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Humane Society Finds Its
Inner Pit Bull

CEO aims to strike
fear into the hearts of
animal abusers

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

More about:  animal rights • Humane Society • animal shelters • Humane Society of the United States

Cockfight Mag Forced Off Amazon.com

Humane Society
sued, said publication boosted illegal sport

Associated Press Associated Press May 21, 08 6:32 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Amazon.com • censorship • Humane Society • magazine publishing • cockfighting

 Foreclosure Victims Also Furry 

As more people lose their homes, so do their pets

USA Today USA Today Mar 25, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  housing crisis • foreclosure • dog • pets • cat • Humane Society • abandonment • ASPCA

Meat Company Chief Admits Sick Cows Were Slaughtered

He backtracks after watching second video

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

Cattle Horror Worker: Just 'Following Orders'

Ag secretary insists meat supply is safe

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

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

Stowaway Cat Headed Home After 3 Weeks

Meatloaf survived trip from Florida to Phoenix without food, water

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

More about:  Florida • Arizona • cat • Humane Society • stowaway

Disgraced Meatpacker to Close Doors

 Hallmark/Westland sees no hope
of recovery after biggest recall ever

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

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

Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

What goes into a 99¢ burger can
be pretty unpleasant, author Pollan says

Newsweek Newsweek Feb 20, 08 5:53 PM CST
(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 »

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

Slaughterhouse Boss Faces Felony Charges

Cruelty charges follow video of Calif. meat packers abusing cattle

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

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

Vick's Talking Points end
Up on Ebay

Notes of his speech include apology to dogs, which he forgot

TMZ TMZ Sep 4, 07 7:11 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  eBay • Michael Vick • animal cruelty • dogfighting • apology • Humane Society

Dogs Bite Back at Vick, Cash In

Chewed-up football cards for the
Falcons' QB fetch
$7,400 on eBay

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

More about:  dog • eBay • Michael Vick • Humane Society

Net Hunting: The Nonexistent Menace

States jump to outlaw something nobody actually does

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

More about:  Internet • NRA • hunting • Humane Society

Michael Vick, Reincarnated
as Chew Toy

Jacksonville-based company enables dog-owner revenge

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

More about:  NFL • Michael Vick • Atlanta Falcons • dogfighting • Humane Society • Jacksonville

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