Wayne Pacelle
Wayne Pacelle
Wayne Pacelleis the President and Chief Executive Officerof the Humane Society of the United States. Pacelle took office June 1, 2004, after serving for nearly 10 years as the organization's chief lobbyist and spokesperson. Since becoming CEO, he has sought to expand the organization's membership base and its influence on public policy...
fighting negative impression
Media coverage of the legislative fights is overwhelmingly negative for agriculture interests. The impression left among consumers is that the proponents had something to hide.
sports dog fighting
Our goal is to get sport hunting in the same category as **** fighting and dog fighting. We are going to use the ballot box and the democratic process to stop all hunting in the United States.
fighting animal years
People know what happened in California, and they know it can happen again and again. They know that no group has passed more ballot measures than we have. They know we have a focused strategy. They know we have a budget of $150 million a year. And they know we're ready for a fight.
fighting animal fur
We're against animal fighting and killing animals for fur.... We want Americans to eat fewer animals
breath scale takes
The scale of this takes your breath away, it buckles your knees,
animals available breed create deny dogs homes indirectly millions mills misery pain puppy rescue
Puppy mills create misery for dogs and pain for the unwitting purchasers of the animals, and they indirectly deny suitable homes for animals in need. There are millions of healthy, adoptable animals available from shelters and breed rescue organizations.
actively animal assist federal local policy says state
We want a policy that says the federal and state and local responders should actively assist in animal rescue.
advice advise business form leading less pursue relaxation violent
We'd advise him to pursue a less violent form of relaxation and get on with the important business of leading the country.
ethical hunters
Most ethical hunters see that as an objectionable way to act. This is not hunting, it is an open-air abattoir (slaughterhouse).
point success
We can point to some success here, but there are many more failures.
issue
I think (the storms) have crystallized this issue for the public.
animals conflict cooperate federal government human rescue
We need the federal government to say that, when it doesn't conflict with human needs, federal responders can rescue animals and cooperate
handle magnitude
We aren't big enough to handle the magnitude of this crisis.
animals finding sick
The animals we are finding now are emaciated and sick and lonely, but we are still finding them alive.