NAIA Articles
Animal Agriculture
The Red Cow: Bruce Was Born an Orphan
By Lana Kaiser | Published: 09/10/2012Bruce was born an orphan - a tough way to start a life, especially if you are a calf born 21 days early by caesarian section and expected to live in a barn in March in Michigan…
The Red Cow: The Blue Cow
By Lana Kaiser | Published: 07/9/2012From the time she was a calf, Blue stood out in the pasture…
We Live in a Marginal Zone
By Lana Kaiser | Published: 05/4/2012Mother Nature is in control, and most times she has the last laugh.
Animal Legislation
NAIA Applauds Critical Farm Bill Provision
By Patti Strand | Published: 06/14/2018NAIA is encouraged by the bipartisan support for protecting human and animal health demonstrated today, and looks forward to working with Congress to ensure that risks associated with dog imports are addressed in the final Farm…
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions - So is AB 485
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/5/2017The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding…
NAIA: Bringing People Together For the Greater Good
By Sara Chisnell | Published: 04/27/2017National Animal Interest Alliance conferences are intended to not only educate, but to foster and promote relationships between individual attendees and various groups. The last conference in Florida did just that!
Animal Research
Homes for Animal Heroes 5K
By Patti Strand | Published: 03/29/2018Raise Awareness and Support: Join the NAIA fun run to help rehome canine heroes!
Transparency
By Meagan Shetler | Published: 12/21/2017This word is sadly sort of new to us in the industry, but we need to take it seriously.
NAIA Develops Pet Adoption Initiative for Former Research Animals
By Patti Strand | Published: 07/18/2016National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) welcomes Kelli Brisby, NAIA’s very first Director of Development!
Animal Rights Extremism
Transparency
By Meagan Shetler | Published: 12/21/2017This word is sadly sort of new to us in the industry, but we need to take it seriously.
Denver billboard… brought to you by the people who killed Maya - PETA
By Patti Strand | Published: 02/9/2015American dog lovers call on Outfront Media to honor the Outdoor Advertising Association of America’s code of conduct and remove PETA’s hateful billboard, which is designed to discredit AKC breeders and hurt their upcoming dog…
Golden Age of Animal Research Ahead
By Dr. John Richard Schrock | Published: 03/12/2013A recently published report of the limitations of mouse models has been used by the HSUS to justify their drive to end all animal use in research. However, this report in PNAS was a further refinement of our knowledge concerning…
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare
Who Do You Think Controls the Debate About Animal Welfare?
By Patti Strand | Published: 11/28/2018Some say that money helps…
What is Animal Welfare and why is it important?
By Patti Strand | Published: 06/10/2014Some people use the terms animal welfare and animal rights interchangeably, suggesting that they represent the same concerns, principles and practices. But the differences between the two are significant and irreconcilable.
Dog ownership… a cherished American tradition
By | Published: 10/3/2013George Washington had one, and so did Benjamin Franklin. But if animal extremists have their way, your grandkids won’t.
Animal Sports
Animal Welfare
NAIA Develops Pet Adoption Initiative for Former Research Animals
By Patti Strand | Published: 07/18/2016National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) welcomes Kelli Brisby, NAIA’s very first Director of Development!
NAIA Applauds USDA Rule Protecting Pets and People!
By Patti Strand | Published: 08/18/2014The new USDA rule published in today’s Federal Register represents a giant step forward in protecting American citizens, pets and other animals from diseases and parasites introduced by foreign dogs.
What is Animal Welfare and why is it important?
By Patti Strand | Published: 06/10/2014Some people use the terms animal welfare and animal rights interchangeably, suggesting that they represent the same concerns, principles and practices. But the differences between the two are significant and irreconcilable.
Animals and Society
Special Thank You to Our Kennel Club Supporters
By Patti Strand | Published: 11/21/2018If your club is not on the list, please give this holiday season!
NAIA: On Service Animals
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 05/15/2017There’s no doubt that the human-animal bond produces remarkable and joyful partnerships or that man and animal can transcend the typical household pet relationship…
Animals in Education & Entertainment
IS RODEO BRONC RIDING CRUEL?
