tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364087672024-03-19T23:41:45.787-04:00A & N Research - Giving You the FACTS !Researching all the things you thought you knew but were afraid to askUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-58892879390917836942011-12-19T13:16:00.004-05:002011-12-19T17:17:28.541-05:00USDA APHIS WATCHIn May 2010, the USDA OIG office released a study entitled the Animal <a href="http://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/33002-4-SF.pdf">and Plant Health Inspection Service Animal Care Program Inspections of Problematic Dealers</a> . The paper looks suspiciously like a HSUS "research document" and no doubt this paper was a result of their lobbying efforts and their "APHIS insiders."<br />
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APHIS responded to the OIG study and began a series of steps to ramp up their inspection and enforcement actions against dog and horse breeders. See the <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2010/05/AWA_enforcement_plan.shtml">APHIS Enhanced Animal Welfare Ace Enforcement Plan</a> and <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/awa/AWA_Enforcement.pdf">this pdf document</a>. <br />
For the past 2 years, APHIS has more than doubled the number of animal care investigations. As of the spring of 2011, APHIS had over 200 open AWA investigations involving dog dealers alone. The federal agency even increased their average monetary stipulation (fine) from $3,713 to $10,178 by May 2011. <br />
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Who would have ever thought that breeding dogs could be a federal crime?<br />
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According to an online APHIS manual regarding the Animal Welfare Act:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="text-align: justify;">If your business falls under any of the categories of "dealers" listed below, you must be licensed by USDA. You cannot be licensed or registered as an exhibitor. You must be licensed according to what type of activity is your predominant business. When first contacting APHIS, indicate the species you handle, the type of business you are in, and the type of business to which you sell animals. You can hold one type of license only.</div><br />
</blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">Regulated Businesses include:</div><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Pet Wholesalers: Anyone importing, buying, selling, or trading pets in wholesale channels must be licensed. Annual license fees are based on the amount received from the sale of regulated animals less the amount paid for these animals.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"> Pet Breeders: Anyone breeding pets for the wholesale trade must be licensed. You also may have to be licensed if you sell dogs as breeding stock to other breeders. Some small-scale breeders can qualify for an exemption (see "Hobby Breeders"). Annual license fees are based on 50 percent of gross sales of regulated animals."</blockquote>Look at this job announcement for a <a href="http://www.allpolicejobs.us/index.php?p=police_job&jid=19180">full time investigator with APHIS Investigative and Enforcement Services (IES)</a> that opened in July for the Richmond, VA metro area. The position was a GS-1810-09/11 with a salary range of $48,408 - $76,138 a year not including benefits. It pays to find crime.<br />
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While the private sector workforce shrinks due to unemployment and a crippled economy, federal government employment has risen and yet, our taxpayer dollars pay for these government jobs. Big government is crushing us into further poverty. U.S. citizens not only pay the salaries of government workers, but for their offices and all the equipment they use. Then the feds generate more revenue by imposing fines levied by reams of federal statutes, codes, rules, regulations and laws that are churned out daily. It is a self perpetuating system. Citizens pay for a big government that in turn, must enforce the laws that justify their existence. No wonder our country is spiraling out of control and into deeper debt.<br />
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<strong><u>Legislation Mills</u></strong><br />
The federal tax code alone covers 17,000 pages and requires over 700 different forms. There are over 4,000 federal crimes, and many times that number of regulations that carry criminal penalties. The federal criminal code today spans some 1400 pages, and that’s just the “pocket edition.” The Federal Registry which records all of the regulations the federal government imposes on businesses (all of which carry the force of law), now exceeds 75,000 pages. The Office of Management and Budget estimates that merely complying with these regulations — that is, paying lawyers to keep educated on them, interpret them and implement them — costs U.S. business another $500 to $600 billion per year.<br />
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When analysts at the Congressional Research Service tried to count the number of separate offences on the books, they were forced to give up, exhausted. Rules concerning corporate governance or the environment are often impossible to understand, yet breaking them can land you in prison. And so our 99% of hardworking, overtaxed citizens must deal with a thing called over-criminalization. Google it. You will discover some frightening things about our country.<br />
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The proposed <a href="http://www.saova.org/PUPS2011.html">2012 federal budget</a> will appropriate $837 million to APHIS. $29 million of that is earmarked for Animal Welfare. APHIS requested $6 million of our taxpayer dollars for increased investigations of "problematic dog breeders and dealers." <br />
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More disturbing than the cost of compliance, however, is the way federal officials can manipulate the confusing maze of federal laws, codes and regulations to fulfill political agendas. Disfavored industries (like dog breeding and animal farming) can be punished and manipulated. U.S. attorneys fail to enfoce the laws with any kind of consistency or in other words, laws are selectively enforced and that leads to abuse of the federal court system.<br />
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<strong><u>A HSUS Insider</u></strong><br />
As an example, we are witnessing firsthand what happens when HSUS helps place one of its own in a powerful position within a federal agency. I am sure that by now we have all read about <strong>Sarah Conant</strong>, Chief of the newly created Animal Health and Welfare Enforcement/Investigative and Enforcement Services, and the Dollarhite case. If not, here are some links to catch you up to speed.<br />
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<a href="http://bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com/2011/06/usda-agent-sarah-conants-hidden-agenda.html">Sarah Conant's Hidden Agenda </a><br />
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<a href="http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2011/07/18/missouri-rabbit-raiser-responds-to-usda-proposal/">USDA Rabbit Police </a><br />
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<a href="http://bobmccarty.com/2011/06/27/animal-rights-activism-fuels-usda-rabbit-chase/">Animal Rights Activist fules USDA Rabbit Chase </a><br />
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While trying to find out more about Ms. Conant, Spidey ran across an interesting document called the <a href="http://www.law.virginia.edu/pdf/PublicServiceJobSearchandResourceGuide0607.pdf">Public Service Job Search and Resource Guide</a> which was published by Conant's alma mater - the University of Virginia. Conant was in fact the president and founder of the Virginia Animal Law Society. Included in the Job Search and Resource document is a sample of the letter she wrote to Lisa Boan of the HSUS Human Resources Department. <br />
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Apparently the 2005 letter was successful because in no time at all, she became a law clerk for the HSUS Animal Protection Litigation Section. She would obtain her law degree the very next year. (VA Bar No. 72847) Apparently, she spent a few more years with HSUS learning all she could. She was hired by APHIS in the fall of 2010. Not bad for a person out of law school for only five years.<br />
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As you look through the "List of Helpful Web Sites" section in the back of the Job Search and Research Guide, be sure to note some very interesting organizations like <a href="http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/printfunderProfile.asp?fndid=5288">Action Without Borders</a> which is run by Idealist.org. These are funded in part by the Sterns Family Fund which also funds several <a href="http://tidalwaveerosion.blogspot.com/">Tides Foundation</a> groups. <a href="http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/Articles/nlgstand4facts25.html">Equal Justice Works</a> (David Stern) and the <a href="http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/Articles/nlgstand4facts25.html">National Lawyers Guild</a> are included in these resources. <a href="http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/printfunderProfile.asp?fndid=5181">George Soros Open Society Institute</a> is also listed. Say What?!?!?!?! This is indeed a complex and tangled web at the highest levels of our government. Like it or not, they use their indue influence to shape public opinion and government policy. That explains a great deal, doesn't it????<br />
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<strong><u>A New Plan for a New Day</u></strong><br />
The "New APHIS" opened a new Center for Animal Welfare in Kansas City, MO. To help carry out the APHIS enhanced welfare plan, a new committee of <a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Bmb6y76nL8cJ:www.aphis.usda.gov/inside_aphis/2011/Vol_1_2011.rtf+APHIS+%22animal+care+team+specialists%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us">Animal Care Team Specialists</a> was formed. This team consists of Dr. Nora Wineland, who will be the Director. Laurie Gage is the Big Cat and Marine Mammal Specialist. Gary Goldberg was appointed as the Primate Specialist. Vaughan Langman is the Biophysicist. Denise Sofranko is the team's Elephant Specialist. We may investigate these people in the future.<br />
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Right now we will focus on Dr, Craig Mabray who is the new APHIS Kennel Specialist. He is a graduate of the <a href="http://vet.tufts.edu/capp/animal_matters/2010_lectures.html">Tufts University of Veterinary Medicine</a> and had a veterinary practice for over 20 years that focused on small animals. He served on the NM Board of Veterinary Medicine for four years and was their investigator/inspector for 18 months. Before joining APHIS, he served as chief of the City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department's animal shelter. I know what you are thinking - was he involved with the HEART ordinance battle of 2006? Most likely. A Tufts graduate... a proponent of S/N? the positions he has held in NM and Albuquerque all add up to "yes" in my books.<br />
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Mabray sold his original practice to <a href="http://www.vcahospitals.com/main/directory.html">VCA Antech</a> in the mid 2000s and then became a corporate DVM at the VCA Wyoming Animal Hospital in Albuquerque. He (and his client's animals?) participated in a FDA drug test for <a href="http://www.vetrxdirect.com/product/view/anipryl?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Anipryl&gclid=CI-Z-8_Mjq0CFQ3DtgodDDH8mA">Anipryl</a>. (In June of 2010, VCA Antech, Inc. (Nasdaq:WOOF) bought out PET DRx Corporation (VETS) and merged their assets.) It will be interesting to find out if VCA Antech has a contract with APHIS.<br />
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APHIS even has a new site where you can <a href="http://awic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=3&tax_level=3&tax_subject=181&topic_id=2284&level3_id=7319&level4_id=0&level5_id=0&placement_default=0">report suspected "puppy mills."</a> According to the website: <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">AWIC [AWIC is the acronym for Animal Welfare Information Center] often receives reports of suspected animal cruelty or neglect. In most cases involving domestic animals or livestock, these reports should be made to a state or local police department or animal control agency. This interactive map displays contact information for government agencies and private organizations that respond to animal cruelty reports. . . The data was compiled by AWIC summer students. The map is not complete. If you would like us to add information, send us the name of the agency, address, phone numbers, email, URL, and a short description. Also, please let us know if any information needs updating. <br />
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</blockquote>This can't be good. Along with this website are a number of other animal rights groups that are actively involved in investigating various USDA licensed dog breeders. They send freedom of information requests to the agency digging for information and even publish the names and license numbers of breeders on their websites. They also write letters to APHIS IES and encourage them to inspect various kennels throughout the United States.<br />
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Forewarned is forearmed so keep fighting the good fight!<br />
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<u>Further Reading</u><br />
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<a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/manuals/eig/5.4_eig.pdf">Animal Care Inspection Guide </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/php/content/2011_Inspection_Guide/9.7.09%20Canine%20Care%20Checklist.pdf">APHIS Canine Care Checklist </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/Inspection_Requirements_Attachments.PDF">APHIS Checklist of Animal Care Inspection Report</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-14105921483236940312011-08-26T21:11:00.002-04:002011-09-02T07:17:12.262-04:00THLN Links to ALDF, PeTA, PCRM, SPCA and others<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Foundation for All Creatures c/o Robert Trimble</span></strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">8333 Douglas Avenue</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dallas, TX 75225</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">EIN 75-2793423 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Phone: 214-855-2960</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Directors: Robert L. Trimble; Mary Mitchell Trimble (Animal Protection Institute/Born Free) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Mike DeGrazier (Catlyn Financial)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Significant Donations</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC3xKDr1WfnM0uiS6ous7xdaBjlvwTEx4BU-VpESTvFAzm9Nv0JLhR5K2DyRbuZ6o3WpCtVOnbhDpzRlySHgqWvPEz6oFNkfOUDyVcsrY4nsQ1r_E05_xAM3Xdv0Q3TcT29Q_/s1600/All+Creatures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512px" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC3xKDr1WfnM0uiS6ous7xdaBjlvwTEx4BU-VpESTvFAzm9Nv0JLhR5K2DyRbuZ6o3WpCtVOnbhDpzRlySHgqWvPEz6oFNkfOUDyVcsrY4nsQ1r_E05_xAM3Xdv0Q3TcT29Q_/s640/All+Creatures.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember that Robert L. "Skip" Trimble was once the treasurer for ALDF (Animal Legal Defense Fund) and for Born Free/API (Animal Protection Institute). His wife, Mary Mitchell Trimble is still on the BOD of API. As evidenced by these particular Trimble-related donations, the ALDF is still one of his pet projects.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-53276837243922778492010-11-20T07:48:00.000-05:002010-11-20T07:48:41.771-05:00Comments Re: Skip Trimble and THLNSpidey received this email. It is worth posting and pretty much summarizes just how involved Trimble is in all things AR related in Texas.<br />
Sent: Fri, Nov 19, 2010 11:21 pm<br />
Subject: THLN/TXMVA join hands? Fair Use Act<br />
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Folks,<br />
The TX Medical Veterinary Association joining hands with self-professed "mainstream" THLN has irritated me.<br />
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You probably already know most of this info but maybe some new info is here. Use this <a href="http://www.startpage.com/">search engine</a>, enter Robert Skip Trimble, and information will arrive. <br />
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I apologize in advance for grammatical/structural errors, but I am trying to compile quickly! I use the disclaimer Fair Use Act.<br />
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1.Source: <a href="http://www.aldf.org/downloads/AnimalsAdvocatewinter02.pdf">The Animals' Advocate, The Quarterly Newsletter of The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Winter 2002, Volume 21 (Page 5)</a><br />
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"<u>Old Dog, New Tricks, from 'Abuser' to Animal Champion</u>" article on ALDF Board Chair Robert "Skip" Trimble<br />
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"I'm a former animal abuser. I used to own racehorses, raise roping steers, hunt and eat meat," Trimble says. "I've probably<br />
done it all. But that's changed."<br />
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"They started telling me about vivisection and circuses and farming abuses and everything else," Trimble says. "The more I learned, the more I wanted to do something."<br />
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"The laws need to change if animals are going to be given the respect they're due on this earth, and there's nobody better equipped to change laws than lawyers."<br />
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2. Source: <em>The Animals' Advocate, The Quarterly</em> Newsletter of The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Winter 2002, Volume 21 <br />
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a. Harvard Law School ..most active chapters of the Student Animals Legal Defense Fund in the nation.<br />
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With his fellow legal scholars...and <a href="http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/h/3807-exposed-the-secret-animal-rights-agenda-of-americas-next-regulatory-czar">Cass Sunstein</a> (who did appear), Dershowitz is helping to put animal law on the map. (Page 1)<br />
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b. But Sunstein, ..teaches at University of Chicago, suggested that "property may not be as important as we think," and said animals regarded as property can still have rights under the law. (Page 4)<br />
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Article about where <a href="http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/01/15/sunstein">Cass Sunstein</a> has ended up in President Obama's administration and what he proposes for America: <br />
c. David Favre, ... a member of ALDF's board of directors, who urged a more incremental approach to winning recognition of animals' rights.<br />
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Perhaps, he said, animal lawyers should "find a shallower place to cross the river," shepherding chimpanzees and other non-human animals into the frontier of legal rights via "a series of stepping stones," rather than trying to break down the property status wall. (Page 4) [Note: Boiling the Frog - er Dog, Slowly....]<br />
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3. Source: <em>The Animals' Advocate</em>, The Quarterly Newsletter of The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Winter 2002, Volume 21 <br />
"Spotlight on Enforcement" (Page 4)<br />
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Steve Wells, director of ALDF's Law Professional Volunteer Program ..."You can get involved as an attorney by forming a bar association committee on animal rights or using environmental laws to protect animals. Or, if you're not a lawyer, you can testify before legislators considering new animal laws or use the Freedom of Information Act...." <br />
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4. Source: <a href="http://www.metroplexanimalcoalition.org/2006/AboutUs/SkipTrimbleBio.html">Skip Trimble Bio</a><br />
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* 1997 HSUS Legislative Achievement Award <br />
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* 1997 PAWS Volunteer of the Year Award<br />
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* 1999 Sarah M and Charles E. Seay Kindness to Animals Award, Operation Kindness<br />
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* 2006 Secretary and Treasurer of Metroplex Animal Coalition <br />
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* Animal Protection of New Mexico's 2000 Award for lifelong commitment to animal rights<br />
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5. * Elected Board Chair of ALDF in 2001, after 6 years as an active board member. (Source <a href="http://www.aldf.org/downloads/AnimalsAdvocatewinter02.pdf">Animals' Advocate, Winter 2002, #21</a>)<br />
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* PETA Activist Award. (Source Animals' Advocate, Winter 2002, #21)<br />
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6. * <a href="http://www.pcrm.org/gala2010/awards_compassion_winner.cfm">Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine</a> (PCRM) 2010 Art of Compassion Award Recipient, Robert L. "Skip" Trimble<br />
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7. "Skip Trimble: <a href="http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/skip-trimble-intact-animals-ar.html">Intact animals are the root of Dallas' animal woes</a>"<br />
3:40 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 Dave Levinthal/Reporter <br />
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"We've compromised in every way we think possible," said Animal Shelter Commission Chairman Skip Trimble, who months ago began advocating the animal control ordinance now in front of the Dallas City Council.<br />
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"An unborn dog will never stray," Mr. Trimble said in advocating a mandatory spay/neuter law that would allow owners to keep their pets intact by purchasing a $70 permit. "An intact dog is part of the problem, and a fixed dog is not."<br />
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8. The <a href="http://www.change.org/%20petitions/%20view/%20hold_dallas_shelter_responsible_for_trapped_cats_death">DAS manager has now been charged with felony animal cruelty</a>. You can read the full story and see an affadavit with more details on the case here on the Animals blog.<br />
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Targeting: Robert "Skip" Trimble (Chairman, Dallas Animal Shelter Commission) <br />
Started by: Stephanie Feldstein <br />
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Dallas Animal Services is being investigated for the death of a cat in the shelter's walls. After escaping from his cage, the cat ended up trapped in the wall. Sources say that employees heard the cat trying to escape and reported it to management, yet the cat wasn't removed until after he had died and his carcass started to smell.<br />
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This is not the first time that Dallas Animal Services has made questionable decisions when it comes to animals in their care.<br />
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Jonnie England (Operation Kindness), a member of the Dallas Animal Shelter Commission, said "If these allegations are true, these are the people who are charged with protecting and caring for animals in the city of Dallas. This is a level of callousness and unconcern and incompetence that is just stunning."<br />
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Tell the Chairman of the Animal Services Commission to hold any shelter managers who knew about the suffering cat fully responsible for their negligence and to replace them with compassionate leaders.<br />
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Skippy On Board<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.dallascityhall.com/pdf/phones/boardsan.pdf">City of Dallas Board and Commission Chairs</a>, 2005-2007, Appointed by Councilmember Natinsky<br />
Robert "Skip" Trimble, Animal Shelter Commission member since 11/13/2003, reappointed 10/19/05, Appointed by Natinsky, Terms served: 1<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.dallascityhall.com/government/CityCouncil/District12/m">Re-appointedment</a> by Councilmember Natinsky <br />
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ASC 12 Skip Trimble reappointed 09/12/2007, general public, Chair, served 2 terms, member since 11/13/2003.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cwapc.org/pr/download/pr_20040713_sipek_tiger.pdf">Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition</a>, July 13, 2004, <br />
Coalition Participants:<br />
...Skip Trimble...Born Free (Trimble's wife), ASPCA, SPCA of Houston, PETA, HSUS and more<br />
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<a href="http://www.animallawsection.org/">State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section</a>, Skip was also instrumental in the formation of the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. <br />
Note the BOD and Members: Skip Trimble, Yolanda Eisenstein, Randy Turner, Cassie Evans, Bill Davis, Susan Hightower, Don Feare, etc.<br />
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Remember the <a href="http://pjboosinger.viviti.com/entries/general/gideon-case">Gideon Case</a> in Dallas...Yolanda Eisenstein recently met with Dallas City Council Committee members on Animal/Human Abuse.<br />
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<a href="http://www.friendsofanimals.org/programs/primarily_primates/The_Great_Ape_Grab.htm">Skip Trimble, TX Attorney General, primate 'transfer'</a><br />
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<a href="http://animallawonline.blogspot.com/">Lots of vegan friends</a><br />
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Note the listing of lawyers for Texas; self-created new market, (who not to use?) Gee, how many of these used to be in THLN and are now on the Texas State Bar of Animal Law, founded by Skip Trimble?<br />
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AZ - Chris Wencker/520-623-1461 <br />
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AZ - Stephanie Nichols-Young/ 602-257-9739 <br />
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FL - Marcy LaHart/561-655-9537 <br />
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KY - Katie Brophy/502-561-3486 <br />
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NJ - Linda Sinuk/732-296-1771 <br />
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TX - Donald Feare/817-543-2202 <br />
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TX - Joel Hailey/210-333-3310 <br />
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TX - Randy Turner/ randy@randallturner.us <br />
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TX - Skip Trimble/214-855-2960<br />
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THLN is on the HSUS bandwagon and is now feeding the press the line that "Texas is the Puppy Mill Capital of the U.S." Sound familiar??!!!! (Google "puppy mill capital" to see just how many states turn up) State by state, the ARs are targeting animal owners. Remember when they fought so hard, state to state, to make animal cruelty a felony? Responsible animal owners never thought those laws would be used against them either. <br />
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Texas, you must continue the good fight and defeat this legislation NOW.<br />
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</div>Raids and Seizures. We read about them everyday. The stories are always the same and it is always THE WORST case of animal cruelty/abuse/hoarding etc THEY have ever seen. Feces cover everything. The amonia smell is so bad they must wear gas masks. Come on now. Can't they write better news than a generic fill in the blank? The mainstream media seldom, if ever, covers the other side of the story. Maybe a small mention of a legal victory or charges dropped will be found in the back pages. Like the little boy that cried wolf too many times and was caught lying, who would believe the press releases even if REAL animal cruelty did exist? Here is how the system operates:<br />
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Animal rights organizations lobby for ever restrictive laws. In many states, <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/abuse/state_animal_cruelty_laws_080109.pdf">animal cruelty is classified as a felony</a>.<br />
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Animal Control/Humane Society/SPCA trumps up cruelty charges on some unsuspecting person. Motives vary from simple ego/power trips to obtaining valuable animals for re-sale, er I mean adoption. <br />
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Animals are taken.<br />
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Ransom is levied in the form of daily charges for board and vet care that run into thousands of dollars. Provisions for such charges are often enacted into law.<br />
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The animals often end up in less than ideal situations and some will languish and die without proper care. This only helps strengthen the persecutor's, er I mean prosecutor's case that the animals were in need of rescuing! Sometimes animals with no intrinsic value to the rescuers are simply killed, I mean euthanized.<br />
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Victims of the system are run through a court system that further abuses their rights. <br />
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Attorneys for defendants generally know next to nothing about animal laws.<br />
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Defendants pay a fortune to defend themselves and are ultimately forced to give up their animals when they are unable to pay the legal/boarding bills. <br />
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Victims of this system are threatened with jail time and high fines and are coerced into signing away their animals.<br />
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AC/SPCA/Humane Society profits from these cases.<br />
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AC/HS/SPCA etc are now considered law enforcement agents and they have police powers.<br />
The failure to make formal charges ensures that they won't take a fall should the real nature of the incident come out. They can't afford to look bad.<br />
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The longer a case drags on, the more financial and other pressure is put on the defendant. One person calls it the "litigate till broke" strategy.<br />
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It's been done many times before. It is happening today.<br />
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Spidey has no problem with REAL animal cruelty being punished by law, but the problem lies with lack of compassion and common sense. We should all be able to distinguish true animal abuse from "case building". Animal Control has become a big business. State and national membership organizations are in place, complete with certification programs, newsletters, instruction manuals and even supplies. These officers must justify their existence and often that means "finding" crimes where none exist.<br />
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Example of ACO Training Manuals<br />
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All states have some form of Animal Control Officer training manuals and course requirements. They are all very similar and the vast body of animal rights literature has been very influential in the development of this area of training, law enforcement, prosecution and legislation.<br />
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<a href="http://www.georgialpa.org/upload/glpawebdocument2005.pdf">How to Prosecute Animal Cruelty in Georgia from Start to Finish</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ndaa.org/pdf/animal_cruelty_06.pdf">American Prosecutors Research Institute</a> (Randall Lockwood, ASPCA)<br />
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NEW JERSEY<br />
ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR<br />
In 1989 the New Jersey Certified Animal Control Officers Association along with the Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups, proposed legislation that would allow Animal Control Officers with additional training, to enforce the animal cruelty statutes of New Jersey.<br />
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NEW YORK<br />
<a href="http://www.nyshumane.org/manual/manual.htm">How to Investigate Animal Cruelty in NY State - A Manual of Procedures</a><br />
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VERMONT<br />
<a href="http://www.vactf.org/manual/">Vermont Animal Cruelty Task Force Manual</a><br />
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TEXAS<br />
<a href="http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/zoonosis/education/training/aco/manual/online/">Texas Department of State Health Services Animal Control Officer Training Manual</a><br />
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HSUS MATERIALS <br />
<a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/prosecutors_resources.html">Resources for Prosecutors</a> <br />
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Know Thy Enemy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-73585180701822169572010-10-18T10:52:00.000-04:002010-10-18T10:52:01.098-04:00The Mechanics of a Vet Med WebLet's take a brief look into the veterinary practice/animal health insurance/animal pharmaceutical web. Veterinary practice in this brave new age has changed a great deal from the way it used to be. Spidey is old enough to remember the friendly neighborhood and simple country vets. They helped us take good care of our animals and pets, were efficient and effective and also affordable. They had good ole' common horse sense, too.<br />
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Today's modern vet, by contrast, often seems to demand we provide expensive procedures for our pets on a yearly basis. We are manipulated, whether we know it or not, to pay for yearly dental treatments for our dogs and cats whether they need them or not. Veterinary exams are the norm along with a battery of blood tests to check for anything and everything. It is not enough to keep up with requisite vaccinations, but now we feel guilty if we do not buy the latest anti-flea and tick medications, provide costly dental treatments, microchip them, or give them heartworm meds - even if those pets never go outside!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF9PRy0MGP_2Q24M8wkdjXPuSN0tmiaKZMIGyG1ETKFo6-OZGSBmZeNh3l3u3hyphenhyphenBfmRTa3TOEODASBvRQJ0RSOPmjnhCagLxTB4WPgbl7x4S1CESFRDDiCuo4iqfw4QWm4YTL/s1600/ff1_270x202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF9PRy0MGP_2Q24M8wkdjXPuSN0tmiaKZMIGyG1ETKFo6-OZGSBmZeNh3l3u3hyphenhyphenBfmRTa3TOEODASBvRQJ0RSOPmjnhCagLxTB4WPgbl7x4S1CESFRDDiCuo4iqfw4QWm4YTL/s200/ff1_270x202.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Spidey knows this, because a young whipper snapper vet informed me that my cat could get heartworm even if it never went outside because a mosquito, carrying the disease, could get into my house and infect my pet. Well, I guess anything could happen. This young vet was pretty hot under the collar because I challenged the need to buy an expensive product that I felt wasn't necessary. Spidey is reasonable and may have responded better if the vet would've had a more professional and persuasive attitude.<br />
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Another vet at this same practice told Spidey that an 8 month old miniature schnauzer was actually a 2 year old mixed terrier of some kind! She said she could tell the age because of the teeth. This dog's teeth are beautiful and white - not a speck of tartar on them. After consulting with a person that professionally bred this particular breed for the show ring for nearly 30 years, I was told how to determine if my pet was still a pup by checking the leg bones. The breeder was right and knew what the vet didn't. Not surprising, though, is it?<br />
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Over time, the two owners of this practice have bought out any competitors or have incorporated offices of veterinarians that have since retired. This is the only vet practice for miles around and sad to say, most veterinarians are all the same nowadays. Spidey always dreads going to this veterinary hospital because of the pushiness, the expense and certain incidences like the two I mentioned above. There are many more such stories, but I wanted to tell you what I have learned.<br />
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I discovered that this vet hospital is accredited by the <a href="http://www.aahanet.org/">AAHA</a> or American Animal Hospital Association, based in Lakewood, Colorado. Approximately 33,000 veterinary practices, hospitals and university veterinary programs are AAHA accredited. These include local and state humane society hospitals and the <a href="http://www.friendshiphospital.com/community/fund.html">Friendship Hospitals for Animals</a>. Just check out <a href="http://www.aahanet.org/membercenter/preferredproviders.aspx">AAHA Preferred Business Provider Programs </a>website for more info.<br />
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The Friendship hospitals alone make up 18% of the AAHA accredited hospitals and the Friendship Fund for Humane Education was established to support the efforts of the <a href="http://support.washhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=aboutus_board">Washington Humane Society</a> . That support now extends to support the efforts of the <a href="http://www.warl.org/about-us/staff/">Washington Animal Rescue League</a> . (Many of the names listed as officers and board members of these two orgs should ring a bell or two. Like <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=36408767&postID=7358518070182216957">Holly Hazard</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewweinstein">Andrew Weinstein</a>, Mary Jarvis, Lisa LaFontaine and others.) Friendship Hospitals also support and encourage that donations be made to the <a href="http://www.marshall-legacy.org/!our_dogs/dog-adopt.html">Marshall Legacy Institute</a> , headed by former HSUS President Paul Irwin. Remember them? They use dogs to sniff out and detect landmines - humanely, of course, according to their website. <br />
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Looking over their <a href="https://secure.aahanet.org/eWeb/dynamicpage.aspx?site=resources&webcode=referencegroup">position statements</a> explains a great deal. These include topics such as the frequency of vet visits and vaccination schedules; parasite control guidelines, their pharmacy compounding accreditation program, how to report animal abuse, use of Animal ID and microchips, dangerous animal legislation, *ear cropping/tail docking (*<span style="color: red;">Veterinarians should counsel and educate pet owners that these procedures <em><strong>should not be performed unless medically necessary</strong></em>. AAHA also <strong>encourages the elimination of ear cropping and tail docking from breed standards</strong></span>. Why? Looks like the AR crowd has been pulling their ears!) NAIA wrote <a href="http://www.naiaonline.org/articles/archives/aaha01.htm">this article</a> about them: <u>The American Animal Hospital Association Adopts the Cause of Animal Rights Veterinary Groups</u>. <br />
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Check out excerpts [my comments in brackets] from an article from the Oct/Nov AAHA "<em>Pets Matter</em>" newsletter which is sent to clients of AAHA affiliate veterinary hospitals. [<a href="http://www.healthypet.com/PetCare/PetsMatter.aspx">Back Issues of "<em>Pets Matter</em></a>."]<br />
"<a href="http://www.healthypet.com/PetCare/PetCareArticle.aspx?art_key=d94698ce-7806-4585-b988-074cf0c3a97e">Signs of an Animal Hoarder</a> written by Jan Thomas (with <a href="http://thapr.com/Thomas___Hunt_%26_Associates_Strategic_Communications">Thomas Hunt Associates Strategic Communications</a>)<br />
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Animal hoarders can be overwhelmed caregivers [yes], rescuers [yes] or <span style="color: red;">sociopaths [That is a bit harsh!]</span>. Go inside their minds and learn what to do if you suspect hoarding. [This should be an issue dealt with by families - not outsiders, imo]<br />
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Just how long XXXX had been hoarding XXXXX is unknown. [Fill in the Blank] What is known is that she stored XXX like throwaway clothing in her garage in XXX., and that ultimately, it was <span style="color: red;">someone from her local animal hospital who turned her in</span>. [The Nanny State strikes again. Perhaps the animals needed to be taken - each case is different. It is a great way to make a quick haul of adoptable animals though. Just saying....]<br />
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According to court records, an <span style="color: red;">unnamed veterinary hospital employee</span> [we the people need to take back the right to confront our accusers and furthermore, those who bear "false witness" need to be prosecuted if the facts show that is the case] contacted the XXX Humane Society after treating <strong>one</strong> of the XXX that was “malnourished, dehydrated, severely underweight, anemic and had died.” [Just one animal out of how many? How old was it? Had it been sick?] <br />
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After visiting [Oh, just here for a friendly "visit. That is a nice way to put it. Did they have a warrant?] the premises, animal control officers removed 25 dogs and two cats from the woman’s care. [Did they threaten her with jail time etc? Was she coerced to relinquish her animals? Probably] Most of the dogs were found in the garage, where they lived [I doubt they lived their full time as this article implies. It is common practice to crate an animal now and then but the report makes it seem this woman kept them in crates 24/7] in carriers and crates stacked one on top of the other and were caked with feces. [the animals or the crates?]<br />
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In the world of animal hoarding, where abusers often acquire hundreds of pets before judicial intervention, the XXX case is hardly extreme. <span style="color: red;">However, it does cast a spotlight on the role that neighbors and friends can and should play in eradicating this confusing phenomenon</span>. [Oh really. What business is it of theirs? No, such advice only encourages neighbors with a grudge or vendetta against other neighbors to "cry wolf."]<br />
