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  • July 2008

    • Humane Society Finds Its Inner Pit Bull

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 19, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      Humane Society Finds Its Inner Pit Bull

      (Newser) - The Humane Society may spend a lot of time fighting for cute, furry creatures, but it's been  shedding its mild-mannered, do-gooder image under the direction of CEO Wayne Pacelle, writes the Los Angeles Times . Pacelle, a 42-year-old vegan who admires the NRA's steamroller approach, has turned the organization into a much more aggressive protector of animals over his 4 years in charge. More »

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      animal rights  • Humane Society  • animal shelters  • Humane Society of the United States

  • May 2008

    • Cockfight Mag Forced Off Amazon.com

      Associated Press  |  May 21, 08 6:32 PM CDT

      Cockfight Mag Forced Off Amazon.com

      (Newser) - In a victory for the Humane Society, the publisher of The Gamecock has agreed to stop selling its publication on Amazon.com. The anti-animal cruelty group had sued Amazon to remove the magazine—which it says promote cockfighting—from its site, charging the online retailer with violating federal law, the AP reports. The publisher says it settled to remove itself from the suit and promised “to be more vigilant in its content.” More »

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      Amazon.com  • censorship  • Humane Society  • cockfighting  • magazine publishing

  • March 2008

    • Foreclosure Victims Also Furry

      USA Today  |  Mar 25, 08 1:36 PM CDT

      Foreclosure Victims Also Furry

      (Newser) - As foreclosure rates skyrocket around the country, animal shelters are feeling a heartbreaking byproduct: an influx of pets being surrendered, USA Today reports. Across the country, areas with high foreclosures are seeing increased rates of pet abandonment, and shelters worry that even more could be coming as unemployment rates rise and affects renters. More »

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      housing crisis  • foreclosure  • dog  • pets  • cat  • Humane Society  • abandonment  • ASPCA

    • Meat Company Chief Admits Sick Cows Were Slaughtered

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 12, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Meat Company Chief Admits Sick Cows Were Slaughtered

      (Newser) - The president of the California slaughterhouse caught up in a scandal over the abuse of cattle admitted to Congress today that sick cows from his plant entered the food supply, the Los Angeles Times reports. He backtracked from an earlier denial after a House panel made him watch a second undercover video. "Obviously my system broke down," said Steve Mendell of Westland/Hallmark Meat. More »

  • February 2008

    • Cattle Horror Worker: Just 'Following Orders'

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 29, 08 4:11 AM CST

      Cattle Horror Worker: Just 'Following Orders'

      (Newser) - A worker shown in a shocking undercover video jabbing apparently sick cows to their feet for slaughter was following orders from management, his lawyer said yesterday. The attorney made the accusation as he negotiated with federal investigators to work out a plea deal for his client, reports the Wall Street Journal. The video triggered a record recall of 143 million pounds of beef from the Hallmark/Westland California operation because such "downer" cows can be a source of mad cow disease. More »

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      USDA  • Humane Society  • beef recall  • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.  • beef industry  • Edward Schafer

    • Stowaway Cat Headed Home After 3 Weeks

      South Florida Sun-Sentinel  |  Feb 27, 08 12:23 PM CST

      Stowaway Cat Headed Home After 3 Weeks

      (Newser) - Being a bit on the chubby side probably saved Meatloaf the cat's life, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The year-old feline wandered into a man's moving container in Florida and was rescued three weeks later when an employee at a Phoenix warehouse heard meowing coming from a crate. Meatloaf, emaciated but alive, emerged when the container was unlocked. More »

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      Florida  • Arizona  • cat  • Humane Society

    • Disgraced Meatpacker to Close Doors

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 23, 08 12:34 PM CST

      Disgraced Meatpacker to Close Doors

      (Newser) - The biggest meat recall in history will put a fork in Hallmark/Westland, the meatpacker’s general manager told the Wall Street Journal. “I don’t see any way we could reopen,” he said. The USDA has said the California company could reopen under the right conditions, but demands that it pay for the meat’s destruction and replacement. “If the USDA wants payment back, we’re dead meat. We’re done.” More »

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      animal cruelty  • USDA  • cows  • Humane Society  • beef recall  • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.

    • Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

      Newsweek  |  Feb 20, 08 5:53 PM CST

      Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

      (Newser) - Don't fault slaughterhouse workers for this week's enormous beef recall, author and foodie Michael Pollan tells Newsweek —it's the system. Blinding-fast production lines that expect workers to slaughter up to seven cows per minute do not a safe or ethical steak make. "It's one of those episodes that peels back the curtain on how our food is prepared," Pollan says. More »

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      meat  • cows  • Humane Society  • slaughterhouses  • Department of Agriculture  • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.  • farmers markets

    • Slaughterhouse Boss Faces Felony Charges

      Press-Enterprise  |  Feb 16, 08 8:26 AM CST

      Slaughterhouse Boss Faces Felony Charges

      (Newser) - Prosecutors hit a slaughterhouse manager with what they say are unprecedented felony charges yesterday after a video released last month showed abusive methods being used to push ailing cattle into a slaughter box, the Press-Enterprise reports. Daniel Ugarte Navarro, 49, faces over 8 years in prison if convicted of five felony counts of animal cruelty and three misdemeanor counts of illegal movement of a non-ambulatory animal. More »

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      California  • animal cruelty  • food contamination  • beef  • cows  • Humane Society  • Chino slaughterhouse

  • September 2007

    • Vick's Talking Points end Up on Ebay

      TMZ  |  Sep 4, 07 7:11 PM CDT

      Vick's Talking Points end Up on Ebay

      (Newser) - Vick’s next note to self may be “apologize to the dogs next time.” TMZ readers have already seen his private notes from his apology last week and can even bid to own them, because the Humane Society has posted them on ebay. Vick’s list of regrets ends with “dogs have suffered,” but he forgot to extend that apology when facing the glare of the press.  More »

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      eBay  • Michael Vick  • animal cruelty  • dogfighting  • apology  • Humane Society

  • August 2007

    • Dogs Bite Back at Vick, Cash In

      Kansas City Star  |  Aug 30, 07 9:10 AM CDT

      Dogs Bite Back at Vick, Cash In

      (Newser) - A Cape Girardeau, Mo., woman let her two dogs loose on her collection of Michael Vick football cards, and sold the resulting mess for $7,400 on eBay, reports the Kansas City Star. The 22 cards were originally worth from $1 to $10 each; Rochelle Steffen says she will donate the proceeds to the Humane Society. The buyer is a former teacher who is suffering from incurable cancer More »

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      dog  • eBay  • Michael Vick  • Humane Society

    • Net Hunting: The Nonexistent Menace

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 10, 07 11:00 AM CDT

      Net Hunting: The Nonexistent Menace

      (Newser) - States are rushing to ban internet hunting—despite the fact that nobody does it. Since hunting by remote control gun over the internet was floated as a business plan, a Humane Society campaign spread outrage, and 33 states have banned the practice—a bill has even been introduced in Congress. But the idea never got past the planning stages anyway. More »

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      Internet  • NRA  • hunting  • Humane Society

    • Michael Vick, Reincarnated as Chew Toy

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Aug 8, 07 5:54 AM CDT

      Michael Vick, Reincarnated as Chew Toy

      (Newser) - A company in Jacksonville, Fl., has begun selling Michael Vick-shaped chew toys for dogs, a tasty play on the dogfighting scandal that has incurred the fury of American canine lovers and earned Vick felony charges. The site sells the toys for $7.99 and promises a chewing experience satisfactory even to pit bulls. More »

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      NFL  • Michael Vick  • Atlanta Falcons  • dogfighting  • Humane Society  • Jacksonville

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