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Karen Minton, Ohio state director for The Humane Society of the United States, issued the following statement in response to the decision by the Ohio Department of Agriculture to approve the release of Terry Thompson’s surviving animals to his widow, Marian Thompson: “Muskingum County is still reeling from the deaths of nearly 50 tigers, The NAACP applauded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for updating a 25-year-old guidance on criminal background checks. The new policy will curb discrimination in background checks and promote integrity in the screening process while protecting safety and security at the workplace. “The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s decision will help balance the playing field Read More… NAACP Lauds EEOC on Updated Criminal Background Check Policy Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club released the Coal Finance Report Card 2012, their third annual ranking of the largest financiers of mountaintop removal coal mining and coal-fired power plants. The report (PDF) looks at the stated policies for mountaintop removal and coal financing from each of the largest US Banks and assigns Read More… US Banks Risk Public Health and Climate by Financing Coal Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement in response to the resignation of Richard Grennell, Mitt Romney’s openly gay spokesman: “From the moment Richard Grennell signed on as Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy and National Security Spokesman, he faced a torrent of unfounded criticism from the far right. Not once did the Romney The Humane Society of the United States is proud to receive a 2012 Webby People’s Voice Award for the video “Undercover at Smithfield.” The video chronicles an HSUS investigation of the largest pork producer, which documented inhumane treatment of pigs and led to a positive commitment by the company to improve its animal Read More… The HSUS Recognized with Webby Award for Outstanding Smithfield Exposé NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous made the following statement on the decision by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to discontinue their Public Safety and Elections Task Force: “We are encouraged that the nationwide campaign by civil rights advocates has forced ALEC to rethink its voter suppression and criminal protection work, but Read More… NAACP Statement on the American Legislative Exchange Council Announcement By Daphna Nachminovitch A recent Washington Post article about safety concerns in the food industry revealed that the plants that process dairy products are inspected, on average, once every decade. You read that right: once every decade. While the FDA, which regulates dairy plants, is under pressure to overhaul its inspection procedures, a new Read More… Dairy Farm Abuses Hard to Swallow Action Follows Investigation, Legal Complaint and Rescue of Animals by The Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States applauds a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to file charges against the owner of Collins Zoo in Collins, Miss., for repeated and willful violations of the Read More… USDA Files Charges Against Mississippi Roadside Zoo The Humane Society of the United States applauds Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez for making it clear that California’s Legislature will not repeal or weaken the state’s ban on the sale of foie gras if it is produced by force feeding of the animals. The HSUS also extends Read More… The Humane Society of the United States Praises California Lawmakers for Upholding Ban on Foie Gras South Korea has become the first Asian country to pass climate change legislation capping its carbon emissions, joining the vanguard group of nations leading the charge against climate change. The bill, approved today by Korea’s National Assembly on a near-unanimous vote, establishes a cap-and-trade system for limiting the country’s growing carbon emissions. South Korea’s Read More… South Korea Passes Cap and Trade System, Joins World Leadership in Fight Against Climate Change |
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