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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

Animal Person

On March 11th, RPA sent the governors of all 50 states a letter and two factsheets urging them to help get their land-grant universities (LGUs) out of the meat industry. Take a moment to tell your governor you agree we must get our LGUs out of the meat industry. Below is a press release about the mailing. Another went out last Friday.

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On the Land Grant University Meat Problem

Animal Person

Instead, our LGUs teach the false ancient beliefs that maintain meat -- including dairy, fish, eggs, and feed crops -- as an institution. . Our most insidious institution -- as my talk in Miami in 10 days (August 29th) will explain! I look forward to meeting RPA's Florida members who are able to attend!

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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The species is also susceptible to the effects of commercial exploitation of marine benthic organisms and shellfish, and is threatened by drowning in fishing nets. They are under very heavy hunting pressure in Serbia and after 15 years of campaign , are finally off the shooting list. European Turtle-Dove by Denis Cachia.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

But there is a net loss in all meat production, not just of farmed fish or feeding fish to land animals being raised for food. Besides depleting the ocean’s supply of fish for those animals normally feeding on them, the factory farming of cattle, pigs and chickens uses excessive water and pollutes our land.

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Birdersploitation?

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Even worse than that is the absurd fact that the National Audubon Society, a non-profit organization, is not only not getting paid for advertising in their magazine while pimping The Big Year for free but, according to Variety , is actually funding a marketing campaign for The Big Year due to kick off tomorrow. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently finalized a rule regarding its narrowing interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Thus, the Trump Administration’s four-year campaign to undermine the MBTA is almost certainly going to fail. This was widely seen as a favor to the energy industry.

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