Humane Society of U.S. refuses to disclose salaries; ANIMAL PEOPLE BARRED FROM ANIMAL CARE EXPO

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

WASHINGTON D.C.––The salaries of the chief executives of the

Humane Society of the U.S. and Humane Society International were omitted

from the copy of IRS Form 990 that HSUS/HSI filed with the New York State

Charities Bureau in April 1992.

Known for providing prompt media access to tax records on nonprof-

its, the N.Y. Charities Bureau confirmed November 16 that the missing records,

Schedule 3 on the 1991 form, had apparently never been filed––although

required by law. Other information essential to determining the true balance of

program and fundraising expenditures was also missing. ANIMAL PEOPLE

then requested Schedule 3 directly from HSUS/HSI. November 17, HSI exec-

utive secretary Janet D. Frake advised ANIMAL PEOPLE to seek the missing

information through the Freedom of Information Act. ANIMAL PEOPLE has;

the information will be published when located by the IRS, which began a data

search for it on November 18.

Vegetarian in an Orphanage

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

Few American-born people have

been vegetarians longer than Marion

Friedman, of Philadelphia. Now 68,

Friedman quit eating meat in 1935, at age

11, as a resident of the Northeastern

Hebrew Orphans Home––”An Orthodox

home,” she points out. “I lived there from

age four to age 18, when I graduated from

high school. I never knew my father, as

my parents divorced when I was an infant,

and I never was in touch with him. My

mother (suffragist and labor activist Reba

Gomporov) put me in the home only

because she was unable to care for me in

the difficult Depression times, but she saw

me every Sunday.”

They’ve spayed/neutered 5,000 animals––this year!

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

DENVER, Colorado––If people won’t take

their animals to a veterinary clinic for spaying or neuter-

ing, Jeff Young takes the Planned Pethood Plus clinic to

the animals. Working out of a bus, in cooperation with

local humane societies and activist groups, veterinarians

Young and business partner Mark Chamberlain set out

to alter 6,000 animals during 1992; surpassing 5,000 in

mid-November, they were right on pace, Young said.

The humane organizations publicize Young’s arrival in

each community and get the paperwork done in

advance. This enables him to go right to work, per-

forming as many as 32 surgeries per day, at average

fees of $15/tomcat, $20/queen, $25/male dog, and

$35/female dog.

Dogs And Cats

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

President elect Bill Clinton’s first clash with the

White House press corps came November 18, before he

even got to the White House, when he ordered photogra-

phers to stop harassing his daughter’s altered tomcat,

Socks, outside the Arkansas governor’s mansion.

New York restauranteur Laura Maioglio

imported $2,500 worth of white truffles from Italy and

buried them in her restaurants’ garden November 23, to

allow Princess Diana of Britain to show off the skills of her

pet truffle-hunting terrier. The dog found the truffles, all

right––and ate them before a handler could get them away.

The County Prosecutor in Middlesex, New

Jersey, has barred use of police dogs in crowd control

situations. The city faces legal action in connection with a

biting incident in such a situation, and the trained dogs are

considered too valuable to risk exposing to injury.

ANIMAL CONTROL & RESCUE

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

Montgomery County, Virginia, on November

10 became the first East Coast community to enact a

comprehensive anti-pet breeding ordinance. Similar to

ordinances recently passed in San Mateo County,

California, and King County, Washington, the ordinance

cleared the county council by a 6-0 vote after language

requiring private breeders to license each animal individual-

ly was removed. Anyone who allows pets to reproduce now

must buy a breeder’s permit, the permit number must be

listed in ads offering to sell or give away the offspring, and

the newborn animals must receive vaccinations. The licens-

ing fee for unaltered dogs and cats will be increased by an

unspecified but substantial amount, while the licensing fee

for animals who have been altered will remain $6.00. Each

license is good for three years. The ordinance also enables

the county to sterilize any dog or cat found roaming at large

at least three times in a calendar year. Whether the ordi-

nance can be enforced is still a matter of debate. A compli-

cating factor is that Montgomery County veterinarians

reportedly charge some of the highest prices for spay/neuter

found anywhere in the U.S.––$200 and up––and even dis-

count coupons available through the county humane society

cost as much as $70. Free coupons are available to low-

income pet keepers.

Animal Damage Control thrown out of New Mexico: WOULDN’T CHECK TRAPS

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

ALBUQUERQUE – –Living up to an old

promise, State Land Commissioner James Baca on

November 16 evicted the federal Animal Damage

Control program from New Mexico because the adminis-

trators wouldn’t agree to make ADC coyote trappers

check their traps at least once every 48 hours.

The eviction order covers six to eight million

acres of state-owned land, much of which is leased to

sheep and cattle ranchers. As environmental and animal

protection groups applauded, ranching groups called for

Baca’s ouster.

Helping pets keep homes

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

ALBANY, N.Y.––The Whiskers Animal

Benevolent League spays, neuters, and finds homes for

cats––and also helps both cats and dogs to stay in their

homes by helping pet keepers locate housing .

“One of our volunteers works exclusively on hous-

ing,” co-president Sue Mahar told ANIMAL PEOPLE.

Whiskers sees this as a priority because inability to find

housing that will accommodate pets is one of the leading

reasons why people surrender their pets to animal shelters.

“People call us with needs, and we research listings,”

Mahar continued. “We call every ad that doesn’t specifically

say ‘no pets.’ We also have an ad running continually in the

local real estate paper, and make contacts with rental agen-

cies. We’ve found that in a lot of apartment and condomini-

um complexes, they will accept pets if you can provide

some references, some places you’ve lived with the pets

where the landlords haven ‘t had problems.”

Andrew aftermath: The hurricane is over, but the storm goes on

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

MIAMI, FLORIDA–– First came Hurricane

Andrew, devastating south Florida and tearing a path of

destruction along the northern edge of the Gulf of Mexico

all the way to Louisiana. In the wake of the August 24

storm, animal rescuers impressed the world with prompt,

professional response. Observers including New York Times

correspondents, military personnel, and coordinators of

relief for human disaster victims praised––and sometimes

envied––what they saw.

“Noah was there!”, ANIMAL PEOPLE declared.

Then came exhaustion and frustration. In some

instances the need for help dragged on months longer than

public attention remained focused on the plight of the vic-

tims, both human and animal. Donations were fewer, as

were accolades. Combat fatigue soon followed. In other

cases, individuals who gained a sense of meaning and self-

worth from helping out insisted on continuing to “help” long

after their efforts ceased to be useful––and felt hurt when

told to go home.

Diet & Health

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

Trained on a vegetarian diet by former come-

dian Dick Gregory, challenger Riddick Bowe cut his

weight from 272 pounds to 235, then beat Evander

Holyfield out of the world heavyweight boxing champi-

onship November 13––but celebrated with a meal of fried

chicken. Holyfield’s training diet was heavy on turkey

sandwiches. Fight commentators included defending

world cruiserweight champion Bobby Czyz, who revived

a struggling career after becoming a vegetarian several

years ago. (Other boxers of interest to animal people

include former three-time world heavyweight champion

Muhammed Ali, an outspoken critic of sport hunting,

and former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who

harbors numerous once abused animals adopted from

shelters and sanctuaries, where he makes a point of ask-

ing for, “The ugliest, the ones nobody else will want.”

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