Heart 4 Animals

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	Our team saved suffering sled dogs from likely death. Help us rescue animals in situations like this, and work for stronger anti-cruelty laws

Imagine being left in a forest, chained to a tree, without regular access to proper food, clean water or adequate shelter. Imagine growing more and more desperate as the days and weeks go by, your cries unanswered.

For approximately 100 neglected sled dogs in Québec, this was reality until their owner surrendered them, and Humane Society International and the SPCA Laurentide-Labelle arrived to rescue them. Please consider a donation to help us stop this kind of suffering.

As we walked onto the property, my heart broke. The huskies had been chained to plywood structures over barren stretches of frozen mud. Hungry and dehydrated, they were unable to move more than the two-meter radius their chains permitted.

I am always amazed by the power of dogs to forgive. It was as if they realized we were there to help them, and slowly the miserable, emaciated huskies began to wag their tails as we approached. The dogs began to bark in excitement, but one remained quiet, waiting as his friends were rescued. I went to him and, as I grew closer, I realized he was blind because of cataracts—another casualty of the neglect these dogs endured. Carefully, we walked him to freedom, and the promise of a better life.

We arrived just in time. Winter is coming, and many of these dogs may not have survived without our intervention. With extreme cold temperatures approaching, these dogs—including a number of puppies—could have faced a horrific death.

Thankfully, our rescue operation was a complete success. One by one, we led or carried the dogs into our Emergency Services vehicle, and transported them to our emergency shelter an hour away—space generously donated by a local businessperson. There, dedicated volunteers from United Animal Nations will provide round-the-clock care, while SPCA LL veterinarians will treat and vaccinate the dogs. Once healthy, these deserving dogs will be adopted out to loving homes in Canada and the United States.

While these lucky dogs are now safe in their warm, temporary enclosures, so many more less fortunate animals across Canada still face neglect and abuse. With your help, we can ensure sled dogs and other animals do not have to face this kind of misery again.

Please give what you can to help us continue to fight cruelty by rescuing animals and advocating for stronger laws.

Together, we can make animal suffering a thing of the past.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Aldworth
Director
Humane Society International/Canada

The Humane Society of the United States today released the results of an undercover investigation documenting shocking animal abuse at a Vermont slaughter plant. > more> facts about Factory Farming > Personalise draft & Email Letter to the Department of Agriculture now .

On April 29, I featured an article which reported that dogs and cats are reared and beaten alive for “medicinal value” before being boiled alive for consumption. (Pls click here for the article.)

It is never late to do something to help these poor dogs and cats. Please continue to urge the Korean prime minister, the minister of agriculture, and the ambassador in your country to support an amendment to the Animal Protection Act to specifically prohibit the beating, hanging, electrocution, burning, boiling alive, and all other abuse of dogs and cats. The contact details can be found here (URL: http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/korea/koreando.html )

> What YOU CAN do

[About picture on right] :Dogs in South Korea are often beaten before being killed because of the belief that the adrenaline flow caused by the beatings increases virility in men who consume the dogs’ flesh.

Without pressure from international communities, Korea is likely to continue the cruel treatment of dogs & cats. More people need to voice their concern and respectfully seek the cooperation of the Korean heads of government. If you are Korean or have Korean connections, please let them know about this sad issue and seek their help to spread this message. Ideally, if this issue can receive Korean media coverage that would enable it to be broadcast nationally, it could have an effective reach.

No one would tolerate an industry in which thousands of kittens and puppies were kept almost on top of each other in feces-filled barns, were beaten by workers with sticks and even crowbars, and then had their throats cut and their fur scalded off. So why do some people think it’s OK when this happens to chickens and turkeys? If only these gentle animals had cute noses instead of beaks and had paws instead of clawed feet—maybe then they would be treated as the smart and vulnerable individuals they are rather than as things. > more about Factory Farms . > You can help .

Here are several animals that need your help. The letters of appeal have already been drafted for your slight modification and ready to be sent via email:

> Appeal against farm practice of Smashing Heads of Pigs With Hammer

> Speak up for cows that are left to die slow & painful death

> Help stop cruel Dog & Cat Fur trade

> Ask Edmonton to Let elephant Lucy Pack Her Trunk

> here are more animal issues . > Home page .

read about how antibiotics in food affects you and your family here .  > Video .

Skyler was living in a shelter in Florida when Claudia saw his picture online. He was one of many dogs at the shelter, and his chance at finding a happy home may have seemed slim. Claudia drove more than three hours one way to meet him. She knew that shelter animals make great pets, and she wasn’t about to pass him by.

