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Creature Feature: The Long Way Home
A series of three-day demonstrations of Pat Parelli’s kinder, gentler approach to equines are at the heart of an HSUS initiative to improve the care of horses, who all too often end up abandoned, neglected, or sent to slaughter.  More...
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Stepping into the Wild
Some nuisance wildlife control firms have a reputation for mistreating animals, but shelters can spur the industry to raise its standards. More...
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To the Rescue: 3 Strikes, You’re Out
Animal welfare groups rescue more than 200 starving and neglected wild horses from a Nebraska ranch that promoted itself as a sanctuary. More...
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To the Rescue: Back from the Brink
A severely neglected mare whose condition upon being discovered was "not compatible with life" shows amazing spirit and makes an incredible recovery. More...
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Working for Change in the Caribbean
The tourists’ dream of sun-filled beaches in Puerto Rico masks the harsh reality of neglect and abuse for many of the island’s animals. More...
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Q & A: Calling in the Cavalry
Jill Lancon, director of Marion County Animal Services in Florida, describes the rescue of 126 horses—full size and miniature—in an unusual hoarding case. More...
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Fight Cruelty with Knowledge
A new online resource provides citizens, the media, and law enforcement with the information they need to stop animal fighting and cruelty in their local community. More...
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The End of the Chain?
Despite the dangers and humane concerns posed by persistent dog chaining, the practice of tethering dogs around the clock is not disappearing overnight. Learn how the problem is being addressed around the country, and what you can do to help your community pass more progressive laws. More...
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Field Trip: Red Lake Rosie’s Rescue
A few years ago, Karen Good was picking up every stray that crossed her path on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Northwestern Minnesota. It didn’t take long, however, for her and a couple of kindred spirits to realize that it wasn’t enough. More...
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Still Not Making the Grade
The decades-old battle continues against Class B dealers, the for-profit middlemen who sell shelter animals to research—and are notorious for treating them inhumanely. More...
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Creature Feature: Macaws for Alarm
A case in Virginia highlights the need for responsible avian sanctuaries—and for better standards of care for the birds caught up in the pet trade. More...
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The Ties That Bond
The American Humane Association has published a new booklet that explores the link between animal abuse and children’s well-being. More...
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Creature Feature: Sore Trick Pony
The Tennessee walking horse has been a victim of cruel performance enhancers for decades, but big money gives unscrupulous trainers incentive to flout the law and keep the abuse under wraps. More...
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To the Rescue: Rapunzel, Rapunzel … Let Down Your Fur!
A humane officer scales an apartment building to the balcony of a yellow-haired damsel in distress. More...
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Kit Happens
The HSUS recently released “A Dog’s Life: Chaining and Your Community,” a free kit that provides a wealth of information to help get an anti-chaining ordinance passed in your community. More...
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Creature Feature: A Losing Bet: Greyhound Racing’s Impact On Shelters
Raced like machines and not even considered “dogs” by some states, racing greyhounds fall in a grey area between what is ethical and what keeps crowds betting. And when the dogs retire, shelters and rescues shoulder the burden. More...
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Puppy Mills Lassoed in Texas
The SPCA of Texas takes down a mass-breeding facility—and takes in hundreds of dogs. More...
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Shelter Medicine: Animal Cruelty: Where We Are, Where We Should Be
The veterinarian's role in cruelty cases has often been limited, but Dr. Lila Miller says that needs to change. More...
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Off Leash: Negligent Pet Owners Get a Frosty Reception
Winter brings frozen water bowls to Carroll County, Md., but now when animal control officers talk to negligent pet owners, they have science on their side. More...
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The 101 Department: Lobbying for a Better Disposition
Shelters that seize animals from dogfighters or abusers often have to hold the victims for months while the cases make their way through the court system. Learn how bond and forfeiture laws can help lessen the burdens of long-term holding. More...
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Better Cooperation Leads to Better Outcomes in Vermont
A new system that streamlines responsibilities for handling cruelty cases is helping the Addison County Humane Society in Vermont achieve better outcomes for animals. More...
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To the Rescue: Going Whole Hog
Thanks to a tip provided by a concerned utility worker, officers were able to save eight neglected piglets from a rundown property in rural Maryland. More...
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The 101 Department: Animal CSI: Gathering the Evidence
Animal cruelty cases may end in the courtroom, but they start at the scene—and they can be made or broken by the quality of the evidence you gather. Here's a beginner's guide to assembling the pieces of your case. More...
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Book Review: Forensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty
Describing a new book as a primer in animal cruelty might not send it shooting up the New York Times bestseller list, but a new text from Humane Society Press should become a bestseller within the humane field. More...
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How Much is That Doggie In the Window Suffering?
You may not have puppy mills next door, but shelters and rescues all over the country take in animals whose lives began in the shadows of these mass-breeding facilities. Find out how you can help shut them down—by learning from shelters that have targeted puppy mills for violations of animal welfare standards. More...
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The Context of Cruelty
Sociologist Arnold Arluke discusses his book, Just a Dog, and asks us to examine how we define and contextualize animal cruelty. More...
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What Is Animal Cruelty? And What Can You Do About It?
