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Shell Shocked: Hermit Crab Association Reshapes Baseball Team’s Planned Giveaway

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Karen Davis, president of United Poultry Concerns, blasted organizers of the Chandler Ostrich Festival in Arizona for forcing ostriches to participate in a “degrading and potentially injurious spectacle of animal abuse.” Other Animal Advocates Hermit crabs aren’t the only animal to receive the support of an advocacy organization recently.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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CDC recommends no events of more than 50 people for next eight weeks (source: The Hill) March 15, 2020 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday called for the cancellation of in-person events of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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CDC recommends no events of more than 50 people for next eight weeks (source: The Hill) March 15, 2020 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday called for the cancellation of in-person events of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.