Mary Cummins Wildlife Rehabilitation Animal Advocates News Los Angeles California

Monday, April 14, 2014

Our online reviews of Animal Advocates - Mary Cummins

Here are about 1/5 of our online reviews from one site. They are all five stars, positive.

Dr. John
August 19,2013
I've been a veterinarian for over 40 years in the Los Angeles area. I have worked with Mary Cummins for over 20 years. She and her organization have always given the best treatment to animals and the public. We have been referring wildlife and members of the public to Animal Advocates for many years. Everyone has always said they have a wonderful facility and everyone is knowledgeable and courteous.

It is a shame that *** has to pose a some anonymous users to defame and libel Ms. Cummins. What *** has been posting is utterly untrue and contemptible.

Jay Z
I support Mary Cummins and Animal Advocates. They help wild animals and people.

Last year she helped me wtih a skunk that wandered into my home. She removed it without it spraying. I was thankful. I haven't needed any help with wildlife since then. If I do, I will call her.

Porsche
I had a squirrel that needed help. They helped me with a squirrel. I support them and Mary Cummins.

I have now volunteered for over ten years with this group. They really care about animals, cats, dogs and wild life. Highly recommend.

Kathy Kay
I support Mary Cummins and Animal Advocates. The negative posts here are from a very nasty and mean person in Texas who does not give proper care to animals. The nasty person writes false reviews because she's upset she lost her permit. AA has their permits. They give proper care to animals.

April 23, 2013
I volunteered with them when I lived in California. Even though I no longer live there, I still recommend them to my friends in Santa Monica.

Mindy M
Im not in the United States but Mary Cummins has been helping me from afar. We don't get raccoons but we get coatis which are similar. Her advise has helped our animals. I would help more if I lived there. I am willing to help support them.

April 7, 2013
I met Mary Cummins few years ago in Belize at a wildlife sanctuary. While she was in Belize she helped a coati and a few other animals. I recommend her group highly and follow them on Facebook.

Suzanne J
I have been transporting animals for Animal Advocate for a few years. They always are willing to help. I'd donate more money if I could. If you are in LA, you should volunteer with them.

April 6, 2013
I do transportation for this charity. They are always very appreciative of my help. Their place looks great and they care for alot of animals. Good group.

Glad to help.

Andy K
Animal Advocates rocks! Mary Cummins is the best person in the WORLD! She is kind to animals and people. Oh, and did I say Mary Cummins rocks!!!

April 6, 2013
I love this charity! They taught me how to get mother squirrel to pick her babies up that fell out of the nest. I recommend them!

Franco
December 27, 2013
I have known the good people of Animal Advocates for the last four years, and in that time they have gone to great lengths to protect and rehabilitate the wild animals withing their general location. They have gone in to fire ravaged areas to retrieve any animal that may have been injured in the fire then rehabilitate that animal for release . . . they have also rescued a number of animals who were unable to be released back in to the wild then given them a forever home where they will be well cared for and live out the rest of their days, safe and loved.

They have even gone so far as to rescue a dog on the streets of East LA then fostered that dog until he could be placed in a furever home.

As always, they continue their great work, unwavering in the face of many challenges, with positive results, every time. I continue to support them and their great work. You should, too!

November 14, 2013
Mary Cummins and Animal Advocates are what other animal rescue groups should strive to be. They are compassionate, friendly, and concerned about every animal, be it wild or domesticated. They go in to fire ravaged areas to find any wildlife that had survived, and they've offered me advice on wild animals that I've found on my property; advice that's saved those animals lives.

They campaigned to make WeHo, fur free and tirelessly advocate for animals who cannot defend themselves. If there were one wild animal rescue to donate money, this would be the one!

September 28, 2012
Animal Advocates does everything they can to help rehabilitate wildlife that have been orphaned or injured so they can return to their lives in the wild. I've known Mary and MaryEllen for more than a few years now, and you have to applaud these women for their dedication to helping wildlife. How many rehabbers do you know that would go into an area recently consumed by fire to search for any animals who may be in need of medical services? Animal Advocates is just that great! And they always will offer advice to people who find an injured or orphaned animal. In my opinion, there is no finer wildlife rehab center than Animal Advocates in Southern California. In addition to their rehab work they also do educational seminars at schools so children are familiar with wildlife and what to and not to do when an orphaned or injured animal is found.

