As diverse as animal shelters are across our country, there are even greater differences around the world. Culture, climate, and economics can all shape the homeless animal situation.
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From the Magazine
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January 1, 2012
Doing a World of Good
To reflect the significant and growing global scope of the annual initiative known as Spay Day, the program has been renamed World Spay Day.
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November 1, 2011
She Came a Long Way, Baby
Thanks to Humane Society International's internship program, an animal welfare advocate from Brazil learns the ropes at the ASPCA in Manhattan.
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May 1, 2011
The Long Haul
In Tanzania, Humane Society International works with local animal welfarists to improve the treatment of working donkeys.
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March 1, 2011
Culture Clash—or a Class in Culture?
Lorraine Chittock, who has traveled internationally with her two dogs, offers perspective on how understanding local context and realities may help animal welfare advocates overseas.
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January 1, 2011
People Power: Skilled with a Scalpel
A spay/neuter veterinarian takes his commitment to ending pet homelessness to new heights.
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Humane Society International
If your animal shelter or humane society is outside the United States and Canada, The HSUS international affiliate can help.
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