Join Me in Wishing a Happy 7th Anniversary to Scott Giacoppo, Vice President, External Affairs, Washington Humane Society

From Lisa LaFontaine, President and CEO, Washington Humane Society:

Wishing a very happy 7th (WHS) anniversary to Scott Giacoppo! It is a daily inspiration to work with someone who has been in animal welfare for two decades, and yet comes in each day with more love and compassion for animals, more desire to do good, and more determination to make a difference than he had the day before. You are a rare breed... WHS - and the field - are lucky to have you!

Scott Giacoppo, Vice President, External Affairs with Gracie

Scott Giacoppo joined the Washington Humane Society in November of 2007 as Chief Programs Officer. In 2010 he was also named Vice President of External Affairs responsible for the organization’s marketing and communications. In his roles Scott oversees the field officers for the District’s Animal Control Department as well as the Humane Law Enforcement Officers that investigate animal cruelty. Scott also supervises the WHS Humane Education Department in addition to the advocacy and wildlife programs. Prior to coming to WHS he served as a special state police officer investigating animal cruelty, as well as Director of Public Relations and Deputy Director of Advocacy for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Boston. Scott lives with Gracie, four wonderful cats and a Collie mix named Brady.

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Tinder for Pets App Helps You Give Shelter Animals Forever Homes

This new addition to the growing number of Tinder-like apps out there is possibly the cutest one yet -- it lets you browse dogs, cats and other animals in shelters looking for their forever home.

The Tinder for pets we're talking about was developed by adoption website AllPaws, which isn't new to taking cues from dating services. In fact, the website itself looks more like online dating portals instead of traditional pet adoption haunts on the web. Just like Tinder, you need to swipe left or right to browse through contenders and message a shelter through the app when you find one that tugs at your heartstrings.

The app lists 200,000 adoptable animals at the moment, and while we can all look at dog and cat pics all day, you can also filter them based on breed and on your geographical location to easily find viable candidates.

Of course, nobody should ever adopt pets based on looks alone, but apps like this help entice people to go to shelters -- many might even end up going home with another dog or cat than the one they originally wanted. You can now download the AllPaws app from iTunes and finally find someone who'll love you more than you love him/her.

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It Shall Be Suitable For Use In Animal Food

“It shall be suitable for use in animal food.” These nine little words are found in numerous places within pet food regulations, but they are not found within federal food law. These nine little words allow a multi-billion dollar a year industry to mislead pet food consumers. What – exactly – do these nine little words mean?

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Never Buy A Teacup Pig

“Teacup pigs” (also sometimes sold as “micro pigs,” “pocket pigs” and “Juliana pigs”) are a marketing scam reaching back at least two decades, if not more. It works like this: Breeders put up listings for “teacup pigs,” promising to sell petite porkers a pig that’ll stay permanently tiny. Buyers then pay anywhere from $750 to over $3,500 for their teacup pig. The buyer then watches as that tiny pig becomes a larger adolescent pig, then a very large, very non-teacup-sized hog. (Check out the Southern California Association for Miniature Potbellied Pigs http://www.scampp.com/TeacupPigs.html for some eye-opening before-and-after shots of how gigantic a teacup pig can get.)

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