MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
October 26, 2011
For information, call:
Dr. Paul DeZarn, 502/456-1541
(Louisville, KY) St. Raphael School (2131 Lancashire Avenue) will welcome Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, to speak to students in grades 5-8. He will speak at the school on Friday, November 4, at 9:15 a.m.
Pacelle, author of The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them, will talk with students about the work of the Humane Society. Since 2008, students at St. Raphael have been involved with the Shamrock Pet Foundation. They began by choosing a dog at Metro Animal Services, paying for his release and necessary medical treatment, naming him, and seeing him through to his adoption. In addition, students have raised approximately $1200 annually for the foundation.
During his tenure as Humane Society of the United States president and CEO, Pacelle has spurred major growth for the organization, which is now the nation’s largest animal protection organization with 11 million members and constituents, annual revenue of $160 million, and assets of more than $200 million. He was named to the role of president and CEO in 2004.
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