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“Every single one of us makes a difference every single day.  You can’t live through a day without making an impact, and we have a choice: what kind of impact are we going to make?” ~Jane Goodall That quotation is filled with hope, though hope may seem like a funny thing to have in light of contemporary […]

Me-WOW!  October 16, 2015 is the 15th annual National Feral Cat Day. Feral cats are unsocialized domestic cats that live outside, though sometimes groups of feral cats may include semi-socialized or lost house cats.  Feral cats are found in communities all over the U.S.  Unlike socialized cats, adult feral cats are not usually suitable for adoption because […]

Follow up action to Puppies Over Profits!   Check out the recently released footage from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).  After a year of undercover investigation, the HSUS article and video spotlights the connection between puppy mills and flea markets. At flea markets, few – if any- regulations govern puppy sales, because of “a […]

When you’re shopping, do you look for the “Leaping Bunny” symbol or language on a label that states “not tested on animals”?  It only takes a second to check, but companies may change hands and sometimes subsidiaries are acquired by parent companies with differing standards.  Revised policies and buyouts raise challenges for people keeping track of the culprits […]

Elephant Sized Problems – The World Elephant Society advocates on behalf of the urgent plight of these intelligent, important animals. Roughly one elephant dies every 15 minutes in the world.  Most population estimates indicate that fewer than 500,000 African elephants and 40,000 Asian elephants remain alive in the world.  So that shocking number –  four elephants dead […]