Companion Animals
Betting the Farm Against Reforms
Industrial agriculture groups want no government rules when it comes to their treatment of animals, or their role in climate change. That’s not an acceptable position, it’s not supported by the vast majority of voters, and you can bet they’ll get a fight from us as these issues play out in the months and years ahead.
More Evidence in Petland-Puppy Mill Enterprise
There is news to report on two of our long-standing battles—the fight to protect wolves in the lower 48 states, and our campaign against Petland, the large retail pet chain, for its corporate practice of trafficking in dogs from puppy mills.
I Think This Dog Wants My Job
When I provided an image of a dog in our workplace for last year’s Take Your Dog to Work Day, you came up with some fabulously entertaining captions. So here we go again—have at it, and share your creative captions.
New Law Strikes in Puppy Mill Capital
Yesterday, our team worked with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and its Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement in shutting down a major operation and rescuing more than 200 dogs.
Talk Back: Rescued
Two recent stories with happy endings—the adoption of Gentle Ben, a blind and elderly Akita who was among more than 300 dogs rescued from an Arkansas puppy mill, and a MUTTS comic strip featuring our own Scotlund Haisley—inspired you.
Comic Relief
Yesterday’s MUTTS strip, by the fabulous Patrick McDonnell, features The HSUS’s Scotlund Haisley, who leads our animal rescue operations.
Talk Back: Tortured Souls
Recent blog posts — about the mistreatment of farm workers at Hudson Valley Foie Gras, Slate magazine’s five-part series on animal research, and animal welfare violations at one of the nation’s largest primate labs — have generated some strong reactions.
Gentle Ben: Before and After
Last Thursday night an email arrived in my inbox with a triumphant subject line: Ben was adopted! Ben was one of more than 300 dogs removed from an Arkansas puppy mill in March. He was the biggest of the pack, but also blind and very elderly.
Lost Dog’s Legacy in Animal Research
Last week, Slate magazine’s Dan Engbar published a five-part series on animal research, extensively treating the dog-napping scandal that led Congress to pass the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act in 1966, and going on to consider its continuing implications.
Talk Back: Proud Supporter
Last Friday, I posted a lengthy blog that answered critics and reminded readers about what The HSUS does. A good number of you wrote in; here’s a sampling of your comments.
The Week in Photos (We’ve Gone to the Dogs)
From rescuing nearly 400 dogs at a Washington puppy mill to raiding two dogfighting operations in Alabama, then to another puppy mill, in Indiana, saving more than 200 dogs, and a collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Game.
Closing the Door on Puppy Mill Abuse
The HSUS is committed to shutting down puppy mills, and it’s become almost a daily exercise for us—with on-the-ground interventions, by passing legislation, and through our work in the courts.