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Today, we understand animal hoarding to occur when someone is:<br />
Unable to provide minimal levels of nutrition, sanitation, shelter and veterinary care [These are subjective judgments at best]<br />
In denial about both his or her inability to provide care and about the impact of that failure on the animals, their home and other people who live on the property [Possibly, but not always. Now that we have those dramatic TV shows about "hoarders" the general public will automatically believe the worst anytime people own more than the "approved" number of animals]<br />
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A one-size-fits-all approach does not work with animal hoarding. Nevertheless, hoarders do share some characteristics, for instance:<br />
Most are female [nurturing]<br />
Most live alone [this is why they call them companion animals]<br />
Almost half are 60 years of age or older [there is nothing wrong with owning animals. Older adults often have the time to dedicate to caring for animals]<br />
In almost 70% of investigated cases, animal feces and urine are present in the hoarder’s home [especially in litter boxes]<br />
Sick or dead animals were discovered on the premises in 80% of the cases; and in 60% of these cases, hoarders denied there was a problem [Animals can get sick and they can recover. When an animal or pet dies, it is often buried on the premises. These are often what the incriminating articles refer to!]<br />
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<a href="http://givinuthefacts.blogspot.com/2010/03/hoarding-is-just-more-animal-rights.html">Gary Patronek</a>, VMD, PhD and founder of the Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium (HARC) , [Remember him? Spidey wrote about him before!] cautions against generalizing based on gender or living conditions. Instead, he says most hoarders fall into one of the following categories: [A label is a label]<br />
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Overwhelmed caregivers: These people begin rescuing or helping animals in a small way, acquire pets passively and become overwhelmed when their growing animal population combines with a significant negative change in lifestyle. People in this category tend to be the most willing to consider downsizing.<br />
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Rescuer hoarders: Most people in this group are driven by an extreme sense of mission. Patronek says they likely “have a profound fear of death and loss. Caring for animals provides a strong sense of identity; losing the animals or losing control is a loss of who they are.” <span style="color: red;">Negotiated settlements, sometimes coupled with the threat of prosecution, work best here</span>.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Exploiter hoarders: “These people may be true sociopaths,” Patronek warns. “<u>They have no empathy for people or animals. They are manipulative, cunning, very shrewd and can be quite vicious</u>. You’re probably going to have to prosecute them with every trick in the book to have any chance of successful intervention.”</span><span style="color: black;"> [Unfortunately, one AR's "rescuer hoarder" is another's "exploiter hoarder." What is he talking about? Manipulative, cunning, shrewd and vicious more aptly describes an over zealous, ego driven, publicity loving ACO or animal rights fanatic.]</span><br />
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In addition, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) cites these signs that may indicate someone is an animal hoarder:<br />
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They have numerous animals and may not know the total number of animals in their care<br />
Their home is deteriorated (i.e., dirty windows, broken furniture, holes in wall and floor, extreme clutter)<br />
Animals are emaciated, lethargic and not well socialized<br />
Fleas and vermin are present<br />
They are isolated from the community and appear to neglect themselves <br />
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[Not a pretty picture and perhaps would apply to a very small percentage of people. But the damage is done and this image will come to mind consciously or subconsciously whenever the public reads about yet another "hoarder." The person with all those animals has been effectively de-humanized and made into a sick freak of society.]<br />
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<span style="color: black;">If you <strong>suspect</strong> [a mere suspicion does not a fact make] a hoarding situation, <u>call your local humane society, animal control agency, police department, animal shelter, animal welfare group or veterinary hospital to initiate the process</u>. You may not want to get the person “in trouble,” but a telephone call <strong><u>may be</u></strong> [may be, could be but will it be?] the first step to getting that individual and the animals the help they need. [Yeah, right. Sorry but Nazi Germany does come to mind. You know what they say about good intentions. A person may or may not want to get another in trouble.] </span><br />
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This article originally appeared in <em>Trends</em> magazine, published by the AAHA and which offers "big-picture perspectives and proven strategies that all members of your practice team can use to enhance patient care and operate your practice more effectively and profitably . . [offering] straight-forward, real world strategies, best business management practices, protocols, tips and techniques -- along with buyer’s guides, overviews of articles published in JAAHA, and in-depth analysis and discussion of industry trends that may affect your practice." So, what does hoarding have to do with any of that? Maybe it angers them that one person has all those animals that aren't getting yearly exams and buying all those expensive products and services. Perhaps they just want to take the animals away and farm them out to those who can afford it?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghm53ObnROyRNatD2_vqNsk2Uovkbbe5N_VlzMHzTY8eVqJ72RGq1yixLXEBm0XmCUI4SZV8JKpolMD7d6H6c6gxwDvaCbK5bFn1MqocNYqscqmp7YMha1ELAzku6XM2WYyrnh/s1600/monopoly-guy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghm53ObnROyRNatD2_vqNsk2Uovkbbe5N_VlzMHzTY8eVqJ72RGq1yixLXEBm0XmCUI4SZV8JKpolMD7d6H6c6gxwDvaCbK5bFn1MqocNYqscqmp7YMha1ELAzku6XM2WYyrnh/s200/monopoly-guy.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>So, let's see where this web will take us next. My initial search turned up <a href="http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/may01/s050101e.asp">John W. Albers DVM</a> who was the executive director of the AAHA coalition for 23 years until 2009. He is now on the Veterinary Advisory Board of <a href="http://www.petinsurance.com/plans-and-coverage/dogs.aspx">Veterinary Pet Insurance Co</a>. (VPI) - the nation's oldest and largest pet health insurance provider. It seems to me, VPI could profit from selling "hoarder insurance" to those people who have many pets to care for. Talk about a new "industry trend!"<br />
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VPI and VPI Pet HealthZone are registered trademarks of the Veterinary Pet Insurance Company with underwriters in Brea, California and by National Casualty Company in Madison, WI for all other states. The Canadian counterpart is called Petsecure. This insurance is primarily for pet and animal owner clients. Nationwide Insurance, a service mark of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company covers various types of risk management for the veterinary practice though I have yet to find actual Professional Liability Insurance (malpractice) insurance offered, although the AAHA does recommend HUB International Midwest Ltd for this type of coverage. HUB's website states that they have "been the PLIT(rust) broker and consultant since 1962. . . and that HUB has leveraged the group buying power of AVMA members . . " More information can be found at the <a href="http://avmaplit.com/">AVMA PLIT</a> website. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>John Albers also leads the efforts of his consulting and advising firm, Albers Veterinary Strategies which is based in Denver. He is a busy man with plenty of contacts. He also served on the panel that authored the <a href="http://www.pewtrusts.org/default.aspx">Pew Foundation</a> sponsored publication, <em>Future Directions for Veterinary Medicine</em> as well as providing input into numerous other papers regarding business initiatives and profit making strategies for his field of expertise.<br />
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Let's get back to Albers' original business venture - the AAHA MarketLink. A SEC/Edgar database search for J. W. Albers turned up filings for <a href="https://www.mwivet.com/Default.aspx">MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc</a>.; Professional Veterinary Products of Nebraska (Currently in Chapter 11 proceedings) and <a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=9767542&ticker=MMTV:US&previousCapId=21999924&previousTitle=MEDICAL%20MEDIA%20TELEVISION%20INC">Medical Media Television</a> (<a href="http://www.mypetcaretv.com/">PetCare TV</a>), based in Tampa, FL. <br />
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In 1994, MWI Veterinary Supply became one of <a href="http://www.agribeef.com/Agribeef/sales">AgriBeef</a>'s independent subsidiaries. MWI's non-controlled affiliate, Feeders' Advantage, L.L.C. is a buying group composed of several of the largest cattle feeders in the United States. Other MWI acquisitions include Northland Veterinary Supply, the Securos/International Veterinary Distribution Network, Inc. and nearly all the assets of Tri V Services. MWI Holdings, Inc. eventually took over ownership of all MarketLink business as well. <br />
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MWI is a leading distributor of animal health products to veterinarians across the United States. In 2008, more than 30,000 products were distributed and half those were already stocked in their distribution centers. Products include pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, equipment, supplies, specialty products, pet food and nutritional products. MWI is not a manufacturer, but rather a distributor that maintains key business relationships with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1580455070"></span>IDEXXLaboratories<span id="goog_1580455071"></span></a> , <a href="http://www.intervet.com/">Intervet Schering Plough</a> , <a href="http://www.merial.com/">Mariel</a> , Pfizer and <a href="http://www.vedco.com/">Vedco</a>.<br />
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Products are marketed to both veterinarians in the companion animal and production animal markets with 2/3 the market going to the pet market. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, their total revenues were $831.4 million, $710.1 million and $606.2 million, respectively. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q9eZ7DgALXhHWUZOEH9bhoe69waehkn65tk9rI19l9i48d8TGxHwrKV26kjm9DZKIvOKHFqawWr8FBs4m0nQBKGrNDoTnQWBk1JxkeOBzoZmQzFuXqIY8Fz07IIDiIDJtX_Y/s1600/Umbrella+Company.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q9eZ7DgALXhHWUZOEH9bhoe69waehkn65tk9rI19l9i48d8TGxHwrKV26kjm9DZKIvOKHFqawWr8FBs4m0nQBKGrNDoTnQWBk1JxkeOBzoZmQzFuXqIY8Fz07IIDiIDJtX_Y/s200/Umbrella+Company.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>MWI owns <a href="http://www.mwivet.com/CONTACT/tabid/242/Default.aspx">distribution centers</a> throughout the U.S. including those located in Edwardsville, Kansas; Dallas Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Phoenix, Arizona; Nampa, Idaho; Denver, Colorado; Orlando, Florida and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.<br />
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All of the <a href="http://www.netsymposium.com/index.php?select=association&data=95">AAHA CEOs</a> and <a href="http://secure.aahanet.org/eweb/dynamicpage.aspx?site=media&webcode=prdetail&postKey=c4b33204-41a1-4e42-8235-921579f5134f">Board Members</a> are veterinarians with highly successful practices found nationwide. Not surprisingly, veterinary practices have accounted for over <strong>85% of MWI's product sales</strong>. Needless to say, this is a highly lucrative arrangement that continues to expand and grow in profits, power and policy.<br />
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For over twelve years AAHA via MWI et al has also maintained distribution arrangements with <a href="http://www.banfield.net/">Banfield, The Pet Hospital</a> ("Banfield"), which supplies veterinary services to PetSmart stores across the nation. There are several <a href="http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/banfield.html">consumer complaints</a> <a href="http://banfield-pet-hospital.pissedconsumer.com/">websites</a> devoted exclusively to these.<br />
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Like its largest client, Banfield set up a non profit Trust. (The AAHA also has a charitable Foundation they give generously to the <a href="http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/footer/site-map.html">Morris Animal Foundation</a> as well as fund scholarships to promising veterinary students.) According to the Banfield Trust's 2009 IRS 990, they gave $8,500 to the AZ Animal Welfare League, $10,000 to the Lollypup Farm in NY, Imagine it <a href="http://www.imaginecm.org/page.php?id=195">Children's Museum</a> in Everett WA received $15,000 [<strong>Its President, Jason Cummings, is the Snohomish County Deputy prosecuting attorney</strong>], $10,000 to the Pet Orphans of California, <a href="http://www.animal-foundation.org/">The Companion Animal Foundation</a> in California, <a href="http://basicanimalrescuetraining.org/">Basic Animal Rescue Training (BART)</a> and many other non-profits. Who knows what other community connections more in depth searches would turn up?<br />
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It is interesting to note that despite all their warehouses full of veterinary supplies, the AAHA received $245,000 from HSUS and the ASPCA to help treat heartworm in pets displaced by Hurricane Katrina. A penny saved is a penny earned, I suppose, but they have yet to realize the long term cost of the damage to their own credibility. <strong>Interestingly, the Banfield Charitable Trust and Banfield Pet Hospitals are also known as Medical Management International, Inc., a unit of Mars</strong>. <br />
What a complicated web this has turned out to be! First we have a large dues paying membership of veterinarians and vet hospitals. Then pet insurance is sold to their clients so they can be able to afford the higher priced services and products that are offered at these practices. Next, the veterinarians themselves must buy the products from the MWI distributorship network which no doubt offers them discounts. They in turn can sell the products at an increased price and make more of a profit. Yes indeed, it is a brilliant busine$$ strategy. I bet they just hate the <a href="http://www.doglogic.com/vaccination.htm">three year protocol</a> for rabies shots!<br />
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Another Director of this Foundation is Ingrid Newkirk, President of PeTA. Mercer has some interesting friends in her network.<br />
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The lead investigator on the Houston raid I kept reading about was <a href="http://animal.discovery.com/videos/animal-cops-debbie-michielson.html">Debbie Michielson</a> who came to the HSPCA via her stint as an ACO in Norfolk, VA - you know- - where the PeTA headquarters are located. Coincidence? I think not. Though she has only been with the HSPCA since 2007, it is reported that raids and seizures have risen considerably in the past two years. Houston, we have problems.<br />
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Spidey also read that the Houston Animal Planet series is no longer in production. However, a spin through the web did reveal that the program was filmed by <a href="http://www.manta.com/c/mm20w0c/anglia-television-ltd">Anglia Television Ltd</a> (now known as ITV) which just happens to also d/b/a HSPCA. Same address, too. hmmmmmm<br />
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Mercer, as a certified animal welfare administrator, is also on the BOD of the head office of SAWA (Society of AWA). And she is part of the <a href="http://www.petsacrossamerica.org/Map.htmlcoalition">Pet Shelters Across America</a> (PSAA) . <strong>According to their website, "We are the largest pet adoption sheltering network."</strong> Interesting.<br />
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The puzzle pieces are falling together, aren't they? You can't run the largest pet adoption network without lots and lots of animals, can you? If raids and seizures have dramatically increased in Houston, you bet they've increased in other areas where the PSAA member shelters are located.<br />
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<a href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/06/15/20100615phoenix-humane-society-cats-abrk.html">Arizona Humane Society</a> (Phoenix, Maricopa County) <br />
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<a href="http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=86036">Sacramento SPCA</a> (Sacramento, Sacramento County) They often receive animals seized in Kern County. <br />
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<a href="http://www.northsidesf.com/sep09/features_coverstory.html">San Francisco SPCA</a> <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_02e04143-6848-5c5b-93cd-63da1e2b7fbd.html">Escondido Humane Society</a> (San Diego County) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.ddfl.org/adoptable.htm">Dumb Friends League</a> (Denver County) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_lifestyle_animal/2009/07/spca-shelter-euthanizes-40-dogs-after-distemper-outbreak.html">SPCA of Central Florida</a> (Orlando, Orange County) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.tonic.com/article/potcake-pups-no-longer-beach-bums/">Humane Society of Tampa</a> (Hillsborough County) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Humane Society of Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale) Christopher Agostino, Executive Director. This is one of the five "animal care centers" owned by HSUS. This is also where the dogs were sent that belonged to that unfortunate <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/mini-pinschers-rescued-from-puppy-mill-now-need-865734.html?showComments=true">Mississippi show dog breeder</a> who was recently murdered. HSUS can't be bothered with wills or probate. They saw an opportunity and jumped on it. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/atlanta-humane-society">Atlanta Humane Society</a> (Fulton County) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.state.hi.us/jud/22836sdo.htm">Hawaiian Humane Society</a> (Honolulu) <br />
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<a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/04/100-rescued-dogs-headed-to-anti-cruelty-society.html">The Anti-Cruelty Society</a> (Chicago, Cook County) Chicago is a very large city. You'd think they'd have enough dogs to rescue and care for in their own backyard, but it seems the ACS often receives dogs which have been transported to them from other states. Come to think about it, they all do.<br />
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<a href="http://indyhumane.org/animals/availabledogs.php">Humane Society of Indianapolis</a> (Marion County) Another shelter mill ad.<br />
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Louisiana SPCA (New Orleans, Orleans Parish) No links. Just think HSUS and Huricane Katrina.<br />
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<a href="http://www.greenpeople.org/listing/Boston-MSPCA-AHES-1739.cfm">Massachusetts SPCA</a> (Boston, Suffolk County) <br />
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<a href="http://blogs.dogtime.com/oh-mi-dog/by-tag/aileen%20gabbey">Maryland SPCA</a> (Baltimore) The economy is bad right now, but hey, we are going to expand our shelter anyway. After all, people will not be able to take care of their animals and if they don't turn them in voluntarily, we'll just confiscate them. We need the money to pay for our upgrades.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-wayside-waifs-needs-donations-071710,0,4385397.story">Wayside Waifs</a> (Kansas City, MO/Jackson County) How odd. With all of Missouri's puppy mills we read about and the thousands of seized dogs MO must find immediate homes for, they are taking in HSUS raid dogs from Montana. Oh well. Anything goes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hsmo.org/m_aboutus/locations.php">Humane Society of Missouri</a> (St. Louis) This is a super big operations with four retail outlets, er I mean, adoption facilities. They even have a rescue ranch just for farm animals.<br />
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<a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/96226034.html">Animal Humane Society</a> (Minneapolis/Golden Valley, Hennepin County) <br />
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<a href="http://www.michiganhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=donate">Michigan Humane Society</a> (Bingham Farms, Oakland) <br />
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<a href="http://search.newyork.bbb.org/reports.aspx?action=search2&page=0&cid=150&Name=bide-a-wee&Region=Manhattan&Category=1&letter=&Ranking=M&meetLetter=m EIN #13-1655210">Bide-A-Wee</a> (Long Island, New York) aka Bideawee, Inc. with a $10 million budget in 2008. Not bad.<br />
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<a href="http://www.clevelandapl.org/humaneinvestigations.htm">Cleveland Animal Protection League</a> (Cleveland, Cuyahoga County) <br />
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<a href="http://www.meetup.com/PlansForPups/boards/thread/5342959/?thread=5342959">Capital Area Humane Society</a> (Hilliard, Franklin County) Check out this raid seizure story. A West Virginia kennel, operated since 1961, was raided on very questionable circumstances although the motives were clear enough. The 72 year old owner agreed to surrender the dogs rather than face the charges of what is usually a kangaroo court. If you think I am exaggerating, just google animal raids and seizures and do what the press doesn't do - talk to the victims and get the other side of the story. Who got the dogs? The usual suspects. HSUS, Best Friends AS, HS of Missouri, Tampa Bay DART and UAN. The story features a picture of a dachshund receiving treatment in Ohio at this humane society.<br />
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<a href="http://www.spcacincinnati.org/pages/default2.asp?active_page_id=112">SPCA Cincinnati</a> (Cincinnati, Hamilton County) <br />
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<a href="http://www.oregonhumane.org/advocacy/legislation.asp">Oregon Humane Society</a> (Portland, Multnomah County) Did I mention that these shelters lobby and are politically active? They have a vested interest in pushing such laws, ya' know.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/a36f86a50a61bbe1f3cbc880d9523fe6">Animal Rescue League of Western PA</a> (Pittsburgh, Allegheny County) Same old same old, but they also have a wildlife center.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RENuVtgoH0I">Pennsylvania SPCA</a> (Philadelphia) PA had the largest concentration of promoters of puppy mill propaganda at one time, but the psychological delusion has since spread nationwide.<br />
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<a href="http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusrist4_13_1_4_19_21.htm">Potter League for Animals</a> (Newport, RI) This small state has huge restrictions on animal ownership.<br />
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<a href="http://righttoownassets.com/files/2020_Response_No_Apology_For_Facts0001.pdf">SPCA of Texas</a> (Dallas) James Bias. I think everyone has heard of him! <br />
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<a href="http://www.americanbluelacyassociation.com/blog/?p=249#awp::?p=249">Humane Society/SPCA</a> (San Antonio, of Bexar County) <br />
<a href="http://www.reference.com/browse/Humane+Society+of+Utah?jss=1">Humane Society of Utah</a> (Murray, Salt Lake County) <br />
<a href="http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/peta-accuses-dc-humane-society-of-animal-neglect-010810">Washington Humane Society</a> (Washington D.C.) This article is good - PeTA accuses WHS of neglect.<br />
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Humane Society for Seattle/King County Until June of this year, <a href="http://ronkayela.com/2010/06/brenda-barnette-battleground-f.html">Brenda F. Barnette</a> was the Director. She has now been appointed as the Animal Services manager of LAAS - the Los Angeles Animal Shelter. Barnette is also an AKC legislative liason.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nowisconsinpuppymills.org/news.html">http://www.nowisconsinpuppymills.org/news.html</a>Wisconsin Humane Society (Milwaukee) , and last but not least the <br />
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Houston SPCA (Harris County). See <a href="http://www.houstonhumane.org/raider-files/">R.A.I.D.E.R. files</a> It stands for Rescuing Animals in Danger and Education Resources. Cute huh? They are so proud of themselves for taking people's animals from them.<br />
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PSAA has also jumped into the lucrative pet insurance business and has a new partnership with Kroger Personal Finance. A percentage from every new policy, will of course. go directly to the PSAA. Spidey would love to see the accounting records for this business venture. How much money (or should I say pet owners) will be taken in? How much will be paid out on claims? How much will go to PSAA? How long will they be in business?<br />
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Means, Motive, Opportunity. They have them - we don't. As you read about all the animal raids and seizures, and pets that need to be adopted as well as proposed legislation in your state, county and city - keep these organizations in mind.<br />
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If all that doesn't twist your webs in a knot, then check out the newsletters on the <a href="http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/who-we-are/national-humane-review/">American Humane</a> site.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-19812785759225414792010-08-06T15:49:00.000-04:002010-08-06T15:49:31.414-04:00The Missouri Connection<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>* * * UPDATE * * *</strong></div><br />
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Spidey was troubled by the fact that Karen Aquino directed a Missouri shelter, but resided in Pittsburg which is north of Joplin and just west of the Missouri/Kansas border. Your web crawler wanted to make sure that this was one and the same person. Yes, the address was the same for the home listing and for the registrant of the Jopline Humane Society website a/k/a the Joplin Adoption and Resource Center (AARC) on 140 E. Emperor Lane. Another source verified that she is indeed the director. In fact, according to that bit of news, the AARC often reaches out to the "4-States community." I am not sure exactly which four, but Missouri is bordered by 8 states.<br />
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The white pages search revealed a listing for W.R. Aquino with one Karen L. Dixon in the household. During the interview, Karen told the reporter that "<span style="color: red;">I've been in this field for 27 years now. . . I come from New Jersey where I was president of the NJ Animal Welfare Federation, on the Governor's Task Force, NJ shelter and animal regulations committee, president of the animal legislative committee and have worked on the HSUS shelter team who are brought in to evaluate and advise shelters on proper shelter management, fundraising, animal husbandry and board structure, etc</span>." JEEPERS!<br />
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<strong>Well well well. Things are certainly falling into place now! Lo and Behold </strong><a href="http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=amex&ein=22-1752792"><strong>Karen Dixon-Aquino</strong></a><strong> is the Chief Executive of the </strong><a href="http://www.awanj.org/"><strong>Animal Welfare Association, Inc.</strong></a><strong> (AWA) in Voorhees, NJ. The Director is </strong><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/suecosby"><strong>Susan Cosby</strong></a><strong>. She was Executive Director of the Animal Welfare Association was a past Chief Operating Officer at Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association and is also currently the CEO of the Pennsylvania SPCA. Oh, really??? It's a small world after all.</strong><br />
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Many of our readers will be familiar with another well known director of the AWA - <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19016050/ns/health-pet_health/">Bob Baker</a>. Baker, the self-proclaimed "top puppy mill investigator in the country," has worn many hats in his day including Field Investigator for the Humane Farming Association, the director of Anti-Cruelty Initiatives and Field Services for the SPCA, Chief Investigator for HSUS and VP of CAPS - the Companion Animal Society. <br />
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This sticky web is out to trap all kinds of animal owners. It also explains why animal rights campaigns have been ramped up in Missouri and the states surrounding it. Even Kansas, smack dab in the middle of the United States - 82,277 sq mi of mostly rural Heartland - is under attack. Radical animal rights activist, Jason Miller of Bite Club of Kansas City, is leading the way with a vengeance. Miller is also press officer for the Animal Liberation Front Press and a darling of the <a href="http://negotiationisover.com/">Negotiation is Over</a> website. <br />
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While he and his posse grab the headlines, other groups also work relentlessly to target breeders and animals owners. The KC Citizens for Canine Causes at puppymillprisoners org (Stephanie Henshaw 913-221-3662) is notorious for picketing Petland stores. In 2008 and 2009, a HSUS investigation tracked back pet store puppies to their source and <strong><em>suggested</em></strong> that many of them were coming from large-scale puppy mills. And their website has a prominent link to<a href="http://www.caps-web.org/"> CAPS</a> which is the Companion Animal Protection Society.<br />
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Who is on the CAPS Advisory Board? <br />
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Kathy McKee - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Animal-Advocates-of-Arizona/128295256579">Animal Advocates of Arizona</a> <br />
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Darlena DeBartolo King of California (Northern - Bay Area)<br />
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Ena Fisher, California (Northern - Sacramento) HSUS Animals and Religion, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacramento-CA/All-For-Dogs/181243888794">All for Dogs</a> <br />
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Junior Pulayya in Florida - Florida A&M Animal Law School <br />
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Josh Colvin -Iowa Operations Manager/Cruelty Intervention Coordinator at Animal Rescue League of Iowa<br />
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Jan Price, Kansas SCARS - <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FAuburn-KS%2FSCARS-Second-Chance-Animal-Refuge-Society%2F338325303257&ei=gV5cTLHHHsH88AaTqtyDAg&usg=AFQjCNEJ3pA117ZphMuBYtPRgFCXfHaJ9A">Second Chance Animal Refuge Society</a> in Auburn<br />
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Nancy Minion, Co-founder and President of <a href="http://secondchancerescue.org/">Second Chance Animal Rescue</a>, Minnesota <br />
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John Maher, Attorney at Law New York City <a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-cruelty?page=1">Animal Law Coalition</a> <br />
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<a href="http://givinuthefacts.blogspot.com/2007/03/tangled-fluffy-web-money-politics-and.html">Libby Williams</a> , Founder and President, New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse (<a href="http://www.njcapsa.org/">NJCAPSA</a>), in New Jersey; <br />
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Mary O’Connor-Shaver, Founder and Director of Ban <a href="http://www.banohiodogauctions.com/">Ohio Dog Auctions</a> <br />
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Ruth Steinberger - Oklahoma Coordinator for Oklahoma Alliance for Animals <br />
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<a href="http://www.turnermckenzie.com/animal.htm">Randy Turner</a>, Attorney at Law, Texas <br />
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<a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/idasavesyoumoney">Ida McCarthy</a> Illinois <br />
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and Ann Olson Minnesota. <br />
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Whew. We are sure to revisit this web in the near future and add many more details. I just wanted to share what I've found so far. We need to keep a close eye on these people. If you have more information you want me to add to A&N, just give me the facts!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-78392181186974728262010-08-05T10:13:00.000-04:002010-08-05T10:13:31.552-04:00Thirteen Hundred DogsA recent alert went around the email lists, Craigslist and Facebook about 1,300 dogs in Missouri that needed to be rescued immediately. Supposedly, a shelter manager in Missouri was distraught that 50% of 1,300 animals brought in had already been euthanized. She was pleading for rescues to come save the dogs since they just did not have the space for them. She said the shelter was not able to transport them, but they would vaccinate and deworm the dogs, asking only $10 per dog to cover costs. Health certificates, rabies shots and other services would cost more if they could even obtain them. <br />
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MO (Joplin) - (GASSING) 1,300 Animals Brought in (50% Gassed) - Please look at all these faces below . . . this is truly awful. [*Pictures of dogs that could be any dogs from anywhere] Need Massive Cross posting help.<br />
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You may contact me by e-mail for more information or to tag a dog for rescue. Please remember that I am the Shelter Manager; so don't think I am ignoring you if I do not respond immediately. ..I check most e-mails at night from home. Rescue is my “2nd job”! Rescues may also contact me via cell phone at 417-439-5143. E-mail pitbullangels@ yahoo.com <br />
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We need available dogs pulled NOW. We are not able to hold dogs at the shelter for rescue...we just do not have the space. It is often possible to board a dog in Joplin at Golden Paws for $8/day until you can pick up. It is CRUCIAL that all rescue pay their boarding fees....if we are not able to continue this partnership. ...more dogs will die due to lack of space. Please don't ask to have your dogs moved and then not pay the fees! We are not able to transport; we work with a very small staff and few volunteers. <br />
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Dogs will be vaccinated (Distemper Combo, Bordatella) and dewormed with pyrantel. We ask for $10 reimbursement per dog to cover our costs. Because it is so difficult to track costs and fees post release with so many dogs, we ask that you pay this via credit card or PayPal as soon as you tag your available dog....we have to pay the bills every month! Costs for stray dogs may be paid when dog is off stray time. If costs are not covered...we cannot continue up front services.... again...the dogs will suffer. <br />
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Health certs and rabies MAY be available-but this requires a trip to the vet as we do not have one on staff. It is preferred that rescues obtain this after picking up the dog. The cost if we get this done is $25. (This price has gone up) Heartworm testing is available for $10. We will treat with Frontline Plus if we see fleas/ticks, you can opt to have us treat all dogs you pull for $5. <br />
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Please understand that <span style="color: red;">we take in between 1000-1300 (or more) animals per month</span>. Getting special pictures and temperament testing may not be possible. Please consider all dogs and puppies potentially exposed to Kennel Cough and Parvo, and all cats to URI and take necessary precautions. <br />
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Information for Adopters <br />
If you wish to adopt, you should call the shelter at (417) 623-3642. <br />
You will need to fill out an pre-adoption survey <br />
We are not able to transport; we work with a very small staff and few volunteers. <br />
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Adoption fee is $60 for small dogs and puppies and kittens. This includes vaccines and deworming. Adoption fee for large dogs, teenager pups and adult cats is $35 ...this will cover the spay/neuter to local adopters. ALL adopted pets must be neutered as per MISSOURI state law. Dogs and pets are adopted out as family pets and may not be chained out or penned. <br />
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Please ask us about our adoption requirements. <br />
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An internet search revealed that the phone number to call, 417-439-5143, belongs to Michelle at the Joplin Humane Society Shelter. In January, she made a plea that <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-15464-Kansas-City-Pets-Examiner~y2010m1d21-8-Boxers-need-rescue--Adopt-one-or-all">8 boxers needed to be rescued</a>. <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In October 2009, a person named Sheila (dobesgalore@aol.com) used the same phone number (417-439-5143) to plead for transport of a yellow lab and her puppy at the Joplin Shelter on the Pilots N Paws website. The poster said the dogs could be flown out from Joplin or Kansas City to the Rocky Mountain or Loveland/Ft. Collins airport. The dogs were temporarily boarded at <a href="http://wrkennels.com/contact.html">Winding River Kennel</a> in Kansas City, MO pending transport.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/pitbullangels/AARC%20%20May%2028/">Lysa Buehler</a> (pitbullangels@yahoo.com) also gives her website as joplinhumane.org. She is also active on the <a href="http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Dog_Rescue_RailRoad/messages/157090">Dog Rescue Railroad.</a> </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPl1zFdhPRdpFMtDdCwMfSLZDTapvY2G1V53Gb0eQAlBP4fqMk1AuX205EU4SddWsbCXyMHwSMT5V8EX956csaR6lLKzM_ioIUIrjJmyEmLmOpJ96-m7FOahtCXdwy0HrS-Ib-/s1600/dogs_on_a_plane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPl1zFdhPRdpFMtDdCwMfSLZDTapvY2G1V53Gb0eQAlBP4fqMk1AuX205EU4SddWsbCXyMHwSMT5V8EX956csaR6lLKzM_ioIUIrjJmyEmLmOpJ96-m7FOahtCXdwy0HrS-Ib-/s200/dogs_on_a_plane.jpg" width="200" /></a>Joplin Humane.org is registered to Karen Aquino; Joplin Humane Society, Inc.; 3308 Grand Oaks Drive; <span style="color: red;">Pittsburg, Kansas</span>. 620-235-1773. The website lists the shelter location as 140 E. Emperor Lane; Joplin, MO 64801. 417-623-3642. Karen Aquino, 3308 Grand Oaks Drive, Pittsburg, KS -609-780-6283 and 620-235-1773 was listed in 2009 as the attorney for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Crawford County, KS.</div><br />
There were several variations of this alert. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary said there were 800 or so dogs, mostly pit bull puppies. Here is <a href="http://www.care2.com/news/member/110090573/1672712">another variation</a> of the recent plea: Urgent! Animals being gassed due to lack of space. The shelter in Joplin, MO took in 793 pets in 17 days. This is only some of the photos. Please help and please crosspost. Shelter# is 417-623-3642 or rescuers can contact cell phone for more info at 417-439-5143.<br />
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The July 28, 2010 email, as far as I can tell came from Linda Brandon (k9rescuer63) who claimed that in the month of June, 1,300 animals were brought into the Joplin Humane Society [Note: according to the first alert at the top of this page, that is nothing unusual since it was claimed the shelter took in that many dogs/animals a month] animal shelter and nearly 50% were euthanized. Spidey thinks that Missouri needs laws similar to the <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mda/Michigan_Annual_Shelter_Activity_Report_227903_7.pdf">state of Michigan</a> that would require, among other things, shelter registrations and annual shelter reports. In fact, I believe all states would benefit from such laws!<br />
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But back to the <a href="http://www.koamtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12873116">article cited in this alert</a>. Executive director Karen Aquino denies these claims. "No animals have ever been euthanized that's [sic] been marked for rescue," Aquino says. "<em><strong>If they are marked</strong></em> for rescue we have a local kennel that we can take them to and she will hold them until the rescue can come down." [emphasis from Spidey]<br />
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Shelter employees [Michelle??? ... Lysa??? Sheila???] told the press that animals were being unjustly euthanized and Mary Ann Schlau, who stepped down as the secretary on the Board of Directors for the Joplin HS, backed those claims.. What is going on? Some internal political infighting and wrangling, perhaps?<br />
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Interestingly, the state of Missouri, claimed that <u><strong>since January 2009</strong>, it <a href="http://www.adoa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1292:missouri-critics-question-sale-of-surrendered-or-confiscated-dogs-at-auction&catid=27&Itemid=200082">transferred more than 1,300 abused</a> and neglected dogs from unlicensed breeders to various shelters. This plea for the lives of 1,300 dogs must be common to the Missouri rescue and shelter folk. I'm sure it is extremely successful for finding dogs new homes and also bringing in donations of cash and supplies.</u><br />
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However, did you know that surrendered or confiscated dogs in Missouri may be auctioned off to legitimate breeders? GASP! A fate worse than gassing?!? Of course, that option is NEVER mentioned in these emotional pleas. <br />
