December 9, 2004
Two Animal-Protection Groups Plan to Merge in 2005
Two leaders in the field of animal protection have decided to join forces.
The boards of the Humane Society of the United States, in Washington, and the Fund for Animals, in New York, have voted to combine operations. The merger will formally occur on January 1.
The decision to merge was not driven by financial necessity, but by a recognition that the organizations could accomplish more together than they could separately, said Wayne Pacelle, chief executive officer of the
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