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1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. Indiana Bill Would Make It Illegal to Expose Factory Farms, Clearcutting and Fracking [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it illegal to photograph or videotape things like factory farming, clear-cutting forests, mining, and fracking.
You read ...
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15. Industry Tries to Hide “Ag-Gag” Efforts, Turns Away Journalists From #AAA13 Conference [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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The agriculture industry is holding a conference right now about “ag-gag” laws, which criminalize anyone who exposes animal welfare abuses on factory farms and slaughterhouses. ...
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16. Lawmaker seeks ban on awarding live animals as carnival prizes
Saying it's cruel to send a live goldfish, rabbit or turtle home as a carnival prize, a state lawmaker is out to ban the practice ...
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17. 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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18. Letter: 'Ag-gag' bills pose a consumer threat
Thirty newspapers and 60 national animal protection, workers' rights, civil liberties, public health, food safety and environmental conservation organizations have recently gone on record strongly ...
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19. Let’s Make Tennessee’s Veto the Beginning of the End for #AgGag [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
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Tennesaclu-ag-gagsee Governor Bill Haslam has vetoed a bill that would punish whistleblowers who expose animal welfare, environmental, and workers’ rights abuses on factory farms and ...
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20. Military is required to justify using animals in medic training after pressure from activists
The demand, tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, marks the first time Congress has ordered the Pentagon to provide a detailed plan ...
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