By Emma Carpenter | Published: 01/16/2012A myth is a powerful thing. Every time there is a slow news day or a rodeo returns to town, animal rights groups bring the debate over rodeo bronc riding and cruelty to the front again. The myth that rodeo bronc riding is cruel…
PROFESSIONAL RODEO HORSES ARE BRED TO BUCK
By Cindy Schonholtz | Published: 01/16/2012As with any other industry or sport that utilizes animals, the sport of rodeo must continually educate the public about the care and handling of the livestock used in rodeos. Critics of rodeo often show many areas where they do…
ANIMAL ACTIVISTS TARGET CIRCUS
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/15/2012Congressman Sam Farr wants to ban elephants in circuses. Mayor Paul Schell of Seattle, Washington, wants his city to go a bit further and ban all wild animal acts at city facilities, and Redmond, Washington, enacted a circus animal…
Book Reviews
Book Review: The Hijacking of the Humane Movement
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 02/16/2012“The humane movement has been hijacked, radicalized, and rerouted. Started more than 100 years ago, it was traditionally concerned with the humane treatment of animals. In the last 20 years, however, it has been taken over…
SAVE OUR STRAYS: A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE DOG AND CAT POPULATION DILEMMAS
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/29/2012For the past decade and more, national and local animal organizations have blamed puppy producers for euthanasias in shelters and promoted sterilization as the only way to decrease shelter deaths.
Book Review: Playing God in Yellowstone by Alston Chase
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/16/2012A Harvest Book from Harcourt Brace & Company, New York;
393 pages, including a epilogue written three years after original publication
$14, trade paper
Canine Issues
The Retail Pet Store Final Rule and You!
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/15/2013Since May 2012, purebred dog and cat enthusiasts, rabbit and other small animal breeders and animal activists have been focused on the USDA’s proposed rule updating the retail pet store definition in the federal Animal Welfare…
Disparage – Regulate – Prohibit – Monopolize
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/11/2013Thirty years ago, animal welfare groups joined forces to wipe out ‘pet overpopulation’ and the resulting shelter deaths caused by indiscriminate breeding. At the time, puppies flooded shelters and animal control agencies, adoption…
Let’s Make Shelter Pets a Memory, not a Mascot
By Patti Strand | Published: 04/4/2013Celebrate the people involved in animal rescue and shelter work who dedicate their lives to saving lives, who come up with innovative ideas to find permanent homes for animals. Celebrate responsible pet owners. But don’t turn…
Farm and Ranch Almanac
IS RODEO BRONC RIDING CRUEL?
By Emma Carpenter | Published: 01/16/2012A myth is a powerful thing. Every time there is a slow news day or a rodeo returns to town, animal rights groups bring the debate over rodeo bronc riding and cruelty to the front again. The myth that rodeo bronc riding is cruel…
Suffering to End Suffering: The Heroic Effort to Eradicate the North American Screwworm
By Dr. John Richard Schrock | Published: 01/16/2012As science teachers, it is important for our students to understand that the biggest benefactors of agricultural and biomedical research with animals—are the animals themselves.
Slaughter Bill is Not in Best Interests of Horses
By Dennis Foster | Published: 01/16/2012The slaughter of horses in the United States, one of the most controversial issues in the equine world, is an emotional issue that makes it very difficult to be pragmatic despite overwhelming evidence supporting its continuation.
Feline Issues
SFSPCA: Mandatory Cat Licensing: Ill-conceived and Ill-advised
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/10/2012The report begins with an indictment of the latest fad in animal control laws: The San Francisco SPCA has considered the various claims made for mandatory cat licensing legislation and has found little in the way of evidence - or…
NAIA WEIGHS IN ON FAA PROPOSAL FOR ANIMAL TRAVEL
By Patti Strand | Published: 12/8/2002More than two years ago, Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2000 that directed the Federal Aviation Administration to write rules for a reporting system to be used by airlines when animals escaped, were injured, or died…
Is Russia the New Czar of Kitten and Puppy Mills??
By Marva Marrow | Published: 01/8/2001Val, a friend of mine, is a photographer’s representative for a celebrity photographer. She was recently on a photo shoot, and while chatting to the actor who was being photographed, he mentioned that he had an Oriental Shorthair…
From the Offices of NAIA
Summer 2013 Animal Policy Review
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 08/21/2013The Animal Policy Review is a publication of the National Animal Interest Alliance dedicated to the analysis of legislation, regulations, and policies that affect animals and animal owners.
NAIA 2013 Conference: The Conversation Begins with You!
By | Published: 07/26/2013Whether you are a professional or a hobbyist, if your life revolves around animals, the NAIA 2013 conference is a must-attend event!
