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Celebrate ‘Voktoberfest’ With These PETA Recipes

Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

The plug may have been pulled on official Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich, Germany, but here at home, PETA is putting the oom-pah-pah into Voktoberfest menus with a round-up of the best vegan versions of traditional German foods that’ll have everyone putting on a dirndl—and yes, there’s even vegan lederhosen—and grabbing a stein to celebrate. Guests… Read more »

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HSUS Animal Rescue Team deploys in hurricane-ravaged Florida

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

With the immediate human-focused relief work well under way, local animal control agencies and national guard teams are working with ART responders to address the needs of animals and those citizens seeking to help them in some of the hardest hit areas. Photo by the HSUS

Our Animal Rescue Team is on the ground in Escambia County, Florida, helping local authorities find and transport animals affected by flooding from Hurricane Sally to safety. The scenes on the ground are devastating. Diane Robinson, program manager for disaster services, was among those staff . . . 

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The Camel Farm Permanently Closes to the Public After Years of Vet Care Failures

Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

After sustained complaints from PETA urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) not to renew The Camel Farm’s exhibitor’s license, a USDA enforcement proceeding against the roadside zoo was resolved yesterday with the permanent revocation of its license. The Camel Farm can never again be licensed, and it also faces a $126,000 penalty, held in… Read more »

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Skeletal Weimaraner rescued from puppy mill begins her journey of hope with 30 other dogs

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States

It was a long road for Pearl, who nearly didn’t survive after her rescue last December. She left the Caldwell County Animal Shelter this week. a well-rounded and healthy dog.
Photo by Brent B. Clark/AP Images for the HSUS

Wednesday was freedom day for Pearl, the Weimaraner rescued from a North Carolina puppy mill, whose emaciated condition after her rescue, with every rib in her body showing, shocked so many of you when we first featured her on this blog. Last week we shared . . . 

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Whales, dolphins and porpoises are disappearing at an alarming rate; Scientists issue urgent call to reverse the tide

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

The scientists single out the plight of the North Atlantic right whale, who lives along the U.S. and Canadian coast. Today, only a few hundred of these individuals are alive, and their numbers continue to drop at an alarming rate, with more deaths than births. Photo by NOAA News Archive 123110

Whales, dolphins and porpoises, known collectively as cetaceans, face momentous challenges to their survival today. Many of these animals are disappearing right before our eyes, like the Chinese river dolphin, declared possibly extinct in 2017, and the Mexican vaquita, a species of porpoise that is . . . 

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California leads the charge to protect mountain lions but other states backslide

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife/Marine Mammals

California policymakers have put their best foot forward for mountain lions, but that has not been the case in Utah, Colorado and Washington. Photo by Joe Austin/Alamy Stock Photo

California, which took the pioneering move of banning mountain lion trophy hunting three decades ago, is still standing strong for these iconic animals. This week, California lawmakers passed groundbreaking legislation to ban the use of certain rodenticides that have been held responsible for the illness . . . 

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