Paula N
November 15, 2013
I think they are doing a wonderful job. They will help you with orphaned or injured animals.

Tom_54
ANIMAL ADVOCATES
November 15, 2013
I can't really write a review. I'm far away in Germany. But I work on similar issues and from what I can see, Animal Advocates work professionally to save animals in distress. I'm impressed be the number of saved animals but also by the kind and professional way the animals are treated.
If I lived in the LA area, Animal Advocates would be first number to call if I aw animals in distress or danger.
I wish AA all the best in the future. They're worth every cent!

Wolfguy
November 15, 2013
ANIMAL ADVOCATES is recognized locally, in the Greater Los Angeles area, as an invaluable resource for those of us in wildlife and domestic animal rescue, both as an informational source and badly needed sanctuary space. On the occasions that I have worked with them, our relationships have been only positive and professional, and we have a long-standing excellent working relationship. They are my local go-to resource for indigenous wildlife rescue matters. I have been in the rescue, sanctuary and educational field of canids for nearly 30 years, and have seldom come a cross an organization as well-run as this.

kgphoto
ANIMAL ADVOCATES
November 15, 2013
I first met Mary when she helped me to rescue a baby squirrel at my son's school. I didn't know what to to and she gave me advice to keep it alive until she could pick it up the next day and nurse it to health. Since then she has helped me a number of times with fledgling birds and other injured birds, even though I am not in her immediate area and birds are not her specialty.

She has never charged for her service and I give what I can when I can. She has been very responsive and professional.

Waltermooreinla
ANIMAL ADVOCATES
November 14, 2013
We have encountered several animals in distress, and every time, no matter what time it is, or where we are, Animal Advocates has come to the rescue. Once it was a young crow, another time it was an opossum. They are professional, knowledgeable and caring.

dsks2000
ANIMAL ADVOCATES
November 14, 2013
This organization is all about the animals it rescues and rehabs. Mary has given her whole life to these amazing creatures and as always done what is best for them. She has also educated many individuals about the proper way to help our wildlife. As a donor, I have also helped in transportation of wildlife to her and we have also saved Mindy the blind squirrel that now lives in an amazing habitat at Animal Advocates/ Mark Cummins property because she is unreleaseable. Mary lives a very simple life and loves these animals and just wants to educate others as well.

Briar M.
ANIMAL ADVOCATES
November 14, 2013
My dogs knocked a 'possum from the top of a 6 foot fence surrounding my yard. I did not see him until the next morning, when one of my dogs came to get me and showed the 'possum to me, laying in the garden. At first, I thought he was dead, however, he was not. I had no idea what to do. I kept the dogs from him, he did not move. I went online looking for help and found Mary who actually drove to my house and picked this little animal up. She kept me posted with photos of his progress. Little guy made a full recovery and Mary relocated him. I was amazed at her dedication and grateful to have someone to call to help this little animal.

Will C.
November 14, 2013
In 2007 my wife and I discovered an young fox squirrel in our backyard that didn't seem physically injured but instead was suffering either from something internally or perhaps some sort of shock. I called a variety of animal rescue organizations seeking help and Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates was the only one willing to step up and take over the care of this animal. I know on any given day based on their limited resources Animal Advocates might not be in a position to accept an animal from me, but I'm thankful knowing they're out there and doing the wonderful work they do.

jenniferch
ANIMAL ADVOCATES
November 14, 2013
Mary Cummins took a baby opossum from me that I found in my yard. She raised the baby to releasable age and then let her go to the wild. Since then she has generously answered any and all questions about wildlife and domesticated animals that I've had. She consistently goes above and beyond in her work with animals and people.

