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NEWS ABOUT: Humane Society

Humane Society stories: 28 news summaries

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 Vick Plans TV 
 Documentary 
 Series on His Life 

Show will take a somber, serious look at QB's life: BET producers

Oct 7, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick will star in an eight-part documentary-style TV series about his life for BET. The Michael Vick Project, due in 2010, will look at Vick’s comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles along with his troubled childhood and—of course—the time he spent running a dogfighting ring. "I... More »

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Michael Vick • animal rights • PETA • documentary • Humane Society • BET

Calif. Budget Cuts Means Ax Falls Sooner for Strays

Holding period halved from 6 days to 3; may doom lost pets before owners can find them

Sep 8, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - California's budget deal could mean lost family pets meet the Grim Reaper sooner rather than later, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The deal cuts the time shelters are required to hold animals from six days to three, and officials fear the move could mean animals in shelters lacking resources will... More »

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pets • California • euthanasia • Humane Society • animal shelters • state budgets • recession depression

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 How Vick 
 Can Get 
 Back to NFL 

Must show 'remorse' without moves looking 'choreographed'

May 29, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Can Michael Vick overcome his dismal image and play again in the NFL? His high school coach thinks so—but it will require a serious, sustained effort from the quarterback convicted on dog-fighting charges, USA Today reports. “From a reputation standpoint,” says a crisis-management expert, “being inhumane... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • dogfighting • public relations • Humane Society • public image

Vick Will Work With Humane Society

Soon-to-be-released QB will spread word against dog fighting

May 19, 09 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick will work with the Humane Society to spread the message against dog fighting when he gets out of prison, reports CNN. Details are still to be worked out, but Vick is expected to work on programs designed to keep youths away from the practice and to help those... More »

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NFL • Michael Vick • animal cruelty • Humane Society • quarterback • dog fighting

It's Hunters vs. Rush in Righty Showdown

Sportsmen's groups angry over pundit's ads for Humane Society

Apr 28, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Can hunters do what other critics have conspicuously failed to do: face down Rush Limbaugh without taking it back? Recreational shooters' groups are incensed that Limbaugh has been doing public-service radio spots for the Humane Society, denouncing dogfighting and animal cruelty, the Washington Times reports. It's not that they love... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • dogfighting • Humane Society • hunters

(Newser) - Electing a black man president wasn’t the only historic thing voters did last November, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times. California voted, by nearly a 2-1 margin, for an animal-rights initiative that bars farms from keeping calves, pregnant hogs, or hens in cages too small for... More »

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ethics • California • animal rights • Humane Society • chickens • Nicholas Kristof

Critics Beef About Pig Explosions in US Army Tests

Campaigners question need to test body armor by blowing up pigs in Humvees

Apr 8, 09 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Animal rights activists have condemned the US military for blowing up live pigs to test body armor, USA Today reports. Military officials say the tests provided valuable information on the relationship between body armor and brain injury. But critics say the pig-blasting program caused unnecessary animal suffering for questionable results.... More »

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US military • animal rights • explosion • animal testing • Humane Society • pig • swine • body armor

(Newser) - McDonald's will soon be faced with an epic decision: Which comes first, the cage-free chicken or the profit margin? The Humane Society plans to press the fast-food behemoth at a shareholder meeting in May to use cage-free eggs, but the fast food giant’s response is anything but certain,... More »

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McDonald's • animal cruelty • eggs • Humane Society • cage free • chicken

Helmsley Cash Doesn't Have
to Go to Dogs

Judge nixes late
Queen of Mean's
mission statement

Feb 26, 09 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Leona Helmsley's fortune won't be going exclusively to canine charities after all, the New York Times reports. A judge decided yesterday that the famously prickly late hotelier's instruction in her will that all of her $8 billion go toward helping dogs was not binding, clearing the way for the trustees... More »

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will • charity • Humane Society • Leona Helmsley • dog • charitable trust

Circle of Life Closes In on Backyard Coyotes

Animal-rights groups again clash with pet owners over predators

Jan 28, 09 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Across Southern California, an old battle is raging: tireless hunter vs. wily coyote. It's tough to tell who's winning, but it's easy to hear who's unhappy: both animal-rights groups and homeowners. "We had a cat, and he became coyote sushi," one resident tells the LA Times. Suburbia,... More »

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Southern California • animal rights • animal attack • Humane Society • coyote • suburbs

 Hard Times Bite Dogs, Cats 

Out of work owners leave pets at shelters

Dec 22, 08 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - As man's bills pile up, man's best friend is all too often getting the heave-ho, reports the AP in a look at the economic impact on animal shelters across a recession-battered America. As dogs and cats of broke owners stretch shelters to their limits, the sinking economy also cuts into... More »

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euthanasia • Humane Society • dog • cat • economy • animal shelters • veterinary services • Petside.com • American Pet Products Association • Animal Humane Association • Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals • Help Out Pets Everywhere

Animal Rights Lover Goes for the Throat

But Humane Society prez pushes a savvy, mainstream message

Oct 26, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Humane Society has turned into an aggressive political player with a mainstream message, the New York Times reports. The group's head, Wayne Pacelle, just shut down a $100 million slaughterhouse in Chino, Calif., and is pushing for a ballot measure that would require a certain amount of room for... More »

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meat • animal cruelty • eggs • animal rights • Humane Society • poultry • meat and poultry

 Are Cloned Puppies
 Worth the Risks?

Critics say there may be many failures for every high-profile success

Aug 20, 08 2:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canine cloning looks set to become big business but critics warn that deformed and diseased failures could outnumber the tail-wagging successes, Wired reports. Cloning fails far more often than it succeeds, and dogs are notoriously hard to clone. A Humane Society report earlier this year charged that "serious animal... More »

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puppy • cloning • Humane Society • dog • cloned pets • RNL Bio • animal cloning

Humane Society Finds Its
Inner Pit Bull

CEO aims to strike
fear into the hearts of
animal abusers

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... More »

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animal rights • Humane Society • animal shelters

Cockfight Mag Forced Off Amazon.com

Humane Society
sued, said publication boosted illegal sport

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... More »

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

 USDA to Ban 'Downer' Cattle 

Bid to boost confidence in beef

May 21, 08 2:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The USDA plans to ban all so-called "downer" cattle from the food supply to safeguard consumers from illnesses such as mad cow disease. Such animals are too weak or injured to walk, which can often be an indication of illness. Disturbing video of workers in a California slaughterhouse using... More »

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USDA • Humane Society • mad cow disease • Chino slaughterhouse • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • slaughterhouse • beef industry • Ed Schafer • bovine spongiform encephalopathy • knock box • American Meat Institute • downer cattle

 Foreclosure Victims Also Furry 

As more people lose their homes, so do their pets

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... More »

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

Meat Company Chief Admits Sick Cows Were Slaughtered

He backtracks after watching second video

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... More »

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animal cruelty • cows • USDA • Humane Society • House Energy and Commerce Committee • beef recall • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • beef industry

Cattle Horror Worker: Just 'Following Orders'

Ag secretary insists meat supply is safe

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 ... More »

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USDA • Humane Society • beef recall • Edward Schafer • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • beef industry • Rafael Sanchez Herrera • Mario Martinez • undercover video

Stowaway Cat Headed Home After 3 Weeks

Meatloaf survived trip from Florida to Phoenix without food, water

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... More »

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Florida • Arizona • Humane Society • stowaway • cat • Meatloaf the cat • moving container • tracking chip

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