Animal rights activists are wrapping up Open the Cages Tour of 2012. The protest tour made stops in major cities across the west coast of the United States and in Canada. The tour involves film screenings and music performances along with demonstrations. The tour’s stated goal is to raise awareness about the prevalence and cruelty [...]
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Animal welfare groups are on a mission to phase out the use of gestation crates by pork producers, and they’re doing it by pressuring distributers to insist that their suppliers make the change. Gestation crates, also referred to as sow stalls, are small cages used in factory farms to confine female breeding pigs called sows. [...]
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The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo in Canada that is hailed by its fans and organizers as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.” This year the festival is a century old, and in keeping with its tradition has taunted and tortured animals for the sake of entertainment and amusement. Three horses died at this [...]
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A recent study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that soy intake can prevent the reoccurrence of breast cancer. The analysis included 9,514 survivors of invasive breast cancer who were involved in a collection of studies between 1991 and 2006 in the US and China. The data collected by the American Journal [...]
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The House Agriculture Committee has adopted an amendment to the 2012 Farm bill which impedes states from imposing their own standards on imported agriculture products. The Amendment was introduced by Rep. Steven King, R-Iowa, who acknowledges that he proposed the amendment in response to a California law banning eggs from hens living in inhumane conditions. [...]
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This time of year, animal shelters around the country are overwhelmed with an influx of stray kittens. That is because it’s kitten season, a time during which cats breed, starting in late spring and lasting through the summer until early to mid fall. During these months animal shelters’ resources and labor force are stretched. The [...]
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A report released on June 28by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) finds that a change in Americans’ diet can help save the planet. The report, titled “Grade A Choice? Solutions for Deforestation Free Meat,” points to beef production as a major cause of climate change. The UCS describes meat as an “ecologically inefficient” product [...]
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UNIQLO, the Japanese clothing company, recently announced that it will no longer procure wool from farms which practice mulesing of sheep. The decision was made in response to pressure applied by animal rights activists and groups, most notably PETA. “As a global company, we at UNIQLO take the concerns of our global community very seriously… [...]
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