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Humane Society International Works to Develop Economic Alternatives to Illegal Wildlife Trade in Nicaragua
- Posted on 04.21.09
Related causes: Animals
Humane Society International and Asociación Tierra Y Vida are collaborating as part of an ongoing effort to develop economic alternatives to illegal wildlife trade. The organizations are using funds from the U.S. State Department to put on a four-day ecotourism training and exchange program on community ecolodge administration, maintenance and marketing in Nicaragua April 20-23.
The training is taking place at Finca Esperanza Verde, an award-winning community ecolodge outside of Matagalpa, approximately three hours northeast of Managua. The trainees are members of Caminos Del Viento and COSERTUCHACO, two community ecotourism cooperatives working in the Chacocente Wildlife Reserve in southwestern Nicaragua. Their tourism attractions revolve around viewing the endangered species and other wildlife in the reserve, including the thousands of hawksbill and leatherback turtles that nest on the reserve's beaches every year.
"This training will give the participants the opportunity to...Read More -
The Animals' Emmys
- Posted on 04.02.09
Related causes: Animals
At The HSUS, we are forced to confront the dark side of the human spirit—whether it’s manifest in the form of animal fighting, seal killing, canned hunts, or other abusive activities. But we don’t take the present circumstance as our sealed fate. We know we can do better as a society. We believe in the capacity of individuals to change and to exhibit kindness and compassion. When we aggregate that change from so many individuals, then institutions and the entire society can shed bad conduct and reach a higher state of consciousness in our dealings with other creatures.
That’s why we believe in the power of the human spirit to illuminate, to innovate, and to lead. More and more, we at The HSUS celebrate people who use their talents to show us a kinder pathway, and we have a wide range of programs that recognize the good that people are doing—Legislative Awards, Law Enforcement Awards, Humane Awards, Pro Bono Litigation Awards, and the like. This past weekend, we conducted the 23rd...Read More -
Case Finally Closed on "Downers" Loophole
- Posted on 03.16.09
Related causes: Animals
Written by Wayne Pacelle
It’s been a long fight, and today, we closed another chapter on it. Since the mid-1990s, The HSUS has been working hard to stop as a matter of public policy the abuse of downer cattle—animals too sick or injured to walk. And today, President Obama himself announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was officially putting a stop to non-ambulatory cattle being mishandled in order to get them into slaughter plants. He made the announcement along with two top selections for the Food and Drug Administration and a series of other statements about food safety.
We’ve had two major crises that validated The HSUS’s long-standing admonition that the federal government and the cattle industry were reckless and inhumane in allowing sick and crippled cows into the food supply. In December 2003, a downer cow tested positive for mad cow disease in Washington state, and a national and international furor ensued. More than 50 nations in short order closed their ma...Read More -
You can make all the difference for baby seals
- Posted on 03.16.09
Related causes: Animals, Environment
When you look out over the miraculous baby seal nursery on the ice floes of Eastern Canada, it's hard to believe that 275,000 harp seal pups may be killed there in a matter of days. You can't imagine the horror until you witness it firsthand.
It may come as a shock that Canada's cruel commercial seal hunt still happens every year at this time -- so many people I've talked to think that the hunt ended years ago.
That's what the Canadian fishing industry wants you to believe, and we won't let it get away with it. You can save millions of baby seals' lives and help end the hunt once and for all -- sign the pledge to boycott Canadian seafood.
Why boycott Canadian seafood? A small group of fishermen in Eastern Canada kill seal pups for their fur during the off-season and sell the pelts -- mostly to European markets -- for a tiny fraction of their income.
The fishing industry won't stop the killing just because it's the humane thing to do, so give it a choice: End the slaughte...Read More -
Watch ABC News Nightline tonight for undercover expose on chimps
- Posted on 03.04.09
Related causes: Animals
Tonight, go inside a research facility with an undercover investigator for The Humane Society of the United States. For nine months, she investigated the wretched existence of chimpanzees and other primates who are warehoused or used for research in laboratories at a cost of millions to taxpayers.
In a special in-depth report scheduled to air tonight at 11:35 p.m. EST on ABC News: Nightline, you'll see for yourself the dismal lives of chimpanzees held for research -- including some who were taken from their mothers as infants in the wild and have lived virtually their entire lives behind bars.
Please tune in tonight to ABC News: Nightline, and let your friends and family know about the broadcast, too. Then watch your email inbox tomorrow to join the campaign to help ensure these animals are retired to the sanctuaries they deserve.
Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States
