ANIMAL PEOPLE FORUM | Humane Decisions | Activity https://animalpeopleforum.org/members/humanedecisions/activity/ Activity feed for Humane Decisions. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:40:37 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 a0fd5fd35f86afb8e05bd0aad2c551f0 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, The Wool Industry Means Suffering for Sheep https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=30429 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:40:36 -0700 Sheep are gentle, docile animals who have been genetically manipulated by the wool industry to produce increasingly high volumes of wool in a relatively short period of time. Before the days of genetically […]

]]> 0 3002942a7b3e07688e5168a40934338c Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Puppy Mills and Commercial Breeders Abuse Dogs for Profit https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=30295 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:25:04 -0700 Commercial dog breeders are in the business to make money by breeding dogs. Dogs who are bred for profit are at risk of not being bred responsibly, humanely, knowledgeably or compassionately. Commercial dog […]

]]> 0 42ab3b43dabeed91bd9465ba63e94fc7 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Marine Mammal Captivity is Deeply Cruel https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=30048 Fri, 15 May 2020 21:30:11 -0700 Capturing and confining dolphins and orcas in concrete pools is killing them—physically and psychologically. Please don’t support captive animal entertainment.

Both captive orcas and dolphins die prem […]

]]> 0 0196a9fb12edc885bd4fa1a40eb1a474 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Hunting and the War on Wildlife https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29878 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:23:35 -0700 Over 200 million animals are killed, maimed and injured by hunters every year in the U.S., with many dying slow, painful deaths. There are many reasons why hunting is cruel, destructive, and unnecessary. Most […]

]]> 0 a56bcaf03892769acc40efe7b0455be4 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, You Can Help Save Bees and Butterflies https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29521 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:16:53 -0700 Bees pollinate nearly half of all the fruits and vegetables we eat in the U.S. and they enable the production of at least 90 percent of commercially grown crops across North America. Out of 115 major food crops […]

]]> 0 2c2e4150911d815980a631c284bf3195 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Their Captivity for Our Amusement: Zoos and Safari Parks https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29279 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:30:00 -0700 When you look into the eyes of animals at the zoo, you often see boredom, sadness, blank stares, broken spirits, frustration and despair. Animals in zoos are forced to live their entire lives in captivity—in sm […]

]]> 0 ed1e4a8448ac5aaee5eca7338e92d84b Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Cruelty as 'Entertainment': Circuses and Performing Animal Shows https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29273 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:22:28 -0700 All forms of entertainment that use captive wild animals to perform for humans are full of endless stress and suffering for the animals. These animals are often captured at a young age and forcibly taken away […]

]]> 0 b43f9f8be22a4eb6e0b389822a09787b Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Farmed for Their Blood: The Little-Known Pregnant Mare Blood Industry https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28921 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:04:25 -0800 Big pharma is making huge profits from the torture of horses for a hormone called Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotrophin (PMSG), which is only found in the blood of mares during early pregnancy. PMSG is used by the […]

]]> 0 00124f018013c9669a73503b56c589b8 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Greyhound Racing: A Cruel and Dying Industry https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28758 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:56:50 -0800 As of January 2020, greyhound racing is legal in nine U.S. states and operational and active in only five U.S. states: Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Texas and West Virginia. Dog racing has been outlawed in the […]

]]> 0 8217c70e5452efcf0660c3d7251a45eb Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Animal Testing is Cruel and Outdated https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28529 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:17:42 -0800 More than 100 million animals are bred, used and disposed of as hazardous waste in research and product testing in the United States every year. These millions of animals experience great physical and mental s […]

]]> 0 c812cdbe5458e34381f7366d603cf7a2 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Slaughter of US Horses Persists Through Export https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28336 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 18:41:17 -0800 Horses in the U.S. are not raised for food. They are bred for recreation, companionship, pets, work or sport—but not for meat. Horse slaughter is illegal in the U.S., and the last three slaughterhouses in the c […]

]]> 0 70f98b8102d0387667aef9bfa00d023c Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Effective Ways to Advocate For Animals https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=27844 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:15:23 -0800 Whether you are new to animal advocacy or a seasoned animal activist, it’s important that your advocacy is as effective as possible. Since we all have time constraints, it’s critical that the time you give to act […]

]]> 0 f1a20e986d352f0119bdc201e0e09189 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Premarin Drugs Mean Life-Long Suffering for Horses https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=27665 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:55:14 -0800 Premarin and Premarin-containing products are Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) drugs manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (part of Pfizer since January 2009). These drugs use the estrogen from pregnant mare’s u […]

]]> 0 1a817f185f079537f03588ae99312ae1 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, How to Have a Cruelty-Free Thanksgiving https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=27528 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:50:58 -0800 Thanksgiving is a time for friends and loved ones to come together, but it also marks a far darker time for the turkeys who become the centerpiece of the meal. Learn how you can make Thanksgiving a peaceful, […]

]]> 0 ec67abb13fa7cfc09471858213d4484d Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Dogfighting: How to Recognize and Report It https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=27372 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 22:57:57 -0800 Dogfighting is a felony offense in all 50 states of the United States. In fact, all animal fighting has been illegal in the U.S. since 1867. But despite dogfighting being a felony, it still happens in many parts […]

]]> 0 d8df8d382e4de10facce921e77baf605 Humane Decisions wrote a new post, Ag-gag Laws Silence the Truth About Animal Agriculture https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=27069 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:46:32 -0700 Today billions of farm animals experience unimaginably cruel conditions every day. They are raised in strict confinement where they cannot move, their body parts are amputated in order to live in overcrowded […]

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