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Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently heard arguments in National Meat Association v. Brown, a case in which the meat industry is attempting to invalidate a California law designed to reduce animal suffering and protect public safety. Did anyone know this was going on?

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Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

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Bauer is the president and co-founder of the Farm Sanctuary. Barack Obama has picked Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa, to be the next Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). As Iowa’s Governor, Tom Vilsack took steps to protect animals, including vetoing a bill that allowed dove hunting.

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Flight to Freedom

4 The Love Of Animals

They symbolize everything that is wrong with using animals to entertain people in circuses and that will be vividly clear when they run free in their new home. This is certainly a landmark victory and we hope that other countries around the world, including the United States, will take notice and follow suit.”.

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