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Farewell to a Beloved Friend
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:23:48 +0000
I wanted to take this opportunity to say farewell to Sheila Leonard of Indiana; dedicated AKC Australian Shepherd breeder, animal ownership rights activist and friend.  Sheila passed away last week from pancreatic cancer. Sheila was a rare member of the AKC breeding community.  She truly recognized the scope of animal ownership related legislation sweeping through the [...]
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What’s HSUS REALLY up to? Look at what they condemn …
Thu, 20 May 2010 03:56:18 +0000
A short update tonight … I’ve noticed a pattern over time with the HSUS press releases and CEO Wayne Pacelle’s blog, “Humane Nation”.  The pattern?  With noticeable frequency, issues used to attack their opponents are issues which are reflected within the HSUS itself.  Some examples? In “Humane Nation”, HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle attacks CCF founder Richard Berman [...]
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New from the HSUS: A Matter of Color (of Law)
Sun, 09 May 2010 20:16:27 +0000
It appears that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is not above learning from those it has targeted. On April 27, 2010 the HSUS filed a ‘color of Law’ suit against Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, in conjunction with Michigan lawyer Beatrice M Friedlander.  The basis for the  alleging Ms. Friedlander’s rights are [...]
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Why is the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) Important to Animal Enterprise? (At all levels)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:35:35 +0000
Do you raise and sell animals or their products on a commercial scale? (Family farmers, raise your hands) Do you raise and sell animals or their products on a hobby level?  (Hobby farmers, backyard chicken keepers, show dog breeders; raise your hands) Do you host animal competitions on your property? (Hosts of dog shows, cat shows, horse [...]
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Elephants, Racketeering Lawsuits and the HSUS; Oh My!
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:11:37 +0000
Well, it looks like the chickens (or would those be elephants) are coming home to roost.  Feld Entertainment, the parent company for Ringling Brothers, has launched a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) suit against the following organizations and individuals: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Animal [...]
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Daily Humane Bites #136: Hunters Play Offense

Daily clippings culled from all over the electronic news world. (E-mail submissions for tomorrow.)

• U.S. states could start constitutionally protecting hunters from groups like HSUS
• California egg farmer: San Diego State University's cage-free policy (touted by HSUS) will actually make campus food less safe
• HSUS finds a parrot
• Apparently, no one is "humane" enough for HSUS—not even farmers' markets
• Surprise! HSUS’s latest boardroom putsch has been put down
• Your Daily Shelter: Texas Italian Greyhound Rescue (Donate. Volunteer. Adopt.)

James Lee, RIP?

What did gunman James Lee accomplish yesterday when he took hostages and made his outlandish demands at the Discovery Channel headquarters? (Other than making An Inconvenient Truth seem like a re-write of The Turner Diaries…)

Not much.

It’s fair to assume that no one of sound mind will follow wherever Lee thought he was leading. But he did at least prove that it’s possible to take love of animals and the environment too far. Way too far.

Daily Humane Bites #135: It’s HSUS’s Meeting, They Can Cry if They Want to

Daily clippings culled from all over the electronic news world. (E-mail submissions for tomorrow.)

• After HSUS disinvited several attendees (ouch) to its South Dakota Meeting, the venue disinvited HSUS
• Really, HSUS? Prairie dogs? REALLY?
• More HSUS shareholder cracktivism
• Donated to HSUS in the last ten years? You might have helped HSUS fund its elephant birth control research (because what we really want endangered species to do is reproduce less)
• Your Daily Shelter: Pennsylvania’s Better Days Animal League (Donate. Volunteer. Adopt.)