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Federal Probe Sought: Pigs Repeatedly Shot in Head, Electrically Shocked

June 20, 2020 Brianna Nolan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

PETA has obtained recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports revealing recent violations of federal law at Custom Quality Packers outside Sims. In response, we sent a letter today calling on U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Robert J. Higdon Jr. to review these violations of the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter… Read more »

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Dutch fur farms are gassing 350,000 mink, mostly pups, following coronavirus outbreak

June 17, 2020 A Humane World Animal Rights & Environment, Humane Society International, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife/Marine Mammals

The problem came to light in April, when two fur farm workers in the Netherlands were found to have contracted the coronavirus from mink, which is the only known animal-to-human transmission following the initial outbreak. Photo by Mark Hicken/Alamy Stock Photo

The Netherlands is expected to kill more than 350,000 mink by gassing, in a massive cull following an outbreak of coronavirus on fur farms in the country. It is estimated that most of these—about 300,000—are pups just days or weeks old. The killing of animals . . .

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Dear NIH: Bill Maher Has a New Rule—Stop Torturing Monkeys!

June 15, 2020 Carolyn Englar Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

Instead of preparing for a real health crisis (e.g., COVID-19), NIH is spending your tax dollars torturing monkeys. Bill Maher explains how you can help stop this.

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How to Buy the Best Vegan Cheese Without Ever Leaving Home

June 11, 2020 Katherine Sullivan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

From vegan cheddar to dairy-free feta, the internet truly has it all. Leave the congealed cow’s milk on the shelf and pick these vegan cheese options instead.

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Pandemic Reporting—Is the Media Getting It Wrong?

June 10, 2020 Guest Animal Rights & Environment, Organic Consumers Association

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In an interview conducted on May 21, 2020, Pat Thomas and Sam Husseini discuss the mainstream media’s coverage of the COVID-19 crisis, including the reluctance to explore all reasonable poss…

Mark Cuban’s Bid to Buy Hot Dog Chain Nets Vegan Proposal

June 9, 2020 Brianna Nolan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

Mark Cuban recently revealed that he’s planning to purchase Pittsburgh’s Original Hot Dog Shop—which closed quietly last month—so PETA sent him a letter this morning offering the vegan-brand investor and vegetarian a foolproof business proposal: Dump the carcinogenic meaty hot dogs and turn “The O” into a vegan hot dog chain. “Delicious veggie dogs could… Read more »

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Dear USDA: What Will It Take?

June 8, 2020 Guest Animal Rights & Environment, Organic Consumers Association

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The Brave Little State Versus Godzilla. We know how that movie ends. Vermont is the Brave Little State. In this case, Godzilla is Monsanto and the Organic Trade Association.That is an odd pairi…

A landmark snow leopard collaring in Nepal

June 7, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

Elusive and solitary nature, snow leopards are rarely spotted and even less frequently studied within their rugged and harsh habitat. However last November, two snow leopards were captured, fitted with satellite-GPS collars, and successfully released back into their rocky homeland in Western Nepal. The two male snow leopards were the first since the 1980’s to be fitted with collars within Shey Phoksundo National Park in Western Nepal.

COVID-19, Violations Prompt PETA Call for University of Florida to Shut Down Animal Labs

June 6, 2020 Brianna Nolan Animal Rights & Environment, PETA

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the University of Florida is telling experimenters to “consider reduction of animal census,” which will likely involve killing many animals. PETA fired off a letter today to the university’s president, Kent Fuchs, demanding to know why the school conducts noncritical animal experiments. The group is also asking the public to… Read more »

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Missouri moves to shut down Horrible Hundred puppy mill for keeping dogs in filthy conditions

June 4, 2020 A Humane World Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States

Vigilance by state authorities is more important now than ever before because in recent years the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which licenses about 2,900 puppy mills nationwide, including about 800 in Missouri, has abandoned its responsibility to enforce the Animal Welfare Act. Photo by Michelle Riley/The HSUS

Just days after the release of our annual Horrible Hundred report, Missouri’s attorney general has sued to shut down one of the puppy mills named in it. The owners of Little Bit Ranch in Unionville, Missouri, failed to provide adequate veterinary care for their dogs . . .

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