http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/14/us/animal-charity-investigation/index.html?iref=obnetwork
Little of charity's money going to help animals
By David Fitzpatrick and Drew Griffin, CNN Special Investigations Unit
updated 9:15 AM EDT, Fri June 15, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
SPCA International raised nearly $27 million to help animals worldwide, tax records show
Nearly all of that money was spent on fund-raising expenses, records show
The charity also misrepresented its "Baghdad Pups" program
It said the program resettled soldiers' companion animals, but most were strays
(CNN) -- A charity that raised close to $27 million to help animals worldwide spent nearly all of that money on fund-raising expenses paid to a direct-mail company.
In addition, CNN found that the charity, SPCA International, misrepresented one of its programs called "Baghdad Pups" on its tax filings and hired an officer for that program with a questionable background.
In 2010, SPCA International owed $8.4 million to Quadriga Art LLC and its affiliated company, Brickmill Marketing Services, according to publicly available Internal Revenue Service 990 tax records.
Quadriga Art is one of the world's largest direct-mail providers to charities and nonprofits. It is the same fund-raiser hired by two veterans charities that spent tens of millions of dollars for its services -- triggering a Senate investigation last month into whether one of the charities should retain its tax-exempt status.
That charity, Washington-based Disabled Veterans National Foundation, collected nearly $56 million in donations over the past three years yet paid Quadriga Art more than $60 million in fees, according to a CNN investigation into the charity's tax records.
The other veterans charity, National Veterans Foundation, raised more than $22 million in donations over the past three years to help veterans yet spent about $18.2 million to pay Quadriga Art, according to IRS 990 forms.
The animal charity SPCA International is still in debt to Quadriga Art, according to a spokeswoman for the direct-mail firm, adding that's part of the charity's "aggressive strategy" to build a broad donor base.
"That resulted in an expected high cost in the beginning of their acquisition program," said the spokeswoman, who declined to be named. She called SPCA International's efforts a "successful strategy."
Business tactics questioned
There's no question that a charity needs to spend money to raise money, according to Bob Ottenhoff, president of the charity watchdog group GuideStar. But he said that SPCA International's tax records raise "a number of red flags."
"No. 1, there is an enormous amount of money going into fund-raising," Ottenhoff said. "It's not unusual for a nonprofit to fund-raise. In fact they need to fund-raise. But this organization has an enormous amount of fund-raising costs, certainly relative to the amount of money being spent."
Of the $14 million raised in 2010, SPCA International reports it spent less than 0.5% -- about $60,000 -- in small cash grants to animal shelters across the United States. It also said it spent about $450,000 -- about 3% of the total raised in 2010 -- to bring back animals from Iraq and Afghanistan as part of its "Baghdad Pups" program.
On its website and its tax filings, SPCA International describes "Baghdad Pups" as a program that "helps U.S. troops safely transport home the companion animals they befriend in the war zone."
Yet the charity admitted that only 26 of the nearly 500 animals transported to the United States from Iraq and Afghanistan were actually service animals. The rest were stray animals, said Stephanie Scott, the charity's communications director.
And those 26 service animals were not attached to military K-9 units but belonged to Reed Inc., a private contractor that built roads in Iraq and Afghanistan.
To highlight the work of the "Baghdad Pups" program, spokeswoman Terri Crisp appeared on CNN's sister network, HLN, last year with "Ivy" and "Nugget," two former bomb-sniffing dogs she said were abandoned.
"As the military pulls out and there's not as great a need to have these dogs, there's a surplus," Crisp told HLN. "These contractors don't know what to do with them so these are the dogs that are falling through the cracks and they need homes desperately."
She said it's "unthinkable" that the military contractors do not return the dogs back to their countries of origin.
"And that's why SPCA International is trying to put a spotlight on this so these dogs are not overlooked," Crisp said.
But a spokesman for Reed, the contractor that employed the dogs, told CNN that the animals had been given secure new homes out of the war zone in Kurdistan and that Crisp had suddenly shown up "out of the blue" asking to take them to the United States.
When asked about those comments, SPCA International spokeswoman Scott told CNN the charity had "not heard that from Reed before" and said the dogs had been removed from "an uncaring environment in Iraq."
Questions raised about charity's management
It is not the first time questions have been raised about Crisp or charities with which she has been involved.
Crisp once headed a California-based animal rescue charity, Noah's Wish, that reached a settlement agreement in 2007 with the state of California. The California attorney general investigated whether contributions for "rescuing and caring for the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina" were used for that purpose.
In that settlement agreement from the summer of 2007, Crisp agreed not to "serve as an officer, director or trustee or in any position having the duties or responsibilities of an officer, director or trustee, with any non-profit organization for a period of five (5) years from the date of the execution of this Settlement Agreement."
SPCA International founder Pierre Barnoti is fighting his dismissal from Montreal SPCA.Yet in a filing with the North Carolina secretary of state's office last year, SPCA International named Crisp in its list of officers and directors.
Crisp did not admit any wrongdoing in the California settlement, but the charity agreed to return $4 million in donations to California officials out of the $8 million raised by Noah's Wish.
When asked about the settlement agreement, SPCA International's Scott said, "We do not believe Terri Crisp is in violation of her settlement agreement in her capacity working for SPCA International."
Pierre Barnoti, who founded U.S.-based SPCA International in 2006, also has a questionable record as a charity manager.
Three years after he founded SPCA International and became its president, Barnoti was fired as the Montreal SPCA's president after leaving the Canadian charity deeply in debt to Quadriga Art, according to Nicholas Gilman, Montreal SPCA's executive director.
Gilman said that the Montreal SPCA still owes Quadriga Art nearly $2 million and that the American fund-raising company has a lien on the Montreal organization's headquarters building.
Barnoti told CNN he is fighting his dismissal and, when asked why he was fired, he responded, "It's not finished yet so there's no point in discussing something that still is ongoing."
He also defended Crisp, saying, "She is there under the bullets trying to save dogs and cats and bringing them back to the American soldiers who befriended them."
Friday, June 22, 2012
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Arsonist Rod Coronado returs to prison
Environmental and Animal Rights Activist Returned to Prison for Facebooking
Published by Sparki, August 27th, 2010
“When friends are outlawed, only outlaws will have friends.”
