by Ann Griffin | Jun 3, 2020 | Advocacy
It is probably not possible to calculate all of the ways the world and the work we do have changed with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article discusses one of the ways we are still advocating during this crisis. Most of the legislative advocacy work we do...
by Dave Kim | May 14, 2020 | Advocacy, General
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many issues understandably taking precedence in society at the moment. At all levels of government, resources and attention are exclusively focused on getting us through this crisis. However, when things return to a new normal,...
by Ann Griffin | Apr 2, 2020 | Advocacy
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many issues understandably taking precedence in society at the moment. At all levels of government, resources and attention are exclusively focused on getting us all through this crisis. However, when things return to normal, we...
by Ann Griffin | Feb 28, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, General
On April 24, 2019, 34 horses were seized by law enforcement on a property near Lebanon, Ore. The owners, a man and woman in their sixties, had been counseled by animal control officers for months regarding their horses’ condition and the need to make improvements....
by Dave Kim | Feb 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, Cats, General
Michigan could follow New York and officially ban the act of declawing cats, becoming the second U.S. state to do so. As the Detroit Free Press reports, House Bill No. 5508 was introduced on Thursday by State Rep. Nate Shannon, D-Sterling Heights, and 20 other...
by Dave Kim | Feb 4, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, dogs, Rescue
Update: WDIV reports that the man who orchestrated the dog fighting operation is currently in custody and will face felony charges. “We’re seizing 21 dogs — all associated with dog fighting — dog fighting paraphernalia, which is anything to include...