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The Confederacy of Dunces

The Confederacy of Dunces is aligning themselves against me. In fact, the Confederacy will align themselves against anyone who seeks any progress in this movement. Ask anyone who has ever tried to build a better society, regardless of the field. The status quo always has its champions. And when that status quo is regressive, as the humane movement has been over the care and treatment of sheltered animals, rest assured the Confederacy will be also.

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Demanding What We Have the Right to Expect

The Humane Society of the United States issued a statement today saying it is assisting in the care of the dogs seized in the recent multi-state dog fighting raid, but does not commit to actually saving their lives. Meanwhile, the Humane Society of Missouri reaches out to rescue groups, with preconditions. With the lives of roughly 400 dogs and puppies hanging in the balance, we must demand more…

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The Killing of Puppy 43063

Pit Bull advocates across the country were closely following a recent trial in Virginia about whether Loudon County’s ban on Pit Bull adoptions was legal, given a provision of state law and the Attorney General’s opinion to the contrary. The case, Animal Rescue of Tidewater vs. Loudon County, Virginia ended in the County’s favor. The court held that banning the adoption of dogs deemed Pit Bull or Pit Bull-mixes did not violate the law. As a result, dogs someone says “look” like “Pit Bulls” or “Pit Bull-mixes” will continue to be killed without ever being made available for adoption.

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