—below I share your suggestions. But while . . .
On the Road Again: 70 Animals Rescued from Filth
Teaming up with Greene County Animal Control, on Tuesday we rescued more than 70 animals from inhumane and unsanitary conditions on a Waltonsburg, N.C. farm that more closely resembled a trash dump.
HSUS Hands-on Care: A World of Good Around the World
In addition to the enormous gains we made to help billions of animals through our big-picture work in 2009, I was pleased to inventory how much we accomplished, and how many animals we helped, through direct care programs.
Will the Real Hunters Please Stand Up?
There are many hunters who may act within the limits of the law, but they violate the written and unwritten codes of conduct that sportsmen are asked to observe.
Major Cockfighting Raid Kicks Off the New Year
For some HSUS staff, New Year’s Day offered no respite. They launched our programs and activities for 2010 by participating in a Jan. 2 raid on a large-scale cockfighting operation in Parker County, Texas.
