Read more Humane Society stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8688/humane-society.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:51:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71182/vick-plans-tv-documentary-series-on-his-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Vick will star in an eight-part documentary-style TV series about his life for BET. The Michael Vick Project , due in 2010, will look at Vick’s comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles along with his troubled childhood and—of course—the time he spent running a dogfighting ring. "I just want...http://www.newser.com/story/71182/vick-plans-tv-documentary-series-on-his-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 14:51:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68847/calif-budget-cuts-means-ax-falls-sooner-for-strays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia's budget deal could mean lost family pets meet the Grim Reaper sooner rather than later, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The deal cuts the time shelters are required to hold animals from six days to three, and officials fear the move could mean animals in shelters lacking resources will...http://www.newser.com/story/68847/calif-budget-cuts-means-ax-falls-sooner-for-strays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 8:00:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60460/how-vick-can-get-back-to-nfl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCan Michael Vick overcome his dismal image and play again in the NFL? His high school coach thinks so—but it will require a serious, sustained effort from the quarterback convicted on dog-fighting charges, USA Today reports. “From a reputation standpoint,” says a crisis-management expert, “being inhumane is one of...http://www.newser.com/story/60460/how-vick-can-get-back-to-nfl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 12:38:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59512/vick-will-work-with-humane-society.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Vick will work with the Humane Society to spread the message against dog fighting when he gets out of prison, reports CNN. Details are still to be worked out, but Vick is expected to work on programs designed to keep youths away from the practice and to help those...http://www.newser.com/story/59512/vick-will-work-with-humane-society.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 18:51:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57429/its-hunters-vs-rush-in-righty-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCan hunters do what other critics have conspicuously failed to do: face down Rush Limbaugh without taking it back? Recreational shooters' groups are incensed that Limbaugh has been doing public-service radio spots for the Humane Society, denouncing dogfighting and animal cruelty, the Washington Times reports. It's not that they love...http://www.newser.com/story/57429/its-hunters-vs-rush-in-righty-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 10:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55745/animal-rights-no-longer-for-vegetarians-only.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElecting a black man president wasn’t the only historic thing voters did last November, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . California voted, by nearly a 2-1 margin, for an animal-rights initiative that bars farms from keeping calves, pregnant hogs, or hens in cages too small for them. And...http://www.newser.com/story/55745/animal-rights-no-longer-for-vegetarians-only.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 9:55:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55721/critics-beef-about-pig-explosions-in-us-army-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnimal rights activists have condemned the US military for blowing up live pigs to test body armor, USA Today reports. Military officials say the tests provided valuable information on the relationship between body armor and brain injury. But critics say the pig-blasting program caused unnecessary animal suffering for questionable results.http://www.newser.com/story/55721/critics-beef-about-pig-explosions-in-us-army-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 4:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54778/group-cracks-down-on-mcdonalds-eggs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMcDonald's will soon be faced with an epic decision: Which comes first, the cage-free chicken or the profit margin? The Humane Society plans to press the fast-food behemoth at a shareholder meeting in May to use cage-free eggs, but the fast food giant’s response is anything but certain, Gourmet reports....http://www.newser.com/story/54778/group-cracks-down-on-mcdonalds-eggs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Mar 2009 14:41:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51810/helmsley-cash-doesnt-have-to-go-to-dogs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeona Helmsley's fortune won't be going exclusively to canine charities after all, the New York Times reports. A judge decided yesterday that the famously prickly late hotelier's instruction in her will that all of her $8 billion go toward helping dogs was not binding, clearing the way for the trustees...http://www.newser.com/story/51810/helmsley-cash-doesnt-have-to-go-to-dogs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 3:03:58 CST