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Ringling Parent Co. And USDA Reach Settlement

November 28, 2011

(ANIMAL WELFARE) VIENNA, VA — Feld Entertainment Inc. and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have agreed upon a settlement of $270,000 following the owner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s five years of non-compliance to over two dozen USDA violations. The settlement is the largest penalty assessed under the Animal Welfare Act to date and can hopefully lead to changes within the traveling circus industry. Read on for more on the settlement and Feld’s progressive plans for the future. — Global Animal

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McDonald’s and Target Drop Egg Supplier

November 22, 2011

(ANIMAL CRUELTY) An undercover video released on Friday from the animal rights group Mercy For Animals, shows the torture and horrendous environment that hens and chicks are forced to live in at Sparboe Farms. In response, McDonalds and Target corporations have dropped the Minnesota based egg supplier, reassuring their customers that they demand humane treatment of animals from their suppliers. — Global Animal

 

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NYC Carriage Horses Continue To Collapse (VIDEO)

November 18, 2011

(ANIMAL NEWS/TAKE ACTION) NEW YORK — Nearly three weeks ago, a carriage horse named Charlie suddenly died on the streets of New York City. Just days after, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg dismissed the issue, rejecting animal activists’ calls to ban the city’s horse-drawn carriages. Shockingly, two more NYC horses have fallen since Charlie’s demise. How many carriage horses must collapse in the city streets before a ban is put into effect?

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Almost The End Of Chimps As Medical Research

November 17, 2011

(ANIMAL RIGHTS) Exciting news! With pushes from major advocacy groups, such as the Humane Society and Jane Goodall Institute, medical research on chimpanzees could end within a year. Read on for perspectives on the issue and the future of medical research. — Global Animal 

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PETA vs. SeaWorld Could End Factory Farming

November 16, 2011

(ANIMAL RIGHTS) PETA’s lawsuit against SeaWorld claims the captive orcas are in violation of the 13th amendment against slavery. But this lawsuit could mean more than just freedom for killer whales — it could bring about the end of factory farming. Read on to find out why. — Global Animal

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Paws For The Cause Hits The Runway

November 6, 2011

(ANIMAL RIGHTS) TORONTO— Trendy dogs recently strutted down the catwalk in high-fashion duds for the second-annual runway event for Paws For The Cause (PAWS), an initiative set out to improve the lives of pets in Ontario, Canada. Read on to learn more about the cause and take a peak at these fashionable pups. —Global Animal

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“Macho” Meat Eaters

November 3, 2011

(POLITICS OF ANIMALS) Few people still need to hunt for food to survive. Yet today’s political leaders portray themselves as formidable hunters and providers while animal lovers are often stigmatized as neurotic. This sense of misguided machismo is still perpetuated in popular culture, where hunting and eating meat is seen as manly and strong, while compassion is seen as weak. Why is the attitude that humans must dominate other animal species still so prevalent? Read more on this interesting discussion about how animals are viewed in our culture today. — Global Animal

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Geese Live Freely In CA

November 1, 2011

(FOIE GRAS BANNED) CALIFORNIA — Chefs may call it a delicacy, foodies may call it exquisite, but animal activists are up-in-arms over it. Foie Gras has been on the radar for many as the most controversial gourmet food, as its creation stems from force-feeding ducks and geese by shoving a metal pipe down their throat. This way, the food goes directly to their stomach and in just a matter of weeks they are abnormally overweight and their livers expanded to ten times its normal size. It is no wonder California has joined the fight against this cruel delicacy by banning it. Read on for more about the ban and how people are responding to it.  — Global Animal

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