Category: Activists & Organizations

“Hobbit” premiere upstaged by animal neglect allegations

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November/December 2012:

WELLINGTON–People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was
mentioned in the first sentence of international coverage of the
November 28, 2012 world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey, perhaps the most publicized film debut ever.
The American Humane Association drew global attention to the
72-year-old AHA pursuit of broader authority to supervise the use of
animals in film making.
Wellington, hosting the world premier, billed itself “The
Middle of Middle Earth.” As many as 100,000 people attended Hobbit
screenings and a parade in honor of the cast. The New Zealand
government struck commemorative coins for the occasion.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of a planned
$500 million prequel trilogy, following the success of director
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, also based on the
writings of J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).

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Wildlife SOS ended dancing bear acts in India–but WSPA claims credit

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  November/December 2012:

 

   NEW DELHI–Three years after Wildlife SOS took custody of the last known dancing bear in India in December 2009,  having rescued 460 bears in seven years, Wildlife Trust of India founder Vivek Menon and World Society for the Protection of Animals director general Mike Baker claimed credit for the accomplishment at the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management in New Delhi. Read more

How 80 animal charities fared & responded to Superstorm Sandy

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  November/December 2012:

 
How 80 animal charities fared & responded to Superstorm Sandy
        Adopt-A-Dog,  of Armonk,  New York and Greenwich,  Connecticut,  was profiled by Helen Neachey of Greenwich Time for helping to rescue three feral cats and a late-born litter of kittens after Sandy hit.
        All About Spay/Neuter,   of Far Rockaway,  Queens,   after sterilizing more than 6,400 cats in eight years for local neuter/return programs,  in April 2012 received a PetSmart Charities grant of $40,000 to help increase the pace over the next two years.  Just six months later Sandy hit.  “AASN’s home,  which is also my home,  was flooded and everything inside was destroyed,”  director Joanne B. Monez e-mailed on November 4,  2012.  “We took in 27 inches of water and also lost one of our precious rescue cats,  Cleo.”  Updated Monez on November 24,  “We are rebuilding,  but have secured a new permanent adoption center for our cats and kittens on Broadway in Massapequa.” Read more

Hurricane Katrina history helped the Superstorm Sandy animal relief effort

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  November/December 2012:

 NEW YORK CITY–Superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. animal rescue community somewhat like a small child falling down stairs.  First came the shocking impact,  then a surprisingly long silence,  and only after that came the cries for help. Afflicting parts of 24 states,  doing more than $32 billion in estimated damage,  Sandy left animal charities in the stricken regions without electricity,  telephone,  and Internet service for days or weeks,  even more than a month in some cases. Read more

Visiting animal defenders badly treated, says Marjan Centre

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  November/December 2012:

 LONDON–Pole Pole Foundation founder and former Kahuzi-Biega National Park chief ranger John Kahekwa was to accept the first annual £1,000 MarjanMarsh conservation award on October 29,  2012 from the Marjan Centre for the Study of Conflict and Conservation at King’s College, London,  but Kahekwa never got there.

The award was presented in recognition of Pole Pole’s 20 years of work to promote community involvement in protecting eastern lowland gorillas and other animals who share the gorillas’ habitat near Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more

People & Positions (Nov-Dec 2012]

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  November/December 2012:

People & positions

Kathleen Savesky,  board chair of the International Fund for Animal Welfare since June 29,  2012,  on October 31,  2012 announced that Fred O’Regan will not return as IFAW president after a six-month leave.  Azzedine Downes,  interim chief executive since July 2012, is to remain in that capacity until O’Regan’s successor is announced. Savesky succeeded 10-year IFAW board chair Thomas C. Ramey.  Savesky formerly headed the Bosack & Kruger Foundation and the Peninsula Humane Society,  of San Mateo,  California. Read more

N.Y. sues Angel’s Gate

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  October 2012: (Actually published on November 1,  2012.)

ALBANY–New York state attorney general Eric Scheiderman on September 26,  2012 filed a lawsuit seeking the dissolution of the Angel’s Gate animal hospice in Delhi,  New York,  for allegedly failing to file accountability reports since 2008.  Moving to rural Delhi from Long Island after being fined $800 for noise violations in 2007,  Angel’s Gate founder Sue Marino was in May 2012 charged with 22 cruelty counts,  as a result of a PETA probe which followed visits and warnings from at least three other animal charities since 2009.

Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre fights takeover attempt by zoo promoter

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  October 2012: (Actually published on November 1,  2012.) 

HONG KONG,  HANOI–The Animals Asia Foundation is fighting an audacious scheme allegedly advanced by Tam Dao National Park director Do Dinh Tien to evict Animals Asia and 104 moon bears from the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre,  on the edge of the park,  and turn the facilities built at Animals Asia donor expense into a zoo. The Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre,  modeled on a similar site operated by Animals Asia in Chengdu,  China,  rehabilitates bears rescued from bile farms.

NYC animal control chief resigns

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  October 2012: (Actually published on November 1,  2012.)

NEW YORK,  N.Y.— The New York City Center for Animal Care & Control will have a new executive director for the ninth time in 10 years and the 12th time since 1994,  after the September 26,  2012 resignation of Julie Bank for “family reasons.”  Bank left on October 19,  2012,  six months after receiving a two-year contract extension and only two months after winning a $10 million city funding increase over the next three years,  after two years of budget cuts. Read more
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