When I say warning I mean it. Most people will pass up this video to keep the conscience feeling light enough to continue eating meat. I've been there. I did it too. I was a huge animal lover who turned a blind eye to this issue as well as a deaf ear because I'd been raised eating meat. I was actually raised eating a lot of deer and elk in addition to the store bought meat. I haven't watched many of these 'behind the scenes' videos. I don't like slasher films or tremendously violent films. I don't like graphic stuff. And I know the swine and cattle industry hate these films and claim they aren't the truth at all. You'll have to decide that for yourself.

Hearts United for Animals is a national no-kill animal shelter, sanctuary and animal welfare organization dedicated to the relief of suffering. We rescue dogs from all over the country and specialize in long distance adoptions. We take creatures who are lost, afraid, hungry or ill and comfort them, give them a warm, soft bed, good food, medical care and most of all, love.

HUA is a place of happiness, joy and love. Everything we do is in the best interest of the dogs. The dogs have big fields of grass and trees in which to run. Our primary interest is what will make them happy. HUA is a place to celebrate the joy of life.  READ MORE

Since 1996 one main mission of Hearts United for Animals has been the rescue and rehabilitation of puppy mill dogs. During that time we have rescued over 5,000 dogs from puppy mills. These gentle, fragile creatures have both broken and warmed our hearts. Every set of frightened, sad eyes steels our resolve to see the horrible practice of holding dogs prisoner come to an end. It is our belief that dogs are companion animals, not meant to be housed in bare wire cages with no blankets, no clean food or water, no veterinary care, no ability to touch grass and no understanding of love or kindness. The atrocities we see are staggering. The injuries we repair, both physical and emotional, are beyond comprehension for most loving pet owners. It is a labor of love, one that pays back when we see a dog know health, touch grass and understand that they are safe and loved for the first time in their long lives. GO TO THEIR WEBSITE

LEGACY OF LOVE reminds us to make preparations for our beloved animals should something happen to us. Let your family and friends know your wishes to ensure that your animal(s) are well taken care of in case you're not around. Click on Legacy of Love to read the full article. Pass it on.

Bear baiting is one of the most barbaric acts of inhumanity. This article is about it going on in Pakistan, but it also goes on in the United States!

STRAIGHT FROM THE WORLD SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS:

The brutal but lucrative contests are organized by powerful local landlords. They own and train the dogs, which are also victims of this 'sport', encouraging ferocity in attack situations.

The bears are owned by Kalanders – traditional bear owners –who are paid by the landlords to bring the bears to fight.

Bear baiting is banned by the Pakistan Wildlife Act and contravenes Islamic teachings, which forbid the baiting of animals.

Taking actionDogs attack during a bear baiting event, Pakistan
© WSPA/Mark RissiWSPA and member society the Pakistan Biodiversity Research Center (PBRC) have helped to dramatically reduce the number of bear baiting events in recent years, by:

• Campaigning to bring awareness of international opposition to the "sport" to the Pakistani authorities.
• Working with the Pakistani government and wildlife officials to halt the fights and look at alternative livelihoods for bear owners.
• Monitoring the numbers of captive bears and pushing for prosecution.
• Building the Kund Park sanctuary, providing a home for confiscated bears.
• Educating potential spectators through a mobile phone awareness unit and religious teachings. In 2007, WSPA persuaded over 1,000 mosques in target areas to preach against bear baiting.
• Calling for greater action to prevent illegal bear cub poaching. A Pakistan-wide educational program has raised awareness of the issue.

by Betsy Seeton
A dog's sense of  smell is 1000 times stronger than a human's. The canine's heightened ability is helping sniff out bowel cancer through breath and stool samples. It turns out that different types of cancer cells have their own distinct odor that a trained Labrador has been able to very effectively detect. The test revealed an astounding accuracy rate between 95% to 98%. This applies to even early stages of the cancer, which is being hailed as the holy grail because early detection offers the best cure rates.

By Boonsri Dickinson | Feb 3, 2011 |
smartplanet.com
Like Popular Science said:

Training dogs is another issue all together.

CSIRO researcher Trevor Lockett told ABC.net.au
While training dogs to identify cancer with their incredible sniffing ability might be impracticable as a scalable medical screening procedure, it’s reasonable to think that one day sensors could do the dirty work.

An electronic nose (see article below) can detect tumors in its earliest stages. But can researchers design a system that can recreate what goes on when a dog uses its super sense of smell? The dog might be smelling a number of different compounds - and this might be hard to recreate with sensors.

A number of groups are honing in on the precision of the systems to detect a slew of cancers and to identify the threat of hazardous substances. I wrote about Stanford chemists who created an e-nose that can sniff out anything from sour milk to explosives.

Breath test can detect cancer
By Boonsri Dickinson | Aug 11, 2010
Smartplanet.com

Scientists developed a breath test prototype that can identify the four most common forms of cancer: lung, bowel, breast, and prostate.

The Technion Israel Institute of Technology researchers tested 177 people — some were healthy, while others suffered from breast, bowel, lung, or prostate cancer, reports The Guardian. More tests will be needed to see if the breath test works in cases when the cancer status isn’t known.

The electronic nose could tell if a person has healthy or cancerous breathand detected which kind of cancer the person had. It’s the gold nanoparticles in the sensors that can sniff out chemicals. When tumors begin to grow, the cancerous cells emit chemicals unique to that type of cancer.

And it will take a few years for scientists to hone down the accuracy of the test. The breath tests would be far less troublesome than mammograms and stool tests. So using the electronic nose in addition to imaging could ease the burden of uncomfortable, regular checkups.

Why are there over 30,000 Wild Horses in holding facilities and not Home on the Range?

Why do we need a Private Foundation to save Wild Horses and Burros?Why does the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 need to be amended to save Wild Horses and Burros?

What can you do to save these excess 30,000 Wild Horses and Burros held in holding facilities?Why do we need to create a Wild Horse Sanctuary?

How many wild horses can the Saving America’s Mustangs Ranch support?Can the Saving America’s Mustangs Ranch be managed without negative environmental impacts?

How can you keep 30,000 head of wild horses from escaping the Ranch?What kind of conflicts may exist between wildlife and wild horses on the Saving America’s Mustangs Ranch?

Could there be impacts to federal land users, adjacent land owners, local communities, county, or state government by changing use from cattle to horses on the Saving America’s Mustangs Ranch?

Will the federal government acquire any private lands within the ranch if the foundation ceases to exist?

Will the Foundation be a good neighbor by being open and accessible, ensuring fences are maintained and the horses don’t escape, and allow public access to the ranch?

Why do taxpayers have to pay the Foundation to care for and protect wild horses relocated from government pens to the ranch?

How can the federal government be assured that the foundation is capable of managing and caring for the thousands of horses they will receive and provide long term health of both the horses and the rangeland?

Why not acquire a small ranch which can support between 500 to 1,000 horses where the forage is more plentiful and the overall ranch price is lower so the ranch could be managed without government funding?

Are there other benefits the Foundation proposal provides the government?

Why does BLM have so many horses in Short Term Holding?

Does it make sense that the BLM relocate excess wild horses to other federal and private lands which has capacity for wild horses, if the WH&BA is amended to provide the Secretary of Interior this authority?

"In the past we have tried to make a distinction between 
animals which we acknowledge have some value and others which, having none, 
can be liquidated when we wish. This standard must be abandoned. 
Everything that lives has value simply as a living thing, as one of the
 manifestations of the mystery that is life." 
— Albert Schweitzer