–Mike Roselle
Long time environmental and animal rights activist Rod Coronado is being sent back to prison for four months for “friending” Earth First!, RAN and Ruckus Society co-founder and anti-mountaintop removal organizer Mike Roselle on Facebook and for accessing an unauthorized compter. See Coronado’s lawyer’s statement here.
Coronado known for “Operation Bite Back,” a series of animal liberation actions and arson in the 1990’s for which he served a stint in federal prison, has been an outspoken opponent to cruelty to animals and environmental destruction since the 1980’s. After serving that prison term, he continued to advocate direct action and spoke often on animal rights and environmental issues. In 2003, the federal government targeted him for a mountain lion hunt sabotage and speaking publicly about tactics he used in the 1990’s.
And they went after him HARD. The way that Christian Bale went after Johnny Depp last summer in “Public Enemies.” He served 8 months for the hunt sabotage and struck a bargain after a jury returned deadlocked on the public speaking charges and a mistrial was declared. Part of the plea agreement was a year in prison and federal probation. They’ve gagged him. He’s on monitored computers, he can’t associate with radical environmentalists and he can’t speak out on animal and environmental issues.
In August 2006, Mr. Coronado wrote a Statement from Prison renouncing property damage as a tactic and advocating social change through other means. He wrote, in part: “What our world needs now is a whole lot more love and a lot less violence. Nothing in this world will change overnight. But if we live peace and teach our children well, they might still inherit a world better than ours.”
Probation Officer Rhonda Wallock stated in her report: “In monitoring Mr. Coronado’s Facebook account, this officer found Michael Roselle to be a ‘friend’ of Mr. Coronado. According to FBI intelligence and a criminal history investigation of Michael Roselle, he is a well-known environmental activist who has a history of condoning direct action and violence as a means of protest or demonstration.”
Sunday, July 25, 2010
FBI arrest of Animal Liberation Front arson suspect
http://negotiationisover.com/2010/05/07/damages-from-sheepskin-factory-arson-at-500000/
"A 34-year-old man with the word "VEGAN" tattooed prominently on his neck faces federal charges that he torched the Sheepskin Factory in Glendale last spring as part of an animal-rights campaign.
The man, now known as Walter Edmund Bond, appeared in federal court Friday in shorts and a faded T-shirt, sitting quietly in handcuffs as he read through documents accusing him of a lone count of using fire or explosives to damage property involved in interstate commerce.
"My reaction was relief, for a moment, that he has been arrested, and I hope that he is punished and punished in such a way so that they set an example for others not to do it," said Louis Livaditis, whose business suffered $500,000 in damage after it was set ablaze early on the morning of April 30.
"According to an affidavit Bond allegedly wrote on an animal rights website that he burned down the factory "in defense and retaliation for all the innocent animals that have died cruelly at the hands of human oppressors."
He also threatened to "torch" the newly reopened Sheepskin factory."
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-sheepskin-factory-fire-arrest-txt,0,3699279.story
FBI Makes Arrest in A.L.F. "Lone Wolf" Arsons
Internet posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:46 AM PDT
Informant used in arrest of Walter Bond for "A.L.F. Lone Wolf" arsons
News is emerging, but the FBI has arrested a man in connection with the A.L.F. arson at Sheepskin Factory in Denver, Colorado. Walter Bond, 34, was arrested by federal agents Thursday.
The FBI alleges Bond admitted to an informant to setting two additional fires - one at Tandy Leather Factory, the other at Tiburon (foie gras restaurant), both in Utah. In anonymous communiques, "A.L.F. Lone Wolf" took credit.
The criminal complaint outlines the case against Walter Bond, and alleges the following:
*On July 1st, investigators received a call from a confidential informant wishing to provide information on the Sheepskin Factory and Tandy Leather Factory arsons. The informant stated Bond had told him/her in a telephone call from the Salt Lake City library to refer to Voice of the Voiceless and scroll down to an article on the Sheepskin Factory arson to learn what he'd "been up to lately".
*On July 22nd, the confidential informant arranged a monitored conversation with Walter Bond in a Ramada Inn in Denver, Colorado. Investigators allege Bond was heard admitting to three arsons: Sheepskin Factory, Leather Factory, and Tiburon. Bond was arrested subsequent to the conversation.
The arrest follows three months of A.L.F. activity in which three businesses (in UT and CO) were targeted by arson. "A.L.F. Lone Wolf" took credit for all three arsons in two communiques. Coverage of the arsons can be read by searching for:
Sheepskin Factory arson story
Tandy Leather Factory arson story
Tiburon restaurant arson story
To date, Bond is charged only with the Sheepskin Factory arson. The crime carries a mandatory minimum of 5 years in federal prison. Additional charges for the two Utah arsons are possible.
The suspect also served prison time in 1997 for an arson at a meth lab in Iowa. Bond received notoriety when the vegan straight edge band Earth Crisis wrote a song about Bond and the arson titled "To Ashes" for their 2009 album "To The Death".
The criminal complaint makes note of the term "Go Vegan" used in one of the Long Wolf communiques, and Bond's "Vegan" neck tattoo (see below).
The timeline of events leading to Walter Bond's arrest, as outlined in the criminal complaint, are as follows:
April 30th, 2010
Fire destroys Sheepskin Factory store in Denver, Colorado. The uninsured building is destroyed, causing $500,000 damages.
Investigators review security camera footage showing an individual wearing a hooded sweatshirt and backpack near the building around the time of the fire.
June 5th, 2010
The Tandy Leather Factory in Salt Lake City, Utah is broken into and a fire is set causing extensive damage.
July 1st, 2010
The FBI receives a call from a confidential informant, stating Walter Bond had admitted to him/her he was responsible for two fires: the Sheepskin Factory arson, and a second fire at Tandy Leather Factory in Salt Lake City, Utah. The informant stated he/she believed Bond contacted him/her from a payphone at the Salt Lake City Library. When asked what he had been up to lately, Bond reportedly told the informant to visit www.voiceofthevoice less.org, and that that's what he'd "been up to".
July 3rd, 2010
Tiburon, a restaurant serving foie gras in Sandy, Utah, is set on fire. Damages estimated at $10,000.
