Charity News from Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002American Humane Association Calls for Nominees to the Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest™American Humane Association | If you want to see your favorite animal advocate receive much deserved recognition, enter him/her in AHA's Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest“ today! The Be Kind to Animals (BKA) Contest“ is an annual award by the American Humane Association (AHA) to... Raoul Wallenberg: No End to the Mystery American Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee today released its second report on the shadowy fate of Raoul Wallenberg, who saved as many as 100,000 Hungarian Jews from the Nazis. There are in fact five reports because, writes Dr. Korey, "after ten years of ... Statement of M. Cass Wheeler, CEO, American Heart Association on American Legacy Foundation's effort to block Lorillard Tobacco Company lawsuit American Heart Association | The American Heart Association supports the efforts of the American Legacy Foundation to block Lorillard Tobacco Company's attempt to shut down a popular and highly effective anti-tobacco advertising campaign that is successfully addressing the ... Newest version of 'the pill' confers same stroke risk as old pill American Heart Association | The first major study of ischemic stroke in women taking the latest form of low-estrogen birth control pills finds that they still have about double the stroke risk of women not taking the pill. Previous studies of second-generation OCs found an ... Worth Magazine Rates Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Among Top 100 Charities Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation | Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) is the proud recipient of this prestigious honor. Worth developed the list using over three years of tax returns from the charities, annual reports, and statements to evaluate which charities are ... Number One Killer of Children in Africa Too Expensive to Treat Effectively? Doctors Without Borders USA | As East African countries are about to change national malaria treatment protocols and the East African Network for Monitoring Antimalarial Treatment (EANMAT) meets in Nairobi to discuss rising resistance to malaria treatments, Doctors Without ... Environmental Defense Applauds Senate Farm Bill Conservation Title Environmental Defense | "The conservation title of the Harkin Farm Bill is one of the most promising pieces of environmental legislation to pass the Senate in more than a decade," said Environmental Defense senior attorney Tim Searchinger. The conservation title ... U.S. Senate Passes Farm Bill Addressing Animal Fighting, Puppy Mills, Farm Animals and Bears The Humane Society of the United States | The Senate approved provisions to combat animal fighting, to address inhumane treatment of farm animals, to combat some abuses at puppy mills, and to halt the trade in bear parts. Downed Farm Animals - The Farm Bill also includes language that ... U.S. Senate Approves Measure to Combat Animal Fighting The Humane Society of the United States | The provision, pushed by Senators Wayne Allard (R-CO) and embraced by Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and ranking committee Republican Richard Lugar (R-IN), bars any interstate shipment of birds for fighting and any export of ... U.S. Senate Adopts Puppy Protection Act The Humane Society of the United States | The Humane Society of the United States today praised the U.S. Senate for approving an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act that seeks to protect dogs from exploitation on commercial dog breeding operations, generally known as "puppy mills." Over 3... U.S. Senate Passes Bear Protection Act The Humane Society of the United States | The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation applauded the U.S. Senate for passing legislation that would protect bears across the globe, including American black bears, from a growing trade in ...
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