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PA Gun Club Again Killing Hundreds of Birds in Illegal Trap Shoots - Take Action!
Team Vegan Philly Runs for the Animals, Grabs Headlines!  Congratulations and thank you to the two dozen runners from Team Vegan Philly who competed in this past weekend's Philadelphia Marathon, Half-Marathon, and 8K to raise money for the Humane League! The team raised over $7,000 to benefit HLP's veg outreach and farm animal rescue programs, and also grabbed headlines in the Philadelphia Daily News with a fantastic, pro-veg story over the weekend - click here to read the story, and please take a moment to thank writer Gloria Campisi ( campisg@phillynews.com ) for her excellent coverage of vegetarianism!
Only two and a half weeks left until the celebration of the year, HLP's annual Holiday Party - featuring delicious food and desserts, wine, live DJ, book sale, silent auction, and fantastic speakers! All the great Holiday Party details are online, so check them out now at http://www.TheHumaneLeague.com and reserve your tickets! There are also a limited number of VIP Tickets available for a special opportunity to help animals and mingle with some of the country's top animal advocates over a delicious meal. Head over to http://www.TheHumaneLeague.com and reserve your tickets now! This is the one holiday party you do not want to miss! Want to Volunteer With the Humane League? Whether you're an experienced Humane League volunteer or are interested in starting to volunteer your time with us to help animals, we would like you to join us for an upcoming Volunteer Orientation and Training session. The session will be fun and informative, and will include a presentation on the different projects the Humane League is currently (or will soon be) working on, as well as provide you with tools and techniques for being a more effective animal advocate. There are two upcoming sessions to choose between: Animal-Friendly Lifestyle After running many miles Sunday morning, our Team Vegan Runners were treated to a delicious meal by Personal Chef Christina Martin of ChristinasKitchenThyme.com ! Christina provides personal chef services and catering for vegetarian and vegan clients, as well as holding a popular ongoing vegetarian cooking class in South Jeresey. If you're looking for veg catering in the South Jersey area or just looking to learn more about veg cooking, please check out her website or email Christina at KitchenThyme@me.com . |
Sat, Nov. 28 - HLP Office Work Party
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Seven months after being issued animal cruelty citations and agreeing to halt its live pigeon trap shoots, the Philadelphia Gun Club of Bensalem, PA has resumed its cruel and illegal shoots with another shoot possibly occurring as early as this weekend. HLP Director Elissa Katz has been monitoring the shoots and called on the Bensalem Township to enforce its own laws in a 
This year, we are excited to have two great keynote speakers! The first is renowned author and animal behavior expert Jonathan Balcombe, author of 
Our second keynote speaker is Michael Parrish DuDell, Senior Editor of the hit website 