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State data, 2000-2009

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  July/August 2009:


State data,  2000-2009

State  Dogs & cats
        killed/year  Rate

  AL     119,021     25.5
  AK       9,643     14.0
  AZ     123,540     19.0
  AR      33,975     11.9
  CA     433,733     11.8
  CO      43,000      9.1
  CT       2,101      0.6
  DE      13,793     15.8
  FL     278,586     15.2
  GA     190,814     19.7
  HI      22,797     17.7
  ID      27,584     18.1
  IL     134,470     10.4
  IN     138,870     21.8
  IA      49,850     16.6
  KS      48,477     17.3
  KY     183,054     42.9
  LA      92,000     20.9
  ME       8,297      6.3
  MD      49,016      8.7
  MA      38,338      5.9
  MI     117,035     11.7
  MN      93,438     17.9
  MS     124,205     42.4
  MO     102,958     17.4
  MT      11,279     11.7
  NE      22,280     15.3
  NV      32,011     12.3
  NH       3,027      2.3
  NJ      38,205      4.4
  NM      66,861     33.7
  NY      58,470      3.0
  NC     227,783     24.7
  ND      11,171     17.4
  OH     171,141     14.9
  OK     114,276     31.3
  OR      31,836      8.4
  PA     200,785     16.1
  RI       6,930      6.6
  SC     127,413     28.4
  SD      18,170     22.6
  TN     155,997     25.1
  TX     469,849     19.3
  UT      32,558     11.9
  VT       4,968      8.0
  VA      98,666     12.7
  WA      43,223      6.6
  WV      61,892     34.1
  WI      27,010      4.8
  WY       8,195     15.4

ALL   4,528,700     15.1

Ontario pit ban upheld

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:
OTTAWA–A three-judge panel of the Supreme Court of Canada on
June 11, 2009 refused to hear Ontario dog keeper Catherine
Cochrane’s last appeal in an attempt to overturn the 2005 Dog Owners’
Liability Act. The act bans from Ontario any dog who “has an
appearance and physical characteristics that are substantially
similar” to those of pit bull terriers, Stafford-shire bull
terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, and American pit bull
terriers.
Pit bulls already in Ontario when the law passed may be kept
if they are licensed, sterilized, and kept muzzled and leashed when
in public.
“The total ban on pit bulls is not ‘arbitrary’ or ‘grossly
disproportionate’ in light of the evidence that pit bulls have a
tendency to be unpredictable and that even apparently docile pit
bulls may attack without warning or provocation,” the Ontario Court
of Appeal ruled in October 2008.
Cochrane was represented by renowned civil rights lawyer Clayton Ruby.

How often has Sylvester killed Tweety?

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:
How often has Sylvester killed Tweety?
by Judith Webster
The summer 2009 edition of B.C. Nature included an article
entitled, “Cat licensing: A conservation strategy that can work.”
As a cat and bird lover, I was inspired to investigate author
Sherril Guthrie’s claim that cat licensing and confinement bylaws
would “protect and restore our bird and small mammal populations, as
well as return cats to their rightful place as valued pets and
companions.”
Guthrie relies on American Bird Conservancy “Cats Indoors!”
campaign literature, which includes too many disputable studies,
extrapolations, and anecdotal reports to delve into deeply here.
However, in her strong opening paragraph, Guthrie discusses a new
bird count analysis by the National Audubon Society revealing that 20
of North America’s most common birds have lost over half their
population since 1967.

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Namibian seal hunt proceeds despite E.U pelt import ban & only buyer’s attempt to sell out

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:

 
BRUSSELS, WINDHOEK, CAPE TOWN–The European Council of
Ministers on July 28, 2009 voted 24-0 to implement a ban on
importing seal products into the European Union within nine months.
Approved by the European Parlia-ment on May 5, 2009, the
ban will take effect before the next sealing season in Atlantic
Canada, but might not be enforced in all European Union nations
before the end of the 2009 Namibian sealing season.
“The ban was approved without debate,” wrote Constant Brand
of Associated Press, “although Denmark and Romania abstained from
backing the measure, which Ottawa is protesting as an unfair trade
restriction. Austria also abstained because it wanted an even
stricter ban.”

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Animals are among losers of “War on Terror”

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:
BARSTOW, JACKSONVILLE– Wars are lost by losing lives and
land. Thus whales, burros, pigs, and desert tortoises far from
any battlefield are among the losers of the War on Terror,
informally declared in 2001 by then-U.S. President George W. Bush.
The Barack Obama administration in March 2009 abandoned use
of the phrase “War on Terror” to describe what are now called
“overseas contingency operations,” and are no longer rhetorically
linked, in recognition that U.S. troops are fighting different foes
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But changing terminology has not changed the issues. Even
before “War on Terror” was used to drum up support for the U.S.
invasion of Iraq, it was used to quell opposition to military
training exercises that harm animals and habitat. Military projects
harmful to animals that began or expanded in the name of the “War on
Terror” are still underway, often bigger than ever.

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Watching new Eagle Vick “like a hawk”

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:
PHILADELPHIA–Michael Vick, considered possibly the best
quarterback in the National Football League before becoming the most
notorious dogfighter ever, is again playing football. Rising to
stardom with the Atlanta Falcons before his April 2007 arrest in
connection with dogfighting, the 29-year-old Vick is now an
expensive backup for the Philadelphia Eagles, behind five-time Pro
Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb.
“I lobbied to get him here,” said McNabb. “I believe in
second chances and what better place to get a second chance.”
Whether Vick was a football star gone bad or a would-be
dogfighter who happened to be good at football is among the open
questions among observers. Vick set up his dogfighting operation,
Bad Newz Kennels, in 2001, the same year he became the first pick
in the NFL draft.

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Editorial: Keeping shelters open when money & time are tight

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:

The good economic news from the nonprofit
information-tracking web site Guidestar is that only 52% of U.S.
charities reported declining donations during the winter of
2008-2009. This was no worse than the rate of decline during the
preceding summer.
Animal charities appear to have enjoyed less severe declines
than those serving other sectors, but since animal charities raise
only about 1% of total contributions to charity in the U.S., even
moderate losses hurt.
Economic analysts now predict that we may have reached a
turnaround. Yet even in the most hopeful scenario, fall and winter
budgets must be planned conservatively. If more money arrives than
is expected, more can be done, but meanwhile it is prudent to avoid
becoming over-extended. If we are not yet coming out of the
recession of the past two years, the recent stresses on animal
shelters will only get worse.

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Letters [July/Aug 2009]

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:

 

Lucy elephant

Lucy is a female Asian elephant living alone since 2007 at
the Valley Zoo in Edmonton, Alberta. She has lived there for 30
years. Many people feel that Lucy should be moved to a sanctuary
because she is socially isolated, Edmonton is too cold for
elephants, her enclosure is too small, and she has many health
problems that the zoo has been unable to take care of. Two
accredited sanctuaries have offered to take her and pay for her
transportation. We would like Lucy’s story to get more exposure in
hopes of continuing to build public pressure so that the zoo may one
day let her go.
–Bhavithra Aloysious
c/o Zoocheck Canada
788 1/2 O’Connor Drive
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4B 2S6
Phone: 416-285-1744
Fax: 416-285-4670
<bhavithra@zoocheck.com>
< zoocheck.com/action.html>

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