Amy SF
July 19th, 2008, 11:12 AM
COLUMN ONE
Wayne Pacelle works for the winged, finned and furry
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Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
Wayne Pacelle, right, President and CEO of Humane Society of the United States at a press conference in the Mayor's Press Room where Mayor Villaraigosa was joined by Los Angeles City Councilmembers Richard Alarcón and Tony Cardenas.
The head of the U.S. Humane Society has retooled the organization from a mild-mannered protector of dogs and cats into an aggressive group flexing its muscle on behalf of all animals.
By Carla Hall, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
July 19, 2008
Animal welfare activists don't usually invoke the National Rifle Assn. as a role model. After all, hunting animals for sport and protecting animals from sport hunters are mutually exclusive endeavors. But Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, finds something to admire about the gun rights group: its brute strength. "Our movement needs an NRA-type organization to get the job done," Pacelle said. "There are lots of gun rights groups, but the one that you hear about and the one that is feared is the NRA." No, he doesn't want to run an organization that is only feared. "I'd rather be loved -- and feared."
In the four years since the 42-year-old vegan -- he neither eats nor wears animal products -- ascended to the top spot at the Humane Society, Pacelle has retooled a venerable organization seen as a mild-mannered protector of dogs and cats into an aggressive interest group flexing muscle in state legislatures and courtrooms.
linky (http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-pacelle19-2008jul19,0,2544569.story)
Wayne Pacelle works for the winged, finned and furry
Email Picture
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
Wayne Pacelle, right, President and CEO of Humane Society of the United States at a press conference in the Mayor's Press Room where Mayor Villaraigosa was joined by Los Angeles City Councilmembers Richard Alarcón and Tony Cardenas.
The head of the U.S. Humane Society has retooled the organization from a mild-mannered protector of dogs and cats into an aggressive group flexing its muscle on behalf of all animals.
By Carla Hall, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
July 19, 2008
Animal welfare activists don't usually invoke the National Rifle Assn. as a role model. After all, hunting animals for sport and protecting animals from sport hunters are mutually exclusive endeavors. But Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, finds something to admire about the gun rights group: its brute strength. "Our movement needs an NRA-type organization to get the job done," Pacelle said. "There are lots of gun rights groups, but the one that you hear about and the one that is feared is the NRA." No, he doesn't want to run an organization that is only feared. "I'd rather be loved -- and feared."
In the four years since the 42-year-old vegan -- he neither eats nor wears animal products -- ascended to the top spot at the Humane Society, Pacelle has retooled a venerable organization seen as a mild-mannered protector of dogs and cats into an aggressive interest group flexing muscle in state legislatures and courtrooms.
linky (http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-pacelle19-2008jul19,0,2544569.story)