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Louisa Douglas McCune (May 11, 1970 – August 10, 2024 [1]) was a philanthropy executive and magazine editor, working in the contemporary arts and animal well-being. [2] She was the executive director of the Kirkpatrick Foundation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where she was engaged with arts and culture, education, animal well-being, environmental conservation, and historic preservation.
Diane Ketterling, owner of Furever Friends Animal Rescue in Choctaw, Oklahoma, loves her rescued animals like they're her own pets. She dedicates her whole life to the wellbeing of the animals ...
Billie Jean Floyd (born December 24, 1929) was an American politician, educator and civic leader who was an Oklahoma state senator. Floyd served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1984 to 1988, representing district 13. After her time in office, Floyd has remained active in historical preservation and several other community service projects.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries , where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
Oklahoma State Question 777 was a referendum on a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution held in November 2016. The referendum attempted to exempt agriculture and agribusiness from compliance with state laws passed in 2015 and later, unless a "compelling state interest" was involved. The referendum was hotly controversial.
Animal welfare laws in many states of the United States make it a crime to abandon a pet. [1] The UK passed the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 which describes the offence of cruelty as "If any person being the owner or having charge or control of any animal shall without reasonable cause or excuse abandon it, whether permanently or not, in circumstances likely to cause the animal any ...
The largest American animal nonprofit, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), is an animal welfare organization. PETA, Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) , [ 75 ] and Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) [ 76 ] are animal rights organizations based in the U.S.
The animal welfare organizations are still responsible for the care of the pets, even when placed in an adoption center. [24] PetSmart Charities also has a program where they will partner with other local animal welfare agencies in order to further the pet adoption process. [25] [26]