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On November 26th, Human Rights Campaign Executive Director Elizabeth Birch made the following statement on the 10th anniversary of the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass" policy, signed into law Nov. 30, 1993: "President Bush told troops this week that we're a nation at war with 'terrorists who hate what we Read More… Statement By Elizabeth Birch On 10th Anniversary Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' The Human Rights Campaign sharply condemned the introduction of the Federal Marriage Amendment by Sens. Wayne Allard, R-Colo.; Sam Brownback, R-Kan.; Jim Bunning, R-Ky.; James Inhofe, R-Okla.; and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. The measure, which was introduced Tuesday evening just prior to the Senate adjournment, seeks to permanently deny the right to marry, as well Read More… HRC Sharply Condemns Senate Introduction Of Discriminatory Constitutional Amendment On November 18th, The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that same- and opposite-sex couples must be given equal civil marriage rights under the state constitution. The ruling in Goodridge et al. v. Department of Public Health makes the state the first in the nation to grant same-sex couples the right to a civil marriage On November 20th, The Human Rights Campaign lauded the introduction of a bipartisan congressional resolution that condemns international human rights violations committed against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. "In at least 80 countries, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are singled out under enforceable laws that often result in inhumane punishment, including imprisonment, In the wake of public outcry over the first hunting season in 33 years on New Jersey's small bear population, which is scheduled to begin on December 8, a coalition of prominent conservationists, biologists, and animal protection groups have demanded that the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area prohibit bear hunting on protected park Read More… Groups Seek To Halt New Jersey Bear Hunt On Federal Land The Fund for Animals has called on Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. and Natural Resources Secretary C. Ronald Franks to end the state's "lethal experiment with the crossbow and establish a minimum hunting age of sixteen." The call comes in response to the recent death of ten-year-old Tyler Mattison, who was fatally wounded Read More… Fund Says Hunting Policies To Blame For Death Of Ten-Year-Old Despite their cherished position in the history and culture of this country, horses are being slaughtered to supply the overseas horsemeat trade. The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (HR 857) will ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption and prohibit live horses from being exported to supply the horsemeat trade. Take action by Read More… Protect Horses With The "Horseshoes 4 Congress" Campaign Would you take your cat to a veterinarian who had no objection to starving animals? Would you take your dog to a veterinarian who thought it perfectly fine to keep animals in small crates with cement floors for most of their lives? If your vet is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association Read More… Urge Vets To Oppose Cruel Confinement And Starvation Of Animals Despite the fact that citizens have voted to ban the practice twice in the last seven years, Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski has approved a plan reinstating the aerial gunning of wolves. The governor and the Alaska Board of Game (ABG) claim that the plan, which would allow citizens to shoot wolves from airplanes, is Read More… Stop Aerial Gunning Of Alaskan Wolves On Sunday (11/23), the Los Angeles Times reported that San Diego County's Animal Services Department has filed a formal complaint against Dr. Gregg Cutler, a veterinarian who sits on the animal welfare committee for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). According to Animal Services, Dr. Cutler authorized Ward Egg Ranch to kill 30,000 "spent" Read More… Complaint Filed Against Veterinarian In Hen-Shredding Case |
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