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Did the Gadhi Mai Temple Trust renege on deal to quit animal sacrifice?

July 30, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Were leading animal charities scammed?          KATHMANDU, Nepal––Could the Humane Society of the U.S., Humane Society International, and leading Indian and Nepalese animal charities all have been scammed by the July 28, 2015 alleged agreement of the Gadhi Mai Temple Trust to discontinue animal sacrifice?          Was there some misunderstanding about the nature of the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Food, Hinduism, India, Indian subcontinent, Meat issues, Organizations, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Gadhi Mai, Gadhimai, HSUS, Humane Society International, Merritt Clifton, Republica

HSUS cat herder Nancy Peterson announces retirement

July 8, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

The first HSUS cat program manager “The time has come,” Humane Society of the U.S. cat program manager Nancy Peterson announced in a July 6, 2015 e-mail to friends, colleagues, and ANIMALS 24-7. “I will be retiring on July 31, 2015,” Peterson said, “after seventeen and a half years with HSUS.” The first and to […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Feral animals, Feral cats, Population control, Shelters, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Cat Writers Association, HSUS, Humane Society of the U.S., Nancy Peterson, Wayne Pacelle

Courting hen & egg producers leads animal charities into deep @#$%

June 24, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

The AHA and HSUS have each hit the other repeatedly with figurative volleys of rotten eggs          FRESNO, California––Which came first, the American Humane Association and Humane Society of the U.S. courting dances with hen and egg producers, or egg on the faces of spokespersons trying to explain the chicken poop outcomes? Frequently bitter rivals […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, USA, Welfare Tagged With: AHA, Foster Farms, Hillandale Farms, HSUS, Karen Davis, Paul Shapiro, United Poultry Concerns, United Poultry Producers, Wayne Pacelle, Whole Foods Markets

Why California proposition 2, now in effect, is not protecting farmed animals

January 2, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

by Brad Miller Founder, Humane Farming Association California Proposition 2, passed by voters who hoped to protect farmed animals in November 2008, officially goes into non-effect this week. The Humane Society of the U.S. promised donors and the public that Proposition 2 would outlaw cages for laying hens and would result in a “cage-free” California. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Eggs, Feature Home Middle Right, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Poultry, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Brad Miller, HSUS, Humane Farming Association, Proposition 2, Wayne Pacelle

PA House majority leader Turzai took $3,000 from pigeon shooters, killed vote on pigeon shooting, but will not be investigated for alleged ethics violations

November 23, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

But Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission says “No problem” WASHINGTON D.C., HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania––The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission on November 18,  2014 rejected a complaint brought by Showing Animals Respect & Kindness against Pennsylvania State House of Representatives majority leader Mike Turzai. Opined the Ethics Commission,  “Any action by the commission would be barred by the Speech […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, USA Tagged With: Ed Whitfield, HSUS, Mike Turzai, Steve Hindi

A win for wolves in Michigan, but a loss for bears in Maine

November 5, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

55% of Michigan voters reject wolf hunting season  LANSING,  Michigan;  AUGUSTA,  Maine––Ballot initiative campaigns heavily funded by the Humane Society Legislative Fund arm of the Humane Society of the U.S. won symbolic and temporary protection for wolves in Michigan on November 4,  2014,  but failed to protect bears in Maine.         Blogged HSUS president Wayne Pacelle in […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Dog use, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: HSUS, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

Baiting bears & a governor in Maine and New Jersey

October 23, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

AUGUSTA, Maine; TRENTON, New Jersey––Asking Maine voters to abolish baiting bears by ballot initiative on November 4, 2014, the Humane Society of the U.S. appears to be taking the politically most ambitious approach to the issue, but Friends of Animals on October 22, 2014 introduced the most attention-grabbing tactic. Vegan donuts Announced FoA campaign director […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Dog use, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Bears, Chris Christie, Friends of Animals, HSUS, Merritt Clifton

When are alleged fighting dogs not pit bulls?

October 22, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

When the Humane Society of the U.S. sends the media release SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee––When are 50 pit bulls seized from an alleged fighting dog breeding kennel in rural Tennessee not pit bulls? When the Humane Society of the U.S. helps with the bust, writes the press release about it,  and distributes it to media nationwide, while […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Laws & politics, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Aurora, HSUS, Merritt Clifton, Sevierville

How HSUS sponsorship of a meatfest in Denver overshadowed announcement of reforms by the world’s largest food producer

September 8, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

The Hoofin’ It culinary tour in Denver attracted fewer than 400 participants            DENVER, WASHINGTON D.C.––Co-sponsored by the Humane Society of the U.S., The Hoofin’ It culinary tour in Denver attracted fewer than 400 participants during four days in August 2014. The controversy it stirred had by mid-September 2014 raged for more than four weeks, […]

Filed Under: Culture & Animals, Food, Meat issues, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Hoofin' It, HSUS, Pattrice Jones, Wayne Pacelle

Charity Navigator issues “donor advisory” about HSUS & coplaintiffs’ $15.7 million settlement with Ringling

June 21, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Replaces “three star” rating of HSUS with “donor advisory”             WASHINGTON D.C.––Responding to the May 15,  2014 agreement by the Humane Society of the United States and codefendants to pay Feld Entertainment Inc. $15.75 million,  in settlement of a lawsuit accusing HSUS and the codefendants of racketeering, the online nonprofit evaluation agency Charity Navigator has […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, USA Tagged With: Feld Entertainment, HSUS, Merritt Clifton, Ringling, Wayne Pacelle

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