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Hope for Hen Welfare

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Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio

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If it passes, it will encourage other states' ag industries to go on the offensive to protect their "raw materials.". Tags: ohio farm animal welfare us agribusiness. Would such a bill lead to jurisdiction over puppy mill breeders as well? It's an issue to follow though.

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Ontario Animal Welfare Law Goes Into Effect

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The provincial government says it's gone from "worst to first" and Ontario is now the only jurisdiction in Canada with special protections for law-enforcement animals like police dogs and horses. Tags: ontario canada legislation animal welfare. It is now law as of March 1.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, co-authored Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability 5. As a consequence, “people should treat all creatures decently, and protect them from cruelty, avoidable suffering, and unnecessary killing.” Wildlife belongs to everyone and no one.

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An Animal Welfare First in Spain

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He considers it a step forward in the protection of animals in Spain. Nacho Paunero, President of El Refugio, notes that this is the first time in Spain that someone has been fined for abandoning their animal at the doors of a refuge.

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Mexican Town Opposes Bullfighting

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Mexico's first "anti-bullfighting" town has signed a petition calling on the United Nations to approve a universal declaration on animal welfare. Teocelo, a town of 15,000 inhabitants, last month became the first Mexican municipality to ban bullfighting and other events that involve animal mistreatment or cruelty.

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Senator Maria Cantwell Receives Award for Animal Welfare Work

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Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) received the Humane Society’s Legislative Leader award for her leadership in protecting animals. My husband worked for her years and years ago, when she was just a State representative.