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1. Breaking: New Ag-Gag Bill Introduced in North Carolina on Same Day Butterball Worker Pleads Guilty to Cruelty [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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North Carolina is the latest state to consider a new law targeting whistleblowers, undercover investigators, and journalists who expose factory farms. The legislation was introduced ...
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2. Calif. Bill to Thwart Animal Investigations Killed
After weeks of opposition from animal welfare advocates, labor groups and First Amendment experts, a California assembly member withdrew a bill that would limit undercover ...
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3. Court Dismisses Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Lawsuit. Here’s How That Affects You. [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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A U.S. district court has dismissed a lawsuit by animal rights activists that argued a federal law has put them at risk of being labeled ...
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4. Democracy Now! Debate: After Activists Expose Animal Cruelty, Should They Be Targeted With “Ag-Gag” Laws? [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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Democracy Now, the award-winning international news program with Amy Goodman, devoted its entire program today to “ag-gag” bills that criminalize undercover investigators who film animal ...
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5. From Carriage Horses To Chihuahas And Cockatiels, An Appeal For The Animal Lover Vote
But only de Blasio supported NY CLASS's key goal of completely banning the horse-drawn carriages, while others talked about testing out alternatives or phasing them ...
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6. Horse Meat In Human Food Chain Causes Health Concerns
By one estimate, 160,000 American horses shared this fate last year, ending up in the human food chain. ...
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7. Legalizing Animal Abuse? HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle and Will Potter Discuss Ag-Gag Laws [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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Al Jazeera had an excellent program about “ag-gag” legislation recently. Inside Story, hosted by Shihab Rattansi, discussed the new laws with me and Wayne Pacelle, ...
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8. Pit bull owners left in limbo over liability
Most lawmakers believe it's unworkable to set a rule that applies uniquely to pit bulls, as the court did. ...
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9. URGENT: California Ag-Gag Bill Exempts Factory Farms That Accidentally Record Their Own Abuses [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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California lawmakers are considering an “ag-gag” bill today that not only criminalizes undercover investigators and whistleblowers, but carves out special exemptions if the industry accidentally ...
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10. “This is an industry that wants to operate in total secrecy, and with total immunity” (video) [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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I had the pleasure of being a guest on Abby Martin‘s show, Breaking the Set, last night. We talked about “ag-gag” bills that are being ...
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11. Animal rights advocates chafe at abuse measure
The measure, House Bill 1125, strips the authority of animal control officers to order when livestock can be seized if they are not properly cared ...
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12. Bill would ban the sale of animals at swap meets in Nevada
No more selling puppies, kittens, bunnies or any live animals at swap meets -- that's what animal welfare groups want from state lawmakers, and they're ...
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13. Bowral rally reaffirms community's opposition to shooting in National Parks.
Over two hundred Southern Highlands and Illawarra residents have staged a protest in Bowral against the State Government's plan to allow amateur shooters into National ...
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14. California may change rules on mountain lions after several encounters
A proposed new policy would give wardens more discretion to use nonlethal methods in handling the encounters, according to a story published Saturday in the ...
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15. Cat fight brewing over African serval pets
"They need space, a lot of exercise, they're a nocturnal, shy animal," he said. "We don't think they make good pets because they're basically being ...
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16. City spay and microchip proposal draws strong opinions
About 50 people attended the meeting organized by the city and its Animal Welfare Advisory Board, which is formulating a spay-neuter and microchipping ordinance aimed ...
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17. EU Bans Cosmetics Tested on Animals
There currently is no such ban on animal testing on cosmetics sold in the U.S. or Asian markets. ...
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18. Excellent Illustrated Series on Grist: Big Ag Fights to Keep Out Troubled Eyes [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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If you’re not already following Susie Cagle’s reporting over at Grist, you should be. Like — now. She has a fantastic new series of articles ...
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19. Exotic animal owners in Ohio appeal restrictions
Ohio strengthened its regulation of exotic animal ownership after a Zanesville man released dozens of his animals in 2011 from his eastern Ohio farm before ...
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20. Finally, MPs move to ban circuses from using exotic animals: Only horses, dogs and rabbits will be allowed
'We announced in March 2012 that it was our intention to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and we are now working ...
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