July 22nd, 2010
The informant arranges a meeting with Walter Bond at a Ramada Inn in Denver, Colorado. The meeting is recorded and monitored by the ATF. Agents state they hear Bond admit to setting the fires at Sheepskin Factory, Leather Factory, and Tiburon. Bond reportedly stated it angered him the business made a profit from animals. Agents also report he stated he intended to burn Sheepskin Factory down again "in a couple of years".
Subsequent to the monitored conversation, agents arrest Walter Bond. On his person they allegedly find a copy of "Declaration of War - Killing People to Save Animals and the Environment" .
Bond remains held in a Denver jail.
"A 34-year-old man with the word "VEGAN" tattooed prominently on his neck faces federal charges that he torched the Sheepskin Factory in Glendale last spring as part of an animal-rights campaign.
The man, now known as Walter Edmund Bond, appeared in federal court Friday in shorts and a faded T-shirt, sitting quietly in handcuffs as he read through documents accusing him of a lone count of using fire or explosives to damage property involved in interstate commerce.
"My reaction was relief, for a moment, that he has been arrested, and I hope that he is punished and punished in such a way so that they set an example for others not to do it," said Louis Livaditis, whose business suffered $500,000 in damage after it was set ablaze early on the morning of April 30.
Livaditis was able to reopen his business, which manufactures items such as seat covers and blankets, in a nearby building. A message posted on a website linked to the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility, contending it "was done in defense and retaliation for all the innocent animals that have died cruelly at the hands of human oppressors."
The message's author was identified as "ALF Lone Wolf."
The Animal Liberation Front is a shadowy organization that has claimed responsibility for firebombings and other acts of destruction at laboratories, farms and factories.
Past arson conviction
Bond, then known as Walter Edmund Zuehlke, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of arson for a house blaze in Mason City, Iowa, in 1997. According to Iowa Department of Corrections records, he served a little more than three years of the sentence before being released on parole in May 2001.
Jeff Dorschner, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, said it was not clear why Bond changed his name.
Bond remains under investigation in two Utah blazes — a June 5 fire at a leather factory and a July 3 arson at a restaurant that served foie gras — liver from a goose or duck that has been force-fed to fatten it up.
According to a federal arrest affidavit, a security camera captured images of a shadowy figure wearing a dark-hooded, long-sleeved shirt and carrying a backpack outside the Sheepskin Factory about 3:15 a.m. April 30 — just minutes before a massive fire broke out at the building.
The key break in the case, according to court documents, came July 1 when an unidentified informant called a federal agent with a tip that Bond set the Glendale fire.
The day before, Bond had called the informant from a phone at a library in Salt Lake City, according to the affidavit. It was the first contact between the two in a dozen years, and in catching up, Bond was asked what he had been up to, according to the affidavit.
Bond directed the informant to a website detailing the Glendale and leather factory blazes.
On Thursday, the informant met with Bond at an East Colfax Avenue hotel, according to the affidavit, and federal agents listened in as he claimed to use the nickname "Lone Wolf," described the Sheepskin Factory as a "box of matches," and vowed to torch the business again "in a couple of years."
Later in the day, federal agents arrested Bond at a Northglenn home.
"When he got his face tattooed, I just really thought he was a weirdo," said Billie Jo Riley of Northglenn, who said Bond had dropped by her house just before he was arrested.
Bond had been a friend of her husband's, but she shied away from him, she said.
Hearing on Wednesday
Two days before his arrest, he'd stopped by as she and her husband were grilling hamburgers. He ate two — "beef patties," she insisted — then borrowed a bicycle and left.
Bond appeared in federal court Friday afternoon, tattoos covering one side of his face and large swaths of his arms and legs.
He answered "yes" and "no" to a series of questions from U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Watanabe, who scheduled his next hearing for Wednesday.
A group that sympathizes with the Animal Liberation Front said it was too early to know whether Bond is the "Lone Wolf."
"If it is, then obviously we support him," said Dr. Jerry Vlasak, a spokesman for the North American Animal Liberation Press Office.
Kevin Vaughan: 303-954-5019 or kvaughan@denverpost.com
The message's author was identified as "ALF Lone Wolf."
The Animal Liberation Front is a shadowy organization that has claimed responsibility for firebombings and other acts of destruction at laboratories, farms and factories.
Past arson conviction
Bond, then known as Walter Edmund Zuehlke, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of arson for a house blaze in Mason City, Iowa, in 1997. According to Iowa Department of Corrections records, he served a little more than three years of the sentence before being released on parole in May 2001.
Jeff Dorschner, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, said it was not clear why Bond changed his name.
Bond remains under investigation in two Utah blazes — a June 5 fire at a leather factory and a July 3 arson at a restaurant that served foie gras — liver from a goose or duck that has been force-fed to fatten it up.
According to a federal arrest affidavit, a security camera captured images of a shadowy figure wearing a dark-hooded, long-sleeved shirt and carrying a backpack outside the Sheepskin Factory about 3:15 a.m. April 30 — just minutes before a massive fire broke out at the building.
The key break in the case, according to court documents, came July 1 when an unidentified informant called a federal agent with a tip that Bond set the Glendale fire.
The day before, Bond had called the informant from a phone at a library in Salt Lake City, according to the affidavit. It was the first contact between the two in a dozen years, and in catching up, Bond was asked what he had been up to, according to the affidavit.
Bond directed the informant to a website detailing the Glendale and leather factory blazes.
On Thursday, the informant met with Bond at an East Colfax Avenue hotel, according to the affidavit, and federal agents listened in as he claimed to use the nickname "Lone Wolf," described the Sheepskin Factory as a "box of matches," and vowed to torch the business again "in a couple of years."
Later in the day, federal agents arrested Bond at a Northglenn home.
"When he got his face tattooed, I just really thought he was a weirdo," said Billie Jo Riley of Northglenn, who said Bond had dropped by her house just before he was arrested.
Bond had been a friend of her husband's, but she shied away from him, she said.
Hearing on Wednesday
Two days before his arrest, he'd stopped by as she and her husband were grilling hamburgers. He ate two — "beef patties," she insisted — then borrowed a bicycle and left.
Bond appeared in federal court Friday afternoon, tattoos covering one side of his face and large swaths of his arms and legs.
He answered "yes" and "no" to a series of questions from U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Watanabe, who scheduled his next hearing for Wednesday.
