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Humane Society University to Offer Courses in Fall 2009

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The HSUS is the first animal welfare organization to receive such authority and distinction. Humane Society University is the first institution in the nation to offer bachelor degree programs in animal studies and the first in the world to offer a bachelor's degree in animal policy and advocacy.

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Sarah Palin's Sellout of a Speechwriter

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No amount of advocacy for environmental or animal welfare issues advocacy can make up for his support of Palin/McCain. Tags: Wingnuts Palin. What a complete and utter whore (and no, I'm not talking about the bible thumping wingnut from Alaska). I guess he likes putting lipstick on pitbulls.

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Is There Danger of Elitism in the Animal Rights Movement?

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Is a vegan's efforts at advocacy worth more than a vegetarian's or even a meat eater's if they happen to agree on the same issue? Tags: activism musings animal rights animal welfare. This may take time and maybe lifetimes to build up to that tipping point, but we have to use everyone and every resource we can.