Tell 7-Eleven You Don't Want Whale Meat On Store Shelves!
No, your local 7-Eleven store doesn't stock whale meat sushi. But the same Japanese company that owns a majority share[…]
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Help Stop Antibiotic Overuse On Factory Farms
Factory farms routinely mix antibiotics into the feed of pigs, cows, chickens, and turkeys to speed growth and prevent disease[…]
Read moreUpdate– Cypress Egg Farm Cruelty
The recent, massive cruelty case at Cypress Foods' egg-laying facilities in Georgia and Florida underscores the abuse inherent in modern[…]
Read moreYour Help Still Needed On Enforcement Funding Letters!
Animal protection laws only work if they're enforced vigorously. We need your help continuing to push for improved enforcement of[…]
Read moreNew Marine Protected Area Established off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
Nalychevo Nature Park, Russia – Responding to a 4 year long effort by World Wildlife Fund, officials from the Kamchatka[…]
Read moreWhale Advocates File for Injunction to Stop Impending Makah Whale Hunt
The Fund for Animals, The Humane Society of the United States, and others have filed a motion for a preliminary[…]
Read moreSign the Petition to Support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
The U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics show that 55,776 horses were slaughtered last year at three American-based, Belgian-owned slaughterhouses for[…]
Read moreDalai Lama Calls For End To Trophy Hunting In Mongolia
In his appeal, which was issued March 29, 2002, the winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize said, "I am[…]
Read moreCongressman John Lewis Selected For 87th Spingarn Award
On April 18th, NAACP Board of Directors Chairman Julian Bond announced that U.S. Rep. John Lewis would be presented with[…]
Read moreNAACP To Renew Call To End Racial Disparities In Education
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will renew its call to end racial disparities in the[…]
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