January 27th,2012 What is “HumaneWatch”?
The group name sounds harmless enough,if you were to guess what HumanWatch was you might think it was a watchdog group that exposes animal organizations that have gone astray. The truth is much more sinister. HumanWatch was created by Washington,D.C.-area lobbyist Rick Berman and his corporate-funded front group,the Center for Consumer Freedom to attack and attempt to discredit the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Center for Consumer Freedom and other Rick Berman-created non-profits like HumaneWatch also attack Mothers Against Drunk Driving,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public interest groups that work to protect public health and safety.The HSUS lobbies for policies that mandate humane treatment of animals in commercial animal industries,like puppy mills,dairy and confinement meat industries. Center for Consumer Freedom was funded by agribusiness industries to create HumaneWatch. HumaneWatch was created solely to smear HSUS and stop future policies that would improve the life for animals and consequently financially impact the commercial animal industry. It’s all about money. HumaneWatch’s strategy is to convince people that the national Humane Society should spend its money solely on animal shelters instead of lobbying for pro-animal policies. HumaneWatch frequently attacks the HSUS,falsely claiming that they donate less than 1% of contributions to shelters. The HSUS 2009 Form 990,Schedule I and Schedule I-1 (pages 38-74) easily disproves that (link). Despite the fact that HSUS is not a shelter-funding or grant-making foundation,it contributes significant resources to shelters,rescues,and sanctuaries of all kinds. |
January 10th,2012 Randolph County Animal Shelter renovations are well underway.
Linked below is a ‘Wishlist’of smaller items the shelter needs.Can you donate a item today to make life for comfortable for the furbabies at the shelter waiting for a furever home? Randolph Shelter ‘Wishlist”Beds,bowls,etc. |  |
January 6th,2012 | In early December,police removed a severely neglected dog at a residence in Davidson County. The owner,Roger William Vanzant,had failed to provide proper care and proof of vaccines after being advised by the authorities weeks before,that the dog,now named Teddy,was living in unacceptable conditions. Vanzant surrendered Teddy to the Lexington Police Department and was arrested on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. The magistrate placed a $10,000 secured bond on Vanzant and he was taken to jail until he can post bond. His case is pending in Davidson County District Court. Thanks to Davidson County authorities,Teddy is in a safe location receiving proper medical treatment and care. Roger William Vanzant’s court date is January 12,2012 at: Davidson County Court House
110 West Center Street
Lexington,NC 27292 District Court begins at 9am. His case will be on the docket for this date. This could be a very short hearing or it could be his actual trial. We will not know until that day. His case will come up in the order that the courts decide. We could be there for several hours to wait for the hearing or it could be immediately. The case could be continued or decided on this date. Please understand that the purpose of our presence to show support for the courts for prosecuting animal abuse cases. We must remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL in order to remain credible. Teddy and all of the animals like him need YOU! | 
Teddy 
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January 5th,2012 | Sustainable farming is a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals,does not harm the environment,is humane for workers,respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer,and supports and enhances rural communities. Sustainable farming is a return to the way farming used to be done before industrial farming practices started to drive out the family farmer of business 50 years ago. But why should YOU care? 1. Animal Welfare Farm animals are well treated. That is because the farmer is invested into the health of the animal,unlike an industrial (Factory) farm. A sustainable farmer has a small number of animals and is impacted if that animal becomes sick. Industrial farms factor the number of animals that are going to die into their profitability equations. Animals on sustainable farms are also able to engage in natural behaviors such as grazing, rooting or pecking,and are fed a natural diet appropriate for their species. Factory-farmed animals are crammed together in unsanitary conditions,where they suffer horribly. Read more 2. Your Health Industrial agriculture relies on synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides,large amounts of water,Artificial hormones in milk,antibiotic-resistant bacteria,mad cow disease,and large-scale outbreaks of potentially deadly e.coli. According to New York Times bestselling author Jo Robinson,grass-fed beef has two to six times more omega-3′s than factory farmed,grain-fed meat. Read more 3. Our Environment On industrial farms thousands of pounds of animal waste is dumped into “lagoons”and sprayed on fields. This waste is toxic because of the use of antibiotics and growth hormones given to the animals on industrial farms. In 1995 25 million gallons of hog waste spilled into the New River in North Carolina. The spill killed about 10 million fish and closed 364,000 acres of coastal wetlands to shellfishing. It was the worst environmental spill in United States History until the Gulf oil spill in 2010. Read more 4. Supports our Local NC Small Farmers/Rural Communities Sustainable farmers are paid a fair wage and not dependent on government subsidies (your tax dollars) like industrial farms. The rural workforce employed on U.S. farms dropped by about 50 percent in the 1980s and 1990s. These rural farmers spend 95 percent of farm-related expenditures within their local communities. When the farmers were driven out of business by industrial farms,the communities slowly died. Industrial farms replaced jobs that sustained a community with dangerous,minimum wage jobs. Read more |  Sustainable Farm 
Industrial (Factory) Farm |
December 29th,2011 | Acting on allegations of “repeated violations”of animal cruelty,officials in North Carolina raided a Butterball turkey facility this morning. Watch undercover video. |  |
December 22nd,2011 | ASHEBORO — NASCAR driver Cory Joyce visited the Randolph County Animal Shelter Wednesday to help raise awareness of the N.C. Shelter Project. The N.C. Shelter Project is a partnership between The Humane Society of the United States,Susie’s Law and North Carolina Voters for Animal Welfare to raise awareness of North Carolina community shelters through outreach and education. The coalition works to make shelters more esthetically pleasing and garner community support for projects to help staff make improvements to shelters. Read more from the Courier-Tribune.com |  |
December 17th,2011 | The suspect is accused of running a “kitten mill”that breeds exotic cats. She had a permit for breeding the exotic animals,but was not following the rules of the permit,the warrant states. “It is clear from the facts that Mrs. Norman is running a kitty mill and not properly caring for all her animals and has no regard for the welfare of her cats,”the warrant read. Read more from MyFox8.com |  |
December 7th,2011 | The Humane Society of the United States is providing grant funding to Johnston and Randolph County Animal Shelters in North Carolina. The grants,totaling $6,000,will help the shelters to make new additions to their facilities,provide for basic repairs and implement new outreach programs to encourage pet adoption in the community. Read more from humanesociety.org. |  |
December 6th,2011 | Faced with a 100-strong crowd who condemned the demonizing of certain dog breeds,the Cumberland County Animal Control Board backed away Monday night from a move to limit adoptions of some breeds from the county shelter. Instead,the board directed Dr. John Lauby,the animal control director,to look into ways the county can more carefully vet the people who adopt animals from the shelter to ensure they’ll be responsible owners. Read more from Fayobserver.com |  |
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