Seattle Humane Society breaks adoption record
Seattle Humane Society found homes for 704 pets in August – a record-breaking high for the most pets adopted in a single month in the shelter’s 115-year history. The record-breaking month started with...
View ArticleSeattle Channel covers Elephant Task Force
The Seattle Channel covers the debate on the Woodland Park Zoo elephants and the debate over the Woodland Park Zoo Task Force committee’s objectivity. Announcement from Seattle Channel: Premieres...
View ArticleSeattle Humane’s Walk raises $177,000 for the animals
Animal lovers and their dogs gathered at Seattle Humane Society’s 11th annual Walk for the Animals at University Village’s FidoFEST on Sunday, Sept. 22 raising more than $117,000 for the animals! These...
View ArticleSeattle Animal Shelter’s dog kennels to get a facelift this November
Featured image: Artist concept of the updated dog kennels Thanks in part to an $80,000 grant from the Seattle Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF), the Seattle Animal Shelter’s dog kennels are getting a...
View ArticleKitsap Humane Society has over 30 black cats looking for homes
Featured image by Four Foot Photography. Starting Sat., October 26 through Mon., October 28, adoption fees for all adult black cats at Kitsap Humane Society are reduced to only $30 each, including...
View ArticleJoin the Elephant Teach In to help Woodland Park Zoo Elephants
“Teach In’s are meant to be practical, participatory and oriented toward action” ~ Wikipedia The Teach In concept is a means of inspiring constructive activism. Historical precedents include: the...
View ArticleFeel great about pet licensing in Seattle
Image: Local Seattle dogs (Toby, Zizka and Rosie) with their pet licenses The Seattle Animal Shelter has a suggestion for a New Year’s resolution that’s quick and easy to keep: make sure your pets are...
View ArticleCOWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret, Nov. 5th at SIFF Film Center
A movie presentation of Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret will be shown at the SIFF Film Center on Wednesday, November 5th, but you need to get your tickets in advance to keep the showing on the...
View ArticleKHS’s Match-a-thon Adoption Event, Oct. 17-19
Kitsap Humane Society (KHS) is will be hosting a Mega Match-a-thon Adoption Event, held October 17-19, 2014, in partnership with the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...
View ArticleSeattle Arts & Lectures hosts “Thinking Animals” series
In January, Seattle Arts & Lectures is hosting a series on animals. Thinking Animals: Species, Power, and the Politics of Care will explore the histories, politics, and cultural dynamics of how...
View ArticleLocal artist holds charity auction to help bunnies
Local artist Rebecca Luncan is holding a personal auction on Facebook for a recent painting (December’s painting) and donating half of the proceeded to two local organizations, the Seattle Animal...
View ArticleHow you can fight the USDA’s concealment of animal welfare violations
The USDA, the federal government agency tasked with overseeing the use of animals in research experiments, the breeding of animals such as in puppy mills, the treatment of animals in zoos and more, has...
View ArticleWomen need to take the lead in animal rights, for animals and for women’s...
An inspiring conversation with a local animal activist, and dear friend, here in Seattle has had me visualizing the future. We have so many great organizations for the protection of animals in the US...
View ArticleJoin the Humane League to protest Walmart’s continued sale of eggs from caged...
The Humane League is currently campaigning to see Walmart, the largest company in the world, eliminate cages throughout its Mexico supply chain. Walmart has committed to eliminate the use of battery...
View ArticleHow to manage intersectionality and still make a difference
“Intersectionality holds that the classical conceptualizations of oppression within society—such as racism, sexism, classism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia and belief-based bigotry—do...
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