Charity News from Friday, Aug. 29, 2003The HSUS and Washington Mystics Stacey Dales-Schuman Launch Full Court Press to Improve Pet HealthThe Humane Society of the United States | The HSUS is teaming up with Washington Mystics star Stacey Dales-Schuman on a new public service effort that urges pet owners to have their pets spayed and neutered. The spot notes that spaying or neutering has health benefits for pets. Animal Protection Groups Condemn Governor Pataki for Proposing "A License for Cruelty" The Humane Society of the United States | In the wake of public outrage following his veto of a bill that would have prohibited the cruel practice of hunting non-native mammals in "canned hunts," Governor Pataki has again attracted the ire of animal protection groups. The HSUS Offers Reward in Pomona, California Horse Cruelty Case The Humane Society of the United States | The HSUS West Coast Regional Office is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the suffering and near starvation of a horse who was abandoned and found in Chino Hills. St. Jude helps improve leukemia treatment in Honduras St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Hospital Escuela (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) have identified ways to improve treatments and cure rates for Honduran children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Developing Countries Dig In for Better Deal on Medicines Oxfam-America | Last night developing countries united in a last ditch attempt to secure a better deal on access to medicines and patent rights, says international agency Oxfam. Delegates have been involved in lengthy negotiations over the last few days in Geneva.
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