Venue: Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa Speakers: Dr. Lori Kirshner, Founder, Advancing the Interests of Animals Bob Ferber, Former Los Angeles Animal Cruelty Prosecutor and Founder, Baron’s Buddies; Director, Advancing the Interests of Animals Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Council Member About International Homeless Animals’ Day: International Homeless Animals’ Day commemorates the lives… Read More
2011 INTERNATIONAL HOMELESS ANIMALS’ DAY
The 2011 Coachella Valley commemoration of International Homeless Animals’ Day took place at the Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa on August 20, 2011. Sponsored by Desert Paws (now called Advancing the Interests of Animals), and inspired by International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR), the late afternoon gathering featured inspiring opening remarks by Rancho Mirage… Read More
2010 INTERNATIONAL HOMELESS ANIMALS’ DAY
On August 21, 2010, Desert Paws sponsored an International Homeless Animals Day event in Palm Desert, CA. This Candlelight Vigil featured speakers including Animal Law Pioneer Henry Holzer and Palm Desert Mayor, Cindy Finnerty. The theme was “Home.” About 75 animal lovers braved the desert heat to remember homeless animals around the world.
ADVOCATING FOR HUMANE CARE FOR SHELTER ANIMALS
Starting in the summer of 2011, Advancing the Interests of Animals devoted considerable time, effort, and resources by leading a project to construct sturdy metal coverings over the outdoor dog kennels of the Indio, California city shelter. After repeated pleas from AIA and the community urging the city to give protection for the dogs in… Read More
COURAGEOUS HEART AWARDS
The first Courageous Heart Awards were presented in October 2011, in Rancho Mirage California, at AIA’s Courage in Action Celebration. The awards publicly recognized and paid tribute to individuals in the Coachella Valley community who took action and worked effectively on behalf of animals. The selection committee received nominations from the public and presented awards… Read More
OPPOSING THE RODEO
Why oppose the Rodeo? We here at Advancing the Interests of Animals oppose the rodeos in all forms, including charreadas, or Mexican style rodeos. There is no doubt that animals are abused in the rodeo. Consider calf roping, in which frightened three to four month-old animals are chased by a rider and then… Read More
SEMINAR ON HUMANE CARE OF COMMUNITY CATS
Feral Cats Instruction course summary In June, 2011, we partnered with Best Friends Animal Society and Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter to conduct a Seminar in Humane Feral Cat management. This hands-on course was attended by about 100 people who learned how to care for community cat colonies in Palm Springs.
PROMOTING A PLANT-BASED DIET
Below are a few articles we have written in which we advocate for vegan diets. Plant-based diets are the most humane toward animals, the most environmentally friendly and most healthful diet for people to consume. Vegan diets are most compassionate. A vegan diet consist of only plants and foods produced from plants; it excludes meat,… Read More
RESPONSIBLE PET GUARDIANSHIP
Happy and Safe Dogs and Cats™ (Perros y Gatos Felices y Seguros™) Happy and Safe Dogs and Cats (Perros y Gatos Felices y Seguros) provides much-needed information about responsible guardianship of companion animals through multiple media formats, all in Spanish. Utilizing 60 sec. radio advertisements, feature articles in the valley’s Spanish language newspaper, La Prensa… Read More
ITS HOTTER THAN YOU THINK SIGNS
This is an early Desert Paws project. We placed these plastic signs in hundreds of stores around the Southern California Desert. Many are still in place years later, serving as reminders not to leave pets in cars unattended. Depending where you live, this project can be adapted to suit your community’s needs. It is a… Read More