Hawaiian Humane Society
The Hawaiian Humane Society is an animal welfare group established in Hawaii.
[edit] History
In 1883 King Kalākaua established the first Humane Society at ʻIolani Palace.[1] However, if became inactive over the years.<referenced book |author=Margaret Mary Louise Catton |title=Social service in Hawaii| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WGZYAAAAMAAJ |year=1959 |publisher=Pacific Book Publishers |page=15}}</ref>
An owner of horses, Helen Kinaʻu Wilder, daughter of shipping magnate Samuel Garner Wilder, hired the youthful Chang Apana, the inspiration for the detective-novel character, Charlie Chan, to handle her horses in 1891. In 1894 Wilder hired Chang to investigate animal crimes.[2]
Wilder (later Mrs. Craft) was given authority to actually enforce animal cruelty laws in 1897, as part of the Honolulu Police Department[3] and founded the current organization. She served as its president for several years. It was modeled after the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.[4] A local newspaper said:
We do not think that there is a man or woman in this community who do not appreciate the excellent work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the energy displayed by Mrs. Helen Wilder Craft in enforcing the rules of the Society and laws of the land.[5]
Today the Hawaiian Humane Society opposes inhumane efforts such as: animal entertainment, animal experimentation, animal fighting, and animals that are raised not raised by a certified animal slaughter house and are used for food consumption.[6] Their headquarters are 2700 Waialae Avenue in Honolulu, 21°17′26″N 157°49′6″W / 21.29056°N 157.81833°W
[edit] References
- ^ "E Komo Mai! — Hawaiian Humane Society". official web site. Hawaiian Humane Society. http://www.hawaiianhumane.org/. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ Hyung-chan Kim, ed (December 30, 1999). "Chang Apana (1864–1933): Law Enforcement Officer". Distinguished Asian Americans: a biographical dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 18–20. ISBN 9780313289026. http://books.google.com/books?id=prhRl6DYXRMC&pg=PA18.
- ^ The Advance. The Advance Company. June 8, 1905. p. 705. http://books.google.com/books?id=kWhMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA705.
- ^ Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1907). Annual report. The Society. pp. 69, 76, 78. http://books.google.com/books?id=QY0OAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA69.
- ^ "The Humane Society". The Independent (Honolulu). April 18, 1900. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85047097/1900-04-18/ed-1/seq-2/. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ "Our Stand on Issues". official web site. Hawaiian Humane Society. http://www.hawaiianhumane.org/stand_issues.html/. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
[edit] Further reading
- Hawaiian Humane Society (May 1997). Poi Dogs and Popoki. Watermark Publishing, LLC. ISBN 9780963115461.
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