Upper Valley Humane Society gala and fundraiser goes ‘Hollywood’
Normally a dressy affair, Upper Valley Humane Society’s annual gala was even snazzier this time around. “We definitely stepped it up a little bit for this one,” said Carrie Hamel, the nonprofit’s media and events coordinator. About 130 people put their best feet forward for their four-legged friends at A Night for Paws, held Nov. 14 at The Hanover Inn. The fundraiser featured a vintage-Hollywood theme. “It was wonderful, Hamel said....
Humane Society: Costco Egg Farm Mistreating Birds
Seattle — A prominent animal rights group is raising a big stink over alleged cruelty at a massive egg farm owned by a supplier to Costco Wholesale, and prodding the warehouse club to move more rapidly towards its stated goal of offering only cage-free eggs. The Humane Society of the United States said last week it investigated a Hillandale Farms facility in Gettysburg, Penn., where it found hundreds of thousands of tightly packed...
