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Wayne Pacelle Biography

Wayne Pacelle (born August 4, 1965) was the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Pacelle took office June 1, 2004, after serving for nearly 10 years as the organization's chief lobbyist and spokesperson, and resigned February 2, 2018, after accusations of harassment against him by Humane Society employees, which Pacelle has vociferously denied.

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Animals for the most part just need to be left alone.

Animal, Animals, Left, Left Alone, Needs, Part

The Humane Society of the United States works with local Humane Societies across the country. We don't control every local Humane Society in this nation. These organizations strive to the greatest degree to provide homes for animals and to encourage adoption, to spay and neuter animals. And if a decision is made to euthanize, it is a failure of society, not the local organizations who are striving to do their best.

Adoption, Animal, Animals, Country, Euthanize, Home

Animal abuse is still widespread and we have so much work ahead.

Abuse, Ahead, Animal, Animal Abuse, Work

People know what happened in California, and they know it can happen again and again. They know that no group has passed more ballot measures than we have. They know we have a focused strategy. They know we have a budget of $150 million a year. And they know we're ready for a fight.

Animal, California, Fighting, Happen, Passed, Year

China is a keen observer of trends elsewhere in the world, and it's going to give our own innovators a run for their money.

China, Giving, Innovators, Observer, Running, World

The definition of obscenity on the newsstands should be extended to many hunting magazines.

Definition, Definitions, Hunting, Magazines, Newsstands

If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would. [. . . ] Only 7% of Americans are hunters. That means there are more of us than there are of them. It is simply a matter of democracy. The majority rules in a democracy. We are going to use the ballot box and the democratic process to stop all hunting in the United States. . . We will take it species by species until all hunting is stopped in California. Then we will take it state by state.

Americans, Democracy, Hunting, Majority, Mean, Sports

Especially in this Internet age, routine practices are being exposed and rightly recognized as harsh and cruel.

Age, Practice, Practices, Recognized, Rightly, Routine

As a society, we are typically deeply disassociated from animal cruelty, but more than ever, animal protection organizations are telling the backstory. People are being forced, to confront the realities. At the same time, we have an ever-growing understanding of the intelligence and emotional capacities of animals and an acceptance of the principle that animal cruelty is a moral problem.

Acceptance, Animal, Animals, Confront, Principle, Reality

China cares about its reputation and doesn't want to be known as the nation whose preferences drove the extinction of elephants.

Care, Elephants, Extinction, Known, Reputation, Want

There are new ways of producing food, film, clothing, and research that steer clear of using animals. Some of those products are functionally equivalent or even superior to what we're used to. Now corporations, legislatures, and other institutions are responding, and supporting these shifts, so we're seeing seismic changes throughout society.

Animal, Clothing, Corporations, Producing, Research, Responding

We would be foolish and silly not to unite with people in the public health sector, the environmental community, [and] unions, to try to challenge corporate agriculture.

Agriculture, Animal, Community, People, Silly

We believe in the Three Rs - reducing the consumption of meat and other animal-based foods; refining the diet by eating products only from methods of production, transport, and slaughter that minimize pain and distress; and replacing meat and other animal-based foods in the diet with plant-based foods.

Animal, Believe, Distress, Meat, Methods, Pain

The combination of moral intentionality and human innovation is a powerful force. And that's the force behind the humane economy. By embracing its tenets, we help animals, but we also advance commerce in a more sustainable, and profitable, way. I think we have every reason to believe it is the way of the future.

Advance, Believe, Intentionality, Powerful, Thinking

If I had my personal view, perhaps that might take hold. In fact, I don't want to see another dog or cat born.

Animal, Cat, Dog, See, View

I don't have a hands - on fondness for animals. I did not grow up bonded to any particular nonhuman animal. I like them and I pet them and I'm kind to them, but there's no special bond between me and other animals. . .

Animal, Growing Up, Hands, Kind, Particular, Special

Undercover investigations threw back the curtain on the systemic exploitation of animals on factory farms. The response by agribusiness interests has been to back laws that ban animal advocates from taking pictures or videos at these facilities, and ban the media from publishing any that are taken. The laws also make it a crime for animal advocates to seek employment at animal enterprises without disclosing their intentions.

Advocates, Animal, Investigations, Law, Systemic, Taken

As a society, we are typically deeply disassociated from animal cruelty, but more than ever, animal protection organizations are telling the backstory.

Animal, Backstory, Organization, Protection, Typically

China is now urging citizens to eat less meat. Factory farming comes with immense costs to a society, and Chinese leaders are starting to recognize its implications for water use, the efficient use of grains and other food resources, and human health concerns.

Chinese, Grains, Leader, Starting, Urging, Water

We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals.

Animal, Animals, Domestic, Extinction, Problem

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