Bill To Ban Horse Slaughter Introduced In Congress
U.S. Representative Connie Morella (R-MD) has introduced HR 3781, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, to ban the trade in[…]
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Gray Whales Targeted Again; U.S. Government Renews Efforts to Facilitate Makah Whaling
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again must be the motto of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Praises Action on Antibiotic Resistance
Environmental Defense, the organization that worked with McDonald's to replace wasteful polystyrene foam sandwich clamshells with lightweight and recycled paper[…]
Read moreBush Administration Plan Increases Greenhouse Gas Pollution
Environmental Defense recently expressed deep concern over the Bush administration's failure to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. This afternoon the administration[…]
Read moreTruck Manufacturers Vie to Produce Next Generation Fedex Express Truck
FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company, and the Alliance for Environmental Innovation, one of the first environmental advocacy[…]
Read moreChimpanzee HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
By Jason Baker and Kathy Guillermo People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals The headlines have just hit the newspapers:[…]
Read moreCruel Dog Starving Case
A San Francisco woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to felony animal cruelty after locking her dog in a[…]
Read moreWildlife Snaring Expansion Proposed
The practice of snaring is one of the cruelest ways to kill wildlife. In the best-case scenario, a steel-cable loop[…]
Read moreTell Your Senators To Ditch Dorr
Thomas Dorr, a staunch proponent of factory farms who once declared, "factory farming is a model for the future," has[…]
Read moreKeep Rodeo Abuses Out Of The Olympics
The rodeo industry is attempting to capitalize on the worldwide attention that the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT[…]
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