Help Needed On Cockfighting
Following the recent passage of the federal anti-cockfighting legislation in the House of Representatives, cockfighters have been barraging Senate offices[…]
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Poisoning Plan Will Hurt Wildlife
The National Park Service (NPS) is set to begin an ill-advised rat poisoning plan on Anacapa Island, a part of[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Lauds Congress for Maintaining Coastal Preservation Measures
On October 23rd, Environmental Defense praised House and Senate Conferees for including continued protection against expanded offshore drilling in key[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Praises New Lugar, Bush Administration Farm Bill Position
On October 18th, Environmental Defense praised Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and the Bush administration for supporting a major increase in[…]
Read moreN. C. Environmental Defense Praises Clean Smokestacks Bill
On September 4th, North Carolina Environmental Defense praised members of the N.C. General Assembly for reaching a compromise on the[…]
Read moreViolence at Home
By Ingrid Newkirk Is it a coincidence that, in the wake of the attacks on Washington and New York, most[…]
Read moreAnimal Protection Groups File Suit over Bureau of Land Management’s Plan to Manage Wild Horses and Burros to Extinction
The Fund for Animals, Animal Legal Defense Fund, and several individuals recently filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land[…]
Read moreAsk Your Members of Congress to Support the Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act
The Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Joe Biden, will ban the interstate sale or transport of[…]
Read moreCalling All Floridians To Help The Pigs
The Fund for Animals and other groups are supporting a ground-breaking ballot initiative campaign in Florida to ban the cruel[…]
Read moreHouse Passes Animal Cruelty Amendment To Juvenile Justice Bill
In August, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) succeeded in amending H.R. 1900, the Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of[…]
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