Apparently Missouri, as far as HSUS et all press releases go, is the new puppy mill capital of the United States - at least for this year. I remember when it used to be Pennsylvania. A quick search for MO puppy mill raids and seizures turned up quite a few hits as you can imagine. Spidey skimmed through them and saw numbers like 100 or 200 some odd dogs being seized, not thousands, and yet the Joplin Humane Society gets 1300 every month. Something doesn't add up!<br />
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Spidey decided to do a search for "1,300 dogs" and discovered that this seems to be a common number in press releases regarding all types of dogs.<br />
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Over a year ago, this was posted to Facebook: <a href="http://www.hhdane.org/success/success.htm">Harlequin Haven Great Dane Rescue</a> (in Ohio) Nearly 1,300 dogs adopted to loving and "forever" homes! <br />
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Misty Creek Dog Rescue in Calgary Canada has been operational since 1998. They have placed over 1300 dogs that were either at the pounds, SPCA's or unwanted by their owners. They are a not-for-profit/no-kill shelter that offers to find homes for all unwanted dogs and puppies and are also very actively involved in helping shelters across the USA. [Sending? or Receiving?]<br />
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2004 - 4th Graders in Dalhart, Texas start no-kill sanctuary, taking in more than 1,300 dogs in 19 months.<br />
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2005 Katrina. The airlifts -- each costing about $45,000 -- were sponsored by Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens and his wife, Madeleine, part of a larger effort by animal welfare groups to find homes across the country for animals in crowded shelters in Louisiana and Mississippi. More than 2,000 animals, <strong>including 1,300 dogs</strong>, 400 birds and several hundred cats, are at the main shelter in the New Orleans area. Rescue crews are picking up several hundred more daily. Officials say as many as 50,000 may still be stranded.<br />
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2007 Alaska A recent statistical study from the Mat-Su Animal Care and Regulation office shows that since January, nearly 3,400 animals have been brought to the shelter with 1,089 being adopted to new homes and 1,000 more returned to their original owners. The study also shows that more than 1,300 dogs and cats have been put down so far in 2007.<br />
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In 2008 - Dogs were taken from an alleged <a href="http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/more-than-1300-puppy-mill-dogs-in-need-of-homes-video.">puppy mill in Wisconsin</a>. Can you guess how many? Yep, 1300. This seems to be some kind of magic number. Maybe it is a code of some kind.<br />
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AAI tries to find good homes in the Netherlands for discarded and disowned dogs, mostly from Southern Europe, and has been doing so since 1994. AAI became an official foundation in 1997. Since then, through responsible rehoming, well over <strong>1300 dogs have found their way to a good home</strong> in the Netherlands. During the dogs life AAI keeps in contact with the new owners and also takes care of rehoming the dogs again in case of problems; no dog that has been previously rehomed through AAI in the Netherlands ever goes to an animal shelter. All dogs remain legal property of AAI.<br />
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2008 - ASPCA Helps Get Animal Cruelty Conviction at Puppy Mill<br />
In March 2009, we gave testimony at the trial of Kathy Bauck, the operator of Pick of the Litter Kennels in New York Mills, Minnesota helped. And just how many dogs did she have on her property? Uh Huh. You know the answer. (PS In 2009, after a four and a half day trial which included six hours of jury deliberation, she was cleared of all felony charges.)<br />
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1300 Appears Globally as well. 2008 - GRANT AWARDED TO FADAB<br />
Panama-- Fundación Amigos de Animales Boquete (FADAB) is excited to announce the receipt of its first ever grant – a generous contribution of $3,000 from the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust in Carnwath, Scotland. The grant will support the purchase of veterinary medications and supplies for FADAB's low-cost spay/neuter clinics. Marchig Animal Welfare Trust was established in 1989 by Madame Jeanne Marchig of Geneva. In 2008 alone, it has provided grants to more than 46 animal welfare organizations on virtually every continent. In the last three years, the FADAB clinics have <strong>sterilized over 1300 dogs and cats</strong> in Boquete and surrounding communities. [OK - they rescue 1300, adopt 1300, sterilize 1300, euthanize 1300 and sometimes 1300 are killed in one day!]<br />
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2008 Egypt. The Government in Egypt still insists on using strychnine poison to address stray dogs problems in Egypt. 1300 stray dogs were killed by shooting and poisoning and the massacre is continuing in Aswan. <br />
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2009 Contaminated pet food kills 1,300 stray dogs across Taiwan. How did they know? Did they autopsy them all? Did the contaminated pet food kill actual pets?<br />
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2010 - 8000th Dog Rehomed With Help Of DogsBlog.com<br />
The UK’s number one dog adoption website DogsBlog.com has recently helped rehome it’s 8000th dog. DogsBlog.com is growing by the day and <strong>currently has over 1300 dogs listed on its pages</strong> looking for forever homes in over 240 rescues up and down the UK. There are currently 92 breeds and cross-breeds listed and there are dogs ranging from new born pups to golden oldies, Lhasa Apso to Labrador, Chihuahua to Collie. <br />
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This is from a May 2010 press release - As many as 1,300 dogs and cats in Fort Worth, Texas, will be saved every year thanks to a one-of-a-kind partnership between the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and nonprofit PetSmart Charities, Inc. The two have teamed up with support from community pet lovers and PetSmart, Inc. to open the first government animal-control pet-adoption center inside a PetSmart store. <br />
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<u>The One-Two Punch</u><br />
And now we come back, full circle to Missouri, and a press release from <a href="http://www.missourifac.com/">MOFAC</a>, a coalition of mainstream agricultural and animal owner groups in the state. There is a ballot initiative which would establish mandates on kennel owners. (but of course, not rescues and shelters and other such non-profit organizations)<br />
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We are told that Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan verified signatures for the ballot proposal sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Humane Society of Missouri, ASPCA and the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation but they should double check her work to make sure.<br />
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“While the current HSUS effort is about stopping dog breeding and pet ownership, it’s simply another methodical move to accomplish their ultimate goal of ending animal agriculture and meat consumption,” MOFAC said in a press release. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWt1y571MD38JfuqnsYjzDNxpltJMMqKN523phl6vYWF38IgBfdS2KsuYdKrqF7VVIV-Ef5BwwCVOeSfBccqufulH4Tx8yJCZDBEiPlz36bjhTn15yScoo7FqHsuu-gxoX4Dt/s1600/13_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWt1y571MD38JfuqnsYjzDNxpltJMMqKN523phl6vYWF38IgBfdS2KsuYdKrqF7VVIV-Ef5BwwCVOeSfBccqufulH4Tx8yJCZDBEiPlz36bjhTn15yScoo7FqHsuu-gxoX4Dt/s200/13_4.jpg" width="112" /></a>HSUS is about ending all animal use and ownership - that is unless it is mandated and certified with their approval - and that, my dear readers, will be at a very high price.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For those of you who want to go real deep, here are a couple of <u>Twilight Zone FAQs</u>:</div><br />
<a href="http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/13_33_freemason_sig.htm">The Number 13</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.nlpu.com/whatnlp.htm">NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Ephesians 6:12</em> - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>but against principalities, against powers, </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>against the rulers of the darkness of this world, </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>against spiritual wickedness in high places.</strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-62510528687784067352010-07-07T14:58:00.000-04:002010-07-07T14:58:58.964-04:00If All Animals are Spayed and Neutered . . . What Then?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XTcJm7BhImZammOdwajDHV-wm9RH2JLrkT8drM9H-T__mm657Rdv8gqA2GBVri4NiJA6kpXLyJWAn6B3yIfxvqN42w0gNDJE3hLaF8dL3doTg9weLHF81baPFBvRIgqIAkn1/s1600/cats_dogs.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XTcJm7BhImZammOdwajDHV-wm9RH2JLrkT8drM9H-T__mm657Rdv8gqA2GBVri4NiJA6kpXLyJWAn6B3yIfxvqN42w0gNDJE3hLaF8dL3doTg9weLHF81baPFBvRIgqIAkn1/s640/cats_dogs.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am happy in my forever home!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-20337369562866728522010-06-29T12:12:00.000-04:002010-06-29T12:12:18.951-04:00Absolute Power Corrupts AbsolutelyOver the years, friends of A&N have been keeping news articles about incidents where animal control is out of control. Spidey decided to publish this week's compilation of such articles - just for the record. These are just a small sampling and more will be published on this website during the next few weeks.<br />
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Here's how many of the incidents, seizures and raids go down: Animal Control/Humane Society/SPCA etc. accuses some unsuspecting person of animal cruelty. Often this is the result of an anonymous tip that may or may not be accurate. Motives for making false accusations can be anything from jealousy to simple spite. Animals are seized and taken from their owners. Raids are conducted and often TV crews are on the scene to further intimidate and purposely humiliate the victims. The ACOs run up a bill for feed and board and vet care, which is often unnecessary. The case is quickly run through an court system that is generally ignorant of what is happening (and often doesn't care). Constitutional rights are trampled in the mud, while attorneys for the animal owners - unlike the prosecutors - know next to nothing about how to defend a case in animal law.<br />
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Most of the victims do not have the money necessary to win such cases and are ultimately forced to give up their animals when they are unable to pay the legal and boarding bills. Often they agree to surrender the animals in order to avoid stiffer penalties or even jail time. <br />
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And yet, breeders and pet owners are called animal abusers and worse. Who is making money off the backs of animals? How did animal welfare agencies turn into animal rights oriented law enforcers? To add insult to injury, the boarding fines "racket" is usually enacted into law - and who do you think writes and lobbies for that legislation? Why, the ones who stand to gain from it, of course. <br />
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In the meantime, animals can languish or even die under sub-standard care. Sometimes they pick up diseases where they are being held. Some are transported out of state without the proper health certificates since non-profit organizations are not as tightly regulated as breeders. Often the animals are moved or adopted out before the owner's case has been decided. The animals are adopted out to the highest bidder, in many cases. Some are resold for profit. <br />
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When this happens, it is tragic. Animals have been taken from places where they are loved and well cared for, for no good reason except that thieves, under the color of law, can make money from their sale.<br />
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<strong>Lhaso, Come Home!</strong><br />
Original article written by Ranny Green and Joshua Robin; Seattle Times. <br />
Condemned Pooch's Case Back In Court September 2000<br />
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Wilton Rabon, the owner of the two dogs, named Word and Parshebe, has tried in vain to get his dogs back. The case has gone all the way to the state Supreme Court and was recently before the Court of Appeals for the second time. Parshebe died in the 5 by 20 foot cage where she and Word have been caged since 1993. The legal battle has cost taxpayers over $200,000.<br />
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Rabon, 56, visits the still living Word at least twice a month. Rabon is on a fixed income and does not have his own transportation. Not a day goes by that he doesn't think of his precious little dog. Word remains isolated in the shelter, his room and board costing taxpayers $10 a day. Rabon was found guilty of four counts of owning vicious animals in violation of the Seattle Municipal Code and sentenced to probation and community service. The dogs were not on a leash when he walked them and it is likely the city chose to make an example of him, demonstrating the importance of its leash law.<br />
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Thomas Castagna, an assistant Seattle city attorney, said the lhasa apsos were a threat to public safety and so two years after Rabon's conviction, the city moved to kill them. The attorneys for Rabon, who is poor, have represented him for free and put in hundreds of hours to help him get his pets back. One of the attorneys told the press that, "They cannot go snatching up people's property right and left, and that's what they did in his case." The attorneys have also argued that Rabon had a special emotional relationship with Parshebe and Word and they with him. Mr. Rabon has not yet given up hope that one day Word can come home where he belongs.<br />
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<u>Canine con gets reprieve after 8 years.</u> Word has escaped death row, but he's not exactly free. <br />
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The 11-year-old Lhasa apso will live out his life at Pigs Peace, an Arlington animal sanctuary where he was transferred Saturday after an eight-year legal battle. The decision to send Word to Arlington was a tough one because Rabon was hoping his dog would be allowed to come home. Rabon doesn't own a car, so he will have to rely on friends for rides, she said. Until Word's release - and his mother's death - they were locked in a 5-by-20-foot cage at the Seattle Animal Control shelter. <br />
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Representatives of the Humane Society of Smith County TX say some abuse of animals came at the hands of ACOs themselves. One instance involved a Tyler Animal Control officer who had picked up some puppies that were surrendered by their owner. According to a statement made by the kennel manager, the officer talked of a confrontation with the owner, during which the owner thrust a puppy toward the officer. The puppy then bit the officer in the face, according to the statement.<br />
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"He then told me he got his revenge later, too," the statement says. "Because the puppy was a surrender, and (because) it had bit him, he got to chop its head off...". <br />
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Law enforcement officials reportedly received a call about a loose dog and discovered six others - described by law enforcement as skinny and malnourished - on Alvarez's property. Alvarez was issued citations totaling more than $1,000 for failure to vaccinate, but was not arrested.<br />
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A more recent instance - currently under investigation - involved another current officer. On June 1, the officer brought in an unconscious dog. According to shelter staff, he dragged the limp dog by its neck, using a control stick, and left it in a kennel; he sought no medical attention for the dog, stating "it would be all right." Two hours later, the dog went into a seizure and died.<br />
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"The dog died two hours after he dropped the dog off, but there was no treatment administered by the shelter at all," Smith said. "The dog was euthanized and there was no postmortem exam performed so there is no way of knowing if the dog died of heat exhaustion or a crushed trachea, which has been alleged."<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jacksonville, FL. ACO Charged with Dogfighting</div>An animal control officer new on the job is accused of misusing his position by fighting dogs in his custody instead of protecting them. Troy Major, who is 35-years-old, was arrested this week at his home after police say they found two dogs at his home that had been property of the Animal Control. The police report says that besides dogs, dog fighting equipment used to train dogs was found at Major's home. <br />
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In Pennsylvania anyone affiliated with a non-profit can become a Humane Enforcement Officer. For a fee, you can receive a badge. Sally Chavez-Casler, the founder of Broken Arrow Animal Sanctuary, seized 31 animals. (21 puppies, three baby goats, and seven adult dogs). However, according to court records, Casler had been found guilty of cruelty to animals in 2006. The victim of the seizure, Yvonne Murken fought the charges against her and fought to get her animals back.<br />
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Casler had been found guilty of keeping a black Labrador retriever-mix in her home in a cage that was so small the dog could not stand up without hitting its head. Further, the court also found that the dog had an inadequate amount of drinking water. It was further revealed that Casler offered puppies for adoption that were covered in feces and fleas. She did not appeal the charges and paid the fine. Though her sanctuary was promoted as a "no-kill" organization, a fellow officer stated that she often would euthanize animals "on the spot."<br />
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Casler made similar claims against others and was able to get a search warrant for Murkens' residence based on such a claim!<br />
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Murkens, 62, whose friends rallied in support of her, describes herself as the "goat lady." Her supporters told the press had been unfairly treated. Murkens had been a dairy farmer for over 27 years and was in the middle of a landlord/tenant dispute when the raid and seizure occurred. I wonder who made the anonymous tips to AC? After fighting the good fight, Murkens got most of her animals back and charges were dropped.<br />
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ACO convicted of Animal Cruelty<br />
Howard Hawkinberry, 37, picked up a cat that had been struck by a car and had several broken bones. He kept the cat for more than 20 hours without taking it to a veterinarian or euthanizing it. He said that the woman who called him to pick up the cat asked him to take care of it until she could get it to a veterinarian the next day. The judge gave him a 30 day suspended sentence and probation and ordered him to pay court costs. His supervisor at the Marion County animal control office said she cannot believe the verdict. Hawkinberry said he plans to appeal and his boss says she plans to keep him on the job. What!!!???<br />
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During the search the K-9 dog indicated the presence of drugs in two vehicles on the property and police found drug paraphernalia in both vehicles. A second Animal Shelter employee was arrested by the CPD earlier that morning for driving on a suspended license. The arrest occurred when she responded to a call concerning a dog that had been hit by a car. She was charged with driving the Animal Shelter truck with a suspended license.<br />
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The couple did not accuse the shelter of Sasha's death. No one at the shelter had a clue why she died. (I'll bet) Policy was changed and now employees can release dogs in special situations. This is a tragic story, but even more tragic is the fact that the county administration plans to hire the Humane Society of the United States to conduct a $25,000 peer review of the shelter. I feel sick.<br />
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October 2007: A former South Bend Indiana ACO lived in house with 88 animals. A co-worker said that recently dogs have been "accidentally" put to sleep before their owners could pick them up at the shelter. According to South Bend’s city ordinance, the shelter holds an animal with tags for five days. If the dog or cat is not claimed the animal runs the risk of being put to sleep. Eric Antonazzi, who was fired recently from South Bend Animal Control, says in the past month the staff accidentally put two pit bulls to sleep before they should have been. Reminds me of PeTA.<br />
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Ortega offered to buy the bird from Spector, but Spector said he wanted to find the owner first. A few days later, Spector told police that a man named Jose called him and said he was the bird's owner. But when Spector asked Jose to describe the bird, Jose couldn't do it well enough to prove that he was the owner. Spector called animal control to report the suspicious call and learned that Ortega never filed a report on the missing bird.<br />
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Ortega, who allegedly had the man pose as the bird's owner so he could get possession of it, was charged with attempted grand theft. Spector is a former New York City police officer who retired to Port St. Lucie and started a reptile education business. <br />
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Complaints from a woman who claimed the dog mauled her, triggered the events. The owner said Bobby was a friendly dog and played well with all the neighborhood children. He tied the family pet to a tree at the officer's request and asked what proof there was that Bobby had bitten anyone. Then he said the officer said he "didn't need proof" to shoot the dog, so he did - 3 times with a rifle. Bullets hit Bobby once in the head and twice in the neck.<br />
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Idaho law allows a dog one bite without consequence, but after a second bite, a court can order a dog be destroyed. However, Bobby never bit anyone. The owner went to the hospital after a severe panic attack. When they returned, they found Bobby was still alive and had crawled onto the porch. They took the dog to the vet.<br />
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The matter came to the attention of a Boynton Beach ACO because a neighbor complained that too many cats were in Feldmann's home. The neighbor further stated that the dog looked uncomfortable, had open wounds on her back and was found in a dirty cage. A putrid smell was apparent throughout the home, according to the ACO's report.<br />
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Feldmann's husband was civilly cited for animal cruelty and faced a $258 fine. The ACO maintained that the family could have either seen a vet for the dog's medical problems or get the dog euthanized. Feldmann said she was forced to put the dog to sleep. "It's humiliating and embarrassing," she said. " Indeed it is. <br />
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Janet Torren had called the local animal control office and left a message with her dog's name, description, microchip number and microchip company name. Torren returned to her son's town, where neighbors helped her search for her dog to no avail. Torren received a phone message from animal control officer Bousquet stating that she had not seen or found a dog that fit Torren's description. After leaving several messages for Bousquet, Torren finally spoke with the animal control officer by phone. <br />
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"She was so sharp and rude to me, it was unbelievable," said Torren. "She was telling me I needed to show her respect and that she was a police officer. I was frantic and so sick to my stomach, but it wasn't going to stop me from looking for my dog. I couldn't picture Shai just vanishing off the face of the earth."<br />
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Eventually, records revealed that it was ACO Bousquet who had the dog's chip scanned. Torren immediately called Bousquet and left a message to let her know what she had discovered and that she would call the police and file charges. Initially, Bousquet denied everything but finally admitted that she knew where Torren's dog was - with her new owners at the airport in Boston, waiting to fly to Florida. <br />
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In November 2008, Karley had gotten out of her owner's backyard and was being brought back by neighbor. Another neighbor - the assistant fire chief, offered to bring her back himself. The neighbor then witnessed the fire chief erupt in violence, punching Karley 10-15 times in the head first with his fist, then with a 12 lb rock. Karley was so severely beaten that she had to be euthanized hours later. <br />
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It seems Johnson attacked Karley in vengeance, after years of fighting with the Toole family (Karley's owners). Over the years, Johnson had engaged in shouting matches with the Toole's using a bullhorn and had placed dog excrement in their mailbox. Another witness said this was not an isolated event and there was a long history of anger and frustration between Johnson and the Tooles.<br />
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The D.A. questioned Johnson about his violent past, bringing up an incident which is documented in police reports where Glynn attacked his 14 year old daughter Amber in their backyard after an argument. Johnson pushed his daughter to the ground, hitting her with the buckle end of his belt several times. He then dragged his daughter back into the house where he proceeded to beat her again, shouting "I wish you were dead." <br />
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"She projects a warm and fuzzy personality on television ... but she uses the badge and gun as a sword, not a shield to protect animals," said lawyer George Dazzo, who represents pet owners whose animals were seized. Sources said Lucas had clashed repeatedly with the chief legal counsel of the enforcement unit, Stacy Wolf. Lucas, who earned more than $200,000 in salary and benefits in 2008, was paid more than a year's salary as part of a buyout agreement.<br />
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Patrick O'Keefe, a top official at the ASPCA's Henry Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in Manhattan, also abruptly resigned. The ASPCA declined to say why, but a investigators were checking a lead that the death of a Rottweiler was caused by being kicked and choked by a vet at the hospital. The Rottweiler's owner is suing the ASPCA.<br />
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Philip Stoddard, dog lover, took over ownership of Cyrus after the attack and is looking for a stay of execution. He said the county's dangerous dog ordinance is unconstitutional and that there is not enough evidence to prove that Cyrus is dangerous to anyone. He laughed when asked if he thought Cyrus was a dangerous dog. "They're about the most cuddly breed of dog you can possibly imagine." He will file an appeal to the county to try and save Cyrus. Let's hope Cyrus will fare better than Word, the Lhaso did.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-78516926284375833942010-06-15T09:42:00.000-04:002010-06-15T09:42:52.698-04:00Animal Rights Hypocrisy<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Do As I Say, Not As I Do</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Spidey decided to search the web for new items that reflect the double standards of animal rights organizations and the people who preach their mantra. This information is taken from many sources and is merely a brief compilation. Examples of their hypocrisy could (and does) fill many web pages. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And by the way, don't you find it ironic that PETA has the word Pet in it, when they "believe that it would have been in the animals' best interests if the institution of "pet keeping"—i.e., breeding animals to be kept and regarded as "pets"—never existed."</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">1994: A <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5IsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qG8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799,4288726&dq=money+raised+for+orphaned+cougar+cubs&hl=en">forty- year old female jogger, Barbara Shoener</a>, was killed by a mountain lion. She was survived by her husband and two children, aged 5 and 8. The cougar was hunted down and shot, but then her two cubs were discovered. Sympathy went out to the mother cougar who had been defending her cubs at the time of the attack. People responded by raising wice as much money for the young mountain lions than for the orphaned human children. </div><br />
1995: "LET the Animals Live" animal welfare organization chairman, Benny Schlesinger, was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy. Police told the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court that Schlesinger allegedly gave a ride to the youth late Thursday night, supplied him with Ecstasy tablets, brought him home and took advantage of his being under the influence of the pills to sexually abuse him. Schlesinger allegedly also videotaped the encounter. No animals were harmed during the taping of that video.<br />
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During a 1996 PeTA awards gala, Alec Baldwin was interviewed by the television program “Extra... The Entertainment Magazine," where he voiced his opposition to <strong>ALL medical research</strong>. At the same time, however, Baldwin has also advocated for breast cancer research and has publicly supported various AIDS-related charities.<br />
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In October 1997, a university renamed its breast cancer facility in honor of Alec Baldwin’s mother, Carol Baldwin, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 1990. This recognition honored her many years of activism in raising both awareness and funding for research of the critical affliction. In 1997, Baldwin participated in a gala that raised more than $500,000 for the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, Inc.<br />
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1997 - An extremist AR group called the "Justice Department" claimed responsibility for the pre-Thanksgiving contamination of turkeys. They claimed to have contaminated thousands of birds in supermarkets along the east coast of the U.S. with a 'lethal substance' they would not identify. Unlike other groups that balk at injuring people in their attempt to stop animal use, the JD has often directed its violence towards humans. The group has previously sent letters enclosing rat poison laced razor blades to its intended victims. (AR note: Never use rat poison on actual rats)<br />
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1998: Connecticut. Mr. Mannetti, an animal rights advocate for 12 years, holds a permit for trapping on this land but he hasn't set a single trap. He bid on the exclusive right to trap animals on parcels of state property -- then in effect declared the land a trap-free zone. Mannetti joined with other animal rights advocates in a campaign that could win them permits for about 45,000 acres, nearly a third of the state land where trapping is allowed. They entered the program to subvert and undermine it. <br />
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A similar strategy was used by environmentalists in the West who have won the grazing rights on government-owned land to prevent overgrazing. Sometimes they are thwarted, however. Idaho changed the law so that only ranchers could bid on state grazing land. Take note, legislators!<br />
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1999- PeTA activists were caught on video during a protest in Seattle at the World Trade convention. They threw large glass marbles at the feet of mounted horsemen and two of the horses fell. One horse broke a leg and the rider of the second horse was severely injured. If this is what they call "ethical", I want NO part of it.<br />
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When animal rights activists "rescue and release" lab animals, minks and other animals that are not bred to live in outdoor environments, few if any, survive. In one incident alone, over 300 freed mink in Utah were found, starved and frozen to death. What kind of rights are these? The "Rite" of Death?<br />
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In 2000, animal rights proponents were shocked to learn that PeTA shills Alec Baldwin and wife Kim Bassinger are the proud, unrepentant owners of eleven dogs, seven cats and a wolf. While condemning the pet ownership of others, the average animal rights activist keeps five or more pets, according to a 1993 survey by Animals Agenda. Such hypocrites call us "hoarders."<br />
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2001 - PeTA was defending the rights of deer to live. On the way home from the protest, two members hit a deer which had run on to the highway. The members informed the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife that they intended to sue for damages and injuries. In their letter they stated that the Division was responsible for the damages “as a result of their deer management program, which includes, in certain circumstances, an affirmative effort to increase deer population.” As I remember it, the animal rights groups lobbied against deer hunting and the Division caved in. Unbelievable! But True.<br />
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2002 - Animal rights "godfather" and self-proclaimed atheist, Peter Singer, claims Christianity is harmful to animals. Singer coined the phrase "speciesism" which basically means that man thinks he is superior to any other species. Singer expanded on his controversial position that a "severely disabled" infant may be killed up to 28 days after its birth if the parents deem the baby's life is not worth living." His workshop, When is Killing OK?, discussed various scenarios - like vicious animals, unwanted dogs & cats, and unwanted or deformed fetuses. What about trapping and killing animals that destroy farm animals and crops? What about that!?<br />
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"I think that a chimpanzee certainly has greater self-awareness than a newborn baby" he told reporters. Hmmm, perhaps a chimp has greater humanity than Singer.<br />
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Singer was asked several questions about whether his concept of animal rights included the protection of insects, rodents or shellfish. "I think insects are, you are right, the toughest conflicts we generally face. I wouldn't kill a spider if I can avoid killing a spider and I don't think I need to," he said. What if termites were threatening his home? "With termites that are actually eating out the foundation of my home, and this happens, this is a more serious problem and I think at that point, I would feel that I need to dwell somewhere and if I can't drive them away in some way, I guess I would end up killing them," he conceded.<br />
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When asked why humans should not be able to eat animals when animals eat other animals, Singer acknowledged that humans have to be held to a different standard. [YES! Finally - something we can agree with!] . . . . "Animals generally are not making moral choices. Animals are not the same as humans. They can't reflect on what they are doing and think about the alternatives. Humans can. So there is no reason for taking what they do as a sort of moral lesson for us to take. We're the ones who have to have the responsibility for making those choices," he said.<br />
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You can <a href="http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=13754">read the entire article</a> for yourself. It's a doozy.<br />
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2003 -Pet Fest America. “Laugh as these canine clowns present a show the whole family will enjoy,” exclaim the advertisements for Pet Fest America. In January, the Humane Society of the United States booked a 20,000-seat sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C. for the event. HSUS, as we know, does not mind <strong>using animals to make money for their organization</strong> and they gladly peddled “four-legged acrobats” to do so. Ironically, HSUS called Pet Fest America “hours of fun and entertainment” for “everyone who cares about animals.”<br />
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2004: Animal rights activists would occupy as many as five of the 13 seats on a newly constituted Fish and Game Council, under terms of a bill recently introduced in the New Jersey state Legislature. Why? Truly, that is like housing the foxes in the chicken coop.<br />
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2005 Two PeTA activists kill and dump dogs they "rescued" from shelters. In fact, records clearly show that from July 1998 through December 2009, they killed over 23,000 dogs, cats and other companion animals. They have a walk-in freezer to store the dead bodies and a contract with a company to cremate them. <a href="http://www.petakillsanimals.com/petasdirtysecret.cfm">Over 90 percent of the animals</a> PeTA took in during a 5 year period were put to death. <br />
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2006 <a href="http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/h/2988-animal-rights-hypocrisy-both-hilarious-and-murderous">Eric McDavid</a>, one of the alleged Earth Liberation Front eco-terrorists arrested on charges of conspiring to commit arson, claimed a First Amendment right to a vegan diet while he awaited trial in jail. More research revealed that McDavid and his co-defendants ate, "among other things, shrimp stir-fry pizza and chocolate-chip pancakes, none of which is part of a vegan diet." Worse yet, McDavid professed to respect all life while telling a confidant that human casualties are a possibility [during eco-terrorist acts] and that is not a problem for them.<br />
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2007 : A Colorado blizzard left thousands of cattle (an estimated 340,000) stranded and starving. In a totally transparent act of hypocrisy, PeTA refused to help. This prompted Governor Bill Owens, appearing on a Denver radio show, to call PeTA, "frauds" and "a bunch of losers."The reason given for this horrible lack of compassion, according to a PeTA spokesman was, "In six months they're going to be killed and end up on someone's plate." So sayeth PeTA. So mote it be.<br />
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2008 - <a href="http://www.rexano.org/Lion_Christian_Frame.htm">Zuzana K. (Rexano)</a> tells us about the heartwarming story of Christian the Lion (YouTube), bought in 1969 and raised in the apartment by two Australians living in London. The Australians eventually met actors Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna who filmed the movie “Born Free” about a real lioness Elsa, who was reintroduced to the wild. The actors personally knew and portrayed George and Joy Adamson, the real people behind the movie, who raised and released their lioness Elsa back into wild. <br />
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The Australians contacted George Adamson and ended up taking their lion, Christian, to Kenya where he was released into the wild. The hit video "Christian the Lion" takes place when the Australians, Anthony “Ace” Bourke and John Rendall, returned to Africa to reunite with their pet lion. What many do not know is that the son of the <strong>actor Bill Travers is Will Travers, CEO of Born Free USA which united with the Animal Protection Institute (API), an extreme animal rights (AR) group that actively pushes for bans on exotic animals in captivity. They would rather see these animals extinct than saved in captivity. The group that is now selling the DVD in the UK and making money off of the very touching story of the deep bond between a human and lion is the very bond this group wants to eliminate by pushing for exotic animal bans and for closing the zoos!</strong><br />
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2008 & 2009 Oprah jumps on the bandwagon and campaigns against the "horrors of factory farms." This PeTA "person of the year", much to their dismay, decided to give away two pieces of KFC to every human in America. Oops.<br />
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Animal activist, Pamela Anderson drives an expensive gas guzzling Range Rover. 2010 prices start at around $78,000 and leather seats and wood trim are standard. Doesn't she understand the concept of political correctness? The rich are different and are valuable tools to the AR orgs no matter how they bend the rules.<br />
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OctoMom promotes spay and neuter for PeTA. Enough said.<br />
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2010: Lisa "Olivia" Munn is another PeTA promoter. She thinks it's better for young computer junkies to stay home and watch TV - like the program she co-hosts for G4, Attack of the Show! - than to go to the circus. She gushes that she was brought to tears by the AR video online about the Ringling Brothers elephants. Munn, like many of her ilk doesn't really follow the PeTA party line and probably isn't aware of it because she wore leather boots to the unveiling of her new PeTA billboard that features her naked body. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Recent: Mother of twin girls mauled by fox is threatened by animal rights activists after one daughter returns from the hospital. That baby had been bitten down the right side of her face and on her right arm by a fox that found its way upstairs into the bedroom she shared with her sister. The ARs are, of course, defending the fox and even accusing the mother of having an agenda to repeal a hunting ban.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Patrick Battuello, who has written the animal rights blog on timesunion.com for about a year, is ending his blog. Another blogger exposed the fact that while Battuello promoted the hard-line, protect-animals-at-all-costs party line, he ran Little Anthony's Pizza that sold animal products for human consumption. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Those of you that understand the animal rights agenda will remember many more examples of hypocrisy. For those of you that don't get it, maybe these examples will help open your eyes so you can see what is happening more clearly. <br />