Every shelter dog and cat has a story to tell. As you read this, thousands of dogs and cats of all breeds, sizes, ages, and personalities are waiting for new homes, eager to start a new chapter in their lives.

When you are ready to add a new companion to your life, will you adopt a homeless pet? Take our Adoption Pledge today.

Between three and four million dogs and cats are euthanized each year in animal shelters across the nation. But if more families looking for a pet this year would adopt their new furry friend from a shelter, we could put an end to this tragedy. That’s why I am thrilled to tell you about The Humane Society of the United States’ Adopt campaign.

With the help of animal lovers like Claudia — and you — we can spread the word about the benefits of adoption and work to end the senseless euthanasia of homeless pets. Did you know that one in four shelter dogs are purebred? Or that most animals in shelters are victims of circumstance, there only because of “people problems” like divorce, foreclosure, and change in lifestyle?

Save a life! Take our pledge to adopt your next pet — you will be saving a life — then urge your friends, family, and loved ones to do the same.

Also, The HSUS is partnering with the Ad Council, Maddie’s Fund, and many other animal welfare groups to launch The Shelter Pet Project in late September. This three-year collaborative effort is an unprecedented media campaign urging pet lovers to make shelter adoption their first choice when bringing companion animals into their homes.

Skyler was fortunate to find a home with Claudia – but 50 percent of shelter pets are not as lucky. Somewhere in your town, a dog or cat sits in a cage waiting for a family that may never come. Help homeless animals find their forever homes by taking the first step: Pledge to adopt your next pet, and help us make a difference for all shelter pets.

Thank you for all you do for animals.

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States.

After viewing undercover footage of factory farm conditions, which showed that animals were packed into tiny metal crates in which they couldn’t even turn around, comedian and former spokesperson for the New Zealand Pork Industry Mike King recently spoke out against the atrocious conditions that pigs on factory farms in New Zealand must endure. > more .

…sharing the following message with you:

The Humane Society of the United States has been working to stamp out dogfighting for decades.

In the last few years, we’ve stepped up the pace of action like never before. We’ve helped to write almost every state and federal law that exists on the subject, and we have been involved in hundreds of raids. The headlines are about to grow larger again now that Michael Vick has pledged to be part of the solution and not part of the problem, and to pass on a message to boys and young men in urban communities: Don’t do as he did.

Today, I want to recap where we are in our campaign to rid our society of dogfighting once and for all — and introduce you to our innovative End Dogfighting program targeting street fighting at its source.

The story that’s unfolding in the U.S. isn’t about one football player admitting he was wrong and now joining the quest to eradicate the practice. It’s about hundreds of thousands of dogs who are in harm’s way. It’s about the people who grow up to view dogfighting as acceptable. It’s about the men and women of The HSUS who work full-time to stop the agonies dogs suffer in fighting pits. It’s about public officials who have responded to our call to make dogfighting a felony everywhere. Thanks to your actions and support, we’ve made historic inroads, especially since the Vick case came to light:

• We successfully pushed for laws toughening penalties for dogfighting nationally and in individual states, making dogfighting a felony in all 50 states.
• We established — and we’re now expanding – community-based programs in the U.S. to give boys and young men the kind of guidance they need to avoid being drawn into this bloody underground. You can find the End Dogfighting team on the streets of Chicago, Atlanta, and — soon — Los Angeles. I encourage you to watch our slideshow introducing you to these programs.
• We teamed up with law enforcement from coast to coast to bring organized animal fighters to justice — tackling more than 200 cases of animal fighting in just the past year. Not a day passes when our experts aren’t on a mission to raid fighting rings and rescue the animals from lives of suffering. Our tip line went national and paid out more than 50 rewards of up to $5,000 for every tip that led to an arrest.

One more thing: There is so much that tears at our hearts in this bloody realm of dogfighting. But we must look forward and reach these kids before they step into the quicksand of street fighting. When we see the positive effects of our program, it is magical. A few of these moments are captured in our slideshow. None of us wanted to imagine that fate that awaited so many of these dogs. But then our experts and community organizers stepped in and ushered in a dramatically different outcome.

If you care about ending dogfighting, this is the program to get us there.

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States.

In the slaughterhouses of McDonald’s U.S. and Canadian chicken suppliers, birds are hung upside-down in metal shackles, often resulting in broken bones, extreme bruising and hemorrhaging.

Don’t let this abuse continue! >>

Many birds are immersed in tanks of scalding-hot water while they are still alive and able to feel pain. Some have their throats cut while they are still conscious.

McDonald’s has the ability to change these cruel practices >>. More information at http://www.McCruelty.com/

Source: People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals