Do you know anyone whose last-minute gift ideas include a dog or cat? We'd like to remind animal lovers how to make wise choices when considering adding a furry member to the household—particularly during the holiday season.

How can the Pets Evacuation & Transportation Standards Act or PETS aid in disaster preparations? Since the heartbreaking disaster that Hurricane Katrina in 2005, quite a few new laws have been passed that, ensure the protection and safety of our beloved best friends. For instance, the animal welfare organization created a better plan of emergency action while establishing more shelters that make allowances for pets and their owners if such an event should ever take place again.

 "An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it" - James Michener

Breed Specific Legislation- a law, policy or ordinance that applies to a specific dog breed or breeds, but does not affect any others.The main goal of BSL is to completely eliminate the breed which is restricted by various means.

Genocide- the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. - dictionary.com

Holocaust- any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life. - dictionary.com

Since mass communication and the media commenced, a number of dog breeds have suffered great popularity.An influential happening that causes the masses to seek a specific breed of dog.This could range from a motion picture (101 Dalmatians), a commercial (BudLight's Bull Terrier, Spuds McKenzie), a television show ("Eddie" Moose from "Frasier" or even an unfortunate event (DianeWhipple being killed by two dogs of the Perrode Presa Canario breed)...

Picture this: A nice, warm, sunny day; a couple taking their beloved pet for a walk in the park. The pet is a joyful, loving puppy playfully romping in the grass. Heartwarming, isn't it? Now imagine this same loving pup forever vilified, muzzled, confined, and even sentenced to death. It's crime? Being classified as a breed "inherently dangerous to society" and therefore subject to the increasing number of communities implementing Breed Specific Legislation.

It's that time of year again, fur season. Sure, you may not have to murder and skin the animals yourself. After all you never see anything before the finished product. So are you thinking about a "prestige" fur coat this fall or winter? Before you make your purchase blindly perhaps you should learn about the practices and truth behind this horrific fashion trend.

The League of Humane Voters of New York City an animal protection political advocacy group with 6,000 members citywide, announced today that it is endorsing Democrat Brian Kavanagh for election to the Assembly on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

As many of you know, the League of Humane Voters of New York City (LOHV-NYC) has been working with Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART) to help make elected officials aware of the strong Humane Education laws currently on the books in New York.