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National Justice for Animals Week

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From the better late then never category, the ALDF is having a National Justice for Animals Week to raise awareness about animal abuse. Adam was rescued by an 11-year-old boy who also later identified the girls who committed the crime, allowing them to be charged with felony animal cruelty.

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UK May Require Microchipping of Dogs

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In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can result in a prison sentence, animal rights experts and politicians say street thugs have turned to dangerous-looking dogs to cow their victims. In 2009, London Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse called for action on what he called "weapon dogs."

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Quash the Squash

4 The Love Of Animals

Right now, the UK government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number of chickens allowed in rearing sheds. But this legislation would allow yet more birds to be squashed in, cutting that space by almost a quarter. Quash the Squash originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 28, 2009.

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Scottish Judge Implies Wildlife Crime Not That Important

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Sheriff Kevin Drummond is claimed to have told a police conference on wildlife crime last month that offences against animals were not even “on the second page” after serious crimes such as robbery and assault. Mr Drummond, who sits as a sheriff in the Scottish Borders, is chairman of PAW’s legislation, regulation and guidance subgroup.

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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

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Supervisor Chris Daly made an unsuccessful attempt to force the zoo to become a rescue facility, legislators questioned the zoo's management, and the zoo's director was ousted. Animal experts descended for investigations of their own, and employee morale sank to an all- time low. million in corporate and individual donations.

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Dog Death Squads in China

4 The Love Of Animals

Make a donation to help IFAW end dog culls in China and to protect animals around the world from similar cruelty. In addition to working to stop this cull, IFAW is helping draft China’s first national animal welfare legislation that will prohibit culls like this. Tags: news people helping animals. Thank you, Fred.

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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. New York’s protection of laborers should be a first step toward recognition of the other systemic abuses that occur on farms that, like the long-ignored rights of farm workers, have been constantly disregarded by legislators.