133 Neglected, Starving Horses Rescued
by Michael Sharp Standing in the middle of a sparse pasture on a blue-sky-and-breezy April afternoon in Queen Anne’s County,[…]
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Housing Counseling Budget Cut – An Assault on the Middle Class
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Every American lives in safe, decent, affordable, and energy efficient housing[…]
Read moreOregon Senate Passes Bill to Protect Human and Animal Survivors of Domestic Violence
The Humane Society of the United States praised the Oregon state Senate for passing SB 616, a bill to add companion[…]
Read moreTennessee Governor Signs Bill Promoting Discrimination Into Law
In an apparent attempt to score cheap political points, Tenn. Governor Bill Haslam has ignored the business community and signed[…]
Read moreNo Sewage Sludge In “Organic” School Gardens!
Some of Hollywood’s “green” celebrities – Rosario Dawson, Ed Begley, Jr., and a bevy of starlets – thought they were[…]
Read moreEDF Praises FWS Work Plan to Partner with Landowners to Preserve Endangered Wildlife
Environmental Defense Fund praised a federal work plan unveiled in May by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that will[…]
Read morePETA Plan Would Spare Thousands of Thoroughbreds From Slaughter
By Kathy Guillermo U.S. thoroughbred racing is an industry of numbers. Consider the projected statistics for 2011 alone. The number[…]
Read moreNAACP Decries Arrest of State Conference President & Faith Leaders in North Carolina
Reverend Dr. William Barber II Handcuffed and Removed from a North Carolina Legislative Session for Standing Up Against Sweeping Cuts[…]
Read moreDog Killer Gets 25 Years
by Sherry Ramsey, Esq. Congratulations to Assistant District Attorney Kimberly S. Schwartz for a successful prosecution of defendant Anthony Bernard[…]
Read moreRainforest Action Network Finds Disney Tied to Forest Destruction and Endangered Tiger Loss
On May 18th, activists with Rainforest Action Network (RAN), costumed as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, blocked the entrance to the[…]
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