All posts tagged animal abuse

Kristen Hassen, Director of American Pets Alive! & Human Animal Support Services

Kristen Hassen—a highly-respected figure in the animal shelter world, owing to her accomplishments and innovations during major stints leading or helping lead animal facilities, and now Director of American Pets Alive!, through which she oversees other projects and initiatives, including Human Animal Support Services—recounts the dreadful circumstances that led to her forging a profound bond with animals as a kid. Read more…

Alison Gianotto–a nationally-recognized expert on animal abuse and founder of Pet-Abuse.com

Alison Gianotto–a nationally-recognized expert on animal abuse and founder of Pet-Abuse.com, a sprawling web site and online resource that provides information on virtually all facets of animal abuse and cruelty (from an “Animal Abuse Crime Database,” featuring more than 11,000 cases, to a section devoted to how “regular people” can prevent animal abuse)– Read more…

Brenda Carey, attorney and Executive Director of The Bureau Of Humane Law Enforcement

Brenda Carey, an attorney and Executive Director of The Bureau Of Humane Law Enforcement–a relatively new, California-based, non-governmental, non-profit organization “devoted to defending all animals to the full extent of the law” Read more…

Alison Gianotto–expert on animal abuse & cruelty

Alison Gianotto–an expert on animal abuse & cruelty who created pet-abuse.com, a web site that seeks to reduce animal abuse through providing education & information, including a data base of animal abuse cases across the country–discusses the impetus for launching the site (an awful attack on her neighbor’s cat Bert), how the site operates, the frequent correlation between those who abuse animals and have abusive relationships with humans, the importance of early & careful intervention whenever children are abusing animals, and more. [www.pet-abuse.com] Read more…