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OCTOBER 31, 2009

Tags: ohio farm animal welfare us agribusiness. Would such a bill lead to jurisdiction over puppy mill breeders as well? It's an issue to follow though. If it passes, it will encourage other states' ag industries to go on the offensive to protect their "raw materials.".

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APRIL 13, 2009

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. This is really interesting. I certainly didn't.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

From Spanish News - RTN (Round Town News). Tags: spain dogs. No need to click. Here's all it says. Nacho Paunero, President of El Refugio, notes that this is the first time in Spain that someone has been fined for abandoning their animal at the doors of a refuge.

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MAY 8, 2010

From Current.com She was recently suspended from working with animals, a “rare move prompted by what officials called a ‘clear pattern’ of problems with animal welfare.” Tags: animal research animal enterprise terrorism act primates University of Wisconsin. Now, she's been suspended from working with animals.

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JANUARY 19, 2009

Tags: europe pigs farm animal welfare. This year, the European Commission will issue a research contract, worth up to €1 million for a study into alternatives to the castration of pigs and dehorning of cattle.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

The National Animal Interest Alliance is an association of business, agricultural, scientific, and recreational interests dedicated to promoting animal welfare, supporting responsible animal use and strengthening the bond between humans and animals. Tags: corporate lies. And here's the answer. Clever bastards.

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AUGUST 17, 2008

“Although the court noted that these practices are controversial and that downed animals ‘suffer greatly,’ it found the record on appeal insufficient to warrant striking the regulations at this time,” explains an article from the Environmental News Service. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm us.

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MARCH 8, 2009

Tags: ontario canada legislation animal welfare. Penalties for individuals under the act include fines between $1,000 and $60,000 and jail time between 30 days and two years. Pet owners convicted of a crime under the act can also be barred from owning any animals for life.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. Tags: farm animal welfare us agribusiness. It's a small mention in this Ag Week article about issues coming up in 2009 , but worth noting. The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says.

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DECEMBER 20, 2008

I bet you didn't realize that Obama had any animal welfare picks, but he did. Tags: Obama humane society USDA us. And, in general, the Humane Society and its Legislative Fund likes them. They are very enthusiastic about Tom Vilsack, the proposed Secretary of Agriculture. In fact, he was their top choice.

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JANUARY 19, 2009

Basically, it sounds like the ag committee will be including food safety and animal welfare concerns in their discussions. There is definitely a new tide in California, post Proposition 2. The panel is now known as the Food and Agriculture Committee, and the new chairman is Dean Florez, Steinberg revealed at a news conference Jan.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

From the MetroWest Daily News. An Ohio-based animal rights organization has filed a complaint against Harvard Medical School, alleging that the school's New England Primate Research Center in Southborough did not properly report its experiments on animals. Department of Agriculture, which enforces the Animal Welfare Act.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The RSPCA are trying to raise awareness of its urgent campaign to protect the welfare of UK meat chickens. Right now, the UK government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number of chickens allowed in rearing sheds. Tags: news. It’s hard to walk or even flap their wings.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it. Plans will be unveiled at a news conference in Halifax in advance of the Olympic torch's arrival. Tags: IFAW PETA.

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APRIL 23, 2010

They received citations for animal welfare infractions, although apparently few of these infractions overlap with PETA claims from an undercover investigation. From the Deseret News. Tags: animal research utah university of utah undercover investigation PETA. You decide.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Tags: corporate lies humane society agriculture agribusiness. This article pretty much sums up how the two agendas are simply at cross-purposes. Compassion is perceived to hurt profits. It spotlights the Humane Society, but I think it's a pretty universal comparison.

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

Tags: animal research. 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.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Tags: Ireland legislation puppy mills dogs. Fine Gael and rural Fianna Fáil backbenchers have called for greyhound breeders to be exempt because the industry is already regulated by existing legislation. They also want an exemption for hunt kennels which do not breed dogs for commercial purposes.

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MARCH 23, 2009

News of the Weird Owners claim dog died from being in non-ventilated Animal Control vehicle. Clay County violated five federal animal welfare regulations in a in September 2008 experiment that involved putting a dog in a non-air-conditioned truck for an hour at midday, according to a U.S. Weather conditions were also similar.

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JULY 10, 2010

In context, Mr. Conklin's actions were entirely appropriate," Phillips wrote in a news release this morning. Tags: ohio animal enterprise terrorism act mercy for animals farm animal welfare. The Union County sheriff's office said it had four veterinarians with experience in large-animal care review the tape. "In

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Tags: animal law. For the first time, animal care standards will be established and failure to comply with these standards will be an offence. Glad they're finally doing something, but really, why has it taken this long?

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

It's bad enough having to deal with the welfare of normal farm animals, but what about the welfare of cloned animals? If they are cloned solely for the products they provide, will it be more difficult to argue for their welfare as living creatures? Tags: europe cloning farm animal welfare. From the Daily Mail.

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APRIL 10, 2009

Good news following an investigation of farm animal abuses by Mercy for Animals. In a written statement the company said it was making the move after an investigation revealed that Radlo Foods violated the terms of an agreement by working with a farm that is not in compliance with its strict animal welfare standards.

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JULY 4, 2010

Yesterday, I raised the issue that some may think the Humane Society copped out by making a deal with Ohio agriculture and NOT bringing new animal welfare regulations to the ballot. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare agriculture agribusiness.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Tags: State of Washington legislation humane society congress us. The Humane Society of the United States cited Senator Cantwell’s efforts to improve marine mammal rescue capability, including such challenges as disentangling marine mammals from fishing nets. The Society also noted Cantwell’s work on climate change.

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JUNE 21, 2009

From Wildlife Extra News. Tags: malawi africa animal rescue elephants endangered species. There has been a lot of violence between the elephants and subsistence farmers (unfortunately, I think the violence is pretty one-sided.)

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MARCH 17, 2009

They are working with local animal welfare groups on this issue. Opponents like to think that animal welfare is only an issue in developed countries amongst the white middle class. Tags: animal welfar zoo PETA phillipines. PETA is trying to prevent more animals going to the Manila Zoo. Good for them. That's not true.

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JUNE 20, 2009

Here's the Honor Roll from Fox News. Tags: university research animal research welfare violations medical research animal laboratories. These entities were all cited for violations by the USDA. Thanks to Stop Animal Exploitation Now! for finding them. 1) BioReliance Corp., The report does not identify the procedures.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Tags: seattle pacific northwest farm animal welfare chickens. Silly piece in a way about the battle between people who want urban chickens and those who don't.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Haiti.the only country where I believe human welfare is only slightly better than animal welfare. Tags: natural disaster Haiti animal rescue Best Friends. Here's a link to the Best Friends page to donate to animal rescue in Haiti. The organization is part of the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti. That's really, really bad.

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JULY 3, 2010

Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare. To me, it's another example of the Humane Society's growing savvy and clout in the US.

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MARCH 26, 2010

Tags: europe pigs castration farm animal welfare belgium agribusiness. They castrate piglets WITHOUT anesthesia. I hope this bill passes. But I post about so many legislative proposals, with so few actual passages. We'll have to wait and see.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Tags: animal abuse eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. Another undercover video from the Humane Society.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Tags: New York tail docking farm animal welfare. Just awful. More great undercover work though by Mercy for Animals.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

CAK eliminates the numerous animal welfare, economic, and worker-safety issues associated with electric immobilization: * With CAK, birds are dead before they are removed from their crates, shackled, bled, and scalded in defeathering tanks. Tags: meat PETA farm animal welfare factory farm chickens.

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APRIL 24, 2009

We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Here's an example.

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