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Proposed Nebraska Legislation Angers Horse Activists

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He also introduced LB 306, otherwise known as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act. If they don't want us to process horses, what are we supposed to do?". I'm giving them an alternative.

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Terrible News. US Supreme Court Strikes Down California "Downer Cow" Law

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Clearly a win for the damn livestock industry. A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. It was a question of federal vs. state authority. And it was a unanimous decision. Read the full story at CNN.

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IFAW rescuers have mobilized to Japan

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Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) have mobilized to Japan to conduct an assessment and assist with animal rescue efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. About IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare).

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Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?

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There is an abundance of information on the web about undercover investigations, livestock conditions, slaughter procedures, etc. Animals are raw materials to process for product. You are not processing their wellbeing, but their carcasses for meat. Livestock don’t contribute to campaigns, but agribusiness does.