Greetings from Volunteer Services! July 1, 2020

| By Candace Alexander
Categories: Blog, Other, Volunteers
Greetings Volunteers, In a few days, we’ll celebrate the Fourth of July. This year, most of the large fireworks shows have been cancelled, but there may be some random fireworks going off in or near your neighborhood. Loud noises can frighten animals, causing them to panic and even run away from home. In a Tails …

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Greetings from Volunteer Services! June 24, 2020

| By Candace Alexander
Categories: Blog, Other, Volunteers
Greetings Volunteers, We wanted to share an update from Nancy McKenney: “Happy Summer! The County will be issuing more news about indoor-based businesses on June 29th. At Marin Humane, we are slowly opening a few programs and services in a gradual, methodical manner. As you may have heard, spay/neuter surgeries for shelter, adoption and foster …

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Greetings from Volunteer Services! June 17, 2020

| By Candace Alexander
Categories: Blog, Other, Volunteers
Greetings Volunteers, Things are starting to change in the county. Marin has moved into a new phase of COVID-19, and so, too, has Marin Humane. But slowly. Our approach to bringing back staff, volunteers, and programs/services is very deliberate and cautious. COVID-19 & Marin Humane Update: Last week, Marin Humane submitted its COVID 19 Site …

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Greetings from Volunteer Services! June 10, 2020

| By Candace Alexander
Categories: Blog, Other, Volunteers
Greetings Volunteers, How are you? Really, how are you feeling? Since our last e-mail, much has happened in our country. Coupled with the experience of SIP, we  acknowledge that this is a topsy-turvey time of emotions where you you may feel even less grounded, and more off balance. Although we may not have control over …

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Pandemic reveals how our factory farm system is broken

| By Carina DeVera
Categories: Advocacy, Blog
In a recent CNN segment, a hog farmer in Minnesota is seen in apparent distress at the prospect of having to euthanize his thousands of pigs due to reduced slaughterhouse capacities. Indeed, meat-packing plants across the nation have closed because of COVID-19 outbreaks, leading to staggering numbers of pigs, cows and chickens being “depopulated” — …

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