Carrie Straus

NEWS STORIES/BLOGS

ASPCA

06/01/2017

USDA Data Purge Update: Current Reports Lacking Vital Data

One in a series of posts about the USDA's controversial removal of huge volumes of animal welfare information from its public website.

ASPCA

04/27/2017

Court Strikes Down Ohio Town's Pit Bull Ban

ASPCA.org blog on a state court's ruling on the constitutionality of breed-specific legislation.

ASPCA

10/06/2016

Why Montreal's Pit Bull Ban Is Bad Public Policy

I pitched and wrote this post, which was the month's top-performing ASPCA blog on social media: 6,115 likes, 999 comments, 2,146 shares on Facebook; 5.8M Twitter impressions.

EMAILS

ASPCA

06/04/2017

Email: Wild Horses on Trump's Chopping Block

Email alert urging Americans to contact their U.S. representatives in support of our wild herds.

ASPCA

05/12/2017

Email: You Spoke, but USDA Is Not Listening

Advocacy email urging Americans to contact USDA in support of higher welfare standards for "organic" animals.

Choices in Childbirth

05/08/2016

Email: This Mother's Day, I'm Honoring Choices

Email fundraising appeal for Choices in Childbirth, a small, NYC-based maternal health advocacy group. Written in the voice of a supporter following a phone interview with her.

EDITORIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ASPCA

2017

Annual Report

I have managed editorial and production, start to finish, of the ASPCA's Annual Report for several years.

ASPCA

07/01/2018

ASPCA Action Members' Magazine

Managing Editor; wrote cover story, set lineup, approved all images and edited all copy.

ASPCA

2016

ASPCA Action Members' Magazine

Managing Editor; wrote cover story and edited all copy. Led 2016 redesign of full publication.

ASPCA

2015

ASPCA Action Members' Magazine

Managing Editor; wrote cover story and edited all copy.

Current Role: Advocacy & Campaign Content Director