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BOCA to Stop Using Eggs by End of 2009

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On March 19, 2009 a company representative emailed Compassion Over Killing: "…I am pleased to let you know the BOCA brand will be eliminating eggs in all of its products by the end of this year. By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages.

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Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues

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It's a small mention in this Ag Week article about issues coming up in 2009 , but worth noting. Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. Tags: farm animal welfare us agribusiness. The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says.

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1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals

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(Washington, DC) Animal World USA is pleased to announce exciting news about the 1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals, which will kick off Saturday, May 30th and run through Sunday, June 7th, 2009.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The exploitation of farm workers reverberates in the treatment of farm animals and degradation of the environment. 9, 2009 The writer is on the staff of the Farm Animal Program, Animal Welfare Institute. 9, 2009 The writer is on the staff of the Farm Animal Program, Animal Welfare Institute.

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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

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In addition to dogs and cats, we now feature all kinds of pets for adoption, including rabbits, farm animals, ferrets, hamsters and other small animals, horses, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and even fish. Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 11, 2009.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The overwhelming passage in November of Proposition 2 in California, which banned tight confinement of many of the animals raised for food, is a fine example of the power of publicity to educate people about the atrocities we commit to those animals who have no voice of their own. Laura Frisk Encinitas, Calif.,

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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

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David Cantor Executive Director Responsible Policies for Animals, Inc. March 2009 Contact: David Cantor, 215-886-7721 or RPA4all@aol.com Arriving at all 50 states’ governors’ offices in mid-March, a special request: Get our land-grant universities (LGUs) out of the meat industry. -- if you'd like assistance or more information.