Sustainable Agriculture Or Corporate Welfare
Congress is currently drafting a new Farm Bill, legislation that will determine agriculture policy for the next five years. Will[…]
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Keep 'Big Brother' Out Of Farm Bill
Industrial agriculture lobbyists have been pushing for a National Animal Identification System (NAIS) for several years. The proposed NAIS program[…]
Read moreSoil Is One Secret Solution To Global Warming
Can organic farming fight climate change? Yes. And we're not just talking about food miles. Research from the Rodale Institute[…]
Read moreFarm Sanctuary Mobilizes to Oppose $12 Million Government Subsidy to Veal Industry
In a sweeping call to action, Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, is alerting its national membership[…]
Read moreWhat Would Lorelai Wear?
By Paula Moore Who says television isn't educational? For the past five years, TV has been helping me get dressed[…]
Read moreU.S. Congressional Resolution Urges Immediate End to Canada's Commercial Seal Hunt
A resolution urging the Canadian government to end the commercial seal hunt has been introduced in the U.S. House of[…]
Read moreLatest DEC Trapping Proposal Will Still Kill Dogs, Says The Humane Society of the United States
Dogs will still be killed in traps set for the unnecessary fur trade under new regulations proposed by the Department[…]
Read moreInternational Whaling Commission Reconfirms Authority over Whale Conservation
Humane Society International praised the May31st vote by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to reconfirm its supreme authority over whale[…]
Read moreMonster Pig" Hunt May have Violated Alabama Fair Chase Laws”
The Humane Society of the United States today called on the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to investigate[…]
Read moreJapan's Whaling Loses Support from Commercial Fisheries Companies
Japan's fourth largest fisheries company, Kyokuyo, has pledged to stop its sale of whale meat in Japan. Its decision follows[…]
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