Forming a partnership for life. - Hawaiian Humane Society

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Sammy was rehabilitated and now lives a happy life with his new family, the Tikhonenkov’s of St. Louis Heights.
The Humane Society is supporting a bill to regulate large-scale breeders in Hawaii sponsored by Senator Clayton Hee
during the 2011 legislative session.
Making Hawaii more animal friendly requires mobilization of many
sectors of the community from people who simply love their own
pets to policy leaders in positions to create community-wide change.
Our advocacy initiatives count on your activism and political will, and
cover a broad spectrum. More access for pets in public places. More
pet-friendly housing. Stronger animal protection laws. These are just
a few of the many things we stand for on Oahu.
Advocating
a voice for animals
Whether it’s behind the scenes or
leading the charge, the Humane
Society is making Hawaii a better
place for animals and people.
When the county-supported
sterilization program Neuter Now
was threatened, we mobilized
hundreds of advocates who sent in letters of support. When advocates for a Makiki dog park rallied
for an off-leash dog park, we testified to the Neighborhood Board in favor of their proposal. When
animal fighters rallied behind a legislative resolution to claim cockfighting as cultural, advocates
took action to ensure that it was dismissed.
This year we convened a forum on pets in public places. The message was clear: with dog ownership
at 43 percent, people need more places to go with dogs and better policies that support a more
integrated community of pets and people.
Someday, Oahu will see more parks that welcome dogs, an off-leash dog beach and a time when
restaurant owners can choose whether or not to allow patrons with their well-behaved dogs in
outdoor dining areas.
Stand with us to make Hawaii more animal friendly. Join our cause.
Legislature passes bill to set minimum standards of care for companion animals - establishing for the first time a definition
of criminal neglect that makes it possible to prosecute people who do not provide adequate food, water and shelter.
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Sammy, suffering from severe
mange, was surrendered by a
breeder during a Humane Society
investigation.