Posted on Mar 18, 2010 Earlier this week, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection organization, announced that Kenai, a Bernese Mountain dog mix from Erie, Colorado, is the Valor Dog of the Year, Full Article at FetchDog

Macy's (M) has settled a suit with the Humane Society of the United States over claims that its stores sold coats made with dog fur, announced the animal-protection organization. Under the settlement, the parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's department... Full Article at Daily Finance

'We're going to see very high pup mortalities this year.'—Rebecca Aldworth, Humane Society A U.S. seal hunt protest group says increasing the quota for harp seals will lead to what it calls an "ecological disaster" on Canada's East Coast. The... Full Article at CBC News

Ashes, a cat at the Denver Dumb Friends League's Quebec Street shelter, investigates an anniversary goodie — a tuna-flavored treat. (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post) The Denver Dumb Friends League kicked off its year of 100th anniversary... Full Article at Denver Post

The groups signing on the letter include: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, BEAR League, Big Wildlife, California Church IMPACT, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club chapters, The Humane Society of the United States and... Full Article at YubaNet

In particular, the animal behavior department of the Denver Dumb Friends League is a model for the national Pets for Life program of the Humane Society of the United States, which trains shelter professionals across the country, and people from Hong... Full Article at Denver Post

Humane Society of the United States has announced the Valor Dog of the Year” – Kenai, a Bernese mountain dog mix from Erie, Colo. ,who awakened her owner to alert him to a carbon monoxide leak in the vacation home where he, six other adults, two... Full Article at ohmidog!

Robinson is awaiting a judge's ruling on her request to keep three of the dogs. "No date for the hearing has been set," Moore said. "She had to post a bond of $1,250 pending the hearing." On Saturday, the Humane Society of the United States transported... Full Article at The Clarion-Ledger

“Live pigeon shoots are similar to cockfighting or dog fighting, where it is largely an underground circuit of the same people who follow it around,” says Heidi Prescott, senior vice-president of the 11.6 million member Humane Society of the United... Full Article at The Moderate Voice