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	<title>Allie Phillips</title>
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		<title>Greater protection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  This morning I was reading with excitement that Idaho has a felony animal cruelty bill that passed the Senate Agriculture committee and is headed to the full Senate for a vote. But then my excitement quickly waned as I read what this legislative bill actually covers.  Idaho is one of three states that does [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2012/02/15/greater-protection/</link>
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		<title>Legacies for change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We continue to see the passage of laws to protect animals from humans harming them, and many of those legislative bills are named after an animal who has been victimized. There is Daniel&#8217;s Bill in Pennsylvania to end gas chamber killings and named after a dog who survived an attempt to end his life in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2012/02/09/legacies-for-change/</link>
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		<title>2012 &#8230; a year to do more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I taped an terview for The Animal House radio show on WAMU radio in Washington D.C. The topic was about Defending the Defenseless: A Guide to Protecting and Advocating for Pets and how we can make a resolution this year that involves helping animals. Now that we are 4 weeks in to the new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2012/01/26/2012-a-year-to-do-more/</link>
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		<title>Tragedy in Ohio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of us read this week about the tragic deaths of 49 exotic animals in Zanesville, Ohio. While 6 of the animals survived and are now being cared for at the Columbus Zoo, it raises the long-standing issue of people possessing exotic animals. And while the debate continues in Ohio and nationally about strengthening laws [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2011/10/21/tragedy-in-ohio/</link>
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		<title>Doing too much?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am embarassed to confess that it&#8217;s been over 2 months since my last blog post. Have been lounging in the summer sun and relaxing? Have I been touring the world? Sadly, no. I have simply been doing too much. Are you one of those people who does too much, especially to help animals? Do you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2011/09/27/doing-too-much/</link>
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		<title>Reaching the masses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I started to feel pre-publication jitters for the September release of Defending the Defenseless: A Guide to Protecting and Advocating for Pets. This is now my second book, but I still feel like a new book author. There is so much I have learned, and still have to learn; not necessarily about writing a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2011/07/21/reaching-the-masses/</link>
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		<title>Somedays it is not easy &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, a friend who I volunteer with contacted me because she was experiencing difficulties in continuing to volunteer with homeless pets. The tipping point in her case was a local animal control shelter who recently euthanized all of its cats (about 80) because a strong virus swept through the shelter. I&#8217;m not passing judgment on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2011/07/02/somedays-it-is-not-easy/</link>
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		<title>Shocking that this still happens in America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that some states still condone killing shelter animals in a gas chamber? Only these states have outlawed it to date: Banned for all animals (including ferals and wildlife): Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming Banned only for cats and dogs: Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Maryland, New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2011/06/10/shocking-that-this-still-happens-in-america/</link>
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		<title>June is Positive Animal Protection Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In reporting the news of the day, have you noticed that most stories relate to death, destruction and downfall? In a world where we are surrounded by 24/7 news and social media sites, we are bombarded with negative news. In the world of animal protection, people frantically post stories and pleas for help to protect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2011/05/30/june-is-positive-animal-protection-month/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget to heal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I spend most days working on issues that involve animals being in harms way, animals that have been abused, and finding better ways to protect them. I recently launched the National Center for Prosecution of Animal Abuse through the National District Attorneys Association and as Director of NCPAA I will be creating training programs for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alliephillips.com/2011/05/13/dont-forget-to-heal/</link>
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