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Hope for Hen Welfare

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Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “farm animals are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) only when used in biomedical research, testing, teaching and exhibition. Tags: animal cruelty proposition 2 cattle farm animal welfare agribusiness.

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Pukka’s Promise: The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

“In Pukka’s Promise, Kerasote travels the dog world in Europe and throughout North America interviewing breeders, veterinarians, and leaders of the animal-welfare movement, and uses cutting-edge research to help dog owners rethink the everyday choices they make for their pets.

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Just Two Lessons Learned for Today

Animal Person

I think it's great, given how hostile the world is to our minority opinions and lifestyle, that there are safe places, even if those safe places have ranting as their modus operandi. We don't know whether further generations of welfare reforms might lead to us not using animals.

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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

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Pick a pet that fits your family’s lifestyle – Look at the purpose the pet will serve in your family. With purebred animals, it is especially important to do your research and make sure the pet fits your family’s lifestyle. Choose pets that are easy to care for. Do you and your kids spend more time indoors or outside?

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Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall

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About Farm Sanctuary Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, promotes legislative, policy, and individual lifestyle changes to help farm animals. “The Walk for Farm Animals is a positive way to speak out on behalf of animals who cannot speak for themselves and to make a real difference in their lives.”

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Dogs love getting mail too! #BarkBoxGifts!

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Besides being filled with great items, we felt great about this dog box because the company donates 10% of proceeds on each box to animal welfare organizations! What was in our box: Pet Lifestyle And You (P.L.A.Y) Every month, Scout, the head dog at BarkBox, picks out four to six treats, toys and hygiene products to send to your dog.

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