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Senator Maria Cantwell Receives Award for Animal Welfare Work
She is a US Senator from our home state of Washington. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) received the Humane Society’s Legislative Leader award for her leadership in protecting animals. The Society also noted Cantwell’s work on climate change.
Critter News
- Monday, March 8, 2010
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There Oughta Be A Law Contest
The Humane Society Legislative Fund is having a contest where you can submit your idea for a new law protecting animals. The winner will get a trip to Washington DC to lobby for it with HSLF staff.
Critter News
- Monday, August 24, 2009
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Court Overrules Federal Government on Wolf ESA Decision
Good news for wolves in the Great Lakes area. TRAVERSE CITY - State officials say they're not pleased with a federal court's ruling overturning the government's decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list for the Great Lakes region. The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.,
Critter News
- Monday, September 29, 2008
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USHS Alleges Animal Abuse at the University of Louisiana New Iberia Research Laboratory
The video footage shows monkeys biting themselves and slamming against the bars of small cages. Other scenes show a newborn chimpanzee being taken from its mother and an adult screaming as a lab worker aims a tranquilizer gun before the animal falls sedated from a shelf to the floor. Here is a link to the Humane Society.
Critter News
- Thursday, March 5, 2009
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From Yesterday's New York Times
To the Editor: Re “ A Disgraceful Farm Bill ” (editorial, May 16): While the farm bill recently approved by Congress deals with enormous agricultural policy issues, it also includes three important provisions to protect animal welfare. These new penalties would give the law some much needed teeth.
Animal Ethics
- Friday, May 23, 2008
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From Today's New York Times
To the Editor: It is disappointing that our government plans to keep approximately 550 chimpanzees in the laboratories where they reside, rather than provide them a sanctuary they deserve (“ After Hard Labor, a Soft Landing ,” special Giving section, Nov. Kathleen Conlee Washington, Nov.
Animal Ethics
- Monday, November 26, 2007
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From Today's New York Times
To the Editor: Re “ A Case of Abuse, Heightened ,” by Joe Nocera (Talking Business column, March 8): Mr. Nocera tells us that most slaughterhouses don’t mistreat animals or funnel sick downer cows into the food chain. He might have prevented the recall of 143 million pounds of beef. Oh, really? If Mr.
Animal Ethics
- Saturday, March 15, 2008
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Kill the Sea Lions Before They Kill Again!
The major threats to salmon are the 4 'H's: habitat, hatcheries, hydro(power) and harvest. All driven by humans. But we can't get rid of humans, of course, and we need to punish someone who can't fight back. Let's pick the sea lions! The animals eat salmon as the fish try to pass Bonneville Dam each spring.
Critter News
- Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues
The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says. There are people who are saying, ‘This is just ridiculous,’ but that’s not how the general public sees it,” {Washington agricultural correspondent Jerry} Hagstrom says. and other advocates.”
Critter News
- Monday, January 5, 2009
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From Today's New York Times
To the Editor: The euthanasia of more than 1,000 dogs and cats at the main animal shelter in Las Vegas is surely a major tragedy in the sheltering field (news article , Feb. 16), and the rapid spread of diseases at a facility packed with 1,800 animals required swift action to prevent even more suffering and loss of life.
Animal Ethics
- Monday, March 5, 2007