Humane society News
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The ads are all over television and social media. Emaciated children, filth -filled streets, and families looking for food in garbage pits. All the pictures are designed to tug at our hearts and wallets, and they're very successful.
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In the wake of Michael Vick's appointment to the New York Jets, the support for Vick — and those deemed worse than Vick — places the NFL outside the perimeter of societal decency and common respect.
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A 12-year-old Ottawa, Ontario, cat, Napolean, got so fat he could not clean his fur, matted with his own feces. So fat and in so much pain and poor health, the cat was euthanized by the city's humane society. Now his owner may go to jail.
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Nine employees, including two managers, at a factory pig farm in Wyoming have been charged with animal cruelty following an undercover investigation.
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Humane Society investigators are looking for help after a dog was found hanging in the backyard of a family's home near Toronto. Investigators say the dog was deliberately killed.
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Tampa -
The Florida Division of Emergency Management, American Red Cross and other disaster assistance agencies were not the only ones preparing for Isaac and hurricane season. The Humane Society of Tampa Bay also sprang into action, offering free microchips.
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Portland -
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is considering descending on Bonneville dam to protest the imminent culling of California sea lions, after a US Humane Society lawsuit curtailed but failed to halt the killing.
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Tacoma -
Although The Humane Society of Tacoma and Pierce County is not a no-kill shelter, recent statistics show adoptions and reunifications are on the rise, while total euthanizations continue to decrease.
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Erin -
Petey, a four-year-old Jack Russell terrier, is to be reunited with his owner today after disappearing from his home in Tennessee only to be found wandering in a suburban backyard in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
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Zanesville -
Schools have been closed and residents urged to stay indoors in one Ohio community after dozens of exotic animals were released from an animal preserve by their owner, who later allegedly committed suicide.
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Edmonton -
Monty, the foul-mouthed parrot, is looking for a new home. Since it seems that Monty is a parrot with an attitude, doesn’t like kids, and happens to be rather picky about who handles him, finding Monty a home may prove to be quite the challenge.
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Grand Rapids -
A Michigan veterinarian and the Humane Society have joined together in offering a $3000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a cat through the face with an arrow.
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On an makeshift wild animal preserve, a young 24-year-old man working for a notorious owner loses his life to a wild bear while attempting to feed it.
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Sacramento -
The Humane Society of the Sierra Foothills has offered a $3,000 reward for the arrest of the person responsible for the the killing of at least nine cats in Sacramento's Rosemont neighborhood.
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A humane approach to dealing with feral cat populations involving a trap-neuter-release approach is advocated by animal advocates, but has it worked?
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It's not often People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is praised. The organization, which advocates vegetarianism, recently helped shut down an exotic pet store in Texas where the animals were poorly handled.
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Jack Dandy has a home in the Historic District of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Called “the perfect kitty,” Jack is merrily adjusting to new digs. But that’s not the case with many of his fellow felines in Natchitoches and other parts of the country.
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Michael Vick, the suspended NFL Atlanta Falcons' quarterback, was released from federal prison on Tuesday. Although he still has 2 months of house confinement, he is said to be on the road to rehab, starting with an anti-dog fighting campaign.
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The Humane Society in Miami is offering an award of $2,500 for information that leads to the authorities arresting and convicting whoever is killing cats in a Miami-Dade County neighbourhood.
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A fire on Wednesday morning killed 180 cats at the Durham region Humane Society. Emergency crews were only able to save nine dogs and two cats from the property.
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In regards to Iraq, the Humane Society International wants the Iraqi government to change its approach towards handling stray dogs.
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Sam Mazzola of World Animal Studio may say he’s not afraid of humans to retain his lions, tigers and bears, but the specter of caretaker Brent Kandra’s death may pin Sam to the ground for good!
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An undercover investigation by HSUS show a horse being beaten around the face with a twitching handle at Whittier Stables in Tennessee. Video/Still image. US Humane Society
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