A group that sympathizes with the Animal Liberation Front said it was too early to know whether Bond is the "Lone Wolf."
"If it is, then obviously we support him," said Dr. Jerry Vlasak, a spokesman for the North American Animal Liberation Press Office.
Kevin Vaughan: 303-954-5019 or kvaughan@denverpost.com
- Read the criminal complaint against Walter Bond. (PDF, 10 pages)
"According to an affidavit Bond allegedly wrote on an animal rights website that he burned down the factory "in defense and retaliation for all the innocent animals that have died cruelly at the hands of human oppressors."
He also threatened to "torch" the newly reopened Sheepskin factory."
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-sheepskin-factory-fire-arrest-txt,0,3699279.story
FBI Makes Arrest in A.L.F. "Lone Wolf" Arsons
Internet posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:46 AM PDT
Informant used in arrest of Walter Bond for "A.L.F. Lone Wolf" arsons
News is emerging, but the FBI has arrested a man in connection with the A.L.F. arson at Sheepskin Factory in Denver, Colorado. Walter Bond, 34, was arrested by federal agents Thursday.
The FBI alleges Bond admitted to an informant to setting two additional fires - one at Tandy Leather Factory, the other at Tiburon (foie gras restaurant), both in Utah. In anonymous communiques, "A.L.F. Lone Wolf" took credit.
The criminal complaint outlines the case against Walter Bond, and alleges the following:
*On July 1st, investigators received a call from a confidential informant wishing to provide information on the Sheepskin Factory and Tandy Leather Factory arsons. The informant stated Bond had told him/her in a telephone call from the Salt Lake City library to refer to Voice of the Voiceless and scroll down to an article on the Sheepskin Factory arson to learn what he'd "been up to lately".
*On July 22nd, the confidential informant arranged a monitored conversation with Walter Bond in a Ramada Inn in Denver, Colorado. Investigators allege Bond was heard admitting to three arsons: Sheepskin Factory, Leather Factory, and Tiburon. Bond was arrested subsequent to the conversation.
The arrest follows three months of A.L.F. activity in which three businesses (in UT and CO) were targeted by arson. "A.L.F. Lone Wolf" took credit for all three arsons in two communiques. Coverage of the arsons can be read by searching for:
Sheepskin Factory arson story
Tandy Leather Factory arson story
Tiburon restaurant arson story
To date, Bond is charged only with the Sheepskin Factory arson. The crime carries a mandatory minimum of 5 years in federal prison. Additional charges for the two Utah arsons are possible.
The suspect also served prison time in 1997 for an arson at a meth lab in Iowa. Bond received notoriety when the vegan straight edge band Earth Crisis wrote a song about Bond and the arson titled "To Ashes" for their 2009 album "To The Death".
The criminal complaint makes note of the term "Go Vegan" used in one of the Long Wolf communiques, and Bond's "Vegan" neck tattoo (see below).
The timeline of events leading to Walter Bond's arrest, as outlined in the criminal complaint, are as follows:
April 30th, 2010
Fire destroys Sheepskin Factory store in Denver, Colorado. The uninsured building is destroyed, causing $500,000 damages.
Investigators review security camera footage showing an individual wearing a hooded sweatshirt and backpack near the building around the time of the fire.
June 5th, 2010
The Tandy Leather Factory in Salt Lake City, Utah is broken into and a fire is set causing extensive damage.
July 1st, 2010
The FBI receives a call from a confidential informant, stating Walter Bond had admitted to him/her he was responsible for two fires: the Sheepskin Factory arson, and a second fire at Tandy Leather Factory in Salt Lake City, Utah. The informant stated he/she believed Bond contacted him/her from a payphone at the Salt Lake City Library. When asked what he had been up to lately, Bond reportedly told the informant to visit www.voiceofthevoice less.org, and that that's what he'd "been up to".
July 3rd, 2010
Tiburon, a restaurant serving foie gras in Sandy, Utah, is set on fire. Damages estimated at $10,000.
July 22nd, 2010
The informant arranges a meeting with Walter Bond at a Ramada Inn in Denver, Colorado. The meeting is recorded and monitored by the ATF. Agents state they hear Bond admit to setting the fires at Sheepskin Factory, Leather Factory, and Tiburon. Bond reportedly stated it angered him the business made a profit from animals. Agents also report he stated he intended to burn Sheepskin Factory down again "in a couple of years".
Subsequent to the monitored conversation, agents arrest Walter Bond. On his person they allegedly find a copy of "Declaration of War - Killing People to Save Animals and the Environment" .
Bond remains held in a Denver jail.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Know thy enemy... the vegan fascist/animal rights 2010 conference
Animal Rights 2010
National Conference
July 15-19
Washington DC
Welcome to Animal Rights 2010, the world's largest and oldest animal rights gathering. The Conference will take place on July 15-19th at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel, an outstanding conference venue, near our nation's capital.
SPEAKERS
The Animal Rights National Conference assembles 90 speakers from 60 groups and a half dozen countries representing different experiences and paths to animal liberation.
Kathy Andrew s - Coalition to Annul Hunter Harassment
Nick Atwood - Animal Rights Foundation of Florida
Kari Bagnall - Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary
Gene Baur - Farm Sanctuary
Josephine Bellaccomo - author, "Move the Message..."
Heidi Boghosian - National Lawyers Guild
Hope Bohanec - In Defense of Animals
Jenny Brown - Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
Michael Budkie - Stop Animal Exploitation Now!
Jon Camp - Vegan Outreach
Stuart Chaifetz - SHARK
Leigh-Chantelle - Viva La Vegan ( Australia )
Robert Cheeke - Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness
Rick Corbett - animal rights activist
Charlotte Cressey - Orange County People for Animals
Saurabh Dalal - International Vegetarian Union
Karen Davis - United Poultry Concerns
Sean Day - animal rights attorney
Tom Devine - Government Accountability Project
George Eisman - Coalition for Cancer Prevention
Stephenie Elli - animal rights musician
Don Elroy - Stop Animal Exploitation Now!
