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Why We're Better for Beavers (and Why Does the Federal Government Kill 27,000 a Year?)

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Drought, Wildlife Service, Natural Resources Defense Council, Ecosystem Services, Aphis, Beavers, Nrdc, Wildlife, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

Why does the Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services' program spend taxpayers money to kill over 27,000 beavers every year?

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Saving Money by Saving Wildlife

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Nrdc, Poison, Natural Resources Defense Council, Aerial Gunning, Coyote, Wolves, Wildlife Services, Aphis, Wildlife, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

Cutting Wildlife Services' budget for the lethal control of carnivores is a win-win proposition for wildlife and the federal budget.

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Federal Audit Finds Rampant Abuses of Show Horses; Agency Reform Promised

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tennessee Walking Horses, Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Aphis, Tom Vilsack, Horses, Usda, Horse Shows, Office of Inspector General, Impact News
Wayne Pacelle

Horse show industry groups are certified by the USDA to hire, train and license inspectors who are responsible for examining horses at shows for illegal soring.That's right, industry self-regulation.

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Mad Cow Disease Case Hidden For Weeks By Canadian and U.S. Agencies

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Nikki Zeichner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usda, Aphis, RCALF USA, Mad Cow Disease, Cows, Oie, Bse, Cfia, World News

Produced by HuffPost's Citizen Reporting Team On February 25, 2010, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed a recent case of bovine spo...

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Seeds of Life: Beta Vulgaris (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beta Vulgaris, Usda, Rice, Aphis, Bayer AG, Contamination, Willamette Valley, Frank Morton, Genetically Engineered Foods, Seeds, Chard, Sugarbeets, Gmo, Lawsuit, Green News
Rebecca Gerendasy

This is the second installment of an ongoing series titled Seeds of Life. Frank Morton, an organic seed breeder from Philomath, Oregon, shares his concerns over the threat of contamination.

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