Category: Featured
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Let’s End Live Pigeon Shoots – Now!
I will never give up on passing a straight-forward bill to end live pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania. My resolve to do so is unwavering due in large part to a beautiful white pigeon – a bird rescued from a shoot held many years ago at the Philadelphia Gun Club in Bensalem. The rescue lives indelibly in my…
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Local Elections and Animal Cruelty
Guest blog by Karel Minor While it seems like the focus in the effort to combat animal cruelty would be at the State legislative level, local elections give animal advocates a chance to make a difference in this off year election. On Tuesday, November 4, Pennsylvanians can cast votes for offices which can have a…
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The Building Blocks of Passing an Anti-Cruelty Bill
By Elissa Katz, President, Humane PA PAC A house doesn’t get built overnight – and neither does a law! Passing an animal protection bill is often a very slow process – certainly slower than many of us who care about animals would like. Similar to building a house, it requires a solid foundation which can support…
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One Issue Can Bring America Together!
Eliminating cruelty to animals is a political issue – but not a political party one! That is, Republican, Democrat or Independent, conservative, liberal or moderate – the one principle that all have in common is that cruelty to animals is not tolerable and must be ended. Truly, this is a nonpartisan issue, and it is…