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The Animal Rescue League offered this demonstration last year in Boston, with a stuffed dog, on how hot the inside of a can get.

Leave A Pet In A Hot Car In New York, Expect A Broken Window

Jul 31, 2019
Firefighters and emergency medical teams in New York state will not have to wait for the police to arrive to remove a pet from a dangerously hot or cold car. They can break into a car themselves.
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Wayne Pacelle, former CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, at a 2015 news conference. Pacelle resigned Friday.

CEO Of The Humane Society Resigns Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment

Feb 02, 2018
The resignation of Wayne Pacelle comes just hours after the nonprofit had issued a statement endorsing his leadership and dismissing allegations made by three women.
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Humane Society CEO Wayne Pacelle speaks on the importance of farm animal protection in 2015.

Humane Society Retains CEO After Sexual Harassment Allegations

Feb 02, 2018
Seven board members resign in protest after the animal charity group sides with its leader, who faced allegations of harassment by three women.
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Some Nevadans Howl Over Coyotes, But What Risk Do They Really Pose?

Jan 18, 2018

Coyotes are so prevalent in Nevada that the state can’t even estimate how many there are.

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Macaques are social animals, whether in a group enclosure like this one at the Gelsenkircen zoo in western Germany, or in the wild. But many research monkeys are still housed in separate cages.

Scientists Push To House More Lab Monkeys In Pairs

Oct 17, 2017
Enhancing a research monkey's life by housing it with a pal often doesn't hurt the study, says a researcher who's done it. In her own experience, she says, "it actually helped to improve the science."
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Trainers (from left) Joe Sanchez, Brian Faulkner and Kelly Aldrich work with orcas Trua (front to back) Kayla and Nalani during the "Believe" show in Shamu Stadium at the Aquatica by SeaWorld theme park in Orlando, Fla., in 2011.

SeaWorld Agrees To End Captive Breeding Of Killer Whales

Mar 17, 2016
In an agreement with The Humane Society of the United States, the theme park will also phase out the use of the giant marine mammals in theatrical shows.
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