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2021 Compassionate Gifts Guide

It’s the holiday season, and that means gift-giving for many people. Do you have someone on your list who is vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based? Or, would you like to give more compassionate gifts this year?  The following is a list of the best compassionate gifts for...

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Cruel and Unusual Clothing

Cruel and Unusual Clothing

To many of us, the thought of a fur coat is abhorrent. It may conjure up images of Cruella DeVil going after all those sweet little puppies--although I think it’s noteworthy that in the new origin story of that notorious fashionista femme fetalle, Cruella (2021), the...

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HAP Honors Pittsburgh’s Animal Protection Heroes

HAP Honors Pittsburgh’s Animal Protection Heroes

Imagine a world without animal suffering — a world where all beings are treated with compassion. That’s Humane Action Pittsburgh’s (HAP) vision and we can’t get there alone.  On November 5, we’re celebrating six years of building 'America's Model Humane City' together...

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Plastic is Choking Our Oceans — But You Can Help

Plastic is Choking Our Oceans — But You Can Help

In honor of Respect for Fish Day (August 1), I watched two thought-provoking yet disturbing Netflix documentaries — Seaspiracy and A Plastic Ocean. It’s common knowledge that plastic pollution is invading our oceans, but I didn’t comprehend the extent of the...

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Alert for Bird Lovers: Remove Your Feeders, For Now

Alert for Bird Lovers: Remove Your Feeders, For Now

A few weeks ago, hubby and I moved to a house nestled near a wooded area that’s teeming with beautiful birds. Eager to welcome our new neighbors, my husband foraged through the moving boxes to find our bird feeder. Then we read a disturbing alert advising bird lovers...

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Gardening for Animals and the Earth: June Update

Gardening for Animals and the Earth: June Update

Readers might remember that in March, I started my first ever vegetable garden. If you haven’t followed the story, here are a few reminders about why gardening is not only good for you, but for animals, too: Gardens help you to eat a more whole-foods plant-based diet....

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Contacting Legislators

Contacting Legislators

The United States of America is the world’s oldest democracy, founded on the principle that citizens should have a say in how they are governed. While not a true democracy, we do have a representative democracy, where we elect officials to represent our interests....

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AUTHORS

Aimee Douglass is the Director of Compassionate Living. Aimee works in the healthcare industry and has a bachelors degree in Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and a masters degree in Communications with a health care focus from Southern New Hampshire University.

Abhi Nadendla is a blogger at HAP and has been volunteering at the organization since late 2022. She is a student at the University of Pittsburgh and loves spending her free time helping out at animal shelters.

Hannah Lewis is a grant writer and blogger from Pittsburgh’s North Side who has been with HAP since 2020. In addition to writing and advocating for animals, she enjoys hiking, cooking plant-based meals, bouldering at her local climbing gym, and curling up with a good book and her long-haired cat, Freyja.

Kelly Frantz has recently joined the HAP family as a blog writer. She is passionate about animal protection and is excited to educate the community about animal welfare.