A horse injured while filming for a movie. AHA certified that “no animals were harmed” even when they have been killed. How do Americans feel about animals? In a national survey, 96% of Americans—almost every single person surveyed—said we have a moral duty to protect animals and should have strong laws to do so. Three out of four Americans believe it should be illegal for shelters to kill healthy and treatable animals. Specialization and advancements…
Plan to Decimate East Bay Forests Scheduled to Begin This August
Despite these setbacks, all in all, it was a remarkable year and marks a major step forward.
On November 6 at the University of Virginia School of Law, I debated PETA’s attorney on the issue: “The Kill Versus No Kill Debate: Which Animal Shelters Are Most Humane?” I argued for a guaranteed right to life for companion animals entering shelters. PETA argued that animals were better off dead. In the interests of full disclosure, I agreed to have the debate videotaped or audiotaped and to make it available to everyone so people…
When your dog dies, you will grieve. When you die, your dog will grieve. That alone should take killing off the table.
My letter to Wayne Pacelle, President of HSUS, exposing how PETA’s nationwide effort to harass and vilify No Kill reformers and their systematic program to defend and even perpetuate an antiquated and cruel sheltering model based on killing, are a reflection of many of the regressive and cruel policies likewise promoted by HSUS itself.
An open letter to supporters of PETA, the ASPCA, and the Humane Society of the United States,