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<strong><u>Further Reading</u></strong>:<br />
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Read about the "Irony Police" in Winston Gladwell's great article, <a href="http://placeropolis.com/detail/107868.html"><em>HSUS - Their Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds</em>. </a><br />
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Here's another fun website - <a href="http://deceiver.com/">Deceiver.com</a>. Their motto is "Do as you say or we'll say what you do." I like it!<br />
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<a href="http://people.ucalgary.ca/~powlesla/personal/hunting/rights/">More Musings about Animal Rights </a> <br />
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Check out this book by Peter Schweizer <u><a href="http://old.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/schweizer200510250827.asp">Do As I Say (Not As I Do) - Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy</a></u>. <br />
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Check out this promising candidate: <a href="http://larrynaritelli.vpweb.com/">Larry Naritelli</a>. WOW! Could this be the new wave of the future? Could the tide really be turning for our side? Let's hope other state's will follow this example!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two other generous contributors to Peter Knight and the Environmental Investigation Agency are the <a href="http://resourceclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/cloak-of-green-book-review.html">Body Shop</a> Foundation and the <a href="http://www.rufford.org/funding/environmentaljustice/">Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation</a> (now called Ruffod). Both of these foundations are instrumental in the infrastructure of the green web.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sir John Maurice Laing was a senior executive of British construction company. He was the first president of the Confederation of British Industry in 1965-6. After his death, his son took over the administration of this foundation. The Body Shop Foundation was founded in 1990 by Anita Roddick, a British businesswoman whose health care product company was valued at 250 million pounds.</div><br />
The Body Shop gave $40,000 to the <a href="http://www.ruckus.org/">Ruckus Society</a> to "develop a Direct Action Training Center." The Ruckus Society is based in Oakland CA. Notice their logo - a monkey wrench in the gears. They list Earth First!, Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network among their supporters and allies so that should tell you a little bit about them.<br />
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Check out their <a href="http://www.ruckus.org/section.php?id=82">manuals</a> - Ruckus Scouting, Eco-Justice Action Ideas, Bird-Dogging, Media Manual and Action Planning. Some of this information is very informative, especially as far as <a href="http://www.ruckus.org/section.php?id=18">using the media</a> to further one's political agenda. It boggles the mind to see what is considered PC these days.<br />
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I think that some of our readers will be very interested in this Ruckus news release posted on May 10th in "<a href="http://ruckus.org/blog/?p=494">Support of Arizona</a>"! It begins, "Arizona’s racist SB 1070 anti-immigration law signed by Governor Jan Brewer April 23, 2010, has of course sparked a wave of protests in Arizona and around the U.S., as other states like Minnesota have already started proposing similar laws . . . . Ruckus sent [one of their trainers] . . . to Phoenix immediately on April 23 after a call out for support by local Phoenix organizers . . . Ruckus continued strategizing with folks about the lead-up to the big May 29th Mass Action against SB1070." Take a look at their <a href="http://altoarizona.com/partners.html">partners and supporters</a> in this campaign. <br />
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This is an interesting tactic they use. It's called "<a href="http://ruckus.org/article.php?id=396">Bird-dogging</a>." Another name for the tactic is called "hounding." [No offence to actual bird dogs or hounds is intended.] The ruckusters advise their followers and drones to "use to pressure on candidates or elected representatives to take a public stance on an issue, or to question a stance that they have already taken. It usually consists of one or more bird-doggers who go to a public event where a candidate or elected representative, such as a Member of Congress or a U.S. Senator, will appear. The bird-doggers ask pointed questions about issues they care about in order to elicit a response and educate the media and voters. Because members of the media often attend these events, bird-dogging plays an important role in getting candidates’ positions “on record.” We all know that politicians don’t always keep their promises once they’re elected, so this is a vital part of holding them accountable to their constituents."<br />
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</div><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Spidey's</span> friend <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">BZB</span> sent some information that needing some looking into. I decided to take a quick spin through a section of the green web that began with one Peter Knights. Knights was formerly the program director and undercover investigator for the Global Survival Network [EIN52-1934148] - which later morphed into <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> [20-3644441] ] and he was the senior investigator for the <a href="http://resourceclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2010/02/ethics-and-environmental-investigation.html">Environmental Investigation Agency</a> [52-1654284]. Actress <a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/bo-derek-in-trouble-over-dog-show-no.show">Bo Derek</a> also sits on the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">EIA</span> BOD. In the mid-1990s Knights created the Active Conservation Awareness Program (<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">ACAP</span>) which is part of <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span>. Does this guy wear a lot of hats or what?<br />
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OK. Let me get this straight. The Wildlife Alliance [<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">EIN</span> 52-1934148] was originally founded in 1994 by a group of American and British conservationists under the name Global Survival Network [EIN52-1934148], and later reorganized in 1999 as <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span>. The organization restructured itself again in 2006, dividing the organization's programs between two organizations - a new separate <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> conducting the Active Conservation Awareness Program, Shark Conservation, and Galapagos Islands programs and the Wildlife Alliance conducting field operations in Southeast Asia and Russia. Even <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Spidey</span> finds it hard to keep up with all the threads in this web.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=3&PID=47"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid's</span> supporters</a> are divided into foundations, corporate partners and government and non-profit partners. The following is a very short list that includes the Barbara Delano Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, David Shepherd Conservation Foundation (England) the US <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">FWS</span>, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Homeland Foundation, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Tiger Foundation, and the Wendy P. <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">McCaw</span> Foundation, but be sure to check out the website. <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">KaChing</span>!<br />
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Next we'll look at The Barbara Delano Foundation. Delano was the granddaughter of Dr. William E. Upjohn, founder of the well known pharmaceutical company. This foundation has also made generous donations to the Environmental Investigation Agency and guess who just happens to be their Program Director - why it is none other than Peter Knights!<br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Suwanna</span> <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Gauntlett</span> is the daughter of Barbara Delano, and is also a director of the Wildlife Alliance. Both she and Charles C. <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Goodfellow</span> are directors of the Alliance and both sit on the board of the Barbara Delano Foundation. So is it any surprise that over the past decade, the Barbara Delano Foundation has given millions of dollars to the Wildlife Alliance and to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span>? <br />
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PS They also gave millions to the Humane Farming Association. Thousand$ upon thousand$ more dollars have been donated to the Environmental Investigation Agency (of course), Active Conservation Awareness (<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">ACAP</span>) (yep), Flora and Fauna International, the Environmental Justice Resource Network, David Shepherd Conservation, African Wildlife Foundation, Global Witness, the World Parrot Trust, Phoenix Fund, the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Cheeta</span> Conservation Fund and other similar non-profits.<br />
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Some of the Delano Foundation's stock holdings include shares in 3M Co, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Abott</span> Laboratories, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Accenture</span> LTD, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Aflac</span> Inc, Air Products & Chemicals Inc, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Akamai</span> Technologies Inc, Allstate Corp, American Express Company, Apple Inc, AT & T Inc, Avon Products Inc, Cardinal Health, Inc, Carnival Corp, Caterpillar Inc, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Cisco</span> Systems Inc, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Citigroup</span> Inc., Colgate-Palmolive Company, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Comcast</span> Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Conocophillips</span>, Corning Inc, Costco <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Whsl</span> Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">CVS</span> <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Caremark</span> Corporation, Digital Realty Trust Inc, DU <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Pont</span> De <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Nemours</span>, Duke Energy, Eaton Corp, Electronic Arts, Emerson Electric Co, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Exelon</span> Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Fairpoint</span> Communications, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Freeport</span> <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">McMoran</span> Copper & Gold Inc, General Electric Company, Goldman Sachs Group Inc , Home Depot Inc, Honeywell <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Intl</span> Inc, Intel Corp, International Business Machines, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase & Co, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Kohls</span> Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Medtronic</span> Inc, Merck & Co Inc, Microsoft Corporation, Morgan Stanley, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Nabors</span> Industries, National Semiconductor Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Nokia</span> Corp, Oracle Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Pepsico</span> Inc, Pfizer Inc, Philip Morris International Inc, Plum Creek Timber Co Inc., <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Qualcomrn</span> Inc, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Schering</span> Plough Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Schlumberger</span> LTD, Spectra Energy Corp, Staples Inc, State Street Corp, Target Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Teva</span> Pharmaceutical <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Inds</span> LTD, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Textron</span> Inc, The Procter & Gamble Company, The Travelers Companies Inc , The Walt Disney Company, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Thermo</span> Fisher Scientific Inc., Time Warner Inc., United Technologies Corp, Urban Outfitters Inc, US <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Bancorp</span>, Vanguard <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Intl</span> Equity, Verizon Communications Inc, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Wachovia</span> Corp, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Wal</span> Mart Stores Inc, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Wellpoint</span> Inc., and Williams Cos Inc.<br />
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She owns the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Gauntlett</span> Group <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">LLC</span> in San Francisco that is listed under Environmental and Eco Services and which is involved with commercial and residential construction. According to the <a href="http://wildlifealliance.org/our-projects/cambodia-conservation/the-team/suwanna-gauntlett.html">website</a>, "The firm assisted multi-national corporations with policy decisions, strategic planning and management programs that reduce pollution and excessive consumption of natural resource in all areas of operations. Clients included Pfizer, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Ciba</span>-<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Geigy</span>, Fujitsu, Xerox, Boeing, Alcoa, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">LVMH</span>, and Nike." Seems she is making money left and right.<br />
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A quick <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">internet</span> search revealed that <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> does not meet the following seven <a href="http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/environment/wildaid-in-san-fracisco-ca-2066">BBB Standards for Charity Accountability</a>: <br />
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Standard 1 : Oversight of Operations and Staff - Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">CEO's</span> performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.<br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> does not meet this Standard because it does not have a board-approved conflict of interest policy.<br />
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Standard 3 : Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings - An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.<br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> does not meet the meeting frequency provision of this standard for meetings held in the past fiscal year. The organization reports having one meeting of it board of directors in 2005.<br />
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Standard 4 : Compensated Board Members - Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.<br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> does not meet this Standard because two (2) members of the seven (7) member board of directors (or 29%) are paid staff.<br />
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Standard 6 : Board Policy on Effectiveness - Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.<br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> does not meet this Standard because the board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization's performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.<br />
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Standard 7 : Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness - Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions. <br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> does not meet this Standard because the board of directors did not receive a written report outlining the organization's previous effectiveness assessment.<br />
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Standard 16 : Annual Report - Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.<br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> does not meet this Standard because the organization states it did not produce an annual report covering activities conducted in 2004.<br />
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Standard 17 : Web Site Disclosures - Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.<br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> does not meet this Standard because its website, www.<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">wildaid</span>.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include the most recent financial information. The website also does not provide electronic access to the organization's most recent IRS Form 990.<br />
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Interestingly, the International Wildlife Management Coalition (<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">IWMC</span>) president, Eugene <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Lapointe</span>, wrote an article about Peter Knights and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">WildAid</span> entitled <a href="http://www.iwmc.org/sharks/000729-2.htm">Extremists Make Poor Champions of Sharks or of The World</a>. <br />
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Then again, be sure to check out this interesting article entitled <a href="http://www.zaxtor.net/www.iwmc.org.html">The International World Exploiters</a> which denounces the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">IWMC</span>! <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Lapointe</span> is also the president of the <a href="http://www.conservingwildlife.org/">World Conservation Trust Foundation</a> [<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">EIN</span> 74-3125270] . There are no 990s for the Foundation and they report their balance as zero. Yet, the website states they are in relationship with the <a href="http://www.conservingwildlife.org/eugene_resume.html">World Conservation Trust</a> (aka <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">IWMC</span>) but how is that organization being funded??? <br />
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We are told on the website that the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">IWMC</span> is a registered charity in Canada but <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">Spidey</span> has yet to find it in the <a href="http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/chrts/dnrs/lstngs/menu-eng.html">Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency</a> unless it has yet another name. There was an International Wildlife Coalition Foundation, but it's charity status has been revoked.<br />
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It will take more time to untangle this vast and confusing web, so until next time . . . keep sending your tips, leads and ideas and I will keep roaming the web in search of more information and answers!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-59590364007885565112010-05-06T20:25:00.001-04:002010-05-06T20:26:50.241-04:00More Ways to Make MoneyMany non-profit organizations routinely receive grant money from large Foundations such as the Animal Charities of America Federation and its member organizations or from state and local Community Funds. <br />
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<a href="http://www.liveunited.org/sitemap.cfm">The United Way</a> makes it possible for military and federal employees to give to various charities of their choice through <a href="http://www.opm.gov/CFC/">Combined Federal Campaigns</a>, or <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/gp/swnd/cfc/story_mission.pdf">CFCs</a>. <br />
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Based in Alexandria, Virginia, this non-profit works with hundreds of local United Way offices throughout the country in a coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising and support. <a href="https://www.cfcnca.org/donate/?results&q=animals&s=N&o=0,o">Search this page</a> for "animals" to find the non-profits. You can also search for charities on <a href="http://www.charitychoices.com/categories/all.asp">this website</a>. See left column for types of charities such as animal/wildlife protection or environmental protection<br />
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For instance, the <a href="http://www.hsus.org/humane_living/memorial_and_planned_gifts/ways_to_give_at_work.html">HSUS's CFC number is 11894</a>. HSUS also pays <a href="http://www.hepdata.com/giftreg.cfm?ordersite=hep">HEP Development Services</a> for research materials and database information like this <a href="http://www.matchinggifts.com/humanesociety/giftdb.cfm">Matching Gift Resources Register</a> for employers who will match their employees' donations. Type an "A" in the search box to see 6,471 companies and corporations that can be set up to make matching fund donations to HSUS via this service.<br />
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You can find the <a href="http://www.opm.gov/cfc/08lists/index.asp">entire 2008 list of CFCs at this link</a> in either MS Word or MS Excel formats.<br />
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<strong>Animal Charities of America Federation and Member Organizations</strong></div><br />
10264 Animal Charities of America (800)626-5892 www.animalcharitiesofamerica.org EIN#943193389 Protecting pets, wildlife, and endangered species. Teaching people to treat animals with respect. Humane training of animals as helpmates and companions to people in need. 1.8% D,P,E<br />
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10964 Alley Cat Allies (240)482-1980 www.alleycat.org EIN#521742079 Advocates to stop the killing of stray and feral cats through nonlethal methods like Trap-Neuter-Return as a compassionate alternative to killing. 15.7% D,W,Z<br />
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10472 Alley Cat Rescue (301)277-5595 www.saveacat.org EIN#522279100 Dedicated to helping stray, abandoned and feral cats. Your contribution brings us closer to ending feline overpopulation and the killing of healthy cats in shelters. 12.9% D,W,Z<br />
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12379 Alternatives for Research and Development Foundation (215)887-8076 www.ardf-online.org EIN#232740843 Provides research grants to develop alternative, non-animal methods in biomedical research, testing, and education. Promotes use of alternatives by sponsorship and participation in science conferences. 7.3% D,U,H<br />
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10965 American Anti-Vivisection Society (800)SAY-AAVS www.aavs.org EIN#230341990 America's first advocacy organization dedicated to effectively fighting cruel experimentation on animals used in testing, research, and education. 11.2% D,B,R<br />
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11896 American Humane Association (303)792-9900 www.americanhumane.org EIN#840432950 America's only organization actively protecting both children and animals from abuse, neglect and cruelty through advocacy, training and support of child- and animal-welfare professionals. 4.3% D,M,S<br />
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10966 Animal Legal Defense Fund (707)795-2533 www.aldf.org EIN#942681680 Animals need love -- and lawyers! Unimaginable acts of cruelty must end. In courtrooms across America, ALDF is winning the case against Cruelty! 18.5% D,I,R<br />
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11977 Animal Rights Institute (Animals and Society Institute Inc) (301)963-4751 www.animalsandsociety.org EIN#222527462 Speaking out for animals! Advancing the moral and legal status of animals and promoting animal rights as part of a just, compassionate and peaceful society. 22.6% D,F,O<br />
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10474 Animal Welfare Institute (703)836-4300 www.awionline.org EIN#135655952 Horses brutally slaughtered. Dogs and cats stolen for experimentation. Farm animals confined in coffin-like crates. Wildlife caught in brutal traps. Help us protect these animals. 2.7% D,K,T<br />
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11653 Animals for Adoption (Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption Inc) (845)687-7619 www.animalsforadoption.org EIN#223584869 Animals are abandoned daily, starving and neglected. To prevent this, our programs educate pet owners, assist the impoverished, promote adoptions and improve shelter conditions nationwide. 4.6% D<br />
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10466 Ape and Monkey Rescue and Sanctuaries (International Primate Protection League) (843)871-2280 www.ippl.org EIN#510194013 Tracks down smugglers who are decimating the last remaining primates, assists primate rescue centers overseas, and operates its own sanctuary for rescued gibbons--adopt one! 11.4% D,C,Q<br />
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10461 Apes Alive: The Primate Rescue Center (Primate Rescue Center Inc) (859)858-4866 www.primate-rescue.org EIN#611325369 Unseen, they suffer- unheard, they cry. Saving lives and providing a safe haven for chimpanzees and monkeys in need. Let's give them a better future! 2.4% D,W,B<br />
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11645 ASPCA: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (212)876-7700 www.aspca.org EIN#131623829 Staged dog fights to the death. Puppy factories with overcrowded and unsanitary breeding pens. Kittens tortured for amusement. Help stop these acts of animal cruelty. 14.1% D,I,M<br />
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10766 Big Cat Rescue Corp. (813)920-4130 www.bigcatrescue.org EIN#593330495 Tigers confined to circus wagons. Lions bred for photos then to be shot in cages. Lynx farmed for their fur. Help us save big cats. 5.0% D,R,C<br />
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10473 Born Free USA, united With Animal Protection Institute (Animal Protection Institute) (800)348-7387 www.bornfreeusa.org EIN#946187633 Working to ban ownership of exotic "pets," to win protections for elephants and other circus animals, and providing care to primates at our animal Sanctuary. 32.9% D,Z<br />
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10468 Compassion Over Killing (301)891-2458 www.cok.net EIN#522034417 Cruel, inhumane, unimaginable suffering of farm animals must end. Help us bring awareness to consumers and ultimately stop this horrific mistreatment of animals. 6.4% D,K,C<br />
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11897 Days End Farm Horse Rescue (877)442-1564 www.defhr.org EIN#521759077 Starvation, parasite-infestation, deformed-hoofs; We care for these unwanted, abused or neglected horses. Dedicated to fostering compassion and responsibility for horses through intervention, education and outreach. 15.8% D,B,Z<br />
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10968 Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals (661)269-4010 www.deltarescue.tv EIN#953759277 Only organization in America rescuing dogs and cats abandoned in wilderness areas, housing over 1500 of them at its care-for-life, no-kill sanctuary. 7.3% D,W,T<br />
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10470 Elephant Sanctuary (The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee) (931)796-6500 www.elephants.com EIN#621587327 The nation's only natural habitat refuge for endangered female elephants rescued from circuses and zoos. Improving elephant lives through sanctuary, education, research and overseas assistance. 6.3% D,B,H<br />
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11338 Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) (888)FARM-USA www.farmusa.org EIN#521302627 FARM fights the cruel confinement, mutilation and slaughter of helpless factory farmed animals, while reducing global warming and improving health in America and worldwide. 4.4% D,K,C<br />
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11898 Friends of Animals (203)656-1522 www.friendsofanimals.org EIN#136018549 Free animals from cruelty and institutionalized exploitation. Working to stop euthanasia with our spay/neuter programs. Promoting animal rights. Promoting vegetarianism. Protecting animals in need! 16.9% D,C,K<br />
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10471 Greyhound Foundation (National Greyhound Foundation Inc) (352)628-2281 www.4greyhounds.org EIN#650491973 They live in cages, die in desperation. Thousands of retired racing greyhounds a year. We rescue and find them homes. Your gift saves their lives. 6.6% D,P,E<br />
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10971 Hearts United for Animals (402)274-3679 www.hua.org EIN#470773858 No-kill shelter and sanctuary taking in the creatures who are lost, afraid, and hungry. Giving them comfort, medical care, food, love and good homes. 3.0% D,Z<br />
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10464 Humane Farming Association (415)485-1495 www.hfa.org EIN#680087989 Rescuing farm animals from extreme cruelty, protecting the public from dangerous misuse of antibiotics, hormones, and chemicals used on factory-farms. Working to stop slaughterhouse torture. 9.2% D,C,K<br />
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11648 In Defense of Animals (415)388-9641 www.idausa.org EIN#680008936 IDA fights animal exploitation, cruelty, and abuse nationally and internationally through our undercover investigations, grassroots activism, lobbying, lawsuits, and sanctuaries in Mississippi and Cameroon, Africa. 15.1% D,K,C<br />
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11649 International Fund for Animal Welfare (800)932-4329 www.ifaw.org EIN#311594197 Help protect cats and dogs from cruelty, rescue pets and wildlife from manmade and natural disasters, and save seals, tigers, elephants and whales from slaughter. 20.1% D,C,Z<br />
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12381 Labs4Rescue, Inc. (203)605-9634 www.labs4rescue.com EIN#141920939 Dedicated to providing a better life for rescued or displaced labrador-retrievers and mixed-labs. We provide veterinary care, we spay/neuter and promote responsible pet ownership. 5.6% D,W,S<br />
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11657 Last Chance for Animals (310)271-6096 www.lcanimal.org EIN#954013155 Help us fight animal cruelty! Since 1984, LCA has been doing ground-breaking undercover investigations to expose animal abusers and promoting cruelty-free lifestyles. 16.6% D,R<br />
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50633 Marin Humane Society (415)883-4621 www.marinhumanesociety.org EIN#941156562 We work to protect animals from neglect, abuse and exploitation. Our programs also help sustain elderly and disabled individuals with animal companions. 6.4% D,P,Z<br />
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10467 Marine Mammal Center (415)289-SEAL www.marinemammalcenter.org EIN#510144434 Rescues, rehabilitates and releases sick, injured and orphaned marine mammals and educates thousands of school children each year about marine mammals and ocean ecology. 20.3% D,B,C<br />
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11548 New York Horse Rescue Corporation (631)874-9420 www.nyhr.org EIN#113449108 NYHR's mission is to prevent the inhumane slaughter of injured, abused, and unwanted horses and to place these horses in qualified adoptive homes. 20.1% D,C,N<br />
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10973 Orangutan Foundation International (323)938-6046 www.orangutan.org EIN#954112467 Studies wild orangutans, rescues and rehabilitates ex-captive orangutans to the rainforest in Indonesia, protects and reforests rainforest habitat on which the orangutans depend. 15.0% D,C,Z<br />
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11901 Paws With A Cause (800)253-PAWS www.pawswithacause.org EIN#382370342 Trains Assistance Dogs nationally for people with disabilities and provides lifetime team support. Promotes awareness through education. 7.3% D,P,W<br />
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69280 Pet Life Line (Hemopet) (714)891-2022 www.hemopet.org EIN#954063237 We rescue greyhounds from the race tracks and place them into a unique rescue/donor/adoption program. The country's largest nonprofit pet animal blood bank. 14.8% D,E,W<br />
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11650 Pet Partners (Delta Society) (425)679-5500 www.deltasociety.org EIN#911158281 Your yearly contribution helps therapy animal teams comfort over 1-million men, women and children in hospitals, physical therapy, or those who've lost loved ones. 21.3% E,W,P<br />
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11651 PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (757)622-PETA www.peta.org EIN#521218336 Help us save animals' lives! We fight cruelty and defend the rights of all animals through our education, advocacy, and investigative campaigns. 15.8% D,Z<br />
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10460 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (202)686-2210 www.pcrm.org EIN#521394893 PCRM protects animals by developing and promoting alternatives to animal experiments. We also promote disease prevention through research and education programs about diet and lifestyle. 18.7% D,H,K<br />
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11902 Puppies Behind Bars (212)680-9562 www.puppiesbehindbars.com EIN#133969389 Teaching inmates to contribute to society by training them to raise dogs to assist disabled children, adults and veterans or detect explosives to protect America. 19.8% D,P,J<br />
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11655 Release Chimpanzees (New England Anti-Vivisection Society) (617)523-6020 www.releasechimps.org EIN#042104756 Working to end experimentation on Chimpanzees. Promoting non-animal research and teaching methods. Providing a sanctuary for chimpanzees rescued from laboratory research. 14.2% D,Z<br />
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11654 Search Dog Foundation, National Disaster (888)459-4376 www.searchdogfoundation.org EIN#770412509 If you love dogs and respect firefighters, support our canine/firefighter teams, searching for people buried alive during disasters. 15.0% D,M,P<br />
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10027 Siamese Cat Rescue Center (540)672-6373 www.siameserescue.org EIN#541888444 We rescue abandoned, abused and neglected Siamese and Siamese mix cats from shelters and owners throughout 20+ states and find them new, permanent homes. 21.3% D,Z<br />
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10462 Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) (800)762-7762 www.snapus.org EIN#760608925 Homeless cats and dogs wander every neighborhood--destined for suffering or euthanasia. Please help us reduce the overpopulation of unwanted animals through sterilization and education. 20.3% D,W,M<br />
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10463 United Animal Nations (800)440-3277 www.uan.org EIN#680124097 Ever found an animal, injured and alone? Worried about pets abandoned during disasters? Help us bring animals like these out of crisis and into care. 15.3% D,M,Z<br />
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11656 United Poultry Concerns (757)678-7875 www.upc-online.org EIN#521705678 We stick up for chickens - the most abused land animals in the world - and we are dedicated to the compassionate treatment of them. 17.4% D,K,C<br />
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11331 Vegan Outreach (530)495-0503 www.veganoutreach.org EIN#860736818 Many farmed animals cannot turn around or stretch a wing. Ammonia from excrement burns their lungs and eyes. We are persuading students to go vegan. 10.5% D,C,K<br />
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11097 WildCare (415)453-1000 www.wildcarebayarea.org EIN#510172331 Showing people how to coexist with wildlife; offering practical, respectful and humane solutions in a complete range of programs, including a wildlife hospital and hotline. 26.9% D,B,C<br />
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10976 Wolf Center, International (800)ELY-WOLF www.wolf.org EIN#411543539 Teaching humans about wolves, so wolves and humans can co-exist. 16.7% D,C,B<br />
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11904 World Society for the Protection of Animals (800)883-9772 www.wspa-usa.org EIN#042718182 The world's leading international federation of animal welfare, WSPA develops campaigns and rescue projects with more than 823 member societies in over 147 countries. 24.5% D,B,W<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Conservation & Preservation Charities of America Federation and Member Organizations</strong></div><br />
11782 Conservation & Preservation Charities of America (800)626-6685 www.conservenow.org EIN#943217738 Overpopulation, deforestation, pollution, and the reckless waste of our natural resources must be met and addressed. Join us in saving our world. 3.9% C,W,Z<br />
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12050 American Wildlands (406)586-8175 www.wildlands.org EIN#840750616 Keeping the U.S. Northern Rockies ecologically intact by restoring and maintaining connections between key habitats for healthy populations of native wildlife. 31.6% C,D,U<br />
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11247 Center for Food Safety (202)547-9359 www.centerforfoodsafety.org EIN#522165893 Protecting human health and the environment by working to change harmful methods of food production and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture. 14.0% K,C,D<br />
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10417 Center for International Environmental Law (202)785-8700 www.ciel.org EIN#521633220 Protecting human health and the global environment, defending human rights, and empowering local communities through international law to create a just and sustainable world. 9.2% C,Q,R<br />
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11249 Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (800)851-0203 www.gorillafund.org EIN#521118866 Saving gorillas and their habitats through anti-poaching patrols, technical assistance and capacity building. Our work also supports local communities thru education, health-services and clean-water initiatives. 16.2% D,S,C<br />
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10626 Earthwatch Institute (978)461-0081 www.earthwatch.org EIN#237168440 Our volunteer-based scientific research expeditions provide valuable data while engaging the public in environmental education, inspiring lifelong change towards a sustainable way of life. 19.7% C,V,S<br />
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10419 Floresta Tropical Reforestation Fund (800)633-5319 www.floresta.org/tropreforestfund.htm EIN#330052976 Help stop deforestation! We plant trees and provide sustainable alternatives to slash-and-burn farming for poor people living in developing countries. A project of Floresta USA. 12.3% X,C,S<br />
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85207 Gorilla Foundation (800)634-6273 www.gorilla.org EIN#942386151 To bring interspecies communication to the public in order to save gorillas and inspire our children to create a better future for all species. 37.8% D,U,B<br />
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11802 Green Seal (202)872-6400 www.greenseal.org EIN#133553974 Helps protect the environment by encouraging the purchase of goods and services that are less harmful to people, wildlife, forests, air and water. 13.5% C,U,W<br />
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11369 Greenpeace Fund (800)326-0959 www.greenpeacefund.org EIN#953313195 An independent campaigning organization that takes action, peacefully and creatively, to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions essential to a green and peaceful future. 18.4% C,D,M<br />
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11260 Grist Magazine (206)876-2020 www.grist.org EIN#061664153 The country's leading source for environmental news and commentary. Irreverent, incisive, intelligent, and entertaining, Grist reports serious green news spiked with a sense of humor. 13.9% C,R,K<br />
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10423 Leave No Trace, Inc. (800)332-4100 www.lnt.org EIN#841303335 Promoting environmental awareness by educating outdoor enthusiasts of the impact their outdoor activities may have on the environment and how to reduce any negative effects. 17.4% C,W,N<br />
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12417 Nature and Culture International (858)259-0374 www.natureandculture.org EIN#330773524 Saving nature and species by buying land and protecting parks in Latin America, with education and development programs to serve the surrounding communities. 3.5% C,D,Q<br />
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12055 Negative Population Growth (703)370-9510 www.npg.org EIN#132727625 We advocate first halting, then reversing, U.S. and world population growth, so that population can eventually be stabilized at a lower, more sustainable level. 17.1% Z<br />
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10430 Population Institute (800)787-0038 www.populationinstitute.org EIN#520899578 The Population Institute is an international, educational nonprofit seeking to reduce rapid population growth and achieve world population in balance with a healthy global environment. 48.6% C,B,E<br />
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10421 Rainforest Renewable Light Network (Green Empowerment) (503)284-5774 www.greenempowerment.org EIN#931230409 Light up someone's life! Bring water to rural villages! Community-based, renewable energy projects protect rainforests and improve health and education globally. Support sustainable, long-lasting change. 15.2% C,S,E<br />
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12189 Solar Electric Light Fund (202)234-7265 www.self.org EIN#521701564 Improve life conditions and save the environment! Bring solar power to villages in developing countries -- enhancing health, education, and micro-enterprise, while combating global warming. 10.0% C,Q,S<br />
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10000 Tread Lightly!, Inc. (800)966-9000 www.treadlightly.org EIN#870481456 National nonprofit organization with a mission to proactively protect recreation access and opportunities in the outdoors through ethics education and stewardship initiatives. 6.3% C,N,Y<br />
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10409 Tropical Forest Foundation (703)518-8834 www.tropicalforestfoundation.org EIN#541562639 It's not too late to save the rainforests! We show how by conducting on-site training and demonstration projects in proper forest management techniques. 25.4% C,B,S<br />
