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Every Fur Coat Hurts
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CONTENTS
- Every Fur Coat Hurts!
- Whims of Fashion Fatal to Furbearers
- How Many Skins Make a Coat?
- What's it Like to be Trapped?
- Life and Death on the Ranch
- Outlawing the Trap: An Uphill Battle
- Economics of the U.S. Fur Trade
- Seals: The Cruel Clubbing Continues
- You Can Do Something to Save Furbearers
- Help HSUS Help Furbearers!
Illegal, Secret Dogfights And Cockfights Rampant In The U.S.
Illegal, Secret Dogfights And Cockfights Rampant In The U.S.
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Early in July, a team of more than 30 local, state, and federal law enforcement officers led by HSUS investigators made a raid on a secret cockfight arena on the outskirts of town. More than 100 people were caught inside the building. All were violating Wyoming state law and possibly federal law.
Unlike cockfighting, dogfighting is expressly prohibited in all 50 states. It, too, is a violation of the animal fighting ventures section of the Animal Welfare Act. HSUS investigators are continually following up leads and providing information on illegal dogfights to local animal welfare groups and law enforcement agencies.
Illegal, Secret Dogfights And Cockfights Rampant In U.S.
Illegal, Secret Dogfights And Cockfights Rampant In U.S.
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Enforcement is Difficult & Dangerous!
Homeless Cats And Dogs Are Suffering And Dying
Hsus Opposes Cruel Clubbing Of Harp Seal Pups
Hsus Opposes Cruel Clubbing Of Harp Seal Pups
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World opinion, including that of many Canadians, has long been against the annual so-called "seal harvest" on the ice floes off the coast of Newfoundland. Yet the Canadian bureaucrats refuse to budge.
As spring approaches, protests are being raised throughout the world to end this barbaric practice. At the same time the Canadian government is attempting to convince the world that the clubbing is both "humane" and necessary.