The tobacco industry was given a major break last week by the U.S. Justice Department. During the closing statements of[…]
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Tense Time for Whales
Pro-conservation voices at the IWC are hanging on to a slim majority, but pro-whaling nations are still scheming to overturn[…]
Read moreHelp Wanted: Human Lab Animals
The EPA is now allowing chemical companies to conduct toxic chemical studies on low-income Americans. An analysis of 24 such[…]
Read moreClosed-Door Dealings Silence Swans
In May, a group of Bronx, New York, youths brutally killed a pair of mute swans. Six months ago, this[…]
Read moreUSDA Okays Label Fraud On Body Care Products While Penalizing Honest Companies
Despite consumer and industry objections to rampant labeling fraud, the USDA has announced it will no longer take steps to[…]
Read morePut a Collar on Unregulated Breeders
The stories we hear about puppy mills are all too familiar. Animals are crowded into filthy cages without basic veterinary[…]
Read moreMonsanto Is Poisoning Us: How Many Studies Does It Take?
New research from France has confirmed previous studies that Monsanto's Roundup, the most commonly used herbicide in the world, is[…]
Read moreCasualties of War
The Department of Defense takes a hard-hearted approach to the stray dogs and cats befriended by our troops serving in[…]
Read moreEuthanasia In North Carolina
By Daphna Nachminovitch People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' struggle with the ugly issues of animal population and euthanasia[…]
Read moreWhere the Buffalo Should Roam
Since 2000, state and federal agencies have senselessly slaughtered more than 830 buffalo from Yellowstone National Park. Urge Congress to[…]
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