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services has been in real estate since 1983, over 35 years. She is licensed by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers. Mary Cummins was an agent and broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate selling residential income, commercial buildings, raw land and homes for Merrill Lynch Realty in Beverly Hills and Westside Properties in Los Angeles before concentrating on appraisals. Mary Cummins currently provides real estate appraisals, expert witness testimony, historical research, legal real estate research for mortgage brokers, banks, lawyers, factors, insurance companies, financial consultants and private individuals. Mary Cummins was born and raised in Southern California. Cummins attended Beverly Hills Good Shepherd Catholic School and Beverly Hills High School. Besides being on the Dean's list, Mary Cummins was a top ten national swimmer and competed on the men's water polo team. Mary Cummins began college at the age of 15 attending the University of Southern California on scholarship, majoring in Psychology/Sociology. http://www.animaladvocates.us http://www.facebook.com/AnimalAdvocatesUSA

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Center for Consumer Freedom, Humane Watch v HSUS, PETA, ASPCA

Center for Consumer Freedom/Humane Watch v HSUS, PETA, ASPCA...

Richard Berman, Humane Watch, paid lobbying for meat industry

I posted about this topic the first year Humane Watch started attacking all of the pro-animal groups. People need to know that Center for Consumer Freedom aka Humane Watch and all their other many names is an organization funded by anti-animal (pro-meat, pro-dairy, pro-leather, pro-fur, pro-animal research, pro-animals in circuses, pro-hunting, pro-alcohol, pro-tobacco....) organizations. They are also funded by pro-tobacco companies and anti-union companies. Their mission statement as per their 990 is to attack anyone who is speaks against their clients or their products. These people even attack Mothers Against Drunk Drivers because they represent the alcohol industry. Alcohol, tobacco, meat...kill people. CCF supports killing people. They are supporting the most evil of all companies.

Humane Society of the United States
Most recent 990 form.
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/530/225/2011-530225390-08c39a19-9.pdf

HSUS does give money directly for animal care though percentage wise it's not a huge amount. They fund other non-profits such as Fund for Animals, Doris Day... They also help FEMA and Red Cross in emergencies helping animals. I'm a volunteer on their National Disaster Animal Rescue Team. They do a lot of fundraising and pay fundraising companies a bit of money. All of their programs are to prevent animal cruelty, protect animal rights, help animals and other animal nonprofits.

$133M HSUS income
$268K Wayne Pacelle annual salary. That is comparable to what a CEO would receive to run an organization of this size. Notice it's much less than what Richard Berman CEO of Humane Watch is taking in which is $1.4M, almost the entire amount given to Humane Watch.

Center for Consumer Freedom aka Humane Watch
Most recent 990 form
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/260/006/2011-260006579-08cb7df6-9.pdf

$1.4M income
Richard Berman is the CEO and says he only gets $13K/yr salary. Look below and you will see his PR firm "Richard Berman and Company" gets $1.3M! Almost every penny of income is spent to harm animals. He calls it a "management" fee. The rest of the income goes to advertising, promotion, office expenses, travel and legal fees. NOTHING goes to animals or any worthy cause. They also do a lot of lobbying. They state their main goal is to attack HSUS, PETA… That is their "mission statement." I really don't think they should be a legal non-profit because they are not helping animals, people or the environment. If anything they are anti all of those things. They are a nonprofit so people will not realize they are just paid bashers, PR, lobbyists for the meat industry.

More about this charade. I personally believe that Center for Consumer Freedom should not be a 501 3c. They don't help animals, people or the environment. It seems to me to be tax fraud, money laundering shell. Companies can "donate" money to them and get a tax write off. In exchange the companies actually get a service which is positive press for them and attacks on HSUS, PETA, PCMA...
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/02/rick-berman-funded-oscar-night-slam-humane-society

Even Wikipedia knows Richard Berman and Center for Consumer Freedom, Humane Watch is a scam.

