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Hope for Hen Welfare

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history, the United Egg Producers (UEP) has agreed to support national legislation that will, upon enactment, improve the welfare of all laying hens in the nation. Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.

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Mexican Border Town Offers Tax Exemption for Euthanizing Dogs

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The town has become so overrun with dogs, that the government began offering a tax exemption of $17 per stray that was offered for euthanasia. Activists said what the government was doing qualified as “animal torture,” and they called for legislative reform.

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