Stephanie Ernst - animal rights blogger
Carrie Freeman - Georgia State University
Darius Fullmer - SHAC7
Elliot Gang - animal rights activist
Christine Garcia - Animal Law Office
Steven Gellman - animal rights musician
Caryn Ginsberg - Priority Ventures Group
Margoth Gonzalez Woge - Anima Naturalis ( Mexico )
George Guimaraes - VEDDAS ( Brazil )
Jan Haagensen - Coalition to Annul Hunter Harassment
Scotlund Haisley - In Defense of Animals
Camille Hank ins - Win Animal Rights
Denis Hennelly & Casey Suchan - "Bold Native"
Alex Hershaft - Farm Animal Rights Movement
Julieanna Hever - plant-based dietitian
Leanne Hilgart - vegan fashion designer
Lorri Houston - Animal Acres
Pattrice Jones - Eastern Shore Sanctuary
Melanie Joy - author, "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs..."
Roberta Kalechofsky - Jews for Animal Rights
Stephen Kaufman - Christian Vegetarian Association
Shannon Keith - Animal Rescue, Media and Education
Marti Kheel - author, "Nature Ethics"
Dennis Kucinich - U.S. Congress
Mindy Kursban - animal rights advocate
Lisa Levinson - Artists For Animals
Dara Lovitz - author, "Muzzling a Movement"
Robert Lucius - Kairos Coalition
Terri MacKenzie - Coalition to Annul Hunter Harassment
Anthony Marr - HOPE-CARE Foundation ( Canada )
George Matejka - Ursuline College
Shirley McGreal - Int'l Primate Protection League
Keith McHenry - Food Not Bombs!
Erica Meier - Compassion Over Killing
Jason Miller - Bite Club of Kansas City
Dawn Moncrief - FARM, Well-Fed World
Bryan Monell - undercover investigator
Anne Muller - Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting
Peter Muller - League of Humane Voters
Simone Netherlands - Respect For Horses
lauren Ornelas - Food Empowerment Project
Siobhan O'Sullivan - University of Melbourne ( Australia )
Melody Paris - Second Opinion Radio
Mark Pearson - Animal Liberation ( Australia )
James Ploeser - Public Citizen
Will Potter - Green Is the New Red
Lisa Qualls - animal rights activist
Anand Ramanathan - In Defense of Animals
Dallas Rising - Animal Rights Coalition
Becky Robinson - Alley Cat Allies
Nathan Runkle - Mercy for Animals
Rae Sikora - Plant Peace Daily
Lee Slonimsky - animal rights investor
Doll Stanley - In Defense of Animals
Holly Sternberg - Compassion For Animals
Veda Stram - All Creatures
Matthew Strugar - Center for Constitutional Rights
Erika Sullivan - vegan veterinarian
Tamira Thayne - Dogs Deserve Better
Brian Vincent - Big Wildlife ( Canada )
Michael Weber - Farm Animal Rights Movement
Zoe Weil - Institute for Humane Education
Eileen Weintraub - Help Animals India
Adam Weissman - Wetlands Preserve
Odette Wilkens - Equal Justice Alliance
Peter Young - Voice of the Voiceless
Michael Zhao - Asia Society Center (China )
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
AR2010 opens on Thursday, July 15, at 4pm with the Welcome Reception, followed by the Opening Plenary. It culminates on Sunday evening, July
18th, with the Closing Reception. Several groups are planning Post-Conference Activities, including intensive seminars, lobbying, and a demonstration, on Monday, July 19th.
The Friday, Saturday, and Sunday daily schedule begins with a Group Workout at 7:30am or a swim in the pool. Then choose between issue-specific Workshops, Videos, Rap Sessions, and Campaign Reports that run between 9am - 12noon and 1:30 - 5:30pm. The evening Plenary
Sessions bring everyone together for keynote presentations from 7:15 - 9:30pm, leaving ample time to visit Exhibits, as well as, socialize and network during meals and Networking Receptions.
The first plenary, on Thursday, includes welcome by sponsors and introduction to the conference structure, as well as the history of our movement and reports on major recent successes. The Friday plenary addresses major issues facing our movement. On Saturday, the plenary follows the celebratory dinner, and features Hall of Fame, activist, and celebrity awards. The Sunday plenary features leaders of other social justice movements and a keynote presentation.
The daytime workshops are configured along three concurrent tracks. : Issues, Organizing, Remedies. The Issues track covers various types of
animal abuses and the underlying issues (best for newcomers). The Organizing track guides improvements in personal and organizational effectiveness. The Remedies track addresses campaign strategies and outreach to various constituencies. Each hour, you choose the session
that best fits your needs and interests.
Rap Sessions and Campaign Reports engage participants in debates about controversial issues and current campaigns. Videos documenting animal
abuses are shown concurrently and may include a guest speaker.
Exhibits of movement merchandise, educational materials, compassionate shopping and delicious vegan treats from 9am - 6pm, Friday - Sunday.
Thursday, July 15
Registration (4pm-10pm)
Welcome Reception (4-5:30pm) - W
Conference Slideshow
Dinner (6-7pm)
Opening Plenary (7:20-9:30pm) - Moncrief - B
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Remarks - Blalock, Haisley, Hershaft, McGreal
Introductions & Program Preview - Hershaft, Moncrief
Musical Interlude I - Gellman
A Historical Perspective - Hershaft
State of Our Movement (progress and prospects in five key areas of animal abuse) - Kursban, McGreal, Meier, Rising
Networking Reception I (9:30-11pm) - F
Screening of "The Animals Film" (historic documentary about all forms of animal abuse) - V
Friday, July 16
Group Workout & Yoga I (7:30-8:15am) - Cheeke, Cressey - W
Snack (8-8:45am)
Registration (8am-8pm)
Morning Plenary I (9-10:10am) - Corbett - B
Special address - Kucinich
Announcements & Previews
Nature of Social Change (social struggle, stages of social change, recognizing victory) – Hershaft Exhibits (10:15am-6pm)
Workshops (Issues, Organizing, Tactics, Raps)
10:30am
Newcomer Orientation I (animal exploitation, animal rights, activism, our movement, AR2010) - Kursban, Meier, Moncrief, Stram, Weber - A
Individual Activism (leafleting, letter writing, calling, T-shirts/stickers, workplace outreach) - Camp, Marr, Sikora - B
Winning Hearts and Minds (changing behavior by impacting feelings and beliefs) - Ginsberg, Hershaft - C
How Much Is Enough? (do we follow reason, feelings, or fear? when do we quit?) - Young – R 11:30am
Animal Abuse for Amusement (videos and Q&A about circuses, zoos, rodeos, animal racing and fighting) - Monell, Weissman - V
Choosing a Career (law, journalism, academia, vet medicine, or on-the-job training) - Hershaft, Kursban, Matejka, Potter, Sullivan - B
Marketing Our Message (effective techniques for marketing our message) - Freeman, Ginsberg, Sikora - C
Is Vegan Enough? (cat food, gelcaps, 'cruelty-free' cosmetics, is being vegan sufficient?) - Weber – R
I couldn’t help but laugh at the schedule! Will there be steak for lunch?
