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Each year, more than nine billion animals are slaughtered without the protection of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, simply because the U.S. Department of Agriculture doesn't recognize them as "livestock." Chickens, turkeys, and other birds raised for food are subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment even though the Act requires that livestock be Read More… Tell The USDA To Stop Inhumane Slaughter Public comments are now being accepted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its newly proposed federal regulation regarding the testing of chemicals and pesticides on human subjects. Earlier this year, Congress had mandated the EPA create a rule that permanently bans chemical testing on pregnant women and children, but the EPA's newly proposed Read More… EPA To Allow Pesticide Testing On Orphans & Mentally Handicapped Children Along with colorful leaves and crisp apples, fall brings an increase in the amount of animal fur worn and sold—and untold suffering to furbearing animals, 40 million of whom are slaughtered each year for nothing more than vanity. The aim of The HSUS's new Fur-Free Campaign is to create a culture for compassionate clothing, Read More… A Fur-Free Culture By: Marc H. Morial President and Chief Executive National Urban League Is there a purge of career attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice who do not meet a conservative "litmus test" on civil rights enforcement? Has the department's Civil Rights Division, a cornerstone of the federal government's protection of the advances in civil Read More… Civil Rights Purge at Justice? Even though the National Marine Fisheries Service recognizes that continued ship strikes could push the critically imperiled North Atlantic right whale population to extinction, the agency refused to issue emergency measures to deal with the problem. The HSUS is taking them to court. Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated NetSys Interactive Inc. owners & employees who generously contribute their time to maintenance & editing, web design, custom programming, & website hosting for Enviroshop. By: Marc H. Morial President and Chief Executive National Urban League This fall has brought relief from the glib conventional political wisdom that the Republican Party is poised to capture a significant percentage of African-Americans voters. That article of faith has been proclaimed with unvarnished confidence ever since President Ronald Reagan first captured Read More… Memo to GOP: Be Like Mike The Kenyan government is considering a proposal to send 300 wild animals to a safari park in Thailand. This is a huge step backward for the country's wildlife conservation efforts, and would condemn these animals to a life in captivity. Urge Kenya to keep its animals wild. Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated NetSys Interactive Inc. owners & employees who generously contribute their time to maintenance & editing, web design, custom programming, & website hosting for Enviroshop. By: Marc H. Morial President and Chief Executive National Urban League Three months ago Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in a relentless whirlwind that left hundreds of thousands of Americans homeless and produced searing images of physical devastation and human despair. In its wake, and amid a shockingly confused response by some Read More… Checkmating Hurricane Katrina Fatigue I'm excited to tell you about a major victory in our No Battery Eggs campaign: Thanks to your actions over the past four months, Trader Joe's has agreed to purchase only cage-free eggs for its own brand of eggs, which are sold in more than 200 stores nationwide. The result? An estimated 380,000 laying By: Marc H. Morial President and Chief Executive National Urban League It's fashionable to claim these days that the bigotry against people of color and women as a group that once ruled American society has, in significant measure, entirely disappeared. In other words, to take liberties with a popular television commercial, some people Read More… The Persistence of Bigotry |
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