Category Archives: Animal Protection
Real help for the animals in Japan
So many caring people have been asking what they can do to help the misplaced and injured animals after Japan’s record-breaking earthquake and tsunami. This week, I have been watching the work of Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support. This is group of animal protection organizations in Japan that have joined together to help search, [...]
Animals in disasters
The world is watching as the tragedies unfold in Japan from the record-breaking earthquake and tsunami of yesterday. While Hawaii and the western coast of the U.S. suffered damage from the aftermath, the death toll and unimaginable damage in Japan continues. As humanitarian organizations, rescue teams and supplies swarm to Japan, those of you who [...]
Joining together to help animals
This week, three colleagues and I announced the formation of Michiganders for Shelter Pets. This is a coalition to bring together Michigan citizens, animal shelters, animal organizations, businesses, veterinarians and professionals to work toward the goal of ending pound seizure and gas chamber euthanasia in Michigan. I have been an advocate to end pound seizure [...]
Rethinking animal protection – Part 2
Last week I blogged about working with Universal Laws to change how we protect animals. I posed, “When it comes to protecting animals, we need to collectively understand and work the Universal Laws in how we think about and relate to animals. For those of us working and advocating to protect animals everyday, if we [...]
Rethinking animal protection
For several years, I have studied the Universal Laws and consciously worked with these Laws to benefit my life in many ways; laws such as the Law of Attraction, Law of Cause and Effect, Law of Resistance, and so on. The Universal Laws are operating in all of our lives every second of every day, [...]
When helping animals becomes overwhelming
This morning I read an article about 157 starved and neglected dogs that were seized in Alaska. Our initial reaction, as those that love and protect animals, is to get the dogs to safety, give them food, water, and shelter. For an animal shelter, especially small rural shelters, in-taking 157 dogs at one time can [...]
It’s done!!!!
I am thrilled to announce that I have finished writing my next book which is entitled Defending the Defenseless: How to Become an Animal Advocate!!!!!! The manuscript was sent to the publisher on January 1, 2011 (1-1-11 … a very lucky day) and is anticipated to be printed in late summer or early fall. I [...]
Get involved!
With the opening of the 112th Congress this week (which will continue until December 2012), and state legislatures across the country, do you know what animal protection legislation will be coming before your legislators? The best way to know what animal protection legislation is being introduced is to sign up for free action alerts with [...]
Legal protection for animals
With the start of this new year, state legislatures and the 112th Congress will open their legislative sessions and I am eagerly awaiting to see what animal protection laws will be enacted. Each year, animals receive better protection under the laws of the United States. All states, except for 4 (Idaho, Mississippi, North Dakota and [...]
We will persevere!
For the past two years, I have been advocating for the passage of two bills to protect Michigan’s shelter pets: a bill to end pound seizure (giving shelter cats and dogs for experimentation) and to end gas chamber euthanasia. As the drafter of the pound seizure bill, I spent months before it was filed working [...]