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm)
Regional Lunches (North-East, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest , all arewelcome - bring lunch) - Brown, Meier, Atwood, Runkle - A, B, C, W
Gender Relations In Our Movement (rap session about gender relations - all are welcome - bring lunch.) - Kheel, Rising, Weissman - R
Workshops (Issues, Organizing, Tactics, Raps)
2pm
Animal Abuse for Food/Fashion (videos and Q&A about animal abuse in factory & fur farms, slaughterhouses) - Blalock, Brown, Monell - V
Making of An Activist (techniques for becoming and supporting activists) - Hershaft - B
Understanding the Mentality of Meat (a guide to penetrating the meat-eating mindset) - Joy - C
How to Deal with Despair? (coping with enormity of our mission & extent of animal suffering) - Rising –R 3pm
Animal Abuse for Science (videos and Q&A about animal abuse in education, testing, research) - Budkie, Kalechofsky, Monell - V
Developing Leadership (techniques for developing leadership skills, managing time, resolving conflicts) - Hershaft - B
Challenging Language & Labels (power of words, winning rhetoric, owner/guardian, false industry claims) - Baur, Bohanec, Weber - C
When Is Killing OK? (attacking animals? unwanted dogs & cats? Unwanted human fetuses?) -Matejka –R 4pm
Abuse of Animal Companions (videos and Q&A about abuse of dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, birds) - Monell, Robinson - V
Nurturing Activism (dealing with workload, worry, anxiety, grief, and hostility to prevent burnout) - Rising, Sikora - B
Enacting Protective Laws (selecting issues, forging coalitions, dealing with legislators/committees) - Baur, Wilkens - C
How Broad Our Ethics? (can we ever justify cheating, stealing, subordinating other social justice goals?) - Slonimsky – R 5pm
Abuse of Wildlife on Land & Water (videos and Q&A about extermination of free animals on land and water) - Marr, Vincent - V
Nourishing Activism (health/fitness benefits and concerns of a vegan diet for humans and animals) - Eisman, Guimaraes, Hever - B
Enforcing Protective Laws (enforcing animal protective laws through authorities, media, agitation) - Atwood, Garcia, Stanley - C
Is Human Population An Animal Issue? (should we oppose human population growth?) - Dalal - R
Dinner (6-7pm)
Evening Plenary I (7:20-9:30pm) - Wilkens, Huston - B
Activist Repression (government repression of animal and other social justice activism) - Lovitz, McHenry, Potter
Musical Interlude II - Elli
Paths to Animal Liberation (discussion of controversial strategic issues facing our movement) - Baur, Davis, Hank ins, Weber
Networking Reception II (9:30-11pm) - F
Screening of "Bold Native" (new feature film about direct action for animals; Q&A with directors) - Hennelly, Suchan - B
Saturday, July 17
Group Workout & Yoga II (7:30-8:15am) - Cheeke, Cressey - W
Snack (8-8:45am)
Registration (8am-2pm)
Morning Plenary II (9-10:10am) - Brown- B
Announcements & Previews
Compassion Into Action (accounts of inspiring individual accomplishments for the animals) - Hilgart, Lucius, Marr Exhibits (10:15am-6pm)
Visual Presentations (10:15am-6pm) (see special schedule) - Blalock, Bohanec, Davis, Hank ins, Meier, Moss , Netherlands , Runkle, Thayne, Weissman - V
Workshops (Issues,Organizing,Tactics,Reports)
10:30am Newcomer Orientation II (how successful activists became involved and what they learned) - Budkie, Camp, Corbett, Ornelas, Stram - A
Writing Our Message (letters, articles, fact sheets, brochures, newsletters, advertising copy) - Davis, Hershaft - B
Conducting Investigations/Research (effective techniques, equipment, sources, data handling/protection) - Budkie, Gang, Monell, Runkle - C
Diet Campaign Reports (reports on campaigns to reduce consumption of animal products) - Camp, Hilgart, McHenry, Meier, Weber - R
11:30am
Abuse of Urban Wildlife (abuse /killing of rodents, feral cats, deer, geese, other urban wildlife) - Marr, Robinson - A
Speaking Our Message (purpose, setting, audience, preparation, delivery, visuals) - Hershaft, Wilkens - B
Running Effective Campaigns (objectives, tactics, resources, action plan, negotiating, review, media) - Budkie, Hank ins, Ornelas - C
Agriculture Campaign Reports (reports on campaigns to reduce abuse of farmed animals) - Davis, Friedrich, Moncrief, Runkle, Weber - R
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm)
Lunch With the Authors (12:45-1:50) (meeting recent authors – feel free to bring your lunch) - Budkie, Joy, Kalechofsky, Kheel, Lovitz - R
Workshops (Issues,Organizing,Tactics,Reports)
2pm
Abuse of Exotic Animals (breeding, procuring, trading, and keeping birds, primates, and big cats) - Atwood, Elroy, McGreal - A
Printing Our Message (choosing layout programs, fonts, colors,graphics, paper; dealing with printers) - Runkle - B
Staging Effective Events (producing creative, newsworthy, effective events) - Hershaft, Houston, Leigh-Chantelle, McHenry - C
Vivisection Campaign Reports (reports on campaigns to reduce animal abuse in laboratories & schools) - Budkie, Hank ins, Sullivan, Vincent - R
3pm
Animal Abuse Abroad (abuse and killing of animals abroad) – Gonzales Woge, Pearson, Sullivan, Weintraub - A
Advertising Our Message (newspapers, public transport, billboards, radio/TV, internet) - Meier, Runkle - B
Applying Direct Action (getting attention and changing behavior through direct economic & social action) - Fullmer, Hank ins, Young - C
Amusement Campaign Reports (reports on campaigns to reduce animal abuse in zoos, rodeos, circuses, racing) - Chaifetz, Elroy, Monell,
Qualls, Weissman - R
4pm
The Tragedy of Trade (animal abuses in world trade and animal imports) - McGreal, Moncrief, Weissman - A
Producing/Airing Videos (producing & airing of TV documentaries & PSAs) - Chaifetz, Meier, Suchan - B