"The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), formerly the Guest Choice Network, is an American non-profit firm that lobbies on behalf of the fast food, meat, alcohol and tobacco industries. It describes itself as "dedicated to protecting consumer choices and promoting common sense".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_consumer_freedom

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Camel escapes in Palmdale, California, Cody Smith, A-List Animals - Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

Escaped camel with Los Angeles County Sheriff, Acton, Palmdale, California, East Soledad Pass Road

UPDATE: 02/20/14: I happened to be in Lancaster and thought I'd stop by A-List Animals to knock on the door to see if he was there. It's legal to walk up a driveway to knock on someone's front door. I saw four boar with half a bucket of dirty green water with no food or shelter. I saw two ostrich with half a bucket of dirty green water with no food and a shelter which had collapsed. I saw a trailer full of sheep and goats with no food or water visible. At least the trailer is open near the top for ventilation. Goats were kicking, butting the door and poking their legs out trying to escape.

I didn't make it to the front door because animal control showed up. I told them I was there to knock on the door to try to find Cody. Seems no one can find him. They said they'd take a look around to make sure the animals were okay. I told them about the goats and sheep in the trailer. The sheep used to be in pens which are now empty. I think someone was going to move the sheep and goats.

Legally when they are investigating animal cases they don't give food and water until they confiscate the animals. They can't disturb evidence of no food or water until after the animals are in their possession. I took a few pics of the exterior area which is in public view.

A-List Animals Cody Smith escaped camel, Palmdale, California

A-List Animals Cody Smith Palmdale, California escaped camel

A-List Animals, Cody Smith, escaped camel, Palmdale, California

UPDATE 02/18/14: Camel's name is "Wally." We may start looking for homes to have at the ready in case Cody does not take his animals. Two camels, two zebra, buffalo, sheep, horses, chickens, ostrich. Camel might bite if spooked. Neighbor says he's fine when he's not frightened. Need a USDA and County permit.

UPDATE 02/16/14: Here is link to video of Steve Brefka who was attacked.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/15/palmdale-man-71-lucky-to-be-alive-following-nasty-camel-attack/

Yesterday a camel (pictured above) escaped it's enclosure and walked around an agricultural area in Palmdale, California. The neighbor across the street Steven J Brefka was supposedly bitten while trying to corral the camel. The owner of the camel seems to have fled the property.

Steven J Brefka and his daughter Skylar Dossenbach own the home at 349 E. Soledad Pass Road, Palmdale, California. The land is Los Angeles County agriculture zone. Farm animals are allowed besides llamas and alpacas. I got the amendment to zoning to add llamas, alpacas and wildlife rehabilitation in 2004.

I see a USDA permit but it was cancelled. I'll try to confirm. It's in the name of Cody and Diane Smith, Diana's Animal Farm, Animals For You. Permit numbers 93-C-0952 and 93-C-0576.

Camel is owned by Cody Smith of A-List Animals at 624 East Soledad Pass Road, Piru, California. It's four acres with a one bedroom, one bath house.

They said the camel was charging cars. I think the camel, like most animals, thought the cars were predators. He was frightened and charged them to keep them away. When the elderly man tried to corral him the camel was probably already very frightened from being out of his enclosure next to the cars. The woman Skylar did the right thing.

http://www.alistanimals.com/

Information packet about him.
http://www.alistanimals.com/A-ListAnimalsInfoPackSm.pdf

Here is his imdb page
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807753/filmotype
and his mother's Diana
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807955/

I emailed asking for a comment but received no reply yet.

Looks like they were cited by USDA for not having a USDA permit from 2009 to 2011. Then they applied for a permit but it was cancelled for some reason.

Cody Smith A-List Animals Diana Smith California USDA permit violation camel escape

Looks like he was written up for not having good enough shelter for his camels.

Cody Smith A-List Animals USDA permit violation camel

Cody Smith camel zebra USDA permit inventory

Cody Smith, Diana Smith, A-List Animals, Diana's Animal Farm, Animals for You, USDA permit cancelled

Below is map to the property where the camel lived at 624 East Soledad Pass Road, Piru, California. It was captured at 349 East Soledad Pass Road, Palmdale, California down the street.