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10406 WILD Foundation (International Wilderness Leadership Foundation) (303)442-8811 www.wild.org EIN#237389749 Working with both contemporary and traditional cultures, The WILD Foundation protects wilderness and wildlife through on-the-ground field projects, policy and research initiatives and communications. 8.6% D,C,S<br />
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80226 WildAid Inc (415)834-3174 www.wildaid.org EIN#203644441 Every year thousands of endangered animals are killed for their skins, ivory, fins, and other body parts. Help us end illegal wildlife-trade within our lifetimes! 10.5% D,C,W<br />
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24968 Wilderness Watch, Inc. (406)542-2048 www.wildernesswatch.org EIN#810457646 Keeping it wild! Wilderness Watch is America's leading citizens' voice for protecting and ensuring the proper stewardship of our nation's Wilderness and Wild Rivers. 10.4% C,Z,D<br />
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10403 Wildlands CPR (406)543-9551 www.wildlandscpr.org EIN#810512261 Help us protect and revive America's wild places by promoting watershed restoration through road removal, preventing new road construction and stopping off-road vehicle abuse. 8.1% C,W,R<br />
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11327 Wildlife Habitat Council, Inc. (301)588-8994 www.wildlifehc.org EIN#521558579 Uniting corporations, communities and conservation organizations in the spirit of conservation to actively enhance and restore wildlife habitat on corporate, private and public lands. 10.8% C,Z<br />
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11257 World Land Trust - US (603)284-6200 www.worldlandtrust-us.org EIN#133500609 Your gift buys and protects rainforests and other critical habitats for rare and endangered species - irreplaceable natural treasures vital to the our planet's health. 2.0% C,D,Q<br />
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<strong>Earth Share Federation and Member Organizations</strong></div><br />
10252 Earth Share (800)875-3863 www.earthshare.org EIN#521601960 Donations are shared among our member groups to protect our environment, health, wildlife, and natural resources. One environment, one simple way to care for it. 5.3% C,S,D<br />
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11219 African Wildlife Foundation (888)4-WILDLIFE www.awf.org EIN#520781390 Foremost authority on African wildlife dedicated to protecting elephants, mountain gorillas and other unique species through innovative, practical programs developed with the people of Africa. 14.4% C,D,S<br />
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12062 Alaska Conservation Foundation (907)276-1917 www.akcf.org EIN#920061466 Premiere link between individual donors nationwide and Alaska's conservation organizations. Protects Alaska's wilderness and wildlife habitats by funding the best local environmental groups and programs. 22.5% C,D,T<br />
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10410 Amazon Conservation Team (703)522-4684 www.amazonteam.org EIN#541915987 ACT works in partnership with indigenous peoples across Amazonia to conserve biodiversity, traditional culture, and human and ecological health. 15.4% C,S,E<br />
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10631 American Farmland Trust (800)431-1499 www.farmland.org EIN#521190211 Stopping the loss of America's farmland to sprawling development. Working with communities on smarter growth that includes local family farms. Advocating environmentally healthy farming practices. 20.3% C,K,S<br />
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10632 American Forests (800)368-5748 www.americanforests.org EIN#530196544 Funds private and public land reforestation projects; provides satellite imagery of tree loss to cities; educates the public on the value of trees and forests. 22.2% C<br />
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12063 American Rivers (877)4-RIVERS www.AmericanRivers.org EIN#237305963 Working to protect and restore healthy, natural rivers for the benefit of people and wildlife; ensuring clean drinking water, natural flood protection, and recreational enjoyment. 22.0% C<br />
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10414 American Solar Energy Society, Inc. (303)443-3130 www.ases.org EIN#591768923 Educates consumers, professionals and policy makers about environmental health, security, and economic benefits of deploying renewable energy technologies. Organizes the National Solar Tour every October. 17.7% C,U,Y<br />
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11429 Beyond Pesticides (202)543-5450 www.beyondpesticides.org EIN#521360541 Prevents pesticide poisoning of our environment, homes, workplaces, schools, food and water through a practical information clearinghouse on toxic hazards and non-chemical pest control. 2.3% C,E,R<br />
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12231 Center for a New American Dream (877)68-DREAM www.newdream.org EIN#521984782 Helps Americans consume responsibly to enhance quality of life, protect the natural environment, and promote social justice. Live consciously, buy wisely, make a difference! 23.3% C,W,K<br />
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10633 Center for Health, Environment and Justice (703)237-2249 www.chej.org EIN#521219489 Protects the health of communities and children through grassroots organizing, coalition-building, and consumer campaigns to eliminate dangerous chemicals in water, air, homes and schools. 13.1% C,S<br />
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10630 Conservation Fund, The (703)525-6300 www.conservationfund.org EIN#521388917 Nation's most effective and efficient conservation organization - protecting working landscapes, wildlife habitat and recreation sites - with 97% of funds going directly to mission. 3.5% C,N,D<br />
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11430 Conservation International (Conservation International Foundation) (800)406-2306 www.conservation.org EIN#521497470 Applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's richest regions of biodiversity, major tropical wilderness areas and key marine ecosystems. 16.6% C,K,S<br />
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10624 Defenders of Wildlife (202)682-9400 www.Defenders.org EIN#530183181 Working since 1947 to save America's endangered animals and their threatened habitat for future generations through public education, citizen advocacy, legal action and scientific research. 22.0% C,D<br />
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10625 Earth Day Network (202)518-0044 www.earthday.net EIN#133798288 Helps people in diverse schools and communities around the world improve the health of their children and the environment. Charity Navigator's highest rating: 4 stars. 44.3% C,W,<br />
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12065 Earth Island Institute (415)788-3666 www.earthisland.org EIN#942889684 Supports 40 projects worldwide dedicated to protecting Earth's environment. Projects include marine mammal protection, wildlife and habitat restoration and wilderness training for inner-city youths. 13.0% C,D,K<br />
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11432 EcoLogic Development Fund (800)JAG-GUAR www.ecologic.org EIN#251704582 Advances conservation of threatened ecosystems in rural areas of extreme poverty; promotes sustainable livelihoods that affirm local cultures and community participation in natural resource management. 15.3% C,S,K<br />
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10627 Environmental and Energy Study Institute (202)628-1400 www.eesi.org EIN#521268030 Protecting the climate by educating Congress, developing innovative solutions, and building broad coalitions to move America to efficient and renewable energy for a sustainable future. 13.6% C,U,K<br />
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10628 Environmental Defense (800)684-3322 www.environmentaldefense.org EIN#116107128 Environmental Defense's scientists, economists and attorneys design practical, long-term strategies to protect wildlife, natural resources, safeguard clean air, water and human health. 16.5% C,W,D<br />
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11433 Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (541)687-8454 www.elaw.org EIN#943116602 E-LAW environmental advocates in 70 countries are winning victories for human rights, healthy communities, and the natural environment. 21.8% C,Q,R<br />
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10629 Environmental Law Institute (202)939-3800 www.eli.org EIN#520901863 Environmental law that works for you: community-based education + research on national problems = solutions to protect people and nature. Independent and non-partisan. 20.0% C,S,Q<br />
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12067 Friends of the Earth (877)843-8687 www.foe.org EIN#237420660 Strives to preserve our natural resources, advocate for public health protection and work for environmental justice for all peoples throughout the world. 25.1% C,D,Y<br />
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11434 Friends of the National Zoo (202)633-3044 www.fonz.org EIN#520853312 Supports Zoo renewal, wildlife education and conservation programs by the Smithsonian's National Zoo that enrich the lives of animals and save endangered species and habitats. 15.1% D,C,B<br />
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11342 Green Corps, Inc. (617)426-8506 www.GreenCorps.org EIN#232687791 Training a new generation of environmental leaders by working in communities with local groups to preserve forests, clean up our air and promote cleaner energy. 11.5% C,O,S<br />
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10620 Izaak Walton League of America (800)IKE-LINE www.iwla.org EIN#361930035 From hunters to hikers, our members protect America's outdoors through community-based conservation, education, commonsense public policy, and a commitment to strong outdoors ethics. 19.6% C,S,N<br />
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11103 Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation, The (800)592-JANE www.janegoodall.org EIN#942474731 Works to create healthy ecosystems, promote sustainable livelihoods and nurture new generations of committed, active citizens around the world. 10.9% D,O,S<br />
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11435 Land Trust Alliance (202)638-4725 www.lta.org EIN#042751357 Leads 1,700 conservation groups across America to save the forests, farms, waterways and natural areas that you love in communities where live, work and travel. 17.7% C,S,W<br />
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10621 League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (202)785-0730 www.LCVeducation.org EIN#521379661 Working with groups across the country, we use technology, training and grassroots organizing to convey to policymakers Americans' demand for clean air, water and energy. 3.3% C,S,W<br />
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10267 National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (202)857-0166 www.nfwf.org EIN#521384139 Dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants and the habitat on which they depend. 5.0% C,D<br />
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10622 National Wildlife Federation (800)332-4949 www.nwf.org EIN#530204616 America's conservation organization dedicated to protecting endangered species and habitats for our children's future and connecting people with nature through education and action opportunities. 16.8% C,D,O<br />
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10623 Natural Resources Defense Council (212)727-2700 www.nrdc.org EIN#132654926 NRDC defends embattled wilderness, rivers, clean air, coasts and wildlife across America and around the globe. Saved Baja's whales, Canada's Spirit bears, and California's sequoias. 18.1% C,D,Z<br />
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10643 Nature Conservancy, The (703)841-5300 www.nature.org EIN#530242652 The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. 14.5% C<br />
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11437 Pesticide Action Network North America (Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center) (415)981-1771 www.panna.org EIN#942949686 Works to eliminate poisonous pesticides. Links consumer, labor, health, environment and agriculture groups internationally to advance safer, ecologically sound pest control alternatives. 12.4% C,K,Q<br />
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10640 Physicians for Social Responsibility (202)667-4260 www.psr.org EIN#237059731 Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, PSR works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival. 37.0% C,M,Q<br />
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11353 Rainforest Alliance (888)MY-EARTH www.rainforest-alliance.org EIN#133377893 Works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. 7.4% C,S,R<br />
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10962 RARE (formerly RARE Center for Tropical Conservation) (703)522-5070 www.rareconservation.org EIN#237380563 Conserves imperiled species and ecosystems around the world by inspiring people to care for and protect nature. 12.6% C,S,Q<br />
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11438 Rocky Mountain Institute (970)927-3851 www.rmi.org EIN#742244146 Delivers practical information that helps citizens, businesses and governments save energy and natural resources, prevent pollution and strengthen communities through increased efficiency and innovative technologies. 24.2% C,U,W<br />
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12071 Sierra Club Foundation, The (800)216-2110 www.tscf.org EIN#946069890 Fights to preserve wilderness and protect environmental quality worldwide through a powerful combination of education, scientific research, publishing and litigation. 12.4% C,R,W<br />
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11441 U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc. (202)546-9707 www.uspirg.org EIN#521384240 PIRG protects the environment and public health. We organize citizens to ensure clean air and clean water; to prevent global warming and preserve natural resources. 4.1% C<br />
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10637 Union of Concerned Scientists (800)666-8276 www.ucsusa.org EIN#042535767 Scientists and citizens working on solutions to reduce air pollution and global warming, protect biodiversity, prevent nuclear proliferation, and ensure a sustainable, safe food system. 15.9% C,U,Q<br />
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10638 Wilderness Society, The (800)THE-WILD www.wilderness.org EIN#530167933 Works to protect special wild places from development so that future generations will have the opportunity to enjoy America's natural heritage. 22.0% C,D<br />
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10898 Wildlife Conservation Society (718)220-6891 www.wcs.org EIN#131740011 Saves endangered species and threatened ecosystems in 61 countries; teaches ecology and inspires care for wildlife through the Bronx Zoo and national science education programs. 11.4% C,D,B<br />
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11352 Wildlife Trust (212)380-4460 www.wildlifetrust.org EIN#311726494 Wildlife Trust empowers local conservation scientists to protect nature and safeguard ecosystems and human health. 33.7% C,D,G<br />
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12072 World Wildlife Fund (202)293-4800 www.worldwildlife.org EIN#521693387 Protects endangered wildlife and their threatened habitats by providing emergency assistance and long-term support to parks, nature preserves, and anti-poaching activities on five continents. 15.2% C,D,QUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-34758600554170391892010-04-26T19:31:00.009-04:002010-04-27T15:11:39.386-04:00HSUS PeopleLet's connect the dots with some <a href="http:// humanewatch.org/index.php/people/">HSUS People</a>. The list is not extensive and may be updated from time to time. Positions listed may or may not be current and are for research purposes.<br />
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CRLE Center for Respect of Life and the Environment<br />
DDAL Doris Day Animal League<br />
FFA Fund for Animals<br />
HSI Humane Society International<br />
HSLF Humane Society Legislative Fund<br />
NAHEE National Association for Humane and Environmental Education<br />
WLT World Land Trust<br />
WSAP World Society for Animal Protection<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Bass, Ronald D.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Center for Science in the Public Interest <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Bender, Peter A<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">WLT<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">International Center for Earth Concerns <br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Director <a href="http://www.pegasusfoundation.org/">Pegasus Foundation</a><br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Trustee, <a href="http://www.animalgrantmakers.org/members/pettuscrowe.html">Pettus Crowe Foundation</a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"><a href="http://www.sanctuaryfederation.org/gfas/home/">Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries"</a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Previous manager of Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary in Palm City, FL<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.05in">Berge, Mary Katherine<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.05in">HSLF, WLT. DDAL, FFA<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"><a href="http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Bernthal_Eric_29159396.aspx">Bernthal, Eric Esq.</a> <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Latham & Watkins<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Block, Cristobel "Kitty"<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSI<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Formerly PeTA. Works with CITES and Species Survival Network<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bowen,John<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">WSAP <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Animal Rescue League of Boston<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Brack, Barbara <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Animal Rescue League - MI<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brown, Reenie<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSLF<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">ASPCA<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Cashen, Donald Esq<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">CRLE<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"><a href="http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/pages/Read-the-Charter.html">(See Earth Charter</a><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Clugston, Richard M.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">CRLE<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">(See Earth Charter) Exec Dir of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF), and publisher and editor of Earth Ethics <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Coupe, Anita W Esq <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">HSUS<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">HSLF, CRLE, DDAL<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Maine attorney<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cummings,Robert S. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">WSAP<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Massachusetts SPCA, Deaconess Abundant Life Communities (MA) BOD. HARC - now Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy (TCAPP) He was a Managing Partner of Nixon & Peabody. Chairman of Reading Commissioners of Trusts’ Funds, BOD Trustees for Hallmark Healthcare, a former member of Edison Electric Institute Legal Committee and BOD of Massbank <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Daniels,<br />
Jeanne Crusemann<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSLF<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Houston real estate broker and Humane PAC Supporter<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Davies,Peter R.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">WSAP <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Veterinary Population Medicine Univ of MN<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Dempsey, Sheryl<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">FFA<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Draper, Chris<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, Born Free Foundation (UK) Zoo Check program<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Elliott, Jan<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">PetsMart Director of Philanthropy<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Fang, Neil B. Esq <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Fearing, Jennifer<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"><a href="http://www.humaneresearch.org/">Humane Research Council</a>, she was formerly with the United Animals Nations (UAN)<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Finch, Patty<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSI<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">NAHEE, EarthKind<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries,PetsMart Charitable Giving director<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Forkan, Patricia A.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSI<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">CRLE, NAHEE<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HARC - now Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy (TCAPP) <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Frake, Janet D.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSI<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">DDAL<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Gatons, Patricia A.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">NAHEE, EarthVoice Intl<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gay,Patricia<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSLF<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Goodwin, John P.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Former ALF<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Grandy, John W PhD <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
<p class="MsoNormal">HSI <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">WLT<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Founder of <a href="http://www.ssn.org/">Species Survival Network</a>, Cape Wildlife<br />
Center, President of the Monitor Consortium, founder and a member of the global Fur<br />
Free Alliance, and a board member of the Natural Resources Council of America. Former CEO and VP Defenders of Wildlife, admin asst with National Parks and Conservation Association, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland and at the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Haddad, Kim K. DVM<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Another Life for Animals, Kimya Institute,Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition, Advisor to AZA animal welfare committee<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Handy, Geoffrey L Handy <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Harkness,James <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Institute Ag & Trade Policy<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"><a href="http://www.hsus3.org/about_us/board_and_staff/experts/experts/harriman_whitfield.html">Harriman-Whitfield, Constance B.</a><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Southern African Wildlife Trust, Asst Secy FWS and Parks<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Hartke, Jan A. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">EarthVoice Intl<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Hazard, Holly Elizabeth<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">WLT, DDAL<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Washington Humane Society, GeesePeace<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Hindi, Steve<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">SHARK - Showing <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Animals Respect<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Hoyt, John A. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">CRLE<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hoyte,James C.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/Union"> Concerned Scientists</a><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Irwin, Paul Former HSUS pres<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Animal Alliance, <a href-"http://www.marshall-legacy.org/">Marshall Legacy Institute</a>, Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Project </td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"><a href="http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Jaworski_Paula_101386668.aspx"> Jaworski, Paula</a>, Dir of Publications<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Director of Publications. Animal Sheltering <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Jhirad, David John<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> <td width="534" height="10" valign="bottom" style="width:400.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-height:.1in"><br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">VP <a href="http://www.wri.org/">World Resources Institute</a>, former Deputy<br />
Secretary of Energy<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Kindler, Roger A, general counsel <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">HSLF<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Murdaugh Stuart Madden and Roger A. Kindler Law Firm <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Kislak Paula A. DVM <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">President Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR)<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Koons, Robert W. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">WLT<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member of the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA). Grand Canyon Association, Inc.; Grand Canyon National Park Foundation; Robert T. Wilson Foundation.; Flagstaff Community Foundation, the Second Chance Center for<br />
Animals in Flagstaff, and the Arizona Tourism Alliance. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Leaning, Jennifer <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Professor of International Health, Harvard School of Public Health; Board Member,<br />
Physicians for Human Rights</td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Leary, Sue A.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">American Anti-Vivisection Society and affiliate Alternatives Research & Development Foundation, Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Linehan, Kathleen "Buffy" Esq <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Former Philip Morris (tobacco company) lobbyist </td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Lipscomb, Kay<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">FFA<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Loeb, James B.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">DDAL<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Lowell, Dwight E. III<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Contributor to animal organizations like Earth Justice and African Wildlife Foundation<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Madden, Murdaugh S.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">NAHEE, EarthVoice Intl<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Make, Janet D <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Mancuso, Judie<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Social Compassion in Legislation<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Mancuso, William F<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">FFA, EarthVoice<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Mares, Patricia <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">EarthVoice<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Markarian, Michael <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">HSLF, FFA <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Humane USA PAC, Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Max, Mary I. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal">McCorkle,Elizabeth<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"></td> <td width="534" height="10" valign="bottom" style="width:400.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-height:.1in"><br />
<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of Humane Societies<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">McDonnell, Patrick L <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">FFA<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">McNulty, Theresa S.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">WLT<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Michaels, Gil <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> <td width="534" height="10" valign="top" style="width:400.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-height:.1in"><br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Compassion for Animals Foundation<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Mochi, Donna L <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Ney, Judy <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">FFA<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Pacelle, Wayne <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
<p class="MsoNormal">HSI <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">HSLF, Nahee, EarthVoice Intl, WLT. DDAL,<br />
FFA<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">National Federation of Humane Societies <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Patrick, Sharon Lee<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Peil, Judy J<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Prado, Marta<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
<p class="MsoNormal">HSI <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Probst, Marian G.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">HSLF, DDAL, FFA<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:27.0pt">Reese, Theresa Cannon<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:27.0pt"></td> <td width="534" height="10" valign="top" style="width:400.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-height:.1in"><br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:27.0pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Reichert, Joshua S. PhD<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> <td width="534" height="10" valign="top" style="width:400.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-height:.1in"><br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Managing Director, <a href="http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_category.aspx?id=110">Pew Environment Group</a><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Roeder, Larry <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">WSAP <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">U.N. Director<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Roop, Robert PhD <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> <td width="534" height="10" valign="top" style="width:400.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-height:.1in"><br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Regular instructor at HSUS' Animal Care Expo. He holds academic<br />
positions at Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, and Johns Hopkins<br />
University, Baltimore, Maryl and <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Rose, Jeffrey O. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> <td width="534" height="10" valign="top" style="width:400.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-height:.1in"><br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Rowan, Andrew N PhD<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
<p class="MsoNormal">HSI <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">CRLE, WLT<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"><a href="http://www.aimgroup.eu/2009/wc7/concom.html">Alternative Congress Trust</a>,Vice President, <a href="http://www.animalgrantmakers.org/">Animal Grantmakers</a>, (on BOD of HSUS Edith J. Goode Residuary Trust), Adjunct Professor, Tufts Univ School of Veterinary Medicine, HARC - now Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy(TCAPP), Faculty Member, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Seyler, Marilyn G <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt"></td> </tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Shapiro, Paul<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alternative Congress Trust <br />
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<p><a href="http://www.animalsandsociety.org/resources/index.php">Institute for Animals and Society</a>. Ed. The <a href="http://www.animalsagenda.org/"> Animals'Agenda</a> and exec dir <a href="http://animal-rights.net/">Animal Rights Network, Inc.</a> He has been a consultant to Citizens to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation, New England Anti-Vivisection Society,Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and The Vegetarian Resource Group. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Taft, John E. <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">African Conservation Trust. Produced educational films for Audubon Society<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">CRLE<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2pt">Director, <a href="http://www.religionandecology.org/About/founders.php"> Forum on Religion and Ecology</a><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal">HSUS <br />
<p class="MsoNormal">HSI <br />
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DDAL, FFA<br />
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Whew! I think that will be enough for today. Until next time, Spidey will be winding his way around the web to find lots more news you can use. Feel free to drop me an email if you have more information on these folks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-48479456699252330972010-04-13T16:48:00.000-04:002010-04-13T16:48:13.880-04:00HSUS Affiliates<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Howdy. Spidey thought he'd take you on a quick spin through yet another section of the HSUS web. This is <a href="http://www.blogger.com/://files.dallaspetland.com/200002614-3c8f13d88d/HSUS%20info.pdf">HSUS Affiliates</a> 101. We are sure to run across these people and organizations again. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<strong>Earth Voice International</strong> is part of the <a href="http://www.earthcouncilalliance.org/en/alliances/index.html">Earth Council Alliance</a>. <br />
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While travelleing the web, I discovered that Paul Irwin is on the BOD of an organization called <a href="http://earthtreasurevase.org/about-us/board/">The Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Project</a> (*formerly Alliance for the Earth) based in Santa Fe, New Mexico Along with his many HSUS hats, he is also President and CEO of Elephants In Crisis. He has served as president of the World Society for the Protection of Animals and taught for six years at the Boston University School of Theology.<br />
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* (Alliance for the Earth was founded in 1989, by <a href="http://elephantsincrisis.org/index/drwheir">Dr William Hugh Wheir DVM</a>. , graduate of Texas A&M. According to the website, "<em>Our work was greatly furthered in 1990 when a 106-year-old Tibetan lama, living in a Himalayan cave in Nepal, gave us a Buddhist practice to bring healing and protection to the Earth by ceremonially filling sacred earth treasure vases with prayers and offerings and burying them all around the world in places of need</em>.") Oh, so that is how they came up with that name.<br />
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Earthvoice gives thousands of dollars to Earthvoice Russia, the <a href="http://ncseonline.org/">National Council for Science and Environment</a> , the Earth Council Foundation, Campaign to Preserve Global Leadership (now the <a href="http://www.usglc.org/about/our-coalition/">U.S. Global Leadership Coalition</a>) , <a href="http://www.certifiedhumane.org/about/">Humane Farm Animal Care</a> , <a href="http://www.ciwf.org.uk/Sitemap.aspx">Compassion in World Farming</a> and the<a href="http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/f4a87ed7f9d7227ac334746e98d660b3"> International Wildlife Coalition</a>. <br />
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Further, Earthvoice gave $140,000 to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterpart_International">Counterpart International</a> in D.C. for consultant work. Randy Belcher-Torres, consultant (actually the Senior Advisor for Earthvoice/Monitor International) received about $80,000 and the Earth Council Foundation received $52,500 for their consultant work. <br />
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The <a href="http://center1.com/">Center for Respect of Life and Environment</a> (CRLE) has made donations of thousands of dollars over the past eight years to The University of New Hampshire, the Earth Council Foundation (morphed into the <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-643020849909047136#">Earth Council Coalition</a>), <a href="http://www.iatp.org/iatp/board.cfm">Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy</a>, the <a href="http://www.upeace.org/academic/">University for Peace</a>, <a href="http://www.fgcu.edu/cese/">Florida Gulf Coast University</a> in Ft. Myers , and one $5,000 grant to the Center for Environmental Education in Nehra India.<br />
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Check out the sample legislation on the <a href="http://www.ddal.org/">Doris Day Animal League</a> website. Sound familiar?<br />
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<a href="http://www.ddal.org/pdf/samples/MODELSTATECRUELTYLAW.pdf">Anti Cruelty Statute Legislation</a> (pdf)<br />
Includes definitions, sentencing provisions, and two addenda on empowering humane societies to prosecute violators and the civil right to action. Courtesy of the Animal Legal Defense Fund.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/://www.ddal.org/pdf/samples/modelsnordinance.pdf">Spay/Neuter Legislation</a> (pdf) <br />
One of the most important tools for ending the cat and dog overpopulation crisis is enacting a spay/neuter ordinance in your city or county. <br />
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The DDAL has made multi-thousand dollar donations over the last eight years. Included in the list are Grey2K, GeesePeace, <a href="http://www.returntofreedom.org/">Return to Freedom</a> and Horses in Need. HSUS received $278,230 from this source and the HSUS <a href="http://www.hslf.org/">Humane Legislation Fund</a> received around $200,000. Let's not forget the Doris Day Animal Foundation (95-3197011) while we are here.<br />
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This foundation also gives thousands and thousands of dollars to organizations and foundations. Among them are the Assistance Dog Institute in CA, Central Ohio Greyhound Rescue, Circle Tail, Inc., Pet Orphans of Southern California, Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines and the U.C. Davis Foundation in CA. In 2007 they gave $5,000 to the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills to pilot a program to enable pet guardianship for seniors.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fundforanimals.org/">Fund for Animals</a> Much of their money went to support the Black Beauty Ranch in Texas. In 2004, they <strong>gave over $2.5 million twoards "humane education"</strong> while nearly $450,00 went to legislative lobbying. HSUS and their affiliates have paid several million dollars - maybe more - to the <strong>National Outdoor Sports Advertising, Inc</strong>. in Washington DC. They provide direct mail advertising. The company was established in 1990 and incorporated in Virginia. Their approximate annual revenue is $10 to $20 million a year.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hsus.org/hsi/">Humane Society International</a> This site links to CWAPC (Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition) and to the <a href="http://www.ssn.org/">Species Survival Network.</a> The <a href="http://www.hsus.org/hsi/local_empowerment/hsi_animal_advocates/hsi_animal_advocates/ahppa_has_altered_the_landscape_of_animal_protection_in_costa_rica.html">Asociación Humanitaria Para la Proteccion Animal de Costa Rica (AHPPA)</a> receives the largest donations: $50,000 - 2002; $50,000 in 2003; $50,000 in 2004 and similar amounts each year. The Indonesian <a href="http://www.anjingbagus.com/?p=3780">Swarga-Yayasan Yudisthira</a> has also received a few multi-thousand dollar contributions from HSI.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hsus.org/hsi/local_empowerment/hsi_animal_advocates/">HSI</a> gives generation donations and grants to the organization listed on their website. Other large donations on the 2002 - 2008 990's include SPCA Hong Kong - $5,000; SPCA Nepal - $5,000; thousands of dollars to HSI Australia, the Bahamas Humane Society, Elephant Care International and the WSPA. The 2008 990 broke down donations a bit differently. Rather than list organizations, they listed grants by country and areas. Europe received $657,684, in part, to advocate against Canada's commercial seal hunt. Another $36,374 was for the same cause and for wildlife law enforcement training and support. $42,000 was given to South America sterilization projects along with another $19,000 for spay/neuter programs. The East Asia and the Pacific received a $90,000 wire transfer for conservation and animal protection programs. <strong><em>The Middle East and North Africa received a wire transfer of $17,304 for "support and care of Canadian Puppy Mill/Seizure dogs)???</em></strong> <br />
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The money, among other things, flies at HSUS, et al.<br />
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<a href="http://www.meadowcreekinc.com/?page_id=3 lost">Meadowcreek, Inc</a> lost HSUS funding in 2006 when HSUS officials resigned from their BOD. Meadowcreek owns two "model" farms ( around 850 acres) that use sustainable production methods. The current management is still awaiting a possible grant from the U.N. Commission for sustainable development. The farms have conservation easements that protect timber (203 acres) and pasture land (175 acres) for wildlife. Buildings on the property include a bar, mechanic shop, two farm houses, a guest house, three meeting buildings, a garden house, a farm worker house, and abandoned guest house and the Arts and Crafts building.<br />
