Action Alert from the National Anti-Vivisection Society
This week's Take Action Thursday focuses on legislation that would ensure that cats and dogs used in research would be made available for adoption when they are no longer needed. It also reports on a...
View ArticleFostering Military Pets to Help the Armed Services
by Lorraine Murray In this updated post, which originally appeared on our site on Memorial Day 2012, Advocacy for Animals highlights a number of organizations that help U.S. soldiers, sailors, and...
View ArticleStepping Forward for Strays in Romania and the EU
by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Our thanks to WSPA for permission to republish this post, which appeared on their site on May 15, 2014. The number of stray dogs in Romania is...
View ArticleCrush Video Law Is Constitutional
On June 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 is Constitutional on its face because it prohibits “obscenity” not protected by the...
View ArticleAnimals in the News
by Gregory McNamee Many archaeological sites have been discovered in Europe, dating back 40,000 years, that share a striking feature: They stand alongside the remains of the giant mammoths that once...
View ArticleAnimals in the News
by Gregory McNamee We have two new puppies in our household, sisters rescued from a shelter out in the countryside. They’re wonderful. They’re rambunctious. Each is also, quite plainly, covetous of any...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Hurts the Whole Family
Domestic violence is more complicated, in terms of the social relationships, than previously understood. Many abusers will harm or threaten the beloved dog or cat of a spouse or partner as a way of...
View ArticleUkraine Crisis: Dog Rescues Continue Despite Perils
The IFAW Disaster Response team is currently monitoring several severe weather patterns around the globe and readying our responders---hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, and forest fires, just to name...
View ArticleEbola Scare for Pets
Just as persons that come into contact with an Ebola patient are quarantined and placed under close observation, there is no reason animals cannot be afforded the same precautions. Even further, if a...
View ArticlePentagon Is on Active Duty for Animals
The Department of Defense recently announced that it will halt the use of live animals in a variety of medical training programs, beginning January 1. This is a major step forward for the Pentagon,...
View ArticleThe Secret Life of Class B Dealers
In honor of the 60th anniversary of The Humane Society of the United States, LIFE Magazine has revisited the classic Stan Wayman photo-essay, “Concentration Camps for Dogs.” The eight-page article and...
View ArticlePet Safety Tips for the Holidays
by Anita Wolff Holidays are highly stimulating to pets as well as to people: there are breaks in the routine, the introduction of shiny objects, greenery brought inside, excited people, displays of...
View ArticleTop 14 in ’14
One hundred thirty-six new animal protection laws have been enacted this year at the state and local levels—the largest number of any year in the past decade. That continues the surge in animal...
View ArticleAction Alert from the National Anti-Vivisection Society
According to a new documentary, Puppycide, there is a police shooting of a dog approximately once every 98 minutes. The vast majority of these shootings are due to a lack of training and experience in...
View ArticleAnimals in the News
by Gregory McNamee In this prize contender in the world’s cutest video department, consider the case of a wolf with hiccups. A what, you say? Yes, a wolf with hiccups, and more wondrous still, a wolf...
View ArticleTips to Reduce Holiday Stress on Your Dog
The holiday season is a busy time for a lot of households, and the mix of festivities, kids, and dogs can be stressful---especially for the dogs. Visitors, travel, noisy toys, a strange tree in the...
View ArticleAnimals in the News
by Gregory McNamee One hundred and fifty years ago last summer, two paleontologists, the French scientist Edouard Lartet and the Scottish explorer Hugh Falconer, were visiting one another at an...
View ArticleAction Alert from the National Anti-Vivisection Society
This year, a number of states have already introduced legislation aimed at silencing animal advocates who work to expose the cruelty of factory farming. These bills, commonly referred to as "ag-gag...
View ArticleAction Alert from the National Anti-Vivisection Society
This week, Take Action Thursday focuses on state efforts to regulate the care and disposition of dogs and cats used in research. It also reports on a federal lawsuit upholding the right of rescue...
View ArticleSome Veterinarians Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Imagine trying to shut down a homeless shelter because it gives people a free bed for the night, undercutting business at the Best Western; or claiming that a person who donates free blankets is...
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