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Labyrinthitis, nystagmus in a cat with deformed ears from over breeding the curl, fold ear trait - Mary Cummins

Labyrinthitis, nystagmus in feline, cat - Mary Cummins

I adopted this cat named Beauty Queen. We think she may be a ragdoll with folded ears. It seems they over bred for the folded ear trait and her ear canal is totally twisted shut. I can't get a q-tip more than 1/4 inch into her ear. She also had mites, fungus, infection and buildup when I first got her which I treated. My neighbor is an ear doctor. He took one look at my cat and properly diagnosed her with nystagmus and labyrinthitis. She has nystagmus, i.e. rapid eye movement from side to side when she tries to focus. This is caused by her inner ear problem. She is frightened of other cats or any sudden movement. I believe she is also 99% deaf most likely caused by the twisted ear or previous infections. These seem to be common side effects of labyrinthitis. Because her inner ear problem is genetic and not currently caused by bacteria or virus, there is no real treatment as far as I know. I just keep her ears clean. Next time she goes under for a dental I will have the vet really clean out her ears.

Labyrinthitis, nystagmus in cat, feline. You can see how deformed her ears are folded and twisted shut - Mary Cummins

"When the vestibular system is affected by labyrinthitis, rapid and undesired eye motion (nystagmus) often results from the improper indication of rotational motion. Nausea, anxiety, and a general ill feeling are common due to the distorted balance signals that the brain receives from the inner ear."

http://vestibular.org/labyrinthitis-and-vestibular-neuritis

Labyrinthitis, nystagmus in cat - Mary Cummins. This is her other ear twisted shut.

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Nathan Winograd, No Kill Solutions, no kill law and advocacy center, book, redemption

Nathan Winograd, No Kill Solutions, No Kill Law and Advocacy Center, book author

I generally don't talk about Nathan Winograd because he's not a nice person. He defames, attacks and threatens to sue anyone if they don't support him. He also plagiarized an article I wrote about wildlife in shelters. He added it to his newsletter and then to his Philadelphia nokill consulting report. I have copies. I will write a little bit about my personal history and involvement with Nathan Winograd to clarify things for people.

I first heard about Nathan Winograd in late 2004 from another rescuer. He said he could make any shelter nokill overnight. He said he's made every shelter he consulted with "nokill" over night. You just have to follow his ten basic programs which he outlined on his old website nokillsolutions.com. That was a California for profit corporation C2673735 filed in 2004 then dissolved address 49 Via Palacio, San Clemente, California. This was his father in law's home which they bought in 2005 for $890K and sold in 2013 for $717K. Nathan Winograd was a consultant and gave seminars to teach others how to make shelters nokill. He sold a newsletter. Here is a copy of his old website http://web.archive.org/web/20041204055050/http://www.nokillsolutions.com/home.htm . This all sounded too good to be true but I could find no evidence at that time that he had failed, or succeeded. It was all just Nathan Winograd's word.

I was campaigning hard for Antonio Villaraigosa for Mayor in Los Angeles, California. I wanted LA to be "nokill." Antonio had a pro-animal campaign platform. He wanted LA to be nokill. Who wouldn't want the city to be "nokill?" I contacted Nathan Winograd and asked if he'd consult for LA if Antonio became Mayor. He said yes. I thought at the time maybe he charges $3,000 to $3,500 so I offered to pay for it. He said he would charge $20K per shelter and he included the annex (a warehouse) as a shelter. He wanted $140K to do approximately a month worth of work. I was like "whoa! I can't afford that. Neither can the City." Nathan then told me that his activists ADL ... would force the city to hire him and give him $140K.

Antonio became the Mayor and I asked Nathan to give him a proper estimate to consult. Nathan told me the Mayor himself must fill out his online form requesting a consultation. I told him someone in his office can do it. He said, no, it must be the Mayor. Mayor did not fill out his silly online form because he was swamped. The Mayor did agree to meet him. The Mayor offered Nathan Winograd the GM position of LA Animal Services which Nathan declined. Nathan admitted this later that day when he gave a "nokill" presentation at the Beverly Garland Hotel. I was at that presentation in 2005. 99% of the presentation was how animal control enjoys killing animals. He spent 1% of the almost two hour presentation quickly rattling off the basic programs. Nathan Winograd did not invent the programs. They were "invented" years earlier by others in New York and San Francisco.

