EXCERPTS
(from various sources)
"The days of the ‘dog catcher’ and ‘pound’ are long behind us as the public expects us to be the animal experts and also rightfully expects ..."
-- Rea Cord, President of the Alabama Humane Federation.
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"Having known Terra for 30 plus years and having worked with her in varied situations, it is my strong belief that she would always put the interests of the animals in her care above the interests of herself, her health or her own well-being."
-- from a 2/8/10 letter from Dr. Jerome Williams, owner of the Red Mountain Animal Clinic
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"For 4 out of the last 5 consecutive years, The Humane Society of the United States has been rated a 4-star charity—the highest rating—from Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator."
-- from a 4/12/10 email from Mindy Gilbert, Alabama State Director of the HSUS
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"Alexander said a woman driving along Old Tuscaloosa Highway near the Marine Reserve Center in Bessemer saw the dog, tied to a trailer hitch, being dragged behind the truck.
"She made a U-turn and flashed her headlights until he pulled over, Alexander said." ...
-- from the 8/18/10 report "Dog dragged behind truck is recovering" by Jeremy Gray of The Birmingham News
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Comment: A REALLY big salute to the lady who had the character, including the courage, caring, to immediately conduct this rescue. (eds.)
"I am working on a list of Rescues, Shelters, Transports, and anyone who does networking ... . ... not just for the State of Alabama, ..."
-- from the 2/14/10 article "ATTENTION ALL RESCUES,..." on Michelle Lambert's "Love All Breed's" blog.
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"The cockfighting bill - We FINALLY have a commitment ... to get this on the committee calendar. ... If we can generate the same kind of calls with this one that we did on HB561, we can get some traction."
-- from a 2/26/10 update from Mindy Gilbert, Alabama State Director of the HSUS
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"... Everyday shelters (yes the ones here in the Shoals) are gassing to death innocent loving dogs and cats while you eat your lunch. A lot of people think they just go to sleep, wrong! ..."
-- from a 1/26/10 letter to the editor by Joe Swinea, "Appalling Pet Death Practice"
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..." But with that website going from "neutral" to blatantly one-sided and the fact that one side of this situation has done everything in their power to try this case in front of the public ..."
-- from the blog "About Tears"
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"For 4 out of the last 5 consecutive years, The Humane Society of the United States has been rated a 4-star charity—the highest rating—from Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator."
-- from a 4/12/10 email from Mindy Gilbert, Alabama State Director of the HSUS
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"We created the feral cat crisis; it's up to us to resolve it — humanely. TNR ..."
-- from the"Paws4Change" Web site by an Alabama resident
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"Animals that survive at the hands of the dealers face research tests and experiments for the rest of their lives. Sign the petition and put a stop ..."
-- from the Alabama Web Site "A Site for Our Planet, Animals, and People"
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"... the horrifying sight of this poor dog's rotted eyeball oozing down his injured, gaping jaw, his docomposing body tolerated by other doomed dogs ..." (Prichard, Alabama)
-- from a 2009 petition (over 2,000 signatures at this point) by Sandra Nathan, Mobile Animal Welfare and Protection Examiner
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"... 'Scrappy Doo had puppies last year—and this is part of the problem—she had a big litter, and most of them died.' ..."
-- from the 7/8/10 article by Ed Reynolds "Graveyard Dogs" in Black & White. >>>
6/5/10:
"... along comes a phone call that leaves me shaking. An animal control officer phoned the other day ..."
-- from "Hot summer 'bunns' " in "Mindy's Corner"
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5/21/10:
"For people who care about animals, the issues we should be concerned about are overwhelming.How can we stop all the egregious things that humans cause animals to endure? ..."
-- Mindy Gilbert, Alabama State Director, HSUS
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5/21/10:
"... Wouldn’t it be great if Governor Riley’s Anti Gambling task force would investigate this? [greyhound reportedly testing positive for cocaine] ..."
-- from an email written by Mindy Gilbert, Alabama State Director, HSUS
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5/21/10:
"Greyhound at the Birmingham Race Course tested positive for cocaine"
-- title of report by Stan Diel of The Birmingham News
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