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A recently published article in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science reveals numerous instances of animal pain, suffering and death when research institutions failed to follow minimum legal standards. The paper, authored by The Humane Society of the United States, examined reports submitted to the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Laboratory Animal Read More… Article Explores Serious Animal Welfare Problems At Federally Funded Animal Research Facilities A broad coalition of faith voices spoke out today against the discriminatory “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell” law that prevents some of the best and brightest women and men from serving their country. “Forcing our men and women in uniform to lie about who they are goes against the core religious tenets of all major Read More… Religious Organizations Support End of DADT Methionine is an essential amino acid vital to poultry health. It is not produced by the body and must be obtained through diet. Methionine deficiency can lead to curled toes, bare spots and improper feathering. But poultry farmers can avoid using synthetic methionine by raising “free-range” organic birds, giving them access to pasture or Read More… Stop Factory Farm Production Of “Organic” Poultry & Eggs By Paula Moore Eating out is becoming a blood sport. According to recent news stories, food adventure clubs—whose members sample “gross-out” dishes such as sautéed lamb’s brains and duck embryos—are springing up across the country. During one recent outing at a Korean restaurant in New York, a group of gastro-warriors dined on freshly vivisected Read More… If Dinner Is Still Twitching, Don’t Eat It The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, submitted comment on April 20th on the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) proposed changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, pressing the APA to do more to eliminate the stigma transgender Americans face. The public comment phase Read More… Human Rights Campaign Submits Official Comment On APA’s DSM Review By Dan Paden Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) veterinarian Dean Wyatt recently blew the whistle on his agency, telling a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee that FSIS managers repeatedly ignored his warnings about unsafe and inhumane practices at slaughterhouses in Oklahoma and Vermont. While working at these facilities, Wyatt witnessed calves being The nation’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations, along with allies in the faith, labor and civil rights communities, issued the following statement to members of the United States Congress: “Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act NOW.” Equality Federation, Toni Broaddus, Executive Director Family Equality Council, Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director Gay and Lesbian Read More… LGBT And Allied Groups Call On Congress To Pass ENDA Now By Ingrid E. Newkirk April 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Founded by former Sen. Gaylord Nelson, the original Earth Day put environmental protection on the national radar, leading to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and passage of the Clean Air and Clean Water acts. Forty years later, Earth Read More… You Can’t Be A Meat-Eating Environmentalist By Debbie Leahy The recent death of an animal groom at a Shrine-sponsored circus in Pennsylvania is a tragic end to an already tragic situation. Elephants have been beaten, battered and broken by the circus industry. Is it any wonder they snap from the stress? Bullhooks look like a fireplace poker—they are batons with Arizona’s new immigration law is a poorly-considered disaster in the making for people of color, National Urban League president and CEO Marc H. Morial said today. “It’s an enormous setback,” Morial said. “There is no indication this law will have any effect on the problem it was designed to fix. Meanwhile, tens of thousands Read More… Arizona Law “A Disaster In The Making” |
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