Raise Funds for NAIA through H&R Block’s Nonprofit Referral Program
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/8/2013Nobody enjoys tax season, but this year, new clients to H&R Block can feel good knowing they supported NAIA!
Guest Editorial
NAIA Conferences
Save the Date: NAIA 2018 Conference
By Patti Strand | Published: 06/13/2018Uniting to Save Our Endangered Breeds
Rescue
Homes for Animal Heroes 5K
By Patti Strand | Published: 03/29/2018Raise Awareness and Support: Join the NAIA fun run to help rehome canine heroes!
Dog Days in Sacramento
By Patti Strand | Published: 04/18/2017With AB 485, California would outsource the supply of dogs available to consumers to the least regulated and poorest selection of dogs available.
Mission creep: Dog rescues and animal shelters risk public health and safety
By Patti Strand | Published: 07/30/2014A new ideology and the end of dog overpopulation in many parts of the country cause not-for-profit humane organizations to abandon their missions and replace long-standing codes-of-conduct with irresponsible practices.
Research Reports
The Little Girl Who Stumbled
By Robert Speth, PhD | Published: 02/12/2012The animal rights movement’s effort to place the rights of animals above those of humans concerns me. A recent book, Rattling the Cage, by Stephen Wise argues that chimpanzees should be granted legal standing; in other words,…
A LOOK AT LAB ANIMAL MEDICINE
By Elizabeth Galloway | Published: 01/19/2012Many articles in the popular press have attempted to justify animal research. Still more articles have been written in opposition to animal research, but few are by experienced technicians describing how animals are really used…
ANIMAL RESEARCH SAVES LIVES
By Patty Wood | Published: 01/13/2012“I know I’ll walk again,” said Greg Mankle.
Shelter Issues
Dog Days in Sacramento
By Patti Strand | Published: 04/18/2017With AB 485, California would outsource the supply of dogs available to consumers to the least regulated and poorest selection of dogs available.
Florida SB 674: Signed!
By Patti Strand | Published: 04/26/2013Great progress in Florida for responsible rescues and pet owners!
Consider the source when choosing your next best friend
By Patti Strand | Published: 11/30/2012Progress always carries with it the potential for unintended consequences. In this case, efforts at reducing dog overpopulation have been so successful that in parts of the country there are not enough dogs to meet local demand.…
Uncategorized
HB189 Fixes Ohio’s Dangerous Dog Law
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/9/2012Update April 28, 2005: This bill has been sent to the Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee. Concerned dog owners need to contact their representative and the committee members below now.
THE DAY THE DOG “BLEW UP”
By Richard Simmonds, DVM, MS | Published: 01/7/2012Following graduation from veterinary school, and my “coerced” entry on active duty with the Air Force (there was something in those days called the Draft), my first assignment was at a research laboratory in Fairbanks,…
A Tribute to a Remarkable Man – Captain Arthur J. Haggerty December 3, 1931 - July 3, 2006
By Diane Makkinney | Published: 01/7/2012Our dogs and dog owners everywhere lost a tremendous advocate on July 3, 2006, when Captain Arthur J. Haggerty - also known as “The Captain” or just “Cap” to his friends - passed away from cancer at the age…
Veterinary Issues
There’s No Purebred Paradox, Only Love
By Arnold L. Goldman DVM, MPH, NAIA Board Member | Published: 06/1/2018For the life of me, I cannot understand why a colleague would impugn the motives and professionalism of her fellow veterinarians, while also denigrating a part of life so dear to the many clients we are duty bound to serve.
AVMA HOD: Recall and Redraft Breeder Proposal!
By Dr. Marty Greer, DVM, JD, NAIA Chair | Published: 01/13/2017The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), has coming before its House of Delegates, a proposal to govern how veterinarians work with dog breeders.
Wildlife Journal
Book Review: Playing God in Yellowstone by Alston Chase
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/16/2012A Harvest Book from Harcourt Brace & Company, New York;
393 pages, including a epilogue written three years after original publication
$14, trade paper
Cattle Can Help Conserve Grasslands and Wildlife
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/16/2012The Prairie Keepers: Secrets of the Grasslands by Marcy Houle: 1995; 266 pages; Addison Wesley, publisher, New York; $8.80 in paperback from Amazon Books through the NAIA website.
The Necessity of Predators: Part 2
By Jonathon Sprague Woolf | Published: 01/15/2012In the 1960s, a University of Washington biologist named Robert Paine did an interesting experiment in the waters off the Olympic Peninsula.
