Archive for February, 2010
Get Ready for the Genesis Awards (Win Tickets, Too)
Here’s a deal for you. Take one minute to vote for your favorite film or TV dog star — from Astro to Old Yeller, Rin Tin Tin to Toto — before noon EST next Monday, March 1, and you’ll be entered to win two tickets to the Genesis Awards on March 20 and a one-night stay at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Force for Change: Our Factory Farming Campaign
When we created a factory farming campaign here at The HSUS five years ago, I knew we’d be taking on some of the toughest battles the animal protection movement had ever seen.
Spay by Spay, Ending Pet Overpopulation
Yesterday, Spay Day celebrated its sweet sixteen. Animal advocates organized more than 600 events nationwide, with local animal shelters, spay/neuter clinics, veterinarians, and others providing spay/neuter services, raising funds for that purpose, and educating the community about the importance of sterilization as a means of reducing euthanasia.
Follow the Money
Please ask, who paid for that attack ad against The HSUS in today’s New York Times? What is the so-called “Center for Consumer Freedom” and what corporations fund this shadowy organization?
Keys to Staying Connected
I get so many inquiries from people who want to know how they can help the cause of animal protection and get more involved in the work of The HSUS. I tell them that the first step is to stay informed and to get the right information flowing to the inbox.
Talk Back: Breeding Bad Health
Published on the final day of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, my blog about the BBC documentary “Pedigree Dogs Exposed,” and increasing concerns about the health and welfare consequences of current breeding practices in the world of dog fancying, drew a variety of responses.
For Now, Cruel Fox Penning Prohibited in Florida
A proper definition of staged animal fighting would logically include the barbaric practice of fox penning. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission took a major step forward yesterday toward stopping coyote and fox pens in that state.
The HSUS Helps Raid Major Suspected Cockfighting Ring
Yesterday, The HSUS assisted the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in a major raid of a suspected cockfighting operation in Yucaipa, Calif. John Goodwin, our manager for Animal Fighting Issues, gives a first-hand account.
Dog Breeding: Behind the Best in Show
Tonight, at the 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, judges will crown the canine who is “Best in Show.” At one level, dog lovers cannot help but enjoy this pageant featuring these finely coiffed and well trained dogs, who have been groomed in more . . .
Talk Back: CCF, Farm Animal Welfare
Many thanks to readers for the expressions of support and outpouring of donations to The HSUS in response to my blog exposing the misnamed “Center for Consumer Freedom.” Meanwhile, you expressed enthusiasm for the launch of the ballot initiative in Ohio and outrage about the treatment of dairy cows after watching an exposé on ABC News’ Nightline.
CBS Investigates Threat of Animal Ag’s Antibiotic Abuse
This week, in a two-part series, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric took a revealing look at the dangerous U.S. agribusiness practice of feeding antibiotics to billions of farm animals virtually every day of their lives.
Photos to Melt Hearts (And Snow)
One way you can beat cabin fever is by entering our Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest, or by browsing and voting for some of the great pet photos already submitted.
