Charity News from Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2003National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Commends Senate and House ConfereesNational Center for Missing and Exploited Children | The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) expressed its thanks to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate conferees on agreeing to the language included in the conference report. CARE Act Would Increase Food For Hungry People America's Second Harvest | The United States Senate acted decisively today to adopt the Charity, Aid, Recovery and Empowerment Act of 2003, a measure that will allow family farmers, ranchers and restaurant owners to deduct the costs of food donated to hunger-relief charities. ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Issues Nationwide Alert: Lilies Can Be Deadly For Cats! American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is leading a nationwide campaign to warn cat owners about the dangers of Easter lilies and other variations in the lily family. In 2002, Center handled approximately 226 cases of cats ingesting a Lilium species. In Wake of Recent Abuse Case, American Humane Urges New Mexico to Enact Tougher Animal Crulety Laws American Humane Association | In response to the horrific animal abuse case in Espanola, NM, of a puppy that was found in a pit of raw human sewage, American Humane today called on authorities in New Mexico to toughen the state's animal cruelty laws.
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