Archive for October, 2010
“Hot in Kansas City” – And the Rest of Missouri
Today, Betty White left a warm and positive phone message (listen here) with about a half million Missouri women voters in support of Prop B—a different kind of robocall, given that this campaign tool is so often used to convey harsh and dishonest information about . . .
Four Votes for Animals, Four Final Days to Spread the Word
With just four days until the election, we’re in a last push with coalition partners to spread our critical message to voters in Arizona, California, Missouri and North Dakota about important statewide citizen’s initiatives on the ballot. Every one of these races is competitive, so . . .
Federal Audit Finds Rampant Abuses of Show Horses; Agency Reform Promised
For years The HSUS has called on the USDA to meet its responsibilities and deal with significant and ongoing abuses of horses at the hands of horse show exhibitors. The USDA’s Horse Protection Program is meant to protect these wonderful animals, ensuring that Tennessee Walking . . .
Treating Dogs Like Garbage: Illegal Disposal Revealed at Missouri Puppy Mills
With the battle over Prop B in Missouri in its final week, Missourians for the Protection of Dogs today released a follow-up report to its Oct. 5 exposé on 12 of the worst licensed puppy mills in the state—a “Dirty Dozen” review that leaves no . . .
It’s Wild to Allow Dangerous Exotic Animals as Pets
I wish every lawmaker and statewide official in Ohio could have attended the press conference we conducted today at the Statehouse in Columbus. The collective comments of the speakers provided a devastating case about the utter irrationality and danger of allowing private citizens to keep . . .
Relief for Abused Calves: Remembering An Investigation and Those Behind It
This Saturday, Oct. 30, it will be one year since The HSUS’s investigation into the Bushway calf slaughter plant shuttered this Grand Isle, Vt. facility where so many baby cows suffered cruelty that can only be believed if one sees it on our video—extreme electrical . . .
Talk Back: “Secretariat” (Plus, Special Discount for Readers)
Before sharing your comments today, I wanted to welcome those new blog subscribers who joined during last week’s Humane Domain gift certificate giveaway. Congratulations to our three winners, who have been notified by email. For those of you who didn’t win but perhaps saw something . . .
A Number of Measures of Success
Some weeks ago The HSUS submitted its Form 990, a financial filing required by the Internal Revenue Service to ensure transparency, good governance, and accountability. Today, we’re posting it on our website, as we do every year after it is submitted to the federal government. . . .
Special Delivery: 1,800 Miles with 18 Rescued Dogs
For more than a month, The HSUS’s animal fighting team has worked alongside the Jefferson County Humane Society in southeast Ohio to rescue 200 dogs from a suspected dogfighting operation. Eighteen of those dogs were driven by HSUS staff last week in an all-night journey along the East Coast.
Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa Hits A Home Run Helping Animals
If we’re talking about devotion to animals, St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa is best in class, and he is proving it once more with his strong support for Proposition B in Missouri.
Hunting Down Prop 109: Wildlife Protection, Voters’ Rights At Risk
The HSUS trusts the voters of Arizona. The NRA doesn’t, and it wants to take away their rights to vote on citizen initiatives on some animal welfare issues. That’s the underlying mentality that divides the backers and opponents of Arizona’s Proposition 109, which was referred . . .
Not All Race Horses Have A Hollywood Ending
The life of Secretariat, as depicted in the uplifting Disney film of the same name, is a great American story: an underdog beats the odds, defies the skeptics, and rides to glory. The movie opened in theaters across the nation last week, and it is . . .
