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Securing Your Shelter
If your shelter has never had problems with thieves, arsonists, or other troublemakers, you may not have put much thought into the protection of your facility. But you don’t have to wait for burglars or embezzlers to push you into unraveling the mysteries behind a secure building; the 13 steps in our article will help you crack the case wide open.

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The Front Lines

• Promoting shelter services during National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
• Spay/neuter rulings in a Michigan courtroom
• Shelter calendars featuring professional athletes posing with animals
• Study examines media messages about pet behavior
• Tips for avoiding poisonous potions
• Responding to calls about wild birds

How To: How to Trim a Bird's Wings

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Members of The HSUS’s National Companion Animals Advisory Group discuss their policies on employee safety. 

Perspective: Paying Homage to Will and Grace
Cynthia Bostwick, treasurer of the St. Clair County Humane Society in Port Huron, Michigan, pays tribute to the efforts of volunteers who helped make all the difference for animals like Will the poodle and Grace the calico cat