Hawaii nonprofit people in the news

Pamela Burns is working to create
a humane society in the broadest sense

From the Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Pamela Burns, president of the Hawaiian Humane Society, says you don’t have to believe in animal rights to care about animal welfare. Not only is there the desire to prevent “needless suffering,” she said, but also, “Animal abuse is directly related to human violence. So if you see an animal being abused in the home, it’s very much of a red flag to look at other vulnerable groups in that home that also could be being abused.”

Addressing domestic violence, in fact, was very much a part of the original mission of the society, which was founded by Helen Kinau Wilder in 1883.

“We really were established to create a humane society in its broadest sense, to protect those that are most vulnerable in our community, be they animals, children, unwed mothers or people with mental illnesses,” she explained. “Then, in the mid-1930s, it was decided that our work for the protection of children needed to become its own, independent effort, so we were really the forerunner for Child & Family Services.”

Burns is a frequent name in the news because of issues such as puppy mills, dogfighting, cockfighting, invasive species such as pigs and coqui frogs or animals that sometimes annoy, such as peacocks and roosters.

“Animals bring out the passion and polarization of people, and we’re often right in there in that mix because we’re often just as much about people as we are about animals,” she said. Read more (requires subscription) …

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