Presented by The Humane Society of the United States, The 24th Genesis Awards is the only Hollywood awards show of its kind honoring the major media for raising awareness of animal issues. These winners really have something inspiring to say.
Air dates/times on Animal Planet are:
Saturday, April 24 12:00 noon ET/PT
Sunday, April 25 1:00pm ET/PT
All other time zones, please check your local listings.
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Mar 06, 2012 | | Humane Society
There are some tender moments between master and mutt in Bobcat Goldthwaite’s newest comedic offering Sleeping Dogs Lie which raised the ire of the Humane Society. The watch dog agency for animals was paying daily visits to the set to protect the pooch from any inappropriate human behavior.
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Mar 05, 2012 | | Humane Society
Yucaipa, California law enforcement and The Humane Society of the United States teamed up to rescue hundreds of birds from a possible cockfighting operation.
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Mar 03, 2012 | | Humane Society
The Michigan Humane Society has a kill policy on all pit bulls and pit bull mixes. It kills me to think of how many pits are being destroyed because of human beings not wanting to go after those at fault and instead just destroying the dogs. I want to know how i can help get them out of the humane society before they are killed so i can get them to a pit bull rescue. I would also like to know how to eliminate this anti pit bull legislation that is being put in place or has already been set up. thanks.
Once its passed, its a whole new fight….to work at preventing any additional ordinances or state legislation in favor or BSL…you can follow the information below from one of my favorite web sites:
One of the most difficult things for those new to fighting BSL is expressing your feelings to the legislators and/or other officials who have proposed it. There are some very important things to remember when communicating with officials:
First and foremost, ALWAYS BE POLITE AND RESPECTFUL in all your communications with officials. Don’t be combative or argumentative regardless of the difference between your point of view and theirs. Our dogs are worth putting your personal feelings of anger aside in order to communicate effectively.
Stick to the facts. Try to avoid being emotional. It is a given that you love your dogs or you wouldn’t be fighting for them. The simple truth is, the officials do not care how much we love our dogs — they care about the safety of their constituents and their community. To that end, the facts related to the inefficiency of breed specific legislation and the integral part that irresponsible owners play in dog attacks are important facts to get across to them.
Money talks. One thing that always catches the ear of officials is cost. Reinforce the fact that breed specific laws cost a lot of money – additional animal control, shelters fees, vetting, litigation, etc. The bottom line is simple… BSL costs tax payers A LOT of money!
Breed identification. Another important flaw with breed specific laws is breed identification. There are a minimum of twenty-five (25) breeds that possess the physical traits of ‘pit bulls.’ Breed identification by animal control officers is subjective and, therefore, opens the city up to a liability issues in the event of mistaken identification. The "Find the Pit Bull" game is an excellent tool to demonstrate the difficulty of identifying ‘pit bulls."
General letter writing tips:
It is not necessary to type your letter. In fact, a handwritten letter has a tremendous impact. (As long as its legible!) Even a postcard is fine, as long as it’s nott the pre-printed "form" card.
Be brief and to the point. Try to limit your letter to one or two subjects. Include all bill titles and numbers whenever possible.
Send your letter as soon as you hear about an issue or bill. If it comes up again later in the session, you can always write again or make a phone call.
During the legislative session, send letters to the State Capitol building. During the interim, send letters to the legislators’ home addresses.
Below are some form letters (ranging from very simple to quite detailed) which oppose BSL that you can modify to fit your current situation and send to officials.
http://www.defendingdog.com/id2.html
In attempting to reverse these ordinances and laws — it takes alot more work….more than signing petitions, letters and the like.
Feb 28, 2012 | | Humane Society
HSUS’s Wildlife Care Center is gearing up for the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf coast. As the busiest wildlife hospital in the nation, the center deals with emergencies daily. Now it’s ready for what could be a major disaster.
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Feb 07, 2012 | | Humane Society
The Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Fighting and Cruelty campaign assisted Greenville County Sheriff’s Department on what is perhaps the largest operational cockfighting pit in that state.
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Feb 03, 2012 | | Humane Society
Author David Kirby describes the health and environmental problems caused by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and the fight against industrial animal production in rural America.
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Jan 23, 2012 | | Humane Society
We are going down and filling out an ap tomorrow for a dog from the humane society…I’m so excited! But I am wondering how long it takes from the time you fill out the ap to when you get to take the dog home?
ya I mean a dog, not God, obviously 
You guys are all weird…but really funny.
Since we are fast approaching Easter, he is risen indeed…
But still not up for adoption…
Each Shelter is different, ours takes 2 days. Good luck getting a dog, you can let him think you are god!
Jan 22, 2012 | | Humane Society
Sept 20th An unknown man drops off puppies in front of the Walker County Humane Society.
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Jan 22, 2012 | | Humane Society
There is no humane society in my area and our neighbor is not taking care of her cats.She has so many and we feed them because the don’t.One of them has had like 20 batches of kittens and we fell bad but we don’t no what we can do.Can you help?
Every city has an animal control department – contact your city hall and they will direct you.
Jan 21, 2012 | | Humane Society