Animal Welfare Act

Circus Slapped With Fine Over Animal-Welfare Violation

AP | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Disney on Ice, Tigers, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Video, Animal Welfare Act, Zebras, Elephants, Feld Entertainment, Ringling Bros. Circus, Fines, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ringling Brothers Circus, Usda Feld, Green News

VIENNA, Va. -- VIENNA, Virginia (AP) – The owner of the Ringling Bros. circus has agreed to pay a $270,000 fine to settle allegations that it vi...

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The Future of Animal Welfare Depends on Keeping Our Kids' Eyes Wide Open

Fred O'Regan | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Environment, Conservation, Education, Ifaw, Elephants, Animal Action Week News, Animal Conservation, Animal Rights, Animal Welfare Act, Animal Action Week, Animal Welfare, Animal Protection, Green News
Fred O'Regan

If we don't make sure that today's young people enter adulthood with their eyes wide open to the importance of protecting our living planet, then we are all -- elephants, animals, ecosystems, people -- in deep trouble.

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Durbin Introduces Bill To Regulate Online Puppy Sales

CBS Chicago | Posted 06.02.2011

Read More: Animal Welfare Act, Online Puppy Sales, Dick Durbin, Chicago News

CHICAGO (STMW) - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has introduced a bill which would require all breeders that sell more than 50 dogs a year to be licensed...

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Ringling Bros. Circus: Friends in High Places

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Usda, Tom Delay, Rod Blagojevich, Olsson Frank Weeda, Brent Gattis, Peta, Ringling Brothers, Bob Ney, Animal Welfare Act, Politics News
Bruce Friedrich

With two wars going on, the economy still faltering, and the government on the brink of shutting down, why is Congress protecting Ringling Bros. Circus?

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The Federal Animal Welfare Act: Are Animals Really Better Off?

Marc Bekoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Welfare Act, Animal Welfare, Chimpanzee, Animals, Nih, Animal Testing, National Institutes of Health, Denver News
Marc Bekoff

Why are mice and other animals still ignored by the federal Animal Welfare Act, despite the fact that they are sentient beings; just like the relatively few species and individuals who are protected?

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Federal Audit, Lawmakers Spotlight Puppy Mill Problems

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iowa, Animal Cruelty, Inspector General, Animal Welfare Act, Bill Young, Sam Farr, Jim Gerlach, Tom Vilsack, Petland, Legislation, Richard Durbin, Lois Capps, Pet Stores, Puppy Mills, Puppies, Missouri, Oklahoma, Usda, David Vitter, Politics News
Wayne Pacelle

There's long overdue action on the issue of puppy mills, and the issue got some much-needed attention yesterday from the federal government. Sens. Ric...

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Donkey Basketball Game Continues In Chicago Suburbs, Over PETA's Objections

Chicagoist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donkey Basketball, Animal Welfare Act, Peta, Peta Protest, Streator, Chicago, Chicago News

Despite protests from PETA, a donkey basketball fundraiser in Streator will go on as planned tonight. The organization has long protested these events...

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Pork Industry Bailout Request Full of Fat

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Horse Protection Act, Iowa Pork Producers, Animal Welfare Act, National Debt, Commodity Programs, Public Funds, Pork, Usda, Critics, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

Our government actually bails out the pork industry when it overproduces and buys up volumes of surplus pork, typically by dumping these surplus commodities into our nation's schools and food programs.

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Investing in the Animals' Future, and Our Own

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Enforcement, Funding, Animal Welfare Act, Animals, Humane Slaughter, Animal Fighting, Animal Kindness, Animal Rights, Animal Humanity, Humane Treatment of Animals, Horses, Animal Legislation, Green News
Michael Markarian

We've seen time and time again that the animals' fate is intertwined with our own, and that addressing animal welfare policies helps to safeguard all of us.

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