Legal Guidelines In the Streets (permits, arrests, documenting, cultivating law enforcement) - Garcia, Hank ins, Light - C
Companion Campaign Reports (reports on campaigns to reduce population and abuse of animal companions) - Hank ins, Robinson, Thayne - R
5pm
Global Issues Affecting Animals (impacts on animals of protective laws, fur trade, world hunger, global warming) - Marr, Moncrief, O'Sullivan, Zhao Promoting on the Internet (websites, e-newsletters, blogging, FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube) - Ernst, Ginsberg, Stram - F
Legal Guidelines In the Courts (misconduct lawsuits, grand juries, trials, prison life) - Day, Strugar, Young - W
Wildlife/Fur Campaign Reports (reports on campaigns to stop extermination of animals on land and water) - Blalock, Marr, McGreal,
Netherlands , Weissman - R
Banquet (6:30pm) - Foyer
Gourmet Vegan Meal
Conference Slideshow
Musical Interlude III - Leigh-Chantelle
Evening Plenary II (7:30-9:30pm) - Hershaft - B
Conference Report - Hershaft
Awards: Youth and Grassroots Activist - Haisley, Runkle
Benefit Auction - Brown, Hershaft, Weber
Awards: Hall of Fame - Ginsberg, Hershaft, Runkle
Networking Reception III (9:00-11pm) - F
Screening of "Skin Trade" (documentary about animal abuse for fur; Q&A with director) - Blalock - B
Sunday, July 18
Group Workout & Yoga III (7:30-8:15am) - Cheeke, Cressey - W
Snack (8-8:45am)
Registration (8am-12pm)
Morning Plenary III (9-10:10am) - Runkle - B
Announcements & Previews
New Challenges for Animal Liberation (dealing with new challenges confronting our movement) - Friedrich, Robinson, Weissman
Exhibits and Videos (10:15am-6pm)
Workshops (Issues, Organizing, Tactics, Raps)
10:30am
Animal Sentience (how animals learn, think, feel, and communicate) - Davis, Gang, Sikora - A
Running a Local Group (recruiting/engaging volunteers, running meetings, assigning tasks) - Dalal, Miller, Rising - B
Engaging Our Community (utilizing community issues, gaining allies, seizing opportunities) - Levinson, Paris, Stanley - C
What About Your Shoes? (responding to common street challenges) - Day - R
11:30am
Animal Protection Laws ( U.S. and international animal protection laws and proposals) - Kursban, O'Sullivan, Weissman - A
Running a Sanctuary (land, zoning, animal acceptance and care, recruiting and engaging volunteers) - Bagnall, Brown, Stanley - B
Engaging Young People (humane ed, AR courses, AR groups, vegan cafeteria, rock concerts, leafleting) - Corbett, Matejka, Sikora, Weil - C
How to Deal with Friends? (dealing with social occasions, mates, relatives, friends; assertive vs. defensive) - Rising - R
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm)
Humane Education Training (12:45-1:50) (bring your lunch) - Weil - R
Lobby Training (12:45-1:50) (preparation for Monday lobbying – bring your lunch) - Wilkens - A
Workshops (Issues, Organizing, Tactics, Raps)
2pm
Commonality of Oppression (commonalities in the oppression of animals, children, women, minorities) - Kaufman, Kheel, Ornelas - A
Fund Raising (direct mail, planned giving, other sources, accounting systems, cutting costs) - Haisley, Houston, Slonimsky - B
Engaging Media (news releases, letters to editor, talk shows, cultivating, creating drama) - Freeman, Hershaft, Potter - C
Which Path to Animal Liberation? (should AR activists advocate welfare reforms as a path to abolition?) - Davis - R
3pm
Status of Activist Repression (status of AETA and state AETA-like laws; local enforcement) - Lovitz, Potter, Wilkens - A
Negotiating Favorable Outcomes (negotiating techniques and processes to achieve desirable outcomes) - Hank ins, Hershaft - B
Engaging Religion (engaging Christian, Jewish, Moslem, and minor religious denominations) - Grisham, Kalechofsky, Kaufman, Levinson - C
How Assertive Our Tactics? (which tactics work? which should be off-limits? what if it was your dog?) - Fullmer - R
4pm
Hunter Harassment Hoax (status of state hunter harassment laws and eyewitness accounts) - Andrew s, Haagensen, MacKenzie - A
Forging Coalitions (types of coalitions, identifying prospects, feeding and care, case studies) - Hershaft, Weissman - B
Engaging Business (befriending manufacturers and retailers, staging boycotts, stockholder initiatives) - Hank ins, Meier, Ornelas - C
What Rights? Which Animals? (should similarity to us matter? our dog or Somali child? is it about us?) - Baur - R
5pm
Status of Oppressed Activists (status and support for indicted/imprisoned activists in U.S. , England , Austria ) - Fullmer, Potter, Strugar - A
Movement Networking (magazines, listservs, conferences, speaking tours) - Marr, Moncrief - B
Engaging Abroad (advocating animal rights and defending animals abroad) - Hershaft, Lucius, Zhao - C
How Can We All Get Together? (what are the opportunities and obstacles? how to start? how to proceed?) - Kaufman - R
Dinner (6-7pm)
Evening Plenary III (7:20-9:30pm) - Dalal – B
Voices of Other Movements (leaders of health, environment, hunger, justice, peace movements) - Devine, McHenry, Ploeser
Musical Interlude IV
Effective Strategies for Liberation (effective strategies for liberating animals from various forms of exploitation) - Budkie, Haisley, Hershaft
Closing Ceremony
Closing Reception (9:30-11pm) - F
Screening of "The Cove" (Oscar-winning documentary about killing of dolphins in Taiji , Japan ) - B
Monday, July 19
Snack (8-8:45am)
Training Sessions (9-11:50am)
9am - Moving Your Message - I - Bellaccomo - R
9am - Vegan Nutrition Q&A - Eisman, Guimaraes, Hever - V
10am - Moving Your Message - II - Bellaccomo - R
10am - Research Training - Budkie - V
11am - Negotiating training - Hershaft - R
11am - Media Training - Budkie - V
Lunch (12:00-12:45pm)
Demo Training (12:30-1pm) - R
HLS demos (1-4pm)
Motorcade & Lobbying (1-4pm) - Marr, Wilkens
Sunday, May 09, 2010
HSUS - Killing is our business, and business is good!
