Critter News
DECEMBER 6, 2011
Congress lifted the ban in a spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law Nov. that butcher horses for human consumption now, but if one were to open, it would conduct inspections to make sure federal laws were being followed. 18 to keep the government afloat until mid-December.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
President Obama has added 10 new refuges in his first term. Additional issues include a shortage of law enforcement officials, as well as invasive species problems on 2.5 As a result, animals like the Florida panther and diminishing habitats like the prairie grasslands stand a fighting chance. million acres of Refuge lands.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). Ranchers oppose the move.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2020
The changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. However, a memo does not have the force of law, so FWS proposed a regulation to implement its interpretation of the MBTA.
Critter News
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. Tags: Obama animal rights farm animal welfare politics agribusiness.
Animal Person
AUGUST 6, 2009
We interrupt regularly scheduled deconstructing, editorializing, commenting and ranting to bring you a letter from John Perkins : Dear Friends Speaking of Democracy, Honduras, and President Obama. In writing my new book Hoodwinked (Random House, Nov 2009 publication date), I recently visited Central America. 1) DemocracyNow! 3) George W.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2021
As explained in an earlier post , the changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. This was widely seen as a favor to the energy industry.
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