Category: Animal cruelty
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Justice Finally Comes to Animal Victims – “Costs of Care” is Law
Guest blog by Penny Conly Ellison All you needed to do was visit the shelter and walk the rows of kennels and cages and take a glance at the paperwork on each one. Each kennel card provides some information about the animal, his or her name and the “intake date.” As I walked the rows in…
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Pursuing Your Passion – Cheryl Caldwell’s Story
Humane PA is grateful for the talents and dedication of our volunteers who give so much of themselves to help strengthen the ability of the humane vote to elect humane legislators, who will in turn advocate and support anti-cruelty legislation. The backbone of Humane PA is volunteerism. This guest column by Western Coordinator, Cheryl Caldwell highlights her transition from…
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Pets Are No More Than Kitchen Chairs
by Walter Brasch Ph.D. Wanderings – Social Issues Journalism In Johnstown, two abandoned puppies died from starvation and freezing weather in an unoccupied house. In Lancaster County, two puppies were left in a backpack in freezing weather. In Centre County, a dog was frozen to the floor of its doghouse. In Edwardsville, a woman abandoned…
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The Race For Pennsylvania Governor-Four Candidates Take a Stand Against Animal Cruelty
Election season is underway and over half of Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial candidates have issued position statements on animals! With your help, Humane PA has put animals on the radar screen of a whole new group of politicians. The four candidates who have posted position statements on animals so far are: Rob McCord, John Hanger, Tom Wolf and Allyson Schwartz. *…