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Humane Society Puts Pressure on South Carolina's Bear Baying

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Armed with new undercover video of four such events, the Humane Society of the United States is pressuring state officials to explicitly outlaw the practice, which the organization says is effectively banned in every other state. State law on the issue is murky.

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Arkansas Out of the Dark Ages with Cruelty Law

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Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense. Arkansas becomes the 46th state to make cruelty to animals a felony, according to the Humane Society of the United States.

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How to Confront Cruelty

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Readership: This book will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the animal rights movement in England, the United States and Australia. Tags: animal cruelty books. It would also be useful to students of sociology and politics in general, and social movements in particular.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “farm animals are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) only when used in biomedical research, testing, teaching and exhibition.

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"Earthlings" Available as Audio Book

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Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty. The Earthlings trailer can be viewed at [link].