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Thomas Waite - Vienna, VA; Gary Valen of Poolesville, MD and Paul Irwin - Darnestown, MD were the HSUS officials who resigned.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hsus.org/humane_living/living_in_harmony_with_animals/kind_newstrade_teaching_kids_to_care_about_animals.html">NAHEE</a> ( National Associatio for Humane and Environmental Education ) is based in Connecticut. They provide information for <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/parents_educators/">KIND</a> (Kids In Nature's Defense) News, a classroom newspaper for children that links them with humane education resources. NAHEE makes money by conducting workshops, selling literature and subscriptions and they have a grassroots network of individuals found throughout the USA. In 2003, HSUS was even a member of CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) committee where they pointed out the impact that international trade policy has on animals and the environment. What don't they do?? (see <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/PUBS_2003_Annual_Report.pdf">for further information</a>) <br />
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The <a href="http://www.wlt.org/publications.asp">Wildlife Land Trust</a> gave grants to the <a href="http://wildlands.org/home">American Wildlands</a> (Missoula, MT), The <a href="http://www.privatelandownernetwork.org/yellowpages/resource.aspx?id=15209">Vital Ground Foundation</a> (Missoula, MT) , the <a href="http://www.greateryellowstone.org/about/finance.php">Greater Yellowstone Coalition</a> (Bozeman, MT) the <a href="http://www.yct.bz/">Ya'axche Conservation Trust</a> , <a href="http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/">The Grand Canyon Trust</a> , Fauna and Flora International and the National Wildlife Federation.<br />
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As you can see, each of these non-profits has a web of their own and we are sure to cover them in more depth. This is just a quick reference guide and starting point. You can be sure that many of these same people cross paths over and over again. My what a tangled web they weave....<br />
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The WAAS is registered with the state of Michigan and was incorporated in January 2010. The address is listed as 32 N. Washington Avenue, Suite 7 in Ypsilanti, entity ID No. 70640K. Thomas E. McPhee Jr. is the head duck and was the former owner of a business called Gutter Kings. As you will soon see, this wizard of high tech imagery is also a master of self promotion<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvLi2iG0TJLwLKyZ0OaT-MSwnHSaJcu112rbChlk59OfLFt-XM0EAoo_hl-fc_GsxMlFBdf_XetfnBGgpTgYPgIXiQ0PeZzrLzCqZMGRa0WmgKe4phpzM124bYDN2m7uPtYN2/s1600/video_wizard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvLi2iG0TJLwLKyZ0OaT-MSwnHSaJcu112rbChlk59OfLFt-XM0EAoo_hl-fc_GsxMlFBdf_XetfnBGgpTgYPgIXiQ0PeZzrLzCqZMGRa0WmgKe4phpzM124bYDN2m7uPtYN2/s200/video_wizard.jpg" width="188" /></a></div>McPhee is also the contact person for <a href="http://www.consoledatabase.com/faq/philipscd-i/phillipscdifaq.txt">MultiDynamics, Inc</a>. in Oak Park MI (313-548-2291) and has an AOL email name - CDIMaster. This business deals mainly in educational and periodical publishing for consumers. Services include audio encoding, authoring systems, multimedia design, software engineering, video encoding using Balboa Run-Time System (code development at the heart of CdI technology) and MediaMogul.<br />
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Other telephone numbers listed on the WA2S website are for New York 646-546-5640 (unpublished cell phone number) and Louisiana 310-734-6886 (unpublished land line in Beverly Hills, CA)<br />
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I remember seeing promos for a film about the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfey49oMJJM&feature=related">Katrina "pet rescue</a>." This film was directed by McPhee and featured on the "<a href="http://www.rescuepartytour.com/">rescue party tour</a>" produced by <a href="http://www.mansmilingmovingpictures.com/">Man Smiling Moving Pictures</a>. McPhee is also the contact person for another independent film production company - the Cave Studio, 2531 Jackson Rd., #246 in Ann Arbor, MI. [phone: 313-510-1444 - an unpublished cell phone number in Detroit.] On a March 2008 post to the ARSL-L email list,<a href="http://whois.domaintools.com/flixtour.net">flixtour</a> (website coming soon!) is also listed with McPhee's other sites. He has videos on YouTube as well.<br />
According to the filing document with the Michigan Secretary of State, the two main goals of WAAS are to produce over 1,000 hours of "human-animal interaction" footage <span style="color: red;">and to raise $250,000 to accomplish that goal</span>.<br />
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Have you taken a look at the WAAS BOD yet? John Phillips, founder and executive director of the New York League of Humane Voters (NYLHV) . . . Kenneth Shapiro, cofounder of Animals and Society Institute, formerly Psychologists for the Ethical treatment of Animals (PSETA), founder and editor of Society and Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies; cofounder and coeditor of Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (JAWS); and editor of the Brill Human-Animal Studies book series. We've been in this part of the web before!<br />
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Also on board are Jamie Downey, the Founder and Publisher of <em>The American Dog Magazine</em>. Of course, the focus is on subjects like the alleged "nationwide pet overpopulation epidemic, the horrific cycle of animal abuse in puppy mills, the need to promote adoption of pets from our shelters and rescue groups and the importance of spaying or neutering your dogs and cats whether you adopt from a shelter or buy a puppy from an ethical, responsible, reputable breeder." Please note the quotes around <strong>their words</strong>, not mine.<br />
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The American Dog Magazine was formerly called the Colorado Dog. The Colorado Dog was a registered entity with the state of Colorado (now expired). Spidey could find no registration for the ADM. Downey now lives in Arizona and has a new website - called <a href="http://www.thearizonadog.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86">The Arizona Dog</a>. <br />
But here is bit of very interesting info. Jamie advertises <a href="http://content.theamericandogmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=434">franchises for magazine publishing</a>.<br />
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"Become a Successful Magazine Publisher and Own a Magazine! Choose your city or state now and live the dream. Pre-release specials at fabulous introductory prices to start your own business <b>for as low as $18,000</b>. The American Dog Magazine is now releasing select cities and states so you can enjoy life, while making money doing something you love!" <br />
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Spidey could find no business entity in CO or AZ for either The Arizona Dog or the Dog Publishing Corp. A back issue of The American Dog featured Barack Obama on the cover. The issue focused on NOT buying from breeders. Breeders, they say, are costing American taxpayers thousands of dollars to care for shelter animals and euthanize the unwanted ones. What??? !!! Who is it that is always looking for problems where none exist? Who is it that seizes dogs from their owners at whim? <br />
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The magazine tells readers to never buy from a breeder but to adopt from a shelter. Needless to say, reputable dog breeders are not allowed to advertise in this publication. Enough said, for now. <br />
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Dorothy Davies is a founder and director of <a href="http://www.sashafarm.org/">SASHA Farm</a> in Michigan. The secretary/treasurer of Second Chance Humane Society in Ridgway, Colorado is also part of the WAAS crew. <br />
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The website says that McPhee "began his professional career in 1984 working as a marketing specialist in Delaware politics. Following a few highly successful years in mid-range computer hardware and software sales for a Fortune 100 service company, 1991 saw the advent of Tom’s cutting edge digital interactive software company MultiDynamics, Inc., with a focus on the development and production of multi-language interactive software." I guess he owned Gutter Kings before his "marketing career in politics."<br />
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Click here to watch his ten minute promo of the <a href="http://www.wa2s.org/">Rescue Journal</a>. He wasted no time flying to Haiti, via the Dominican Republic, to join in the ARCH - Animal Rescue Coalition for Haiti mission. He hasn't even set up his federal 501c3 yet. After several career changes over the years, the independent, high tech film wizard has found his niche. Notice the WAAS logo? It's all about the "I."<br />
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Back to the video. OK, he is looking out the window of a commercial plane - on his way to the Dominican Republic. That checks out since <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/20/2825390">commercial flights were just recently resumed to Haiti</a>. He narrates that they arrived 3 weeks after the disaster first struck. Apparently they took a truck over the mountains from the Dominican in order to reach Haiti's borders. They would have had to have had <a href="http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a/custom-clearance-guidelines-SD">customs clearance</a> and proper visas and passports in Santa Domingo [or another checkpoint, perhaps] before driving to the Haitian border. <br />
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Next, we see some brief shots of earthquake damage and of the people. Canned film? Or real time? Then we see a black shiny "truck" with <a href="http://www.sodopreca.com/">SODOPREC</a> written on it. This is the animal control unit of the Dominican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Is this the truck they drove from Santa Domingo, over rough mountain terrain, to Haiti?<br />
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SODOPREC, according to their website, was created for the defense of animal rights. Interestingly, they maintain a national register of pets on this website.<br />
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The clip ends with "thanks to" two pages of names: Dick Green (IFAW), Marcos Polanco (SODOPREC), Alison Pittman (HSUS National Council), Sandi Corado (Kinship Circle), Jamie Downey (publisher, <em>American Dog Magazine</em>), Kathleen Hoffman, Michele Way, Humane Society International, ASPCA, AHA, HSUS, Ross Hammer, Director of Animal Content in Entertainment (ACE) program for The Humane Society of the United States Michael Markarian (HSUS Legislative Fund), Dave Pauli (HSI and HSUS), Lloyd Brown (Wildlife Rescue of Dade County, Florida and part of HSI field assessment team) and <a href="http://www.bestfriends.org/aboutus/staffdepartments/biorcrook.cfm">Rich Crook</a> of Best Friends. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000;">Really??? Rich Crook???</span> You can't make this stuff up!<br />
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By way of Michigan and Haiti, The World Animal Awareness Society made it to <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/about/events/spotlight_dallas.html">Dallas</a> the other night (March 26th) so they could film Wayne Pacelle, Arthur E. Benjamin, Kristina Bowman, <a href="http://aplacetobark.com/">Bernie Berlin</a> and others. This group gets around. Can you guess what they are raising money for at their $200-a-ticket dinner and a silent auction? I'll give you a hint - it rhymes with guppy gills. <br />
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Spidey just happens to have a few notes about <a href="http://www.americandogrescue.org/about-arthur/">Arthur Benjamin</a>, self avowed animal rights activist, businessman and founder of the <a href="http://www.americandogrescue.org/affiliations/">American Dog Rescue</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/hsus_money_man_in_scandal/">Benjamin gave $1,000,000 to the HSUS for the "Haitian effort".</a> His website also asks for donations for the "cause". Numerous press releases about his donation stirred up a great deal of concern and quite a few people tried to alert him about HSUS. At that time, his website did not refer to him as an animal rightest nor were his connections to the AR crowd so obvious. He has since come out of the closet. In fact, one of the first - if not THE first - press release was released in <em>Worth</em> magazine(NYNY), a publication of Sandow Media (Boca Raton, FL). My what a tangled web. Boca Raton just happens to be the home place of <a href="http://givinuthefacts.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=1">Nanci Alexander</a>. Benjamin has connections and spends time in Boca Raton, too.<br />
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It's a small world after all.<br />
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Benjamin is the VP/CEO of <a href="http://www.corporationwiki.com/Texas/North-Richland-Hills/ati-enterprises-inc-3365232.aspx">ATI Enterprises</a>. ATI Enterprises, Inc. owns and operates vocational schools and training centers. The institute offers courses in areas such as automotive repair, graphic design, business administration, electronic engineering, massage and respiratory therapy, information technology, and welding. ATI Enterprises, formerly known as American Trades Institute, was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas<br />
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Benjamin also spends time in Sandy, Utah and Dallas. His <a href="http://www.americandogrescue.org/philanthropy/">Gail L. and Arthur E. Benjamin Foundation</a> gave $30,000 to No More Homeless Pets and $25,000 to the Utah Animal Adoption Center in 2007 and $28,000 to the Wasatch HS in Utah in 2006. He also gives generously to <a href="http://www.smilingdogfarms.org/Welcome.html">Smiling Dog Farms</a>, a 37 acre farm also located in Wharton. <br />
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This was just a quick drive around the web on a Saturday afternoon. We are sure to travel these roads again!<br />
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A few more notes:<br />
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National Center for Disaster Fraud to Coordinate Haitian and Chilean Fraud Complaints. Shortly after the earthquake in Haiti last January, the FBI and the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) established a telephone hotline to report suspected fraud associated with relief efforts. That number, (866) 720-5721, was initially staffed for the purpose of reporting suspected scams being perpetrated by criminals in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake. Since then, with the recent earthquake in Chile, our efforts have expanded to identify similar fraud activity emerging from that disaster. Therefore, the public is encouraged to call this same number—(866) 720-5721—to report suspected fraud from either disaster. The telephone line is staffed by a live operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Additionally, e-mail information can be directly sent to disaster@leo.gov.<br />
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The National Center for Disaster Fraud was originally established by the Department of Justice to investigate, prosecute, and deter fraud in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, when billions of dollars in federal disaster relief poured into the Gulf Coast region. Now, its mission has expanded to include suspected fraud from any natural or manmade disaster. More than 20 federal agencies, including the FBI, participate in the NCDF, allowing the center to act as a centralized clearinghouse of information related to Haitian or Chilean relief fraud. <br />
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<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/animalimportation/questions-answers-haitian-earthquake-pets.html">Pets of Haitian earthquake victims</a> entering into the U.S.<br />
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<a href="http://www.animalwrongs.com/">News from Animal Wrongs</a> <br />
"GOAL, an international humanitarian agency dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the poorest of the poor, recently lost a large donation that was meant to assist victims of the Haiti earthquake because an animal rights organization argued against the source of the donation.<br />
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The Irish Coursing Club, a century old greyhound sporting club, and Bookmaker Boylesports raised money at its events this past month towards the relief efforts being made in Haiti. The victims of the earthquake, however must have seemed insignificant to the self-righteous animal rights activists. Members of the misleadingly titled animal rights group, the Irish Council Against Bloodsports protested against the source of the donation, and ultimately prevented it from ever reaching Haiti." (see link for entire story)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-91446002862086944592010-03-16T11:47:00.000-04:002010-03-16T11:47:39.199-04:00Bosack and Kruger Foundation Contributions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgKq3DptE6O-IKvOKwxTjroMrDN8lbiRo5rpJ4yBGJPoVIN04Sjlnen_gcMcrJv1sTU2qgvAiL7WjlW3yge15SSsa4fVbXJMF5Wt6JLNPJMkOQkucdghcZBBFQQyur0Xb3YeW/s1600-h/Bosack1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgKq3DptE6O-IKvOKwxTjroMrDN8lbiRo5rpJ4yBGJPoVIN04Sjlnen_gcMcrJv1sTU2qgvAiL7WjlW3yge15SSsa4fVbXJMF5Wt6JLNPJMkOQkucdghcZBBFQQyur0Xb3YeW/s640/Bosack1.jpg" vt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Slowly, ever so slowly, the public has been led to a steady stream of misinformation and propaganda that has trickled down from the <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/annals">annals</a> of the animal rights movement's leadership. However, the original good intentions have became polluted over time as they made their way through the ranks of all-too-human agendas and motivations. The resulting ground level reality is anything but ideal and has caused pain and grief to countless animal lovers. Yet, the masses still drink the toxic waters that cloud their minds and impair their judgment, and still the indoctrination continues.<br />
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One more example of this ongoing lockstep march to trample the Constitution and "we the people" is a presentation to the City of Dallas by <a href="http://www.animallawsection.org/">Yolanda Eisenstein</a> , the chair and CLE director of the Animal Law Section of the state Bar of Texas, member of the Dallas Animal Cruelty Alliance and board member of the infamous Texas Humane Legislation Network. (See November and December 2009 posts in this web's archive) Fellow ALS council members include Skip Trimble and Donald Feare. In the name of education, animal rights propaganda is being furthered in Dallas and <a href="http://www.linkageproject.org/home/national-town-meeting-follow-up/copy_of_brochure.pdf">numerous other cities and states across America</a>. <br />
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The animal rights' social engineers have coined hot- button phrases such as “animal hoarder”, “pit bull”, “puppy mill”, “meat is murder”, “save lives - spay and neuter” and “better dead than bred” to name only a few. They bank on these catch phrases to capture the attention of a gullible public, create fear, mold public opinion and cash in on guilt-induced donations. The animal rights movement has invested a great storehouse of time and wealth into their political machine. <br />
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When the public reads and hears these slogans over and over and over again, they consciously and subconsciously incorporate that information until it is deeply rooted into their own belief system. No one in the history of mankind has ever believed they were brainwashed and none of us are completely immune, but in reality, a politically correct infrastructure of such beliefs has been erected to imprison us. <br />
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What exactly is animal cruelty? Common sense tells us what it is, but common sense is not always employed in the animal rights' ventures. You might be surprised to learn that ARs believe that "Abuse occurs whenever the animal's basic needs are not met, regardless of whether the abuse is inflicted intentionally or out of ignorance...." This is a very broad definition and could be, and often is, construed to mean whatever the powers that be want it to mean. The presentation today was put together by the <a href="http://www.americanhumane.org/">American Humane organization</a> based in <a href="http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=840432950">Englewood Colorado</a>. <br />
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The ideas being presented are not new. They originated years ago and since then, reams of articles of pseudo scientific studies have been bought and paid for by the AR movement (via government grants of your taxpayer dollars and donations from a well meaning public) in order to further their ultimate agenda which is NO more animal ownership - period. They have made great strides in their goals by using kind hearted, but unsuspecting people to do their dirty work. <br />
Consider just two of these highly emotional arguments - Violent criminals were nearly three times more likely than nonviolent criminals to have abused animals as children and nearly four times more likely to abuse their own pets. Perhaps.... Perhaps not.<br />
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Though <a href="http://www.animaltherapy.net/">Animal Therapy net</a> and other like-minded organizations recognize that there <em>can be</em> a link between animal abuse, violent behavior, child and spousal abuse, they also include this statement on their homepage: "A wide range of human health professionals and practitioners recognize what many people in the animal caregiving fields and everyday pet owners have known for years: that <strong>pets can be good for our health and well-being</strong>. Companion animals are being introduced into the therapeutic regimens of many health care institutions: nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, <strong>psychiatric institutions and others</strong>. Therapeutic riding programs improve the motor skills and coordination of the physically challenged. <span style="color: red;">Pets help inmates in correctional facilities and juvenile offenders to learn empathy and compassi</span><span style="color: red;">on</span>. Autistic children swim with dolphins. In short, wherever people have special needs, someone with creativity and an animal with the proper temperament can probably create an imaginative way to being pets and people together for mutual benefit." <br />
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The picture is not as bleak or black and white as some would have us believe. Many many people who have been cruelly treated and abused as children often find they are able to express the love and compassion they never received by caring for and loving an animal. In other words, the opposite of what the ARs preach, is often true.<br />
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<u>The Roots of Deception - PeTA</u><br />
Do any of you remember the non-profit propaganda press of Psyeta - Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals? They have cranked out reams of questionable literature and pulp fiction over the years<br />
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The new <a href="http://www.animalsandsociety.org/sitemap/index.php">Animals and Society Institute (ASI)</a> was formed in 2005 as a result of a merger of the Institute for Animals and Society and the <a href="http://www.societyandanimalsforum.org/">Society and Animals Forum</a> where a mountain of this type of information is cited and provided. IAS was the former Animal Rights Network (The <u>Animals’ Agenda</u> magazine) and SAF was originally called PYETA. ARN and PSYETA were originally incorporated in respectively the State of Connecticut and the State of New York. ASI operates under PSYETA’s original 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt, not-for-profit status (<a href="http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=222527462">tax ID#: 22-2527462</a> ).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWKqdhljMXDs0eza3fevBidtBbfJgowF0TesA8vhkggll3EQk-b_Ox4gniTKdEiYJURr4aF9BSGhER3V7-PUwFumPYFtN2A61QMs-H1XwCqwu3a3hS7LYjg2sBkbF09HXxFq3/s1600-h/paper-industry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWKqdhljMXDs0eza3fevBidtBbfJgowF0TesA8vhkggll3EQk-b_Ox4gniTKdEiYJURr4aF9BSGhER3V7-PUwFumPYFtN2A61QMs-H1XwCqwu3a3hS7LYjg2sBkbF09HXxFq3/s320/paper-industry.jpg" /></a></div>Their objective? According to the website: "In order to transform these commercial, religious, academic, and other interests, the movement must put forward credible economic, political, legal, philosophical, and scientific arguments. A major player in this new stage of development is the Animals and Society Institute."<br />
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Ranking members include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall">Jane Goodall</a> , <a href="http://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/2001----.htm">Peter Singer</a> and Ken Shapiro PhD who is the executive director and co-founder. Shapiro was also the co- editor of <a href="http://www.animalsandsociety.org/config/vanity_url_controller.php?vanity_url=jaaws/"><u>The Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science</u> (JAAWS)</a> You can find out more about him and the others on a google search. The arguments are compelling and may contain a grain of truth - but are mostly written with a definite prejudice. <br />
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Read what <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?token=753405149406:54026769">Skip Trimble</a> (see picture#25 and others) ALDF , THLN animal rights attorney and a Texas lawmaker describes as animal cruelty: <br />
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"I'm a former animal abuser. I used to own racehorses, raise roping steers, hunt and eat meat." <br />
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WHAT!?!?! In the article found on page 5 of the <a href="http://aldf.org/downloads/AnimalsAdvocatewinter02.pdf">Winter 2002 issue of the ALDF's <u>Animals' Advocate</u></a>, he further writes that ". . . one evening friends in Ruidoso, NM (Trimble owns a <a href="http://www.dupontregistry.com/homes/search/details.aspx?itemid=623979">$5 million dollar ranch in nearby Glencoe</a>) told him about a new town ordinance that encouraged spaying and neutering . . . " So he began his animal law career" by actively supporting the same measures in Dallas. His NM friends "started telling [him] about vivisection and circuses and farming abuses and everything else . . . the more I learned, the more I wanted to do something. . . The laws need to change if animals are going to be given the respect they're due on this earth and there's nobody better equipped to change laws than lawyers."<br />
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God help us all! This is right out of the <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/oh/turkishangora/animalrights/agenda.html">radical animal rights agenda</a>! Certainly animal abuse does exist, but to include farming practices, hunting, animal research, racing, rodeos and eating meat is subjective (based on emotions) at best and unjustified at worst. There is little room for common sense in such an agenda.<br />
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Page 41 of the AHA slide show is entitled "Strategies" and these include training police, prosecutors, animal control, lawyers and judges. Note that these groups of people, organizations and infrastructures often have financial and political reasons for being influenced and led by AR forces. Animal control officers, along with certain types of rescue organizations, justify their very jobs, future promotions and raises on the number of animals they can collect and the number of charges they can bring against animal owners. To put it as mildly as possible, the conflict of interest is out of balance and sets up an unfair playing field that creates many victims.<br />
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Page 42 stresses the need to pass stronger laws including animal protective orders. There are numerous laws already on the books -- <a href="http://awic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=3&tax_level=3&tax_subject=182&topic_id=1118&level3_id=6735">federal</a> , <a href="http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stustxhealthsafetycode822_001_828_015.htm">state</a> and <a href="http://dallasanimalservices.org/CityCode_Chapter7.html">local</a>. Page 43 states that there needs to be greater enforcement of existing laws. However, what is actually needed is fair and impartial enforcement of the laws that already exist. Therein lies the problem and controversy at issue.<br />
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"They" want to streamline and expedite the processes. What processes? The processes of warrantless searches? Undercover and biased investigations? Unconstitutional bonding requirements? Declaring people's guilt before they have the opportunity to be proved innocent in a court of law? Distributing a person's pets and animals at a kangaroo court hearing - before the matter even goes to trial? These processes, already in place, need to be dismantled and reworked in order to protect the innocent who have been, and will continue to be victimized by them.<br />
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In the meantime, the <a href="http://resourceclearinghouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/those-who-cannot-remember-past-are_11.html">witch hunts</a> will continue. Many animal owners will turn against each other in the confusion that the AR movement has deliberately created and so the already toxic waters will be further muddied. Take a closer look and test the waters before you blindly drink from them. Animal welfare is strictly about protecting animals - not punishing people. Animal rights is about taking animals away from people who care about them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-44257305324704047872010-03-03T13:14:00.001-05:002010-03-04T08:02:54.810-05:00The Discovery Channel connection to Petfinder dot com<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Some Information about <a href="http://corporate.discovery.com/leadership/">Petfinder dot com</a></strong></div><br />
Some of you may be surprised to find out that the Petfinder.com website is registerd to <a href="http://corporate.discovery.com/our-company/">Discovery Communications, Inc</a>., One Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKVY657VbI8NvOhe8sXTLYYcf3fRGQcvdUTk2Kl4n1PYgLxWfyPsWiEf54iB_s8reWJ36eiCkJEbDGySxp-lWeJIOlOnnwBt_BWeTWJ2FpsOtlcLHU4fTELwyMvs-s4wc0HmT/s1600-h/Animal_Planet_Spider_by_MJ_Studio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKVY657VbI8NvOhe8sXTLYYcf3fRGQcvdUTk2Kl4n1PYgLxWfyPsWiEf54iB_s8reWJ36eiCkJEbDGySxp-lWeJIOlOnnwBt_BWeTWJ2FpsOtlcLHU4fTELwyMvs-s4wc0HmT/s200/Animal_Planet_Spider_by_MJ_Studio.jpg" width="200" /></a>Related domains held by the Discovery conglomerate include: <a href="http://www.allheadlinenews.com/">Ahn dot com</a> (digital news for a global world), <a href="http://www.akamai.com/">AKamai</a> (global internet platform), Animal Planet and a host of <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/">Discovery channel</a> websites including <a href="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/">DiscoveryEducation</a>, <a href="http://community.discoveryeducation.com/">DiscoveryEducatorNetwork</a>, DiscoveryHealthConnection, DiscoveryHolding, <a href="http://www.discoveryholding.com/overview/default.htm">DiscoveryHoldingCompany</a> (DHC is a holding company for its wholly-owned subsidiary, <a href="http://www.ascentmedia.com/industries/">Ascent Media Group, Inc</a>., and 50%-owned Discovery Communications, Inc.), <a href="http://www.discoveryhospital.com/">DiscoveryHospital</a>, DiscoveryKids, DiscoveryLearningConnection, DiscoveryScience, DiscoveryTv as well as Hawaii.edu, PanCanal.com, TheHumanBodyFilm.com and WindowsMedia.com and <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/">TreeHugger. </a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>The <a href="http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=522043740">Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership, Inc.</a> is a non-profit organization (EIN 52-2043740), also with teh Silver Spring, MD address. Its net assets in 2008 were $15, 748,553.<br />
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<a href="http://www.discoveryglobaled.org/who.html#oldtab3">Partners of the Discovery Global Education</a> (sometimes called Fund) organization include Coca Cola, Chevron, <a href="http://www.mars.com/global/global-brands.aspx">Mars, Inc</a>.(Mars manufactures Pedigree and Whiskas brand pet foods. Also see <a href="http://www.marsveterinary.com/about.aspx">Mars Veterinary</a>), Motorola, Allstate Insurance, Bank of America, AT&T and CBS Corporation. See the website for the entire list.<br />
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<a href="http://corporate.discovery.com/leadership/m-lavoy-robison/">Click this link for all of the Discovery Corporate and International Management bios</a> <br />
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<strong>John S. Hendricks</strong> is the Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications. Hendricks created Discovery Channel in 1985 as the first cable network in the U.S. designed to provide high quality documentary programming. Discovery's current global operations include more than 170 countries and territories with more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers. Discovery encompasses more than 100 networks representing 27 entertainment brands including TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel and HD Theater. Discovery’s other properties include Discovery Education and Discovery Commerce. <br />
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The <a href="http://www.arktrust.org/">Ark Trust</a> (aka HSUS Hollywood) named him a recipient of the Genesis Award for lifetime achievement for his efforts in raising awareness around the globe about animal issues. Hendricks serves on the board of directors of a number of non-profit organizations including the United States Olympic Committee and the National Forest Foundation.<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/2009/07/where_are_they_now_jack_fields_1.html">Jack Fields</a>, a <strong>Texan </strong>who was born in Humble (now Kingwood) in 1952, is also on the Discovery BOD. He is best known for serving the eighth district of Texas 1981-1997 and being considered for the Senate seat that Kay Bailey Hutchison eventually won. <br />
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He received his Juris Doctor in 1977 from Baylor University and was admitted to the Texas Bar after graduating. Fields then began working as a lawyer and was vice president of his family's business, the Rosewood Memorial Park and Funeral Home. <br />
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After retiring from Congress, Fields joined Administaff, Inc. as a director in January 1997. At that time Fields also started <br />
the Twenty-First Century Group, Inc. The company is based in Washington, D.C. and calls itself "a bipartisan consulting <br />
Fields currently serves on the board of directors of AIM Mutual Funds, Administaff, and the Discovery Channel Global Education Fund. He served as a trustee of Baylor University for nine years.<br />
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<strong>Willard O. Freeman</strong> has more than 25 years experience in representing numerous developers, corporations, law firms and government agencies in complex real estate transactions. He successfully completed the leasing of 800 Ninth Street, SW to the General Services Administration; the acquisition, development and project management of the 550,000 square-foot Discovery Communications Headquarters in Silver Spring , MD ; and the relocation of City offices to make way for development of the MCI Center in the East End of downtown Washington .<br />
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Willard is co-founder Freeman Group which now operates as the Washington DC area office of Concordis Advisors. Willard's managerial expertise includes serving as Regional President for the Galbreath Company of Ohio , an organization absorbed into the company now operating as Jones Lang LaSalle. Throughout his career, Willard has been consistently recognized as one of the top ten brokers in the Washington DC area.<br />
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<a href="http://www.house.gov/payne/">Donald M. Payne</a> (D- NJ) US House of Rep. Appointed in 2003 and 2005 to serve as a Congressional delegate to the United Nations. In this role, he has met with the U.N. Secretary General, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and regularly attended sessions of the U.N. General Assembly and other high level meetings. In the 110th Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Congressman Payne to serve on the House Democracy Assistance Commission, which provides procedural, technical, and material assistance to legislatures and their members in developing democracies around the world. Representative Payne co-founded the Malaria Caucus which was launched at an event with First Lady Laura Bush. He successfully secured $50 million for prevention, control and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The Congressman also helped secure passage of a bill authorizing $50 billion for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. He is also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, where he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health and as a member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. <br />
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<a href="http://www.tvoneonline.com/inside_tvone/bio_Johnathan_Rodgers.asp">Johnathan Rodgers</a> is President and CEO, TV One. TV One is a venture of Radio One, Inc., the largest radio broadcaster primarily targeting African American and urban listeners, and Comcast Corporation, the largest cable operator in the country, along with Bear Stearns, Constellation Ventures, Syndicated Communications and Opportunity Capital Partners.<br />
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Prior to joining Discovery Communications, Inc. in 1996, Rodgers had a successful 20-year career at CBS, Inc., where he held a variety of executive positions including serving as the President of CBS’ highly profitable television stations division. During his career at CBS television, Rodgers also served as an award-winning News Director and General Manager, and as an Executive Producer for CBS News.<br />
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Rodgers began his professional career as a print journalist working as a Writer-Reporter for Sports Illustrated; he later worked for Newsweek magazine as an Associate Editor. He received his undergraduate degree in journalistic studies from the University of California at Berkeley, and his Masters in Communications from Stanford University. <br />
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<a href="http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?id=771&lang=en">William Asiko</a> is the Kenyan Director of Public Affairs and Communications for The Coca-Cola Company in Africa. William Asiko started his career with The Coca-Cola Company in 1995 as in house corporate attorney in his home country, Kenya. In this role, William held various positions of increasing responsibility in a number of countries including the United States, Morocco and the United Kingdom, rising to the position of General Counsel for Africa in 2001.<br />
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William has served on the boards of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt and The Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Barcelona, Spain and currently serves on the board of Beverage Services Kenya. He is also the President of The <a href="http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_local.html">Coca-Cola Africa Foundation</a> (See also <a href="http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=581574705">Coca-Cola Foundation, Inc</a>.) and chairs the Coca-Cola East & Central Africa Limited Staff Provident Fund board of Trustees. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, William served 5 years as State Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General for Kenya and 2 years as a partner in the law firm of Hamilton Harrison & Mathews in Nairobi, Kenya.<br />
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William was educated in Kenya, where he earned a law degree from the University of Nairobi and in the United States, where he graduated with an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. He is also admitted to the Kenya Bar.<br />
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Gail Ifshin is the President of the Global Education Fund. She has worked in the international arena in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors for many years, serving as chief economist for the Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund and as program director for the Institute for Democracy in Vietnam. She also has worked in the White House for the Council of Economic Advisers and was later appointed to the US Department of Agriculture's Advisory Committee on Emerging Democracies. She is the widow of <a href="http://www.dailyorange.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=6e776a55-881c-4da7-baf3-405312dc7c5a&page=4">David Ifshin</a> who was an anti-Viet Nam War activist.<br />
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Several of the BOD of the non-profit "Global Fund" are also on the BOD of Discovery Communications, et al. Check out their <a href="http://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-news/discovery-communications-reports-fourth-quarter-an/">fourth quarter 2009 financial highlights</a>. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK)<br />
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Their revenues increased 2% to $3.52 billion; their free cash flow increased 18% to $1.46 billion dollars; fourth quarter revenues of $964 million increased $60 million, and the net income available to Discovery stockholders increased to $552 million. Business is obviously GOOD.<br />
