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Join the "Bloc" Party to Get Political for Animals
Growing up in my neighborhood, everyone loved a good block party—meeting friends and neighbors, gathering together for a common purpose. Now, with just five weeks until one of the most critical elections in our lifetime, we have a new purpose, and a new type of “bloc” party.
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Uncage the Truth
Ever since “The Meatrix” came out in 2003, I’ve wanted to work with Free Range Studios. Now, the aptly named moviemakers are shining a spotlight on more factory farm abuses, and their new animated film urges Californians to vote YES! on Proposition 2 this November.
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On National Hunting and Fishing Day, Hunters Should Walk the Conservation Talk
This Saturday is no cause to celebrate at The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund. However, on this National Hunting and Fishing Day we are happy to lend our voice and remind Americans of outdoor activities that definitely are NOT hunting.
Sport hunters, let’s remember, are quick to claim concern about conservation. Indeed, the whole purpose of having a National Hunting and Fishing Day, according to its organizers, is to celebrate “good conservation.”
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Paw-litical Pets
Last month I reported on congressional candidates who are harnessing pet power on the campaign trail. Now that we’re less than six weeks from Election Day, the race to the White House, too, is getting some attention from our canine and feline friends.
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Humane Society Legislative Fund Endorses Obama-Biden
One of the guiding principles of the Humane Society Legislative Fund is that we evaluate candidates based on a single criterion: where they stand on animal protection policies. We don’t make decisions based on party affiliation, or any other social issue, or even how many pets they have. We care about their views and actions on the major policy debates relating to animal welfare.
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Herd on the Hill
Yesterday on Capitol Hill, I introduced Nigel Barker of “America’s Next Top Model” to a packed room of congressional staff and guests, where he showed his new documentary film—“A Sealed Fate?”—chronicling his work with The Humane Society of the United States to stop the commercial seal slaughter on Canada’s Atlantic coast.
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Sheltering Animals from the Storm
The last couple weeks have had the nation bracing for the triple-fisted punch of Gustav, then Hanna, then the latest threat, Ike, which has left millions of homes in Houston and Galveston without power, gas, or running water. The damage has been severe, and we don't yet know the complete picture on what's happened to the animals in the affected communities.
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It’s Wrong to Count People Who Don’t Vote
In the 24 states that allow voters to create laws and place them directly on the ballot, legislators have tried some dirty tricks to foil citizen lawmaking. In 2006, Florida amended its state constitution to require 60 percent of the vote—rather than a simple majority—to pass any ballot initiative.
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Quit Horsing Around on Slaughter and Transport
Eleven lucky horses who had been abandoned last week on a rural road near Molalla, Ore., got a new lease on life yesterday. Authorities still don’t know who discarded the malnourished horses, and the owner might not come forward since he or she could face criminal charges of animal neglect.
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California Schemin'
I’ve written before about the factory farm fakers opposing California’s Proposition 2, and their sordid record of duping the public, harming animals, polluting the environment, and exploiting workers.
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Stars Align for Animals
Celebrities can have a big impact on culture and politics. Each year, The Humane Society of the United States presents the prestigious Wyler Award—named after late Broadway legend and HSUS vice president Gretchen Wyler—to a celebrity who has raised awareness of animal issues in the mainstream media.
Elections /
A Heartbeat Away from Disaster for Animals?
Last night in the Twin Cities, the GOP conventioneers were officially introduced to their vice presidential candidate who is, as Fred Thompson said, “the only nominee in the history of either party who knows how to properly field dress a moose.”