The National Association for Humane and Environmental Education has produced a 22-page coloring book that educates kids aged 7 to 9 about animal cruelty. More...
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Giving Victims a Voice
Written by a behavioral and social scientist and a retired Boston law enforcement officer, Silent Victims: Recognizing and Stopping Abuse of the Family Pet takes a comprehensive look at domestic violence affecting companion animals. More...
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China’s Dog Slaughter Draws Worldwide Outrage
The HSUS asks for public support in the fight against dog massacres in China. More...
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Dogfighting Investigations: Where We Stand
State by state, city by city, the humane movement has made progress in combating dogfighting, but we have a long way to go before ending the crime that brutalizes thousands of pit bulls and other breeds every year. This feature section provides a look at the state of dogfighting in the United States, offers tips on working with police to investigate and prosecute dogfighters, and outlines the additional care that former fighting dogs require in the shelter. More...
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Cataloging Cruelty
Alison Gianotto started a one-of-a-kind database that helps animal control officers—and others in the animal welfare community—track offenders and fight cruelty. More...
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Documentary Exposes Animal Abuse
A documentary called Dealing Dogs, which premiered in February 2006, shines a spotlight on the plight of the animals suffering in the system of Class B dealers. More...
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Pit Bulls: Dilemma and Debate
The mere mention of pit bulls can be enough to ignite debate among animal welfare professionals and the public alike, but a discussion on the topic at last week's Animal Care Expo included a general sentiment most would agree with: We've only just begun to tackle abuse of the breed. More...
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Making Room for Greyhounds
The Humane Society of Greater Miami recently went the extra mile for greyhounds, when board members and staff decided to devote a portion of their dog kennels to educating the public about the breed. More...
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Finding the Weakest Link
Dogs Deserve Better, an advocacy group based in Pennsylvania, is determined to break the chain for backyard dogs. More...
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How to Help a Chained Dog
Whether they've been driven to obsessive barking or just silent depression, dogs who live out their days on the end of a chain are in a sad gray zone of pethood. And while their lonely situations are often not dire enough to warrant seizure, there are other ways to help chained dogs come in from the cold. More...
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Another Link in the Chain
Surveys ask victims of domestic violence about their abuser’s behavior toward family pets. More...
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Making Responsibility Something to Brag About
Dog licensing takes a turn for the cool. More...
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Puppy Mill Dogs Have Santa (and Two Fierce Pugs) on Their Side
While largely a charming romp with enough cute pug pictures to satisfy the most pug-hungry reader, this book also delivers a clear message about puppy mills. More...
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Opening the Closed Door: Strategies for Coping With Animal Hoarders
In exploring the phenomenon of hoarding, this article examines communitywide approaches to a problem no agency can solve alone. More...
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What's Happening: Animal Cruelty
HSUS New England Regional Director Joanne Bourbeau talks about the goals and accomplishments of the Vermont Animal Cruelty Task Force. More...
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Keeping Pit Bulls Out of the Pits
Recognizing that pit bulls are the breed most frequently targeted by fighters, Chicago's Anti-Cruelty Society offers free sterilization of pits and pit mixes. More...
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Local Agencies Document Links Between Animal Cruelty, Human Violence
In Ontario, a humane society collaborates with a child welfare agency on a cross-reporting project. More...
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Animal Ordinance Violators Go Back to School
In Kansas City, Kansas, new program teaches first-time offenders the ABCs of responsible pet ownership. More...
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The Devil’s in the Details
The First Strike campaign releases findings from first national study on the connection between animal abuse and violence against humans. More...
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Acting for Animals in Arizona
In the Grand Canyon State, the furred and the feathered have new support from an anti-cruelty coalition. More...
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Investigating Equine Cruelty
This article profiles field-service agencies and shelters that have the facilities and experience to care for horses and explores how organizations without stables can work with equine rescue groups and others. More...
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At What Age Exactly Did We Forget How To Treat Animals? (Reproducible)
This ad, created by the San Francisco Ad Club Public Service Advertising Committee, appeared in the newsletter of the Peninsula Humane Society in California. More...
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Tufts Animal Care and Condition (TACC) Scales for Assessing Body Condition, Weather and Environmental Safety, and Physical Care in Dogs
These body condition scales were designed to help animal control officers, cruelty investigators, veterinarians, and others more accurately determine the condition of a potentially neglected dog. More...
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Follow-Up Postcard
A simple postcard used by the Houston SPCA helps keep animal cruelty complainants in the loop. More...
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Following the Letter of the Law
Sergeant Sherry Schlueter of the Broward County's Sheriff's Department heads up a unique program that combines the authority of law enforcement with the mission of humane agencies. More...
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Adopting an Abused Animal: What You Should Know
An information sheet developed by the New York State Humane Association gives potential adopters the facts about adopting an abused pet. More...
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Help Comes for Neglected Pets, One Step at a Time
A California humane society's proactive outreach program helps owners improve the lives of their neglected pets. More...
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The Results of Greyhound Racing (Reproducible)
Originally produced as a poster by the Greyhound Protection League, this PSA has been adapted for other organizations' use as a reproducible. More...
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