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2008 net income also included $128 million of minority interest primarily associated with the Advanced Newhouse ownership prior to the transaction that resulted in Discovery Communications, Inc. becoming a public company.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-62550132247753879202010-02-26T11:05:00.002-05:002010-03-05T13:29:49.921-05:00State Bar Association Animal Law Sections<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bar Associations Animal Law Sections and Committees</strong></div><br />
This is a simple, though not comprehensive, list of legal law committees in the United States. Information will be added and this article will be updated from time to time, so check back if you are searching for such data. The two links below also contain a great deal of information.<br />
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<a href="http://legacy.lclark.edu/org/ncal/objects/AnimalLawCareerGuide.pdf">Animal Law Directory</a> A Who's Who of Animal Law<br />
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<a href="http://www.animalliberationfront.com/Philosophy/Legal/AnimalLawWebsites.htm">Animal Law Websites</a> This is an ALF page and some of the links no longer work, but many still do.<br />
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I'll try to keep this information brief, but if you live in one of these states or are active in their politics, please keep this resource page in mind and find what you can about the animal politics in your state.<br />
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At the top of the list is the animal law section of the <a href="http://www.abanet.org/tips/animal/home.html">American Bar Association</a>.<br />
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Check out this website. You will learn all about the Humane Education Public Service Project or as they call it - HEART. Its primary objective of the Humane Education Project is "to cultivate compassion and empathy in our youth toward animals and foster respect for the environment." hmmmm I see no mention of fostering respect for other people, their rights or their private property, do you?<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzV1ucYhVscJbqe0j3yje0nPitX7FaNQemM5P1wS2yTUtdHZC5gIjlRqDJskTeVpjPG3AiR2y2zlmOoMSRmD3Xi_0N2vM-hKu7H9WohZjuMh28AZmjQR0c_kKlTmk_kGDy0sb3/s1600-h/LitigatingAnimal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzV1ucYhVscJbqe0j3yje0nPitX7FaNQemM5P1wS2yTUtdHZC5gIjlRqDJskTeVpjPG3AiR2y2zlmOoMSRmD3Xi_0N2vM-hKu7H9WohZjuMh28AZmjQR0c_kKlTmk_kGDy0sb3/s200/LitigatingAnimal.jpg" width="133" /></a>HEART even published a comprehensive Humane Education Training Manual. According to the website, it "includes detailed lesson plans, teaching tips, classroom communication strategies, school outreach guidelines, state humane education laws, and related articles. The curriculum addresses a wide range of animal-related issues such as responsible companion animal care, animal cruelty laws, dog and cat population and homelessness, puppy mills, dogfighting, the violence link, factory farming, endangered species, habitat destruction, pollution, and global warming." Well, that is an ambitious and monumental undertaking, isn't it?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The website offers books for sale, too, including <u>Litigating Animal Law Disputes: A Complete Guide for Lawyers</u>; <u>The Lawyer's Guide to Dangerous Dog Issues</u> and <u>Wildlife Law: A Global Perspective</u>. </div><br />
States other than Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania that have affiliated ABA law committees are Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Washington.<br />
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<strong>Arizona. </strong><a href="http://www.law.asu.edu/files/Faculty/CVs/StephanieNichols-Young.pdf">Stephanie Nichols</a>-Young is the founder of the AZ state bar ALS and is president of the <a href="http://www.adlaz.org/">ADLF of AZ</a>. She is also president and board member of the environmental group, <a href="http://www.wilburforce.org/">Wilburforce</a>. <br />
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<strong><a href="http://www1.ctbar.org/sectionsandcommittees/committees/AnimalLaw.aspx">Connecticut</a></strong>. Formed in 2002. In 2008 they held a conference entitled “Justice for Animals: The State of the Law in Connecticut.” Speakers included Connecticut State Representative Diana Urban; Animal Legal Defense Fund Attorney Dana Campbell; Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph LaMotta; American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Attorney Debora Bresch; Jeanne Milstein, Connecticut child advocate; Owen Little, animal control officer; Susan Linker, vice president and director of Connecticut Votes for Animals and CEO of Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary; and Joanne Bourbeau, New England regional director of the Humane Society of the United States. <br />
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<strong>Illinois.</strong> These links were very slow today. Maybe they are working on them. I will check back later.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.msba.org/sec_comm/sections/animallaw/">Maryland</a></strong> Check out the information on their 2010 Animal Law Symposium. "The Animal Law Section is pleased to partner with the Journal of Animal Law and Ethics at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Law to publish the articles, commentaries, or papers for the first-ever regional Mid-Atlantic Symposium on Animal Law. The symposium will be hosted by the Animal Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, in conjunction with the University Of Baltimore School Of Law and the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Law. The Impact On & Opportunities For Animals in the Current Political and Economic Climate will be on Friday, April 9, 2010, from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the University Of Baltimore School Of Law. See the website for the 11 member council that heads this committee."<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.michbar.org/animal/">Michigan </a></strong><br />
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<strong><a href="http://www2.mnbar.org/sections/animal-law/index.asp">Minnesota</a></strong> Council members: Michael Ablan, Collette Adkins Giese, Rebecca Bell, Katherine Bloomquist, Kathryn Boyne, Amy Draeger, Barbara Gislason, Michael Heise, Amy Mason, Vicki McIntyre, Joan Schulkers, Christine Weflen, and Ellen Weinstock. The Legislative Representative is Vicki McIntyre.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.mobar.org/8479a776-60f9-4be4-9e70-be4f8d68575e.aspx">Missouri </a></strong>Though the website does not have a special section for the animal law committee, this link will show what types of legislation they are active in.<br />
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<a href="http://www.njsba.com/committees_sections/special/animal.cfm">New Jersey</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu45/LegalLinksResources/AnimalLawResources/default.htm">New York</a> If you live in NY, be sure to check this one out<br />
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<a href="http://ohiobar.org/">Ohio</a> You have to be a member to access their select committees and that information.<br />
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<a href="http://www.oregonanimallaw.com/">Oregon</a> In contrast, the state of Oregon is not secretive and went all out on their website.<br />
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<a href="http://www.pabar.org/public/committees/animal/about/mission.asp">Pennsylvania</a> . They don't offer much information at all. The Animal Liberation Front links (top of this article) had a link, but it no longer works.<br />
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<a href="http://www.animallawsection.org/">Texas</a><br />
You can find more info about the Texas web archived in <a href="http://givinuthefacts.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html">November 2009</a> and <a href="http://givinuthefacts.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html">December 2009</a>. The following is a brief recap:<br />
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Randy Turner has been practicing law for almost 30 years and is a partner in Turner and McKenzie in Fort Worth, Texas. Turner regularly represents rescue groups, humane societies, and animal rights activists in civil and criminal cases and is a frequent lecturer on animal law. He has worked as a volunteer in orangutan conservation in Borneo, elephant conservation in Kenya, and black rhino conservation in Zimbabwe. <br />
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Sandra K. Patton is an attorney with the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission. Based in Houston, her responsibilities include all aspects of legal work. Sandra volunteers her time with the Humane Society and the SPCA of Houston and is a foster mom for Homeless and Orphaned Pet Endeavors (HOPE), an all-foster, no kill animal adoption group.<br />
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Bill Davis practices appellate law at the office of the Solicitor General in Austin. He has published commentaries on animal law in The Federal Lawyer and the Lewis and Clark School of Animal Law Journal. Davis was one of the presenters at the Fourth Annual Animal Law Institute hosted by the State Bar of Texas ALS. He is a member of the ALDF and the Farm Sanctuary.<br />
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Amy Bures Danna practices law with The Clary Firm in the areas of Civil Litigation, Toxic Tort, Wills & Trusts, and Animal Law. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where she lectures on a full range of Animal Law topics. She has presented Animal Law educational seminars which are attended by veterinarians, lawyers, rescuers, vegans, animal control officers, shelter administrators, and pet enthusiasts. Danna was appointed to the City of Houston/Harris County Task Force on Animal.<br />
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Don Feare practices civil litigation and criminal defense in Arlington. He regularly handles a large volume of animal law cases and a variety of seizure and dog bite related cases. Don is a member of the board and the legislative committee of the THLN and on the TFACS BOD. He is also a photographer and contributor to Nature Photographer magazine. In addition, he speaks to civic and animal groups throughout the country. Don lives on the sanctuary he established in the late 80’s known as the Wildflight Rescue Foundation. Don is also an Adjunct Professor at Texas Wesleyan School of Law where he teaches Animal Law. <br />
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Dawn Reveley has practiced law for 20 years and is licensed in Texas and in Michigan. She practices business law and litigation representing small businesses, most of which are animal care providers. Dawn is one of the founding members of the ALS, and she has spoken nationally on animal law and equine law issues and on the establishment of State Bar Animal Law Sections for other states. She serves on the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and is active in animal-related businesses and hobbies. She has bred, trained and shown horses and golden retrievers for over 30 years.<br />
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"Skip” Trimble is a member of this group and the ALDF....and the Texas Humane Legislative Network ....and Animal Protection Institute (Born Free) ... and Dallas Animal Control....and Metroplex Animal Coalition. <br />
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<a href="http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/animallaw/default1.htm">Washington.</a> <br />
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<strong>Local bar associations with animal law committees</strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.clemetrobar.org/Sections/Animal_Law/Animal_Law_Section/">Cleveland </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.tulsabar.com/shell.asp?pg=17">Tulsa </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.nycbar.org/index.htm">New York City</a> This standing committee deals with legal issues pertaining to animals, including legal, regulatory and policy issues affecting non-human animals, both wild and domestic. Again, the actual committee member listing is for members only. You can search on the website - search engine at bottom of page - for "animal" to get more information on legislation they have worked on etc.<br />
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<strong>St. Louis. </strong> <a href="http://www.bryancave.com/dmvuylsteke/">Diana Vuylsteke</a> is the contact for this committee though I couldn't find a website. Diana Vuylsteke represents large industrial corporations on legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to energy costs. She is a registered lobbyist and represents Anheuser Busch, The Boeing Company, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Monsanto, Proctor & Gamble and Pfizer on energy legislation. Ms. Vuylsteke has frequently served as counsel to industry in electric, gas, water and sewer rate cases filed by major utilities. She has served as counsel to industry in merger proceedings, rulemaking and appeals from regulatory decisions before the Missouri and Kansas courts. She is also a member of the<a href="http://www.maal.org/index.asp"> Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation</a>.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.kcmba.org/committees/animal.htm">Kansas City</a></strong> <br />
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<a href="http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/sections/environment_energy_and_natural_resources/animal_law/index.cfm">Washington D.C</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.chicagobar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Comm_Pages&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=3603">Chicago</a>. You must be a member to login and gain access to the Animal Law committee information.<br />
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San Francisco. Tom Cushing, San Francisco County Bar Association Animal Law Committee, is the contact person.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.sdcba.org/index.cfm?pg=SANIMACommAbout">San Diego </a></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.lacba.org/committees/dsp_committeemembers.cfm?objectID=1245">Los Angeles</a> <br />
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Spidey's been busy busy busy. I was called away to Florida on some unexpected business and while I was there I decided to do a little research into their web. I knew it would turn into quite a project - just like Texas - or any other state for that matter. I may as well share the information since I have it.<br />
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The HSUS coalition of the <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19650625&id=eJEUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NAUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6701,6363104">Florida Federation of Humane Societies</a> began way back in the 1960's. Much of the groundwork for the grassroots federation began in Florida and California. The original Federation was located in Bradenton, FL (EIN 59-2116518) on Cortez Rd. Records indicate that the organization is now inactive.<br />
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In the past couple of years, many of the old state based federations have gone national. The <a href="http://www.humanefederation.org/">National Federation of Humane Societies</a> (EIN 74-3180037) based in Washington, D.C., has <a href="http://www.hsus.org/about_us/board_and_staff/experts/experts/wayne_pacelle/">Wayne Pacelle</a> as one of its directors and he is quite proud of the fact that HSUS recently arranged a corporate liason with the <a href="http://www.wildlifecarecenter.org/">SPCA Wildlife Care Center of Broward County</a>, Florida. This center is the fifth largest animal care center of the HSUS. The local Florida grassroots has morphed into other networks which will be covered later.<br />
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Briefly, the National Federation of Humane Societies (NFHS) 2009 Executive Officers are as follows:<br />
<strong>Steve Putnam</strong>, Executive Director was the previous VP of business development and corporate relations at HSUS. <strong>Robert A. Downey</strong>, Chairman of the Board. His on the SAWA Society of Welfare Administrators BOD and is a past VP. Downey has been serving as <a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7053">Capital Humane Society</a>'s (Nebraska) executive director since January of 1984, and he also served on the National Companion Animal Advisory Group to the HSUS for four years. <strong>Sharon Harmon</strong>, President. is the executive director of the <a href="http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=930386880">Oregon Humane Society</a>. <strong>Sarah J. Hayes</strong>, Secretary, is CEO of the Monroe County Humane Association in Bloomington, Indiana, <strong>Pam Carey</strong>, Treasurer is with PAWS in Chicago, Illinois.<br />
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The 2009 BOD include: <strong>Christopher Agostino,</strong> Humane Society of Broward County in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Their board of trustees include Marti Huizenga and Al Sorensen.<br />
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<a href="http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=30752">John Aleshire</a> is the exec director of the Humane Society of Indianapolis, Indiana. <strong>Barbara Carr</strong>, executive director of the Erie County SPCA in Tonawanda, NY also served eight years with the National Companion Animals Advisory Group (NCAAG). <strong>Janelle Dixon</strong>, is CEO for the <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/14500-unnecessary-deaths-by-ahs-in-minnesota">Animal Humane Society</a> in Golden Valley, MN. <strong>Lisa LaFontaine </strong>is with the Washington Humane Society in D.C. She was the previous CEO of the Monadnock Humane Society in southwestern New Hampshire and has been the President of the New England Federation of Humane Societies Board of Directors since 2005.<br />
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<strong>Jane McCall - </strong>Dubuque Regional Humane Society in Dubuque, Iowa. She co-authored the <a href="http://www.asilomaraccords.org/asilomar_presentation_2.pdf">Asilomar Accords</a> with Rich Avanzino, President of Maddie’s Fund. <strong>Elizabeth McCorkle</strong> is employed by <a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5047">St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center</a> in Madison, NJ. She is also an executive member of SAWA (the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators). <strong>Cal Morgan -</strong> President and CEO of Michigan Humane Society in Southfield, MI.<br />
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<a href="https://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/weeklyforum/biorstarr.cfm">Robin Robertson Starr</a> is the executive director and CEO of Richmond SPCA in Richmond, VA. Prior to becoming the executive director, Robin was a practicing attorney. She is a member of the board of directors and serves on the executive committee of the Virginia Federation of Humane Societies. Robin is a member of the Virginia State Bar and SAWA. <strong>Angie Wood is</strong> Director of Operations for Naperville Area Humane Society in Naperville, IL<br />
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Member Organizations of the NFHS include A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife, Inc., Animal Humane Society, Animal Care League, Animal Lovers League, Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Animal Welfare League of Arlington, Animal Welfare Society, Asheville Humane Society, Californian Animal Control Directors Association, Cleveland Animal Protective League, Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies, Dumb Friends League, Greenhill Humane Society, Hawaiian Humane Society, House Rabbit Society, Humane Society of Kent County, Humane Society at Lollypop Farm, H.S. of Memphis & Shelby Co, Illinois Animal Welfare Federation, Norfolk SPCA, North County H.S. & SPCA, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, Peoria H.S., Potter League for Animals, Richmond SPCA, Sacramento SPCA, Salem Animal Rescue league, San Francisco SPCA, Southeast Area Animal Control Authority, Southern Oregon H.S., SPCA Cincinnati, SPC Los Angeles, SPCA for Monterey County, SPCA Tampa Bay, SPCA of Texas, Tails H.S., Washington Animal Rescue League, Wayside Waifs H.S., Wisconsin H.S.<br />
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Marching right behind HSUS, et al. is the ALDF - Animal Legal Defense Fund. Pamela Frasch serves as animal cruelty director for the National Animal Legal Defense Fund said that the number of schools offering animal law courses has trippled as well as the states that have legislated animal cruelty a felony. Frasch of Portland, Oregon, teaches beginning and advanced animal law at the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. According to her, animal law "has exploded" in the past decade. In 1999, she co-authored the first casebook for law schools on the subject, <u>Animal Law</u>. <br />
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"Florida was way ahead of the pack and unusual in providing compensation to owners of pets negligently or deliberately harmed or killed," said Joyce Tischler, executive director of the Petaluma, California-based ALDF. A lawyer, Tischler co-founded ALDF in 1979. In the past decade, the number of ALDF chapters in law schools or other student groups has grown from about 12 to 2,000. <br />
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"The next generation of lawyers and judges won't find this area of law so unfamiliar, and it won't be something to laugh at," Tischler said. "Part of our mission is to mainstream animal law and <strong><em>do with animal law what was done with environmental law</em></strong>." She said ALDF refers cases to its 200 lawyers around the country. <br />
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"Animal rights represents the last frontier in the natural evolution of the law, from slavery to unemancipated women and now to the ultimate underdog – animals," said <strong>Dr. Fred Louis Cohen</strong>, a practicing West Palm Beach neurosurgeon, who earned his law degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1999. He practices animal law part-time with the Roberts Law Firm of West Palm Beach. <br />
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So, the next place I decided to look was at the <a href="http://www.floridabar.org/DIVEXE/BD/CMStanding.nsf/2021e58ed0c7505585256e45004b060d/335d09f8c5b69de585256f1600521499!OpenDocument">Florida Bar Animal Law Committee</a>. Bingo! The following are brief bios of just a few of the members, but it will give you some idea of the <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/florida_animal_law/">animal rights </a>inroads that have been made in Florida. <br />
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<strong>Gilbert Russell Panzer, </strong>Boca Raton, Palm Beach County. He is a contributor to and supporter of <a href="http://www.animallaw.info/journals/jo_pdf/lralvol12_pt2.pdf">Animal Law (Lewis & Clark Law School)</a> along with the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Animal Protection Litigation Section of the HSUS.<br />
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<a href="http://nsulaw.nova.edu/faculty/profiles/courses.cfm?ID=20">Phyllis Gallub Coleman</a>, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County has had articles published in the ADLF Animal Law Review. She also teaches <a href="http://www.aldf.org/article.php?id=445">ADLF sponsored law courses</a> at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale. <br />
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<strong>Melissa Ann Cordon</strong> , Tampa Hillsboro is the owner of <a href="http://www.animallawattorneys.com/about_Animal_Law_Attorneys.htm">Animal Law Attorneys</a>, a law firm dedicated to the practice of Animal and Pet Law. Melissa began her legal career as an Assistant Attorney General in Tampa. She has extensive knowledge of all facets of civil practice, and is licensed to practice throughout the state of Florida and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Memberships include the Animal Law Committee of the Florida Bar; Animal Legal Defense Fund and the American Veterinary Medical Law Association. <br />
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<strong>Ralph A DeMeo</strong> ,Tallahassee, Leon County is a shareholder of Leon County Humane Society and on the Tallahasee Animal Shelter Advisory Board. He teaches a FSU Course - Pets ad Litum - where students perform legal research for the goal of improving animal welfare.<br />
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<a href="http://www.aldf.org/article.php?id=854">Geoffrey Charles Fleck</a> ,Gainesville, Alachua Co. Fleck is an assistant state attorney in Florida and is passionate about <a href="http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090618/COLUMNISTS/906181053?Title=An-advocate-for-animals">prosecuting animal cruelty</a> and fighting cases. <br />
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He is quoted in the <u>Gainesville MagazineM/u> as saying: “After <em>being a prosecutor for a while, I came to realize to my utter dismay that cruelty cases were never being sent for felony prosecution and, instead, that ninety-nine percent of them never made it to our office even as misdemeanors</em>,” he says. “<em>The animal control folks were so discouraged they merely issued meaningless warnings and citations. Those few cases that made it to our office were routinely treated with no priority, and the defendants were offered deferred prosecutions, which essentially means ‘please don’t do it again.’ I found that to be utterly unacceptable</em>.” In response, Fleck instituted a policy that he was to review all cruelty/neglect/ fighting cases that came to his “intake” division, or to any misdemeanor lawyer, before a final charging decision was made. “<em>I also talked to and met with Animal Services to encourage more aggressive action on their part, and I promised more aggressive action on mine</em>,” he says. “<em>Well, within a month or two, I became inundated with criminal cruelty cases, almost all of which I deemed appropriate for felony prosecution. Fleck says that Florida statutes on cruelty are generally poorly written and unclear, but he has been routinely getting significant jail and prison sentences. . . . I always add a long probation with the special condition that the offender not possess, own, or cohabitate with any animals</em>,” he explains. “<em>The support I’ve received from the judges, to my surprise and delight, has been overwhelmingly positive. Juries are hugely responsive to these cases, too</em>.”</u><br />
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<strong>Brent Alan Gordon</strong> , Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County is on theBoard of Directors - Humane Society of Pinellas County<br />
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<a href="http://maggiejolaw.com/MaggieJo.aspx">Maggie Jo Hilliard</a>, Atlantic Beach, Duval County. In her first job as a lawyer, at the State Attorney's Office, Maggie Jo was an Assistant State Attorney for Duval and Clay Counties where she obtained trial experience and developed a passion for assisting victims and animals. <br />
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<strong>Margaret Rose Hoyt</strong>, Oviedo, Seminole Co. <a href="http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/how-to-protect-your-pet">Speaking engagement</a>: Animal Law Barry University College of Law - Animal Law 2009.<br />
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<strong>Virginia Iglesia</strong> ,Office on Park Avenue, New York. Virginia is also eligible to practice in Florida U.S. District Court for the Souhern District of Florida and was a Federal Law Clerk in 2007 - 2008.<br />
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<strong>Shelley Jean Kravitz</strong> , Miami is a Miami-Dade County Judge<br />
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<strong>Fred Martin Kray</strong>, Gainesville, Alachua Co. He specializes in Animal Law and teaches courses on it. Check out this <a href="http://www.law.ufl.edu/flalawonline/2009/04132009/animal.shtml">interesting article</a>.<br />
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The Committee also held its annual meeting and seminar in Orlanda, titled “Animal Law Issues Affecting Florida Practitioners” where he taught "Pet Store Litigation: Defective Puppies and Puppy Mill Cases.” Other subjects included "Animal Law and Legal Malpractice: The Necessity to Understand Animal Law and How It Relates to Your Practice” by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_M._Wise">Steven M. Wise</a>, a 25-year animal law practitioner and author of <u>Rattling the Cage</u>, <u>Drawing the Line</u>, and <u>Though the Heavens May Fall.</u> Wise is also an adjunct animal law professor at the Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine.<br />
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Other segments of the seminar included Animal Law and the First Amendment: Animal Abuse Protest Cases, Florida Equine Law: The Proper Treatment of Florida’s Horses – A Matter of Course, Of Course?, “Dangerous Dog Litigation and Practicing Animal Tort Law: Practical Considerations for Animal Law Practitioners. <br />
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The 2008 Florida Bar Meeting, presented by the Animal Law Committee, in Boca Raton, billed as The Nuts and Bolts of Practicing Animal Law Profitably included such topics as Recovering Attorney's Fees in Animal Law Cases, The Nuts and Bolts of Class Actions and Animal Law and Animal Trusts and Estate Planning.<br />
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<strong>Mindi Beth Lasley</strong> , Tampa, Hillsboro Co I am a former prosecutor with the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office. I started her law practice in 2005 which has significantly grown to the extent that she now has an associate attorney and 5 other employees. Mindi handles family law cases and quipped, "animal cruelty and domestic violence go hand in hand." In her free time, she volunteers several hours a week assisting animal welfare charities. <br />
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<strong>Marcy I. LaHart</strong> , Crawfordville, Wakulla Co. She lectures on various topics including puppy mills. LaHart did <a href="http://www.animallaw.info/pleadings/pbusflciaccio.htm">represent a dog (and its owner</a>?) against the Port Lucie Humane Society so she can't be all bad. LaHart also demanded $100,000 from the Miami-Dade County police department's animal shelter over the claimed <a href="http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2003/01/13/story2.html">wrongful death of her client's 5-year-old cat, Winnie</a>. Her passion is to protect animals. One account stated that Lahart owns five dogs and four cats. Marcy represented client in the well known <a href="http://www.ripoffreport.com/Pet-Shops-Supplies/Wizard-Of-Claws/wizard-of-claws-mistreated-abu-32bj9.htm">Wizard of Claws</a> case.<br />
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<strong>Katherine Marie Lockett</strong> , Orlando, Orange County is the Manager, Animal Services, Community and Environmental Services on Conroy Rd.<br />
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<strong>Steven Mark Logan</strong> , West Palm Beach , Palm Beach County is a former Prosecutor in Broward County, Florida. His private practice emphasizes criminal defense (except animal abuse) and he also practices Family Law and Animal Rights. <br />
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<strong>Aliki A Moncrief</strong> , Tallahassee , Leon Co is an activist and attorney for Earthjustice where one of his passions is to protect sharks from the fishing industry. Moncrief is also an Environmental Health Program Staff Attorney. She is a 1999 Harvard Law School graduate, where she was an active member of the public interest and environmental community. Moncrief was a legal intern with The Wilderness Society and Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund and also worked for the Massachusetts State Legislature Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture. Before leaving Massachusetts, Moncrief taught an undergraduate course on environmental law and policy at Boston College. She is admitted to practice in the State of Florida and in the Northern and Southern Federal Districts of Florida.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.floridabar.org/names.nsf/PeopleUID/956953?OpenDocument">Carla Jane Oglo</a></strong>, Tallahassee, Leon Co. Oglo is with the *Florida Prosecuting Attorney Association and works for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the General Counsel of the Florida Department of Health Office. Assistant General Counsel, Carla Oglo, gave a presentation on “Penalties for Fish and Wildlife Violations” to the Animal Law committee at an Annual Conference of the Florida Bar in Orlando<br />
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*The Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association (FPAA) is a nonprofit corporation whose members are the 20 elected State Attorneys and over 1900 Assistant State Attorneys created to serve the needs of prosecutors. The primary functions of the Association office are education through seminars, publications and technical support. <br />
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<strong>Elissa Pearl-Hulnick</strong>, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County was the registered agent for the <a href="http://whois.domaintools.com/arausa.org">Animal Rights Alliance USA</a> in Lake Worth. (the website is now inactive and the organization has most likely become a new group)<br />
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<strong>Timothy William R</strong>oss, Davie, Broward County was once an attorney for for Nanci Alexander's Animal Rights Foundation regarding the Disney Animal Kingdom.<br />
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<strong>Sandra K Wolkov</strong>, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County is with the <a href="http://www.humaneusa.org/humaneusafl.htm">Humane USA Florida Chapter</a>. Steering Committee members include Nanci Alexander, founder of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, founder Heather Veleanu, Diane Watchinski - Director of Ethical Compliance -Wildlife Care Center, <a href="http://www.rexano.org/BCR.htm">Howard and Carole Baskin - Big Cat Rescue</a>, Michelle Harris - aliveandwell.tv and Pam Huizenga - daughter of <a href="http://www.wm.com/">Waste Management</a> Mogul Wayne Huizenga.<br />
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In fact, the Humane USA Florida is the reincarnation of the dead HSUS federation. We have gone full circle on this tiny segment of the web. As always, there is so much more, so stay tuned.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-49958792111405184532010-01-27T14:18:00.005-05:002010-03-05T13:19:38.753-05:00HSUS Stock Portfolio<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Spidey thought he'd do a little checking into more HSUS stock holdings and has been tied up in that web for a while. You may ask, "Why does HSUS buy publicly traded stock in the food business?" Simple - to put them out of business. Their tactics involve thinly veiled animal rights rhetoric. When "animal welfare" is used to control people, then you can be sure, we are dealing with something more than meets the eye. Their focus on farm animals - especially caged hens and crated pigs - is designed to harass the following companies:<br />
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<a href="http://www.hospitalityguild.com/Financial/Restaurants/Bob_Evans_Farm.htm">Bob Evans Farms, Inc</a>. Includes Jack in the Box and Steak and Shake<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinker_International">Brinker International</a> Located in Dallas, Texas and is the parent company of Chili's, On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina, Maggiano's Little Italy, and Romano's Macaroni Grill. It is the largest casual-dining restaurant operator in terms of revenue, and second largest in terms<br />
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<a href="http://www.hoovers.com/company/Burger_King_Holdings_Inc/hchyri-1.html">Burger King Holdings Inc</a>. Miami Florida<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_Education_Corporation">Career Education Corp</a>. includes Le Cordon Bleu cooking school<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Corporation_&_plc">Carnival Corporation</a> (Carnival Cruise Lines)<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal-Maine">Cal-Maine Foods, Inc</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.alacrastore.com/mergers-acquisitions/Campbell_Soup_Company-1002979">Campbells Soup</a> <br />
<span style="color: red;">Note:</span> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Dorrance-Hamilton_IJFQ.html">Dorrance "Do Do" Hamilton</a> is the Campbells Soup heir and her daughter-in-law, Anne Hamilton, is affiliated with <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20100225_Dog_breeders_say_SPCA_hypes_cases_for_publicity.html">Main Line Rescue</a>.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cheesecake_Factory">The Cheesecake Factory</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.conagrafoods.com/consumer/brands/index.jsp?cookietest=true">ConAgra Foods Inc</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco">Costco Wholesale Corp</a> (Costco Brand)<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_Barrel">Cracker Barrel Old Country Store</a> <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny's">Denny’s Corp</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DineEquity%20Applebee's%20and%20IHOP">DineEquity Inc</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino's_Pizza">Domino’s Pizza Inc</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://www.einsteinnoah.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=ourBrands.content&content_id=8&CFID=14199963&CFTOKEN=53368008">Einstein Noah Restaurant Group</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/brands/index.aspx">General Mills, Inc</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://www.hain-celestial.com/">Hain Celestial Group</a> (Plainville Turkey Farm) <br />
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<a href="http://www2.kelloggs.com/Product/Product.aspx">Kellogg's</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/Brands/index.aspx">Kraft Foods, Inc</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krispy_Kreme">Krispy Kreme </a><br />
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Kroger Co. Kroger Company acquired Dillon Companies grocery chain in Kansas along with its subsidiaries, King Soopers, City Market, Fry's, Baker's, Gerbes, and the convenience store chain Kwik Shop. David Dillon, in the 4th generation under J.S. Dillon, the founder of Dillon Companies, is now the CEO of Kroger. See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroger">More holdings</a> <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's">McDonald’s Corp</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._F._Chang's_China_Bistro">P.F. Chang’s China Bistro</a>, Inc. parent company of Pei Wei Asian Diner<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Caribbean_International">Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd</a>. <br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Teeter">Ruddick Corp (Harris Teeter Supermarket Chain)</a> <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_Inc">Safeway Inc</a>. .<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Lee_Corporation">Sara Lee</a> <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield_Foods">Smithfield Foods Inc</a>. World's Largest Pork Producer<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tastykake">Tasty Baking Company</a> <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hortons">Tim Horton's, Inc</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Foods">Tyson's Foods Inc</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal-Mart">Wal-Mart Stores Inc.</a> <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy's/Arby's_Group">Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winn-Dixie">Winn-Dixie</a> <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Drive-In">Sonic Corp</a>. This week's rotten egg award goes to Nancy Robertson, senior vice president of communications for Sonic, who stated that the chain has been working mostly with PETA during the past 18 to 24 months to develop its animal welfare guidelines. What!!!??? Sonic needs to tell them where to stick their guidelines!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Richard Lobb, spokesman for the National Chicken Council, was quoted as saying: “The statements they (HSUS and PeTA) make are really false and misleading.” That is very generous and the understatement of the century. The Chicken Council has an excellent set of <a href="http://www.nationalchickencouncil.com/aboutIndustry/detail.cfm?id=19">guidelines regarding animal treatment</a>." Nancy and her ilk need to be educated and read good, reliable information. The United Egg Producers implemented chicken-treatment protocols in 1998, after years of research on whether different procedures affected stress levels in the birds. That group says about 80 percent of eggs in the United States come from producers who follow <a href="http://www.uepcertified.com/program/guidelines/">those guidelines</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>HSUS is actively buying stock in major restaurant chains across the country to force them into buying food produced exclusively by HSUS approved production practices. This will drive up the cost of meat, eggs and other foods, and and drive down demand for those U.S. produced foods. Many business will resort to buying substandard food products from foreign countries.<br />
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After all, we have witnessed the environmentalist's movement to endorse <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecolabel">eco-certification</a> of products. And PeTA created their <a href="http://www.caringconsumer.com/index.asp">cruelty free endorsement</a>. It is no wonder HSUS wants a piece of this action. Notice how these "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical_consumerism">ethical certifications</a>" have crept into the politically correct, collective mindset of the Kool-Aid drinking sheeple. <br />
