Animal Welfare

In Ohio, Big Agriculture Makes a Power Grab Via Prop. 2

by John D. Harvey on October 10, 2009

My sister, Sharon Harvey (executive director, Cleveland APL), has been very actively campaigning against Proposition 2 in Ohio. This agriculture bill would amend the Ohio state constitution to create a Livestock Board with unchecked power over livestock rules and regulations. While masquerading as an attempt to improve food safety and animal welfare, Issue 2 would [...]

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NPR’s Fresh Air Radio Story on Dog Fighting and Michael Vick

by John D. Harvey on September 24, 2009

I’d like to encourage everyone to listen to this very informative NPR radio feature story on illegal dog fighting. In this Fresh Air spot, Dave Davies talks with John Goodwin, Humane Society manager of animal-fighting issues, and Sean Moore, a Chicago-based former dog-fighter who works in that city on the Humane Society’s efforts campaign to [...]

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Help Make Pet Care More Affordable — Support the HAPPY Act! (H.R. 3501)

by John D. Harvey on September 23, 2009

Having volunteered and worked in shelters for several years, I know first hand that one of the top reasons for people giving up their much loved pets was the cost of care. This effect has been magnified by the current economic downturn as well as military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan making it impossible for [...]

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32 Pit Bulls Seized in New Bedford, MA

by John D. Harvey on August 4, 2009

In a story that combines the ugly reality of many backyard breeding operations and the continuing problem with Pit Bull overpopulation, the City of New Bedford, MA, has seized 32 Pit Bulls from a single home (mostly puppies plus two pregnant females). All of the animals were housed in filthy, inhumane conditions and were being [...]

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ADOPT MISSY – Purebred Rottweiler, spayed female, 1.5 years-old

by John D. Harvey on July 28, 2009

My friend Niki is trying to find a home for this fabulous, young Rottweiller named Missy. This very sweet pup is 1.5 years old, spayed, and will soak up training like a sponge given the right structure and discipline. Niki is very experienced with large breed dogs and especially Rottweilers, so you’ll be adopting from [...]

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