Another group told me that Nathan already wrote a free nokill plan for LA City. I said "great! Where is it?" Nathan refused to give it to the city. If someone knew how to make a shelter nokill over night, why wouldn't they want to do that especially if they call themselves an animal lover? I give free consultations for humane wildlife control and how to save wildlife in shelters. I don't charge because I want to save animals. If I had the key to ending euthanasia in shelters, I would gladly give it to the world for free.

Nathan then was upset he didn't get the paid consulting gig. He told me that he took the equity out of his home to start for profit "no kill solutions" and was then forced to sell his home and shut down nokill solutions because he didn't make enough money selling consulting services. He then started a nonprofit corporation No Kill Law and Advocacy Center C2674760 IRS 20-1648359 http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/20-1648359/no-kill-law-advocacy-center.aspx

Before Nathan Winograd shut down No Kill Solutions he did consult for a few cities such as Philadelphia. The failure in Philadelphia was huge. Nathan Winograd wrote a report, got his check, posted the report (I have a copy), said the City, shelter and employees were "committed." Soon after that an expose came out about the horrific conditions in the shelter from overcrowding. The SPCA had to step in and take over. Then Nathan blamed the City, shelter and employees saying they weren't "committed." He threw his client under the bus.

Nathan was hired to do a report for King County. Nathan got his check then posted a scathing public report online with data and photos taken during his inspection of the shelter. The City had to write a rebuttal to his false claims. They didn't get a consulting report with suggestions to make their shelter nokill. They paid money to be attacked. Nathan consulted with another shelter after this. They asked for a confidentiality agreement after the vicious attack at King County. Consultants should always agree to confidentiality agreements. Nathan said "no" then viciously attacked that shelter. That was the last consulting he did as far as I know. If he really could have made a shelter nokill, he would have done it by now and be a multi-millionaire.

Nathan Winograd receives $60,000/year from this non-profit. His wife Jennifer is a board member. Nathan admits there is lobbying activity (see Guidestar link above). He spent approximately $200K to make a documentary about his book "Redemption" in the last two years. He has high unspecified "professional services" expenses yet they are not legal or accounting. Most of his income is from donations. Some is from selling tickets to his conference. I believe he is the sole author and owner of his book selling business. I don't think that is part of the non-profit. He now has quite a few books including a Vegan cook book which oddly enough recommends using products with palm oil which is not vegan.

People should realize that Nathan Winograd is friendly with the Center for Consumer Freedom. CCF is a paid lobby group that promotes alcohol, tobacco, animal research, fur industry, breeders, dairy, meat ranches, leather, anti-union. They are a non-profit that receives "donations" of about $1.4M/year to attack groups such as MADD, PETA, HSUS... They give almost all of that money to a "consultant" who does PR for these industries who happens to be the President of CCF. I believe it's a sham. No animal lover should ever have anything to do with CCF. Because Nathan Winograd hates PETA which CCF attacks that is why Nathan is friends with CCF.

A little history on Nathan Winograd. Nathan Joseph Winograd born August 1, 1966 in Los Angeles County, California. Mother is Dolores R Nayer born June 13, 1932. Father is Azriel Winograd born May 15, 1921 became a US citizen in 1964 in California after marrying Dolores in Clark County, Nevada January 31, 1964, divorced October 1970 in Los Angeles, California. 2007 Nathan tried to get a conservatorship on his father and was denied.

Nathan has two sisters Molly Ann Winograd November 11, 1964 and Rachel Winograd August 1, 1967. Nathan is married to Jennifer Holdt born June 17, 1968. They have two kids Riley and Will born in 1997 and 2000 respectively. Jennifer's parents are Terry N Holdt born August 8, 1943 and Sharon R Holdt born December 19, 1943.

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Nathan Winograd, No Kill Solutions, No Kill Law and Advocacy Center, book author