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2 min ago | WLOX-TV Biloxi

Tylertown puppy mill busted, official: "worst I've ever seen"

The Walthall County Sheriff's Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppy mill with approximately 80-100 dogs, living and dead, on Magee Hill Road outside of Tylertown.

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Related Topix: Tylertown, MS, Walthall County, MS, Charitable Organizations, Activism, Pass Christian, MS

Mon May 20, 2013

Franklin News-Post

Postmaster reminds pet owners of dog bite hazards

National Dog Bite Prevention Week is May 19-25 and Janice Minnix, Boones Mill postmaster, is reminding pet owners to help prevent the hazard of dog attacks.

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Related Topix: Boones Mill, VA, Charitable Organizations

Fri May 17, 2013

KMIR 6

Saved from Death Row by Social Media

Three to four million dogs and cats are put to sleep in animal shelters across the United States each year.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Stow, MA

Thu May 16, 2013

The Daily Caller

IRS's Lois Lerner, 'active member' of Humane...

The HSUS has been accused of sending less than one percent of its funds to animal shelters, a charge that a spokesman in 2012 would not deny.

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Related Topix: Activism, Charitable Organizations, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, Conservative Political News

Wed May 15, 2013

Sunherald.com

USDA revokes Collins Zoo exhibitor license

Over the years the USDA has cited zoo owners Gus and Betty White for a wide range of violations to include failing to safely handle animals, failure to provide adequate veterinarian care and cages holding dangerous animals lacking structural integrity.

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Related Topix: United States Department of Agriculture, US News, Charitable Organizations

Tue May 14, 2013

River Front Times

Humane Society: Missouri Still Has Nation's Worst Puppy Mills

Three years after Missourians voted to crack down on disreputable dog breeding operations, the Show-Me State continues to lead the nation in the number of dangerous and unsanitary puppy mills.

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Related Topix: Missouri, Missouri Government, Activism, Charitable Organizations, Agriculture, Science, Jay Nixon, US Governors

Mon May 13, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

Senator Gardenhire Says HUS Used "Ag-Gag" Bill Fight "As A Great Fundraising Tool"

State Senator Todd Gardenhire told members of the Pachyderm Club on Monday that the Humane Society of the United States got in late on the fight against the "Ag-Gag" bill.

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Related Topix: Activism, Charitable Organizations, Bill Haslam, US Governors, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Daily Times

Haslam vetoes ag-gag bill

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Monday vetoed a controversial "ag-gag" bill that some feared would hinder the exposure or investigation of animal cruelty.

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Related Topix: Bill Haslam, US Governors, Animal Rights, Charitable Organizations, Law, Employment / Labor Law

WMGI-FM Terre Haute

New Report About Puppy Mills Lists Six Indiana Breeders

A national report called " A Horrible Hundred: Problem Puppy Mills in the United States "from the Humane Society of the United States list problem puppy mills.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Activism, Charitable Organizations, Rome City, IN

Patch.com

Serpa, Ruggerio Receive 2012 Humane State Legislator Awards

STATE HOUSE -The Humane Society of the United States recently awarded Rep. Patricia A. Serpa and Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio as Rhode Island's Humane State Legislators for 2012.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Rhode Island, West Warwick, RI, Warwick, RI, North Providence, RI

Sun May 12, 2013

Bay Area Observer

Texas House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban Trade in Shark Fins

The Texas House of Representatives passed H.B.852 to prohibit the sale, trade, purchase and transportation of shark fins in Texas.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, Charitable Organizations

KAKE

Neglected Tiger Rescued In Atchison Adjusts To New Home

The Atchison, Kan., Sheriff's Office seized cougars, bobcats, a tiger and other animals from a home in a rural area.

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Related Topix: Atchison, KS, Charitable Organizations, Activism

Fri May 10, 2013

TBD.com

The Pet Show preview - 5/11/13

This week, we've got John Goodwin, the Director of Animal Cruelty Policy at The Humane Society of the United States and Laura Donahue, the Virginia Director of the HSUS.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Virginia

Agri Marketing

Protect The Harvest Counters HSUS' Claims

PROTECT THE HARVEST COUNTERS HSUS' CLAIMS May 10, 2013 BrownfieldAgNews reports: It's important that farmers tell their own story.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Agriculture, Science

Thu May 09, 2013

O-R Online

Bill would limit whistleblower activities on Pa. farms

Chickens crammed into wire cages next to the rotting carcasses of other chickens.

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Related Topix: Prison, Charitable Organizations, Activism, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Manheim, PA, Lancaster County, PA

WMDT

Danger Of Buying Dogs Online - Part 3

WMDT 47 NEWS - In the final part of our in-depth report on online puppy mills, WMDT takes you halfway across the country, where an investigative news crew confronts a convicted puppy mill owner, selling dogs to unsuspecting buyers, under the guise of a pet rescue.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Agriculture, Science

Chattanoogan.com

Humane Society Says 75% Of Horses At Walking Horse Celebration Tested Positive For Foreign Substances

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's testing revealed that at the 2012 National Walking Horse Celebration in Shelbyville,145 horses out of 190 tested, or 76 percent, were found positive for foreign substanes, the Humane Society of the United States said.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Shelbyville, TN, Activism, Charitable Organizations, Tennessee

WZTV Top Stories

HSUS Responds to Hard-Hitting Ads - Eric Alvarez

The president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States answered hard-hitting allegations leveled against the organization Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Activism, Charitable Organizations, Nashville, TN

Tue May 07, 2013

WMDT

Danger Of Buying Dogs Online - Part 1

WMDT 47 NEWS - If you love animals and are thinking of either buying, adopting, or rescuing a dog...in a 3-part special report WMDT tells you why you should never buy a dog online.

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Related Topix: Activism, Charitable Organizations

Examiner.com

Big cats rescued from private property in Kansas

The Humane Society of the United States, Big Cat Rescue based in Florida, and others like them have been leading the way in the fight to ban private ownership of big cats as pets for quite some time.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Activism

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