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Because of You

Because of You

We are a powerful, mainstream force because of you. And as the year turns in a few hours, it is the right time for me to say “thank you.”

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2009 Blog Favorites

Yesterday, I identified the top 10 animal stories of the decade. Today, I leave the subjectivity aside, and report to you on the top 10 blogs of the year, as measured by click-throughs on our website. As you can see, my controversial decision to put convicted . . . 

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Top 10 Animal Stories of the Last Decade

Top 10 Animal Stories of the Last Decade

The run up to any new year provides an opportunity for a look back. But now that we are turning into 2010, it’s an opportunity to conduct a longer-term review of the major events and trends of the last decade (though one might argue the end . . . 

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2009 Report Card for Obama Administration

2009 Report Card for Obama Administration

I summarize the major actions of the Obama Administration in a Report Card, providing a summary of both the actions helpful and inimical to animal protection. For the year to date, we give the Administration a B minus on its activities.

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Talk Back: Ending Euthanasia of Homeless Pets

By on December 15, 2009 in Animal Rescue and Care, Companion Animals with 0 Comments By Wayne Pacelle

Last week, I posted, in a series of three blogs, a Q&A between me and Robin Starr, CEO of the Richmond SPCA and an innovator in the sheltering field who is working hard to eliminate the euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals. I mentioned the . . . 

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No Kill: Q&A with Robin Starr, Part Three

By on December 9, 2009 in Companion Animals, Uncategorized with 0 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
No Kill: Q&A with Robin Starr, Part Three

For the third and final day, I devote my blog to an extended interview with Robin Starr, CEO of the Richmond SPCA.

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No Kill: Q&A with Robin Starr, Part Two

By on December 8, 2009 in Companion Animals, Uncategorized with 0 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
No Kill: Q&A with Robin Starr, Part Two

Today I bring you part two of a three-part interview with Robin Starr, CEO of the Richmond SPCA, about her shelter’s vigorous efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate the killing of healthy and treatable dogs and cats in the entire Richmond area.

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No Kill: Q&A with Robin Starr, Richmond SPCA

By on December 7, 2009 in Animal Rescue and Care, Companion Animals with 0 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
No Kill: Q&A with Robin Starr, Richmond SPCA

I asked Robin Starr, CEO of the Richmond SPCA, to answer questions about the broader no-kill debate. Tune in to the blog in the coming days to see the complete interview.

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Greetings from Bhutan: Saving Street Dogs

By on December 4, 2009 in Companion Animals, Humane Society International with 0 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Greetings from Bhutan: Saving Street Dogs

Recently, Andrew Weinstein, a member of the board of directors of The HSUS, was vacationing in Asia and stumbled across our spaying and neutering work in the remote Bumthang valley of central Bhutan.

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Alligator Skin Market Slinks Away

By on December 1, 2009 in Companion Animals, Wildlife/Marine Mammals with 0 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Alligator Skin Market Slinks Away

Yesterday, The New York Times published a front-page story about the travails of the alligator farming business in Louisiana.

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Talk Back: Saved

By on November 30, 2009 in Companion Animals, Farm Animals with 0 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Talk Back: Saved

The news of rescue missions stirred your passions, and you issued encomiums of praise for our staff and volunteers who conducted these actions.

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Research Proposal: Don’t Buy Dogs, Cats from B Dealers

By on November 20, 2009 in Animal Research and Testing, Companion Animals with 0 Comments By Wayne Pacelle
Research Proposal: Don’t Buy Dogs, Cats from B Dealers

The vast majority of research facilities now refuse to do business with Class B dealers, but propping up this dying industry are approximately 50 research institutions — mostly universities. Please ask them to stop buying dogs and cats from Class B dealers.

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