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Animal Shelter Advertisements and Hero Pets
A post filled with uplifting animal and shelter stories.
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So You Hate Managed Intake?
Managed intake is simply a term for common sense lifesaving. Why do we feel so strongly about intake as a default option?
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Horse Drinking Fountains
Drinking fountains for horses held an interesting place in the humane movement, both philanthropically and practically.
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The Difficulty with Transparency in Animal Services
Unpacking the history behind why we have such a hard time being transparent as a movement.
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How The Gaines Dog Research Center Influenced Pet Acquisition
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal to others…especially those who are purebred.
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The Arsenic Club: Blackmail and Horse Poisoners, Part 1
What did early cruelty investigations look like? Here’s one: A gang of horse poisoners going by the name The Arsenic Club set a reign of terror on the east side of Manhattan in 1909, killing more than 500 horses in just three months.
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Animals in the Service of Man: A Humane Education Video from 1944
Animals in the Service of Man was an educational video for children produced by the American Humane Association and shown as part of the humane ed curriculum in the 1940s.
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Recommendations for Stray Dog Control in Relationship to Rabies: 1942
Mass vaccination of dogs to prevent rabies still wasn’t recommended by scientists in 1942. Learn why.
Barking at the Knot
Understanding the hidden history of animal services
Barking at the Knot 