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Reader and long-time cat advocate and rescuer takes issue with HDHS handling of Cat House

The 9-22-24 High Desert Humane Society raid on the Cat Rescue building was unwarranted and needlessly aggressive. Regardless of any financial constraints or reasons known only to HDHS, the transfer of cats to the new location was conducted with calculated cruelty, divesting Director Sylvia Smith of her job, banishing her …

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Apache trout no longer ‘threatened’ thanks to work of tribe, partners

Arizona’s state fish has been removed from the Endangered Species list By: Shondiin Silversmith – September 5, 2024 After more than five decades of conservation efforts led by tribal, state, federal and non-governmental organizations, Arizona’s state fish, the Apache trout, has been removed from the Endangered Species list, making it …

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SCOTUS rules for AZ tribe in dispute with federal government over insurance billing fees

BY: BRIANNA CHAPPIE/CRONKITE NEWS – JUNE 7, 2024 7:15 AM WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal government must pay millions in administrative and overhead costs for federal health care programs that Native American tribes had taken over. The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act authorizes …

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