After tremendous pressure from thousands of animal advocates, humane organizations, members of Congress, and a lawsuit filed by The Fund[…]
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Cuban President Fidel Castro Meets With NAACP
On November 14th, Cuban President Fidel Castro met for four hours with Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, the National Association[…]
Read moreBad News For African Elephants And Anacapa Wildlife
At the recent Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Santiago, Chile, African elephants suffered a devastating[…]
Read moreNAACP Meets With Cuban Dissident Leaders
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), on a goodwill and trade mission to Cuba, met recently[…]
Read moreStop The Madness That Caused Mad Deer Disease
By Carla Bennett When I was growing up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, my family took drives at twilight to[…]
Read moreCanned Hunt Bill Clears Important Hurdle
On November 14th, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed by voice vote the Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act, a bill to[…]
Read moreIgnoring Health Risk EPA To Authorize Air Pollution Increases Nationwide
The Bush Administration recently put forward policies that will expose Americans to harmful air pollution by broadly exempting power plants[…]
Read moreWorld AIDS Day: Confronted By The Choice Of Ignorance vs. Education
By Elizabeth Birch, HRC Executive Director World AIDS Day is a time to observe new scientific breakthroughs, examine the current[…]
Read moreOn Unemployment: Washington Behaving Badly
By: Hugh B. Price President National Urban League 317,100 in California. 213,100 in Texas. 176,900 in New York State. 93,200[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Lawsuit Forces EPA To Protect Public From Smog
On November 13th, Environmental Defense and several other organizations announced the settlement of a lawsuit forcing the U.S. Environmental Protection[…]
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