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    Local Humane Society Moving to Nice New Digs

    Grand opening set for new animal shelter

    A public grand opening for the new 30,000-square-foot animal shelter in east Vancouver will take place Sunday.

    Tour the shelter, at 1100 N.E. 192nd Ave., between 12:30 and 4 p.m., and enjoy live music, concessions and children’s activities. Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard and other city officials will be on hand.

    The $7 million facility [...]



    Verizon Exploits Pit Bulls For Profit

    Update: Verizon did the right thing and pulled the ads:

    You signed the petition, Make Verizon Accountable. Can They Hear Us Now?, on Jul 21, 2008. The petition received 5083 signatures. The petition author, R. Brace and the ASPCA online community, has now closed the petition and posted the results:

    Message from the petition author, R. Brace and the ASPCA online community:

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    Hopefully we learned from Katrina…

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    But your help is still needed to rescue the animals. From the Humane Society of the United States:

    As you read this, our [...]



    Humane Society Lowers Fee for Cats and Kitties

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    From KPTV:

    The Humane Society said it has decided to combat the feline overabundance by lowering the cost to adopt kittens and cats.Whereas it normally costs $80 to take home a kitten it has now been reduced to $50, and adoption fees for cats have been reduced from $50 to $15. For those who take home two cats, the [...]



    Humane Society for Southwest Washington

    Humane Society for Southwest Washington



    Local Humane Society bursting with cats and would like your help

    Story is hitting all the area media outlets about a local elderly woman who was overwhelmed with keeping 42 cats in her home. According to The Columbian:

    Animal protection officers on Tuesday seized about 42 cats — many suffering from medical problems and malnutrition — in a raid at the home of an elderly woman on Southeast 11th Street in east Vancouver.

    These stories [...]