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JULY 10, 2010

The Union County sheriff's office said it had four veterinarians with experience in large-animal care review the tape. "In In context, Mr. Conklin's actions were entirely appropriate," Phillips wrote in a news release this morning. The veterinarians told law enforcement that cows who remain down are at risk of injury or death.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

To offset yesterday's crappy news about California, here's good news from the EU! Full article on Food Safety News. The law, finalized in 1999, comes after a 12-year "phase-out" period meant to allow egg farmers time to implement the costly transition away from battery cages. As of Jan. As of Jan. Duncan, Ph.D.,

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MARCH 15, 2012

Quebec is not known for its animal welfare concerns or laws. I think the issue stems from this being an Islamic practice and the fear of contaminated meat, not concern for the animals. From JTA, the Global News Service of the Jewish People.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit. A recent agreement between farmers and animal rights activists here is a rare compromise in the bitter and growing debate over large-scale, intensive methods of producing eggs and meat, and may well push farmers in other states to give ground, experts say.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

A Seattle law firm is taking on dairies, claiming that a price-fixing scheme has consumers paying too much for milk. Animal rights group Compassion Over Killing was the first to uncover the alleged systematic slaughter of healthy dairy cows in California. If the dairy companies were doing this, well, that's cold!

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JULY 19, 2009

Sunstein is a Harvard law professor who has written about animal protection issues. He is the co-editor, for example, of Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions, which examines views both in favor and against animal law.

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