Farm Animals
Talk Back: Humane Choices, Chicago Dogs
Folks have started to weigh in about Nicholas Kristof’s tremendous op-ed in The New York Times yesterday. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, please do. One reader had this to say: It is so heartwarming to hear about someone, who in . . .
Major Props to California’s Prop 2
© istockphotoProp 2 will give farm animals room to turn around. When it comes to our dealings with animals, we are all on a pathway. Many of us deeply committed to the cause of protecting animals started out with no awareness of the problem of . . .
If These Walls Could Talk
On Saturday, I stopped by the now-shuttered Hallmark/Westland Meat Company in Chino, Calif. As you remember, this was the facility where an HSUS undercover investigator documented appalling abuses of downer dairy cows, triggering a series of major reactions including the closure of the plant. HSUS . . .
Traumatic Training
© iStockphoto The U.S. Army takes pride in innovation—in its sophisticated weaponry, high-tech equipment, and protective armor. Yet one area in which the Army is failing to innovate is in training soldiers to provide emergency medical attention to wounded comrades on the battlefield. The latest . . .
Be the Change: A Q&A with Kathy Freston
A few weeks ago I offered some observations on the blog about "Quantum Wellness," the newest book by best-selling author Kathy Freston. The book has already had a major impact on the diet choices of Americans, and I wanted to do some follow up with . . .
Stop Sniping, Start Problem Solving
Any large advocacy organization with an agenda encompassing a variety of cutting edge social issues is bound to become a target for criticism, and The HSUS is no exception. As the nation’s most effective animal protection organization, we challenge long-standing forms of institutional cruelty across . . .
Three Strikes and Downers Should be Out
Today was an especially remarkable day at The HSUS—and it shows how we put your support to work for animals in rather remarkable ways. We had FOUR press conferences on major issues throughout the nation and a full complement of press in attendance at every . . .
Animal Abuse by Any Other Name
It’s more than obfuscation. It seems inadequate to call it a charade. Bald-faced lie comes a bit closer. Perfidious fraud feels about right to me. I’m talking about Californians for Safe Food. A group with a name like that sounds like an advocate for passing . . .
A Measure for Everyone
The HSUS does not have the luxury of focusing its resources on a single campaign, or even a couple of major efforts. At a time when our disaster team is fully deployed in Iowa, we are also at work on hundreds of other projects—from our . . .
Herding Together on More Humane Treatment
© Rob Waterhouse/SXC It is obvious that tormenting downer cattle—as seen in the videos and photos HSUS undercover investigators recorded at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Co. in Chino, Calif., as well as four livestock auctions across the country—is bad for the animals involved. I’ve always believed . . .
Talk Back: Relief for the Weary
Almost everyone in America knows about The HSUS’s investigation of the Hallmark/Westland Meat Company—an undercover hidden camera inquiry that triggered the shutdown of the plant, the nation’s largest beef recall, the first-ever cruelty charges against slaughterhouse workers, and, just last week, an announcement from the . . .
A Vote for 20 Million Animals
© COKYou can support the California initiative as a volunteeror with a donation. This year, we’ve passed about 50 laws in the states already. And last week, we passed three major federal bills as amendments to the Farm Bill. But arguably one of the most . . .
