SeaWorld sees food in a new light #AnimalWelfare #CageFreeEggs
When I announced with SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby in March that the theme park would stop breeding orcas at all[…]
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Tag: animal rights
The HSUS helps rescue 150 dogs, cats, goats from North Carolina puppy mill #AnimalRescue #PuppyMill
It’s happened in North Carolina again – not a civil rights controversy or a boycott, but yet another case of[…]
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Meet Maxine Cow, Who Fled Slaughter and Found Safety at Farm Sanctuary #AnimalRescue
Maxine’s story begins like that of countless animals who meet an untimely end at one of New York City’s live[…]
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A stay of execution for 31 more dogs from South Korea #DogMeatFarm #Rescues
Humane Society International’s campaign to stop the slaughter of dogs for meat is unremitting, and we are announcing that 31[…]
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Stefan: Teddy Bear Extraordinaire #AnimalRights #Rescue
Stefan: Teddy Bear Extraordinaire It was a hot day in the summer of 2013 when Stefan steer stepped off a[…]
Read moreThe long march to secure a strong legal framework for animal protection #AnimalRights
On September 22nd, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., tried to pass the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, S. 1831,[…]
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States, corporations acting to end extreme confinement of animals on industrial farms #AnimalRights
Today [9/20], my colleague Paul Shapiro participated in a debate sponsored by WBUR, The Boston Globe, and UMass Boston about[…]
Read moreThe Compass is set for cage-free #AnimalRights #CrueltyFree
Compass Group, the world’s largest food service provider, announced it will switch all the eggs it uses – both liquid[…]
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Putting a stake in the ground for animals in Puerto Rico #AnimalWelfare
In 2015, The HSUS, Humane Society International, and the Government of Puerto Rico announced a comprehensive partnership involving governmental agencies,[…]
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Massachusetts voters can clinch the case against farm animal confinement #AnimalWelfare #Legislation
It’s been more than a year since I first wrote here about a proposed farm animal protection ballot measure in[…]
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