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NEW CANAAN, Conn., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world's attention focuses on the Vancouver site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Canadian fishermen are celebrating another sport on Hay Island in Eastern Nova Scotia - the indiscriminate killing of baby seals, solely for their pelts, who are only weeks old. This is the largest massacre of marine mammals in the world. The seals have their skulls smashed in or are shot at point blank range. Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans will...

DENVER, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Humane Association and the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) today praised the new HBO movie, Temple Grandin, which aired Saturday, Feb. 6. The movie depicts the life of Temple Grandin as a young woman struggling with the challenges of autism to become a successful doctor of animal science through her unique connection to animals. Dr. Grandin is widely recognized within the animal welfare and livestock-handling industries as...

Find Humane Dairy Products Through American Humane Certified DENVER, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Humane(®) Certified, a program of the American Humane Association that helps ensure the humane treatment of farm animals for food, responded today that the practice of tail docking dairy cows is not a humane practice and is disallowed in its standards. The response came following the airing of an ABC "Nightline" segment in which cows' tails were shown being removed without...

DENVER, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Humane® Certified will demonstrate its new two-stage on-site and online humane handling training to attendees at the International Poultry Expo in Atlanta, to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center from Jan. 27-29, 2010. Expo attendees and media are invited to visit American Humane Certified's booth (# 5732) on Jan. 27 for an all-day demonstration of the humane training program, which focuses on best-handling practices of the...

DALLAS, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas-area executive and philanthropist Arthur Benjamin, announced today that his newly formed non-profit organization, American Dog Rescue (ADR), will be the presenting sponsor of both The Humane Society of the United States' "Spotlight Dallas" event, to further the puppy mill-busting efforts of its Emergency Services Team, and another major event in Florida the week prior, Tri-County Humane Society's annual "Doggie Ball," one of the area's core social...

ATLANTA, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the call for assistance, American Dog Rescue has tapped its national animal rescue network to provide financial and logistical support of 15 dogs saved after their Atlanta-based shelter was destroyed by fire yesterday. The caregiver for the dogs, Deborah Wood, is known locally as the "The Dog Next Door Rescuer" and nationally recognized for her passionate efforts to caring for homeless pets. "I am totally exhausted and I lost everything," said...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Humane Society of the United States applauds Compass Group, the world's largest food service company, for its far-sighted, trend-setting "Be a Flexitarian" initiative. Beginning immediately, the industry-leading corporation will expand the variety and supply of meat-free options for its customers--promoting healthier, more sustainable and more humane eating. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100105/CL32083LOGO ) (Logo:...

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ASPCA(R) (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(R)) has appointed Tim Rickey as Senior Director of its newly created Field Investigations and Response team, effective January 4, 2010. Rickey was formerly the Director of the Animal Cruelty Task Force and Disaster Response team for the Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO), where he recently led the largest dog fighting raid in U.S. history, covering eight states and seizing...

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Humane Society of the United States and The Art Institutes are pleased to announce that Ingrid Bergstrom-Kendrick from The Art Institute of Vancouver was named the grand prize winner of the fifth annual Cool vs. Cruel Fur-Free Fashion Design Competition. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/artinstitutes/41016/ (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091110/NY08571 ) Ingrid Bergstrom-Kendrick will be...

WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today a U.S. House Subcommittee will consider H.R. 2811 a bill that could determine the fate of much of the reptile trade in the United States. Introduced by U.S. Representative Kendrick Meek (D-FL), who recently announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, the bill could add the entire genus python to the Injurious Wildlife list of the Lacey Act; a designation reserved for only the most dangerous alien invaders to our natural eco-system....