animal welfare
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Lab Chimpanzees are Treated as “Slaves”
- May 28, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 28, 2015 A lawyer seeking to free two chimpanzees from a state university told a judge Wednesday that...
NY Judge Grants Chimpanzee Hearing
- April 22, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted April 22, 2014 A New York judge ruled this week to grant lawyers representing two chimpanzees a hearing to...
Foie Gras Legal in California
- January 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2015 A U.S. District Court judge has struck down the ban prohibiting chefs from serving foie gras,...
California Changing Cage Law, Could Set Precedent
- November 11, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 11, 2014 Six states are in federal court fighting a California ban on eggs sold from hens kept...
Lawsuit Testing Chimpanzee’s Right as Legal Person
- October 10, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 10, 2014 On Wednesday, a state appellate court heard cases about whether a chimpanzee can be considered a...
APHIS Amended Regulations under AWA
- August 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 28, 2014 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has amended regulations to the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)....
Wild Horse Lawsuit Gains Additional Plaintiffs
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 Two additional parties joined a federal lawsuit concerning wild horse policy, which demands the government gather...
Cargill Transitions to Crate Free by 2017
- June 10, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 10, 2014 Cargill facilities will be 100 percent group housing by the end of 2015, according to a...
WTO Morals Decision Could Set Precedent for Trade Regulations
- May 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 23, 2014 On Thursday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) appeals panel upheld the European Union’s ban on seal...
Legislators Ask USDA to Withdraw Poultry Inspection Rule
- March 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
March 25, 2014 Members of Congress recently asked Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to suspend the proposed Modernization of Poultry...
Idaho’s “Ag-Gag” Law Challenged in Federal Court
- March 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 19, 2014 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit asking a federal...
States Join Missouri Lawsuit Targeting California Egg Law
- March 11, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 11, 2014 The attorneys general for the states of Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, have joined Missouri’s...
Group Vows to “Destroy” Senator McConnell over Farm Bill
- February 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 21, 2014 A group associated with cockfighting has threatened Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) with political damage over his...
UEP Drops Efforts to Pass Egg Bill
- February 18, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 18, 2014 United Egg Producers(UEP) president, Chad Gregory, recently announced that UEP will no longer seek passage of the...
Idaho Ag Gag Bill Advances
- February 17, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 17, 2014 On Friday, the Idaho Senate voted 23-10 for a bill that would make it a crime...
Missouri AG Challenges California Egg Law
- February 13, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 13, 2014 Missouri’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a California law regulating the...
USDA Closes NJ Slaughterhouse over Calf Treatment
- February 4, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 4, 2014 The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently pulled its inspectors from a New Jersey...
Congress Blocks Funding for U.S. Horse Slaughter
- January 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 22, 2014 In passing the FY 2014 omnibus spending bill, Congress blocked horse slaughter in the United States...
Congress Passes FY 2014 Spending Bill with Directives for USDA and FDA
- January 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 20, 2014 Late last week, Congress passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the federal government...
Indiana Farm Trespassing Bill Delayed
- January 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 16, 2014 An Indiana Senate Committee recently delayed a vote on a proposed “ag-gag” or farm trespasser bill,...