President of Humane Society of the United States talks in Ojai

Wayne Pacelle Book Signing Event at Primavera Gallery Photo by Chuck Kirman

By Mark Storer

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Rosa Vanoni didn’t plan on being an activist in Ojai on Saturday. It happened rather by chance.

“We were on our way up here to see some estate sales,” said the Somis resident, traveling with her mother. “But we saw this was happening, so we stopped to see it,” she said.

Vanoni and her mom along with several dozen others gathered at the Primavera Art Gallery on Highway 33 in Ojai’s Arcade, to hear Wayne Pacelle, the president of the Humane Society of the United States, talk about his new book, “The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them.”

“I have a special place in my heart for Ojai and for Ventura County,” said Pacelle, who is touring the nation with his book. Read More »