For the bargain price of $19.95, The H$U$ will help you become a better killer too!
by Rebecca H. Rhoades, D.V.M. What is the most humane method of euthanasia? How should a wild or feral animal be euthanized? How should a pre-euthanasia anesthetic be used to facilitate euthanasia? How do animal shelter personnel deal with euthanasia-related stress?
This step by step guide from The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization, describes to all of those responsible for euthanasia the procedures, policies, and techniques necessary to perform this important task.
Rebecca H. Rhoades, D.V.M., is a consultant to The Humane Society of the United States and executive director of the Kauai (Hawaii) Humane Society.
Now available from Humane Society Press
192 pages
53 black and white photographs
wire spiral binding, with translucent plastic cover
$19.95
ISBN 0-9658942-6-6
The Humane Society of the United States Euthanasia Training Manual is used by our agency for the purpose of training certified animal euthanasia technicians. It is written in a very basic format that anyone can use and comprehend. We will continue to supply it to our applicants and encourage them to keep it for future reference.
Cathy Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
Oklahoma Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Our animal care supervisor finds The Humane Society of the United States Euthanasia Training Manual valuable for the structure it provides in her training program and as an ongoing reference for any employee post-training.
Belinda Lewis
Director
Fort Wayne (Indiana) Animal Care and Control
The Pegasus Foundation has distributed The Humane Society of the United States Euthanasia Training Manual to over a dozen animal welfare groups, humane societies, and shelters throughout the Bahamas and the Caribbean. The quality, format, and content of this manual make it an extremely useful tool, especially for these isolated islands that are hungry for resources.
Peter Bender
Executive Director
The Pegasus Foundation
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This step by step guide from The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization, describes to all of those responsible for euthanasia the procedures, policies, and techniques necessary to perform this important task.
Rebecca H. Rhoades, D.V.M., is a consultant to The Humane Society of the United States and executive director of the Kauai (Hawaii) Humane Society.
Now available from Humane Society Press
192 pages
53 black and white photographs
wire spiral binding, with translucent plastic cover
$19.95
ISBN 0-9658942-6-6
The Humane Society of the United States Euthanasia Training Manual is used by our agency for the purpose of training certified animal euthanasia technicians. It is written in a very basic format that anyone can use and comprehend. We will continue to supply it to our applicants and encourage them to keep it for future reference.
Cathy Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
Oklahoma Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Our animal care supervisor finds The Humane Society of the United States Euthanasia Training Manual valuable for the structure it provides in her training program and as an ongoing reference for any employee post-training.
Belinda Lewis
Director
Fort Wayne (Indiana) Animal Care and Control
The Pegasus Foundation has distributed The Humane Society of the United States Euthanasia Training Manual to over a dozen animal welfare groups, humane societies, and shelters throughout the Bahamas and the Caribbean. The quality, format, and content of this manual make it an extremely useful tool, especially for these isolated islands that are hungry for resources.
Peter Bender
Executive Director
The Pegasus Foundation
Monday, May 03, 2010
ASPCA "cop" paid $200k+ in buy out
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/04/22/2010-04-22_animal_cop_in_dog_house_fired_by_aspca__hit_with_suit.html
An ASPCA cop whose model looks made her the public face of the organization has been forced off the job, the Daily News has learned.
Annemarie Lucas helped bring in big bucks with fund-raising drives and had a starring role on the TV show "Animal Precinct."
The ASPCA would not say why she left, but she's a defendant in a suit that claims her humane law enforcement unit performed illegal searches and seizures.
"She projects a warm and fuzzy personality on television ... but she uses the badge and gun as a sword, not a shield to protect animals," said lawyer George Dazzo, who represents pet owners whose animals were seized.
Sources said Lucas had clashed repeatedly with the chief legal counsel of the enforcement unit, Stacy Wolf.
Lucas, who earned more than $200,000 in salary and benefits in 2008, was paid more than a year's salary as part of a buyout agreement, sources told The News.
Meanwhile, Patrick O'Keefe, a top official at the ASPCA's Henry Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in Manhattan, also abruptly resigned.
The ASPCA declined to say why, but a spokeswoman denied it was related to a Daily News report that probers were looking into the death of a Rottweiler allegedly kicked and choked by a vet at the hospital.
Dazzo also represents the Rottweiler owner, who is suing the ASPCA.
Lucas and O'Keefe could not be reached for comment.
Annemarie Lucas, ASCPA cop and TV star of 'Animal Precinct,' forced off job, eyed in suit
Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 11:43 AM
Brolin for News
Former ASPCA cop and star of the show "Animal Precinct" Annemarie Lucas. Annemarie Lucas helped bring in big bucks with fund-raising drives and had a starring role on the TV show "Animal Precinct."
The ASPCA would not say why she left, but she's a defendant in a suit that claims her humane law enforcement unit performed illegal searches and seizures.
"She projects a warm and fuzzy personality on television ... but she uses the badge and gun as a sword, not a shield to protect animals," said lawyer George Dazzo, who represents pet owners whose animals were seized.
Sources said Lucas had clashed repeatedly with the chief legal counsel of the enforcement unit, Stacy Wolf.
Lucas, who earned more than $200,000 in salary and benefits in 2008, was paid more than a year's salary as part of a buyout agreement, sources told The News.
Meanwhile, Patrick O'Keefe, a top official at the ASPCA's Henry Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in Manhattan, also abruptly resigned.
The ASPCA declined to say why, but a spokeswoman denied it was related to a Daily News report that probers were looking into the death of a Rottweiler allegedly kicked and choked by a vet at the hospital.
Dazzo also represents the Rottweiler owner, who is suing the ASPCA.
Lucas and O'Keefe could not be reached for comment.
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