Environmental Defense Calls Senate AG Committee Farm Bill A Mixed Bag
On October 25, Environmental Defense called the Senate Agriculture Committee's $4.8 billion funding increase for conservation programs in the farm[…]
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Animal Disaster Teams Visit Evacuated Homes In San Diego County
Teams of trained animal disaster specialists with The Humane Society of the United States are continuing to fan out across[…]
Read moreRe-Branding Felix: A New National Effort To Help Cats
A groundbreaking effort to improve society's image of cats was launched last week in Denver with leaders from The Humane[…]
Read moreJournal Of The American Medical Association Commends Book That Implicates Factory Farming In Emerging Human Diseases
This week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association describes as “timely” and “incisive” the book Bird Flu:[…]
Read moreTrial Of Five Seal-Hunt Observers Put On Hold Until May, 2008
October 19th – The trial for five seal-hunt observers entered its second day today, relating to technical violations of Canada's[…]
Read moreThe Humane Society Of The United States Launches Dogfighting Reward Program
As part of an aggressive campaign to stamp out dogfighting in America, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)[…]
Read moreStudents Want Option To Cut Out Animal Dissection
When it comes to dissection in the classroom, students want a choice. As in, the choice to say, "no thanks."[…]
Read moreMichael Vick Should Speak Out Against Dogfighting
By Ingrid E. Newkirk It is hard for those of us whose jobs have long been to pick up the[…]
Read moreParis Hilton’s Killer Shopping Spree
By Alisa Mullins Here’s a pop quiz: Who is responsible for the deaths of more dogs—Paris Hilton or Michael Vick,[…]
Read moreSnakes On A Dame
By Paula Moore When I was growing up, I idolized my Aunt Dixie. She was different from the other adult[…]
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