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Let's take a closer look at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices in Jackson, Mississippi. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is primarily engaged in the production, grading, packaging, marketing and distribution of fresh shell eggs. They hatch chicks, grow and maintain flocks of pullets (young female chickens, usually under 20 weeks of age), layers (mature female chickens) and breeders (male or female birds used to produce fertile eggs to be hatched for egg production flocks) at their facilities. They also manufacture feed, and produce, process and distribute shell eggs. They are the largest producer and marketer of shell eggs in the United States and market the majority of their shell eggs in 29 states - primarily in the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western, and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Since 1989, Cal Maine bought sixteen egg farms throughout the United States including Hillandale Farms, Inc. and Tampa Farms, LLC, both in Florida; and Country Creek Farms in Arkansas, to name a few.<br />
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Cal-Maine’s customer base is made up of 85% retail customers, which includes supermarkets, supercenters, and box stores; 10 percent food services distributors; and 5 percent egg products. The company also markets cage free and organic eggs or what they refer to as "specialty eggs." Brands include Egg-Land's Best, Farmhouse and 4-Grain. They produce and distribute private label specialty eggs to several customers. Cal Maine markets their products via an extensive distribution network to a diverse group of customers, including national and regional grocery store chains, club stores, foodservice distributors, and egg product manufacturers.<br />
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In July 10, 2009, Cal-Maine reported a fire at their Farwell, Texas facility. This is a 700 acre facility which includes a processing plant, feed mill, two pullet houses, and nine layer houses. The fire completely destroyed four of the nine layer houses, with additional loss of laying hens at a fifth house due to smoke inhalation. An investigation ruled that the fire was accidental, but it sure reminded me of one of ALF's infamous cookouts.<br />
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Check out the "<a href="http://google.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHtmlSection1?SectionID=6795742-1424-23422&SessionID=zq9UHjuGelBrF-7">Dear Fellow Cal-Maine Foods Shareholder</a>" letter if you have the stomach for it. In the letter, HSUS urged Cal-Maine to vote for a shareholder proposal that would require them to disclose all of their political contributions, including payments to trade associations and other tax-exempt associations, and donations made in support of or in opposition to ballot measures. WOW! Talk about HYPOCRISY! Apparently what is good for HSUS is not good for legitimate corporations which employ people and pay taxes. They have made the same "suggestions" to other companies, including McDonalds.<br />
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<strong><u>Campaigns, Letters and Lawsuits</u></strong><br />
Like the oft-used "Dear Cal-Maine" letter above, this is the information they use to encourage companies to <a href="http://thehill.com/resources/white-papers/industrial-agriculture/48176-an-hsus-report-welfare-issues-with-gestation-crates-for-pregnant-sows/">end the use of sow gestation crates</a>. <br />
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HSUS sent this letter to <a href="http://www.hsus.org/web-files/PDF/WV-Pilgrims-Pride-3.pdf">Pilgrim's Pride</a>, one of their targets for many years. This company is <a href="http://www.law360.com/registrations/user_registration?article_id=122511&concurrency_check=false">now bankrupt</a>. It is beyond the scope of this article to analyze the impact such campaigns have had on our economy, workforce and the lives of employees of such companies.<br />
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HSUS filed an <a href="http://www.hsus.org/in_the_courts/docket/hsus_v_united_egg_producers.html">egg price-fixing lawsuit</a> against the United Egg Producers; United Egg Allied; Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.; Daybreak Foods, Inc.; Golden Oval Eggs, LLC; Michael Foods, Inc.; Midwest Poultry Services, L.P.; MoArk LLC; National Food Corp.; Norco Ranch, Inc.; NuCal Foods, Inc.; Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.; Rose Acre Farms, Inc.; and R.W. Sauder, Inc. They also targeted <a href="http://blog.peta.org/archives/KFC%20FTC.PDFttp://www.sandersonfarms.com/">Sanderson Farms, Inc</a>. along with PeTA since KFC was one of their largest customers. <br />
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HSUS has been criticized for their questionable fundraising activities during the <a href="http://rantand.blogspot.com/2006/03/hsus-katrina-relief-effort-under.html">Hurricane Katrina</a> crisis. While legitimate rescuers were working night and day to save animals and eventually reunite them with their owners, whenever possible, HSUS never missed a beat in criticizing businesses like Sanderson Farms. Though the farm lost thousands of chickens and $7.9 million dollars during Katrina, the HSUS took full advantage of the crisis to spout their propaganda against caged hens. To this day, HSUS continues to rant at companies regarding their preference for cage free hens. See <a href="http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/cf-noaction/14a-8/2009/humanesociety031709-14a8.pdf">HSUS 2009 letter to Denny's</a>.<br />
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Last fall, HSUS filed complaints with the SEC and FTC against the International House of Pancakes, alleging that the restaurant chain lies about the living conditions of the chickens that lay the eggs for its omelets and pancakes. IHOP claims that its eggs are "cruelty free" and animals used for its food receive "dignified, humane treatment." The animal welfare group said that's not true and filed complaints with federal regulators saying the Glendale-based company is engaged in "false or deceptive advertising." The complaints allege that the eggs for IHOP's 1,421 U.S. restaurants come from chickens raised in cramped cages that do not allow them to stretch their wings, walk around or nest.<br />
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Food outlets such as Burger King Corp., Costco Wholesale Corp., Denny's Corp. and Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. have given in to pressure from HSUS in the past and now buy at least some of their eggs from producers that allow their hens to roam.<br />
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All this research, writing and talk of food has made me hungry for an all American breakfast of sausage, bacon and eggs with a tall, cold glass of milk. yummmm I'll be back after my break.<br />
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Spidey feels better now and will share some more findings with you. I ran across some old cached information in a dusty corner of the web about various Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Mutual Funds. The Humane Society Humane Equity Fund, launched by Salomon Brothers Asset Management with HSUS as a consultant, was dissolved after 30 months in 2002. But they are still active and persist in trying to drive public policy nonetheless. <br />
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HSUS, as a stockholder, also mounted a campaign against <a href="http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/animals_in_research_news/the_hsus_continues_to.html">Allergan, Inc</a>. to eliminate the LD50 test from their manufacturing process of Botox and Botox Cosmetics. <br />
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<strong><u>Other Business Ventures</u></strong><br />
HSUS holds stock in <a href="http://www.strayereducation.com/">Strayer Education Inc</a>., based in Arlington, VA. In fact Thomas Waite III is one of their board members. He is also the Treasurer and CFO of HSUS. One report provides an eestimated annual revenue of $220,507,000 for Strayer. Information found on the web state that it is "a post secondary institution of higher education" that has "40 campuses (another report said 65) scattered throughout Florida, Delaware, Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Washington D.C." They "provide associates and bachelor's degrees in a variety of fields including accounting, computer information systems, computer programming and business administration." <br />
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<strong>Bluefly, Inc</strong>., a Delaware corporation based in New York City, received a Civil Investigative Demand (a "Discovery Request") from the Federal Trade Commission that "requested the production of certain documents and other information regarding the labeling and advertising of apparel containing products that contain fur or faux fur components." It should be no surprise that this Discovery Request was issued in connection with a petition filed by the Humane Society of the United States with the FTC regarding the labeling and advertising of fur products bya number of national retailers and apparel manufacturers. The company bowed to pressure and complied.<br />
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<a href="http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/product-management-branding/5286464-1.html">Jakks Pacific, Inc</a>. in Malibu, California signed a 2007 licensing agreement with HSUS to develop, distribute and market a diverse line of HSUS-branded pet products (JAKKS Pets), with a portion of the sales going directly to benefit HSUS and its programs. Products include a line of pet toys, collars, leashes, grooming products, bedding, carriers, feeders, apparel and more for dogs and cats. Hey all you rescues and shelters out there -- call them at (310) 456-7799 and ask for donations of these products.<br />
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<a href="http://www.convio.com/our-clients/sectors/convio-for-animal-welfare-organizations.html">Convio</a> located at11400 Burnet Rd. Building 5, Suite 200 in Austin, TX 78758 and owned by <a href="http://www.statesman.com/business/convio-makes-another-run-at-ipo-195414.html">Gene Austin</a> is employed by HSUS to conduct its online fundraising and manage its constituent database. In fact, last fall HSUS has a position open to manage their Convio database located in Gaithersburg, MD. The salary range for that position was advertised in the low to mid 50K's. The new kid on the block is working overtime! (Check out <a href="http://www.faqs.org/websites/hsus.org/">HSUS website information</a> on Alexa.) <br />
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<strong>Medical Media Television, Inc</strong>. is based in Tampa Florida. Their <strong>PetCARE TV</strong> includes segments on Feline Resorption Lesions, Pain Management, Rabies, Dental Exams, Sudden Weight Loss, Brushing Cat's Teeth, Ear Mites, Chewing, K9 Arthritis, Pet IDs, Diet & Dental Health, FIV, Flea Control, Physical Exams, Moist Dermatitis, Glaucoma, Pet First Aid, Aging Pets, Litter Training, Vaccinations, Ticks, Pet Insurance, Scratching-Cat, Obesity, Traveling with Pet, Internal Parasites, Ocular Exams, and Parvovirus. Their programming routinely includes "Pet Minutes", <span style="color: #cc0000;">which is produced and provided, by HSUS.</span><br />
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Each DVD magazine contains approximately 28 educational segments interspersed with up to 24 commercial advertising spots (consisting of 30-second commercials), approximately 24 billboards (consisting of 7-second static visual, a picture that doesn't move, identifying a product brand or company), and public service announcements. Their educational programming is designed for the veterinary industry and is aired in veterinary hospitals and targeted to pet owners nationwide.<br />
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Well, well, well. This is a pretty good list of the HSUS portfolio holdings- some past and some present. We have learned quite a bit about how they operate and some of the tools they use. I have tried to keep this post fairly short, but HSUS is a many headed medusa and trying to pin them down is a very time consuming process!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>HSUS CORPORATE SPONSORS</strong></div><br />
In addition to the above, HSUS has garnered <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/about/our_corporate_supporters_list.html">corporate support</a> from the following businesses. Each of these merchants should be educated about the HSUS. Their sponsorship would greatly benefit true animal welfare causes and organizations.<br />
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<a href="http://www.authentescapes.com/">AuthentEscapes Travel Agency</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bbt.com/bbt/sitemap.html">BB&T</a> (NC) Fund for Animals credit card . They also offer a <a href="http://www.creatingawinner.com/animals.html">Farm Sanctuary credit card</a> as well as PeTA animal checks.<br />
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<a href="http://www.buffaloexchange.com/index.php?pg=7">Buffalo Exchange Apparel</a> retailer. They participate in the Coats for Cubs program which asks that old fur coats be donated for orphaned and injured wildlife.<br />
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<a href="http://www.dogloverswineclub.com/">Carivintâs Winery</a> (Dog Lover's Wine club et al) Several wine clubs featuring animal label art <br />
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<a href="http://www.ticketsforcharity.com/Our_charity_partners.asp#THSUS">Charity Partner Event</a> ticket sales <br />
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<a href="http://www.cheekymonkeyjewelry.com/about-us-i-6.html?osCsid=983d84c8e1b8511754467446619294f7">Cheeky Monkey Jewelry</a> Jewelry from reclaimed metals and conflict-free stones <br />
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Crocodiles Not Waterlilies Plush/books for children <br />
Roger Anthony - is Founder and Chief Crocodile Officer of Crocodiles Not Waterlilies. He is the author of <em>Now I Understand: Pearls of Wisdom for One’s Pathway of Mastery</em> and co-author of the recently published <em>The Tall Poppy Ship</em>. In 2000, Roger opened the US arm of Crocodiles not Waterlilies. After 15 years in the corporate training sector, the company has expanded into educating children with the focus of “education through entertainment”. Consequently, it is producing a series of high adventure cartoon video clips, story books, games, movies and related products, aimed at enriching values and teaching children how to make wise choices in a world of abundant opportunities. <br />
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Amongst Roger’s Australian clients are the National Australian Bank, Dept of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Bristol Myers-Squibb Pharmaceuticals and IIR Conferences. US Clients include Utah Judicial Institute, Utah League of Cities and Towns, Intermountain Health Care, Family Financial Education Foundation, Heritage Schools, Powerquest and Salt Lake Community College<br />
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<a href="http://www.checkgallery.com/Gallery_assets/checks/SearchCG.asp?stringtofind=animals">Check Gallery</a> Personal checks and address labels http://www.checkgallery.com/Gallery_assets/checks/SearchCG.asp?stringtofind=animals<br />
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<a href="http://dogreatgood.com/">DoGreatGood.com</a> San Nicolas Feral Cat program sponsor <br />
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Ebay Giving Works run by <a href="http://www.missionfish.org/">Mission Fish Charity</a> auctions on eBay Giving Works <br />
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<a href="http://www.efundraising.com/">eFundraising</a>, a subsidiary of QSP Time, Inc. Magazine subscriptions <br />
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<a href="http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3">GreaterGood AnimalRescueSite</a> click-to-feed program <br />
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<a href="http://www.groundsforchange.com/">Grounds for Change</a> Organic, shade-grown, fair-trade, and carbon-free coffee <br />
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<a href="http://harlandclarke.com/">Harland Clarke</a> Personal checks San Antonio TX<br />
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<a href="http://public.homeagain.com/membership-services.html">HomeAgain microchip</a> by Schering-Plough Animal Care Expo sponsor <br />
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<a href="http://www.jakkspacific.com/">Jakks Pacific Pet products</a> including apparel and toys <br />
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<a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/land-rover-north-america-inc">Land Rover North America</a> Wild Horse Protection Project sponsor <br />
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Legacy Interactive<a href="http://www.legacygames.com/download_games/154/pet_pals:_animal_doctor"> Pet Pals video game</a> <br />
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<a href="http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/">Microsoft i'm Initiative</a> with Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Hotmail <br />
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<a href="http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_d7m2hv">Mighty Fine Apparel</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.neuegalerie.org/programs">Neue Galerie</a> New York Art/music gallery <br />
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<a href="http://www.nsfclothing.com/">NSF Menswear</a> designer of bracelet and matching dog collar <br />
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<a href="http://www.hsus.org/shops/oreck.html">Oreck</a> Supporter discounts on vacuum cleaners <br />
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Organic Bouquet Eco-friendly flowers and gifts www.organicbouquet.com/<br />
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<a href="http://www.petco.com/petco_Page_PC_foundationgranttypes_Nav_1350.aspx">Petco Stores and Foundation</a> End Dog Fighting program and Animal Care Expo sponsor <br />
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Pet e-Tailing Humane Domain, the online store of The HSUS http://hsus.petfulfillment.com/index.php?shop=dog<br />
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<a href="http://www.petfinder.com/index.html%20www.petfinder.com">Petfinder</a> Animal Care Expo Sponsor <br />
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<a href="http://www.gopetplan.com/">Petplan</a> Pet insurance and Spay Day Pet Photo Contest sponsor <br />
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<a href="http://www.spayusa.org/main_directory/07-sources_of_funding/grant_foundations/petsmart.asp">PetSmart Charities</a> Disaster conference and Animal Care Expo Sponsor <br />
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<a href="http://www.pilottravelcenters.com/">Pilot Travel Centers</a> Emergency Services and HSVMA Field Services sponsor <br />
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<a href="http://www.praibeauty.com/">Prai Beauty</a> Group <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Awards">Genesis Awards</a> sponsor <br />
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<span style="color: red;">** <b>UPDATE* *</b></span> <a href="http://www.preciouscat.com/">Precious Cat</a> Cat litter additive to support Shelter Partners Program<br />
Precious Cat, Inc. <u><b>has withdrawn it's sponsorship of the Humane Society of the United States Shelter Partner Program</b>.</u> However, Precious Cat will still continue to support shelters by providing them with free Shelter Kits. The Shelter Kits contain Cat AttractT Litter Additive, free coupons for our cat litter products and Litter Box Solutions Booklets. <br />
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<a href="http://www.somersetent.com/incomefund/SOM_music.htm">Somerset Entertainment Music</a> Nature Sounds CDs<br />
<a href="http://www.tisbest.org/">Tisbest Charity</a> gift cards <br />
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ViMax Publishing Provides HSUS pet information to select grocers http://vimaxpublishing.net/VPM/services.php<br />
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Xerox Color printers to support <a href="http://www.animalsheltering.org/programs_and_services/shelter_partners/">Shelter Partners Program</a> <br />
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Yellow Tail Wine "T<a href="http://ussportsmen.org/Page.aspx?pid=2292">ails for Tails</a>" program <br />
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<a href="http://zazzle.com/">Zazzle.com</a><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">http://www.zazzle.com/</a> Print on demand postage stamps and productsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408767.post-48153928348632261412009-12-10T13:52:00.019-05:002010-03-04T07:59:03.314-05:00Texas and Wild Mustang Politics<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Madeline Pickens and the Texas Horse Connection</strong></div><br />
Your humble web spider found a rather interesting intersection in the TexWeb this week. It seems that Madeline Pickens, wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, is close friends with Skip Trimble's wife, Mary. <br />
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T. Boone donated $458 million dollars to Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Stillwater several years ago which funded their new football stadium. There is evidence that <a href="http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/12/threat-of-anima.html">Madeline</a> used her influence to help nix a National Institute of Health (NIH) study of anthrax infection in baboons. An OSU spokesman downplayed the fear that their school could be the target of animal rights extremists if they decided to undertake the research, but nevertheless, the program has been cancelled. <br />
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Spidey wanted to know more about <a href="http://www.madeleinepickens.com/">Madeline Pickens </a>and soon discovered her passion to save the wild mustangs and burros of the West. While this is a noble cause, there is more to the story. Mrs. Pickens has launched an effort to buy a <a href="http://www.madeleinepickens.com/sanctuary-qa/">ranch in Nevada </a>to build a state of the art sanctuary that would become home to 30,000 wild horses that are currently in government run holding facilities throughout the U.S.. <br />
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The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 prohibits commercial capture of wild horses but mandates government roundups. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must offer the horses for adoption but can sell the remainder "without restriction" which includes <a href="http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org/BLM%20plans%20kill%20al%20wild%20horses.htm">euthanization or slaughter</a>. The BLM does plan to purchase two "preserves" with $96 million dollars of taxpayer money that would provide rangeland for about 7,000 of the horses. Though the current BLM facilities are full, still another 12,000 horses of newly rounded up animals will be added to current holding facilities. <br />
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In the 1990s - the BLM was caught selling excess <a href="http://www.igha.org/BLM4.html">wild mustangs </a>to <a href="http://www.igha.org/BLM3.html">slaughterhouses</a>. This led to a public outcry, headed by various animal rights organizations. Skip Trimble was a very vocal activist in the campaign to pass legislation outlawing <strong>ALL</strong> horse slaughter in the U.S. So what does one do with an old horse when the owner is not allowed to euthanize it? The consequences of this law has caused needless suffering to both horses and people. Horses that can no longer be cared for are set free to meet a fate worse than humane slaughter. Sometimes the horse's teeth wear down and so it loses weight. People have been targeted by "rescue" groups who fine owners of old horses, charging them with "starving" them and worse.<br />
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Pickens wants to spend $25 to $50 million dollars to purchase land for a larger sanctuary and has her eye on 1,000,000 acres in Nevada. In fact, this idea has been around since 2001, when a report was made to the Nevada legislature from the <a href="http://wildhorse.nv.gov/">Commission for the Preservation of Wild Horses</a> regarding the feasibility for the creation of a private non-profit national wild horse and burro foundation. She hopes to fund this <a href="http://www.madeleinesmustangs.org/">Sanctuary</a> with private dollars, thus saving the American taxpayer nearly $700 million by 2010.<br />
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A <a href="http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=510&Itemid=70">Congressional Hearing before the Committee on Natural Resources was held on March 3, 2009</a> regarding H.R. 1018 - The Restore Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act. Witnesses at the hearing included Madeline Pickens, Wayne Pacelle and D.J. Schubert, a wildlife biologist with the <a href="http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/animal-protection/animal-welfare-institute-in-washington-dc-1766">Animal Welfare Institute </a>(AWI). <br />
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Supporters, board and committee members of Madeline's organizations include Troy Aikman – NFL Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys QB & Super Bowl MVP; Jenny Craig – Founder, Jenny Craig, Inc.; Mark Cuban – Owner, NBA Dallas Mavericks; Jerry Jones – Owner, NFL Dallas Cowboys; June Jones –Chairman, Southern Methodist University “Mustangs”; Toby Keith —country music singer from Moore, Oklahoma; Rudy Ruettiger – Notre Dame Football Legend and real life inspiration for the movie “Rudy”; Junior Seau — NFL All-Pro Linebacker for San Diego Chargers, <a href="http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/h/957-a-pig-in-a-poke">Miami Dolphins </a>& NE Patriots; Emmitt Smith — NFL All-Pro Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals; Roger Staubach – NFL Hall of Fame former Dallas Cowboys QB & Super Bowl MVP; Barry Switzer — former Dallas Cowboys head football coach and former head coach for the University of Oklahoma; Thurman Thomas — NFL Hall of Fame Running Back and Doug Williams – Super Bowl MVP, former Washington Redskins QB.<br />
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So far, so good. But of course, there is a fly in the horse ointment. HSUS is right in the big middle of this campaign. Did Mrs. Pickens say $700 million dollars???? HSUS doesn't provide their support and advice for free, you know, and they always have their own agenda in mind. The AWI also weighed in (or is that neighed in) with their criticism of the BLM's management, or lack thereof, of the captured mustangs.<br />
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Perhaps the private, non-profit sector could indeed do a better job caring for the wild horses than the bureaucrats, but please make sure that donations go directly to caring for the horses and not into funding more animal rights propaganda!<br />
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According to their website, "a number?" of wild horses are being maintained by the <a href="http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org/">Wild Horse Rescue Foundation </a>and boarded at the 111-acre <a href="http://www.rmrranch.com/">RMR Ranch </a>in Franklin, Texas. <br />
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Ray Field, Director of the WHF poses with Wayne Pacelle<br />
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Seeing Wayne's picture reminds me that I should add just a little information about the HSUS/Fund for Animals Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas, east of Dallas. Their 2007 990 reflects net assets of $6,823,762, with $1,903,943 set aside specifically for the Texas Ranch, the FFA Wildlife Center in CA and the Cape Wildlife Center in MA. The FFA also maintains the Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS) which provides services to poor communities via voluntary vet students. The 990 lists gifts, grants and contributions received from 2003 - 2006 of $25,804,103. How's that for private sector fundraising, HSUS style?<br />
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<strong>Do As I Say, Not As I Do</strong><br />
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In another glaring example of AR hypocrisy,(<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=GF7tXZ6tz8EC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=%22Billy+Saxon%22+%22black+beauty%22&source=bl&ots=VlpdJvdDs2&sig=n0w_1-s239e9WQESoZ0lD6YdHdQ&hl=en&ei=hqweS5j3E5XWNp_XhJoK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Billy%20Saxon%22%20%22black%20beauty%22&f=false"> excerpt from a book </a>by <a href="http://www.newswithviews.com/guest_opinion/guest84.htm">Kathleen Marquardt</a>.) The FFA, founded by Cleveland Amory, purchased animals at livestock auctions for its Black Beauty ranch and used those animals to make a great deal of money. Ranch manager, Billy Saxon, was caught running a hog and cattle business on the side and intermingled his business with the sanctuary's. He admitted to breeding boars rescued from slaughter and breeding them to sows at the Ranch to sell at slaughter. Wayne Pacelle was aware of Saxon's cattle raising business, but kept him on because he was a darned good ranch manager. Armory was shocked that anyone could believe that Saxon did not care about the animals and yet, all other livestock producers and breeders are labeled animal "exploiters" and worse. Do you think anything has really changed?<br />
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<strong>Your Tax Dollars At Work</strong><br />
Unfortunately, the wild horses and burros can devastate commercial farm and ranch land, which simply cannot support the increasing herd sizes. In order to maintain healthy rangelands, the BLM works to <a href="http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/images/pdf/HelicopterRemovalsPictorialJune2007.pdf">remove excess horses from the range </a>. The <a href="http://www.doi.gov/budget/">2010 BLM budget</a> proposes an increase of $26.5 million from 2009, totaling $57,486,000. In order to maintain healthy rangelands, the horses must be removed and relocated but their food and care takes money and those prices continue to rise. <br />
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Supporters of the program budget argue that the money will be returned to the agricultural sector in feed costs, veterinary care and so forth, but hey, that is still ALOT OF HAY! At the same time, few natural predators have resulted in thriving wild horse and burro populations that increase in number each year. Some birth control methods are in use, but are not cost effective or have not proven to be effective. The number of adoptions have severely dropped due to the economy. <br />
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BLM partners with many organizations, including historic trail organizations, the Forest Service the National Park Service, the Nature Conservancy, the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, the governments of Mexico and Canada, educational institutions, and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Many contracts and interagency agreements include performance based outcomes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fedspending.org/">The Wild Horse and Burro Resource Management Program No. 15.229</a> (search 15. DAG Wild Horse and Burro) received $18,136,619 in appropriated tax payer dollars from 2000 to 2008. Note - the 2008 and 2009 expenditures are not completely tallied. The Colorado Correctional Industries received nearly $3.5 million; the Nevada Department of Corrections - apprx. $3.3 million; Colo Correctional Industries in Juniper Valley $3.1 million; the Nevada Department of Corrections - $1.2 and the Mustang Heritage Foundation received little over $1 million. Other recipients include Hutchinson KS Correctional Industries, Wyoming Department of Corrections, National Wild Horse and Burro Foundation, Medical College of Ohio, and the<a href="http://www.nwha.us/"> National Wild Horse Association</a> in Nevada.<br />
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I did find this link to the Texas based Wild Horse Foundation's <a href="http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org/press.htm">radio program</a> at the bottom of a webpage, along with a message that I tend to agree with. The writer is sympathetic to people who have their animals seized due to unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances, such as loss of income and ever increasing prices. Readers are told that they have some rights and not all non-profits are out to make money off the animals they take. (But as we know, some do and they have incentive to do so)<br />
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Direct Quote, "Many times I could have screamed holy murder only that I realized that people to have the right to get help and can be a victim a long with there pets in this day of economic problems. This year alone we have investigate and acted positive over 117 cases of large animal cruelty cases and not once will you hear about us banging down the door to the media for these unfortunate issues. Our policy is to help through, PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION BY MEANS OF ASSISTANCE. Assistance does not mean money, it's better management ideas, it's educational courses offered through the local universities or community colleges, it's TEAM building with neighbors to help when crisis hits. The Wild Horse Foundation Board has made it stance on helping by not demeaning either humans or animals in these difficult times. We always point out the better solutions, minimize the amount of animals when we can, find homes by either friends, neighbors or shelters. We encourage that when you can't contribute money to the shelter for taking your animals to please donate time through volunteering so that others may learn. So many people like to help that when it comes time to actually do a case, everyone is a critic or has something negative to say when they have never been in any person shoes but there own. Remember, walk a mile in there shoes before you make a judgment call. Get all the facts, make all the right choices, and remember you could be next, so treat with kindness! The shows are about learning, getting it right and prevention."<br />
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Well, the sentiment is good even if the grammar is not.<br />
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Spidey has known people that adopted wild mustangs, and they were quite dismayed by the costly and lengthy process. Similarly, private foundations that adopt out these horses, must follow the same federal guidelines.<br />
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Check out the wild <a href="http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro/What_We_Do/wild_horse_and_burro0/how_to_adopt.html">horse adoption procedure with BLM.</a><br />
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The potential adoptee must provide a minimum of 400 square feet (20 feet x 20 feet) for each animal adopted. Until fence broken, adult horses need to be maintained in an enclosure at least six feet high; burros in an enclosure at least 4.5 feet high; and horses less than 18 months old in an enclosure at least five feet high. You should not release an ungentled animal into a large open area, such as a pasture, since you may not be able to recapture the animal for training or to provide veterinary care. However, once the animal is gentled, you may release it into a pasture or similar area.<br />
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The acceptable corral must be sturdy and constructed out of poles, pipes, or planks (minimum 1.5 inch thickness) without dangerous protrusions. Barbed wire, large-mesh woven, stranded, and electric materials are unacceptable for fencing.<br />
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Posts should be a minimum of six inches in diameter and spaced no farther than eight feet apart. Horizontal rails should be three-inch minimum diameter poles or planks at least two feet x eight feet. If you use poles, there should be a minimum of five horizontal rails, and when you use 2" x 8" planks, there should be at least four rails. No space between rails should exceed 12". You should fasten all rails to the inside of the post with either heavy nails or lag screws.<br />
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You must provide shelter from inclement weather and temperature extremes for your adopted wild horse or burro. Shelters must be a two-sided structure with a roof, well-drained, adequately ventilated, and accessible to the animal(s). The two sides need to block the prevailing winds and need to protect the major part of the bodies of the horse or burro. Tarps are not acceptable. <br />
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If you meet all the <a href="http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org/adoption%20requirements.htm">adoption requirements</a>, an <a href="http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org/adoption%20application.htm">adoption application</a> must be sent to the BLM office in your region. Potential adoptors must also sign a <a href="http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org/adoption%20equine%20contract.htm">written contract</a> with the BLM or <a href="http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org/adoption%20requirements.htm">horse rescue requirements</a>. <br />
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Furthermore, the following oath must be signed at the time of the actual adoption: "<em>Under penalty of prosecution for violating 18 U.S.C. 1001, which makes it a federal crime to make false statements to any agency of the United States, I hereby state that I have no intent to sell this wild horse or burro for slaughter or bucking stock, or for processing into commercial products, within the meaning of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and regulations 43 CFR 4700.0-5(c)</em>." <br />
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The cost of caring for a wild horse or burro can exceed $1,000 per year. Adoptors are responsible for all costs associated with the care of the animals, including foals if the mares or jennies are pregnant. Costs for stall/corral rental, shoeing, worming, vaccinations and other vet costs, insecticides, salt and supplements, tack and food must be taken into consideration. <br />
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Note: If your adopted wild horse or burro escapes from your property, you are responsible for any and all costs associated with recovery of the animal. <br />
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The BLM provides pre-adoption medical care and a record of the animal’s medical history, including a negative Coggins test which indicates that the animal does not have equine infectious <br />
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A wild horse or burro belongs to the federal government until the BLM issues you a certificate of title. After you have had the animal for one year, the BLM will send you a title eligibility letter. You must obtain a signed statement from a qualified person (such as a veterinarian, county extension agent, or humane official) verifying that you have provided humane care and treatment for your adopted animal. Once you sign and return the letter, the BLM will mail the title to you and the animal becomes your private property.<br />
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The BLM holds adoptions at temporary locations throughout the United States year round. You can find BLM adoption centers in the following Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. Some of the facilities are "staging corrals" and hold only wild animals. Others go to "preparation centers" that train the horses. Several of these training centers are run by state prisons and correctional facilities and use prison labor to break and gentle the mustangs.<br />
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The state of New Mexico BLM office will pay adoptors a one-time payment of $500 to assist with care and feeding costs. The incentive is not payable if the adopted mustang dies or is returned to the BLM. <br />
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The Wild Horse Foundation in Texas follows similar guidelines. The initial fee is $125 for an "ungentle/untamed" horse; $125 for special needs horses; $500 for halter/lead horses and $800 for saddled are ready for saddle horses.<br />
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Hill County Texas officials handed down a <a href="http://www.wildhorsefoundation.org/General.htm">decision by Judge Eugene Fulton </a>regarding cruelty and abuse when the Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) was awarded custody of 237 horses, cattle and other livestock seized by officials. HSNT incurred costs in excess of $30,000 (see the <a href="http://www.thln.org/index.cfm?pageID=824232CC-3048-C277-11520D02CF1C3E9F">THLN instructions for tallying up costs</a>). The WHF removed itself from this case for liability reasons.<br />
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The Wild Horse Foundation did work on an animal seizure involving over 230 head of cattle and 29 horses. The local Sheriff Department was the complainant. Bond was set at $600,000.00, with 10% of that amount payable at the time of the defendant's release. The horses were awarded outside the county, for security reasons, to <a href="http://www.bluebonnetequine.org/about/staff.htm">Blue Bonnet Equine Rescue</a> who had to call another rescue to help them. Interestingly the WHF posted this statement: <br />
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"<em>The problem with rescues is that they think they have to take everything when they are called or they won't be called back again and this in most cases places the animals in a more precarious position. The foundation has many times baled out other rescues because they don't know when to say "no". Quantity does not ever mean better in any case. Responsibility by a rescue means telling a local law enforcement group that your at capacity and seek help by calling the next number on the list and so on so forth. This particular rescue will have these horses placed out into foster homes and making a donation to the rescue will not benefit the individual fosters homes because the money will not be pass down to each foster home for there use. This is the only fall back in using this type of rescue. The donation goes one place while the animal is somewhere else being cared for out of someone else pocket</em>."<br />
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Well, there it is -straight from the Horse Foundation's mouth. Spidey certainly can't disagree with that.<br />
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In the meantime, we at A&N urge everyone to champion and support legitimate animal welfare projects and organizations.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0