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WOAH celebrates 100th anniversary

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The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as the OIE) celebrated its 100th anniversary on January 25 with an online event that reviewed the organization’s history, evolution, and vision of the future of animal welfare worldwide.

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New Legislation for animal welfare in the United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth's Action for animal welfare

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Animal Welfare at Change.org

Animal Person

Did you see that Change.org now has an Animal Welfare page? is clearly someone who advocates for animal rights. Ernst believes we don't have a right to use sentient nonhumans and all of her posts (and those of Alex Melonas, who also posts at animalrights.change.org) are unequivocal about animal use.

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On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

would call HSUS an animal rights group (after all, HSUS doesn't even do that). Or how a paragraph would refer to animal rights and animal welfare as if they're interchangeable. Isn't my time better spent fighting for actual animal rights than the term "animal rights?".

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Senator Maria Cantwell Receives Award for Animal Welfare Work

Critter News

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) received the Humane Society’s Legislative Leader award for her leadership in protecting animals. She is a US Senator from our home state of Washington. My husband worked for her years and years ago, when she was just a State representative.

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Mercy for Animals Exposes Cruelty at Iowa Select Farms

Critter News

Mercy for Animals is trying to convince Costco to do the same. Safeway and Kroger have announced they're halting all purchases of the farm's pork. News story is from the end of June. Almost let that one slip by!

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Kansas University Tries to Correct Welfare Violations

Critter News

Kansas University Medical Center was nailed by USDA inspectors for violations including improper treatment for sick animals, aging facilities and failing to provide appropriate enrichment opportunities for animals who appear to be under psychological stress. Tags: animal research.

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