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Bad “B”-havior: Feds Finally Collar Notorious Dog Dealers
Animals in LaboratoriesFloyd and Susan Martin were random source Class B dealers who, over the years, kept thousands of animals in appalling conditions at their Chestnut Grove Kennels in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. In...
Ag Secretary Says We Need “Better Solution” than Slaughter for American Horses
EquinesSecretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told reporters in March that “Congress should come up with a better solution for handling unwanted horses than slaughtering the animals for meat for human...
Mice Make Imperfect Models to Study Human Maladies
Animals in LaboratoriesAn article by Gina Kolata in the February 11 New York Times titled “Mice Fall Short as Test Subjects for Some of Humans’ Deadly Ills,” unleashed a maelstrom—from both those advocating alternatives...
Antibiotics: for Us or for Animal Abuse?
Farmed AnimalsU.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) has reintroduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (“PAMTA,” or H.R. 1150) into the House of Representatives. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) intends to...
Positive Strides at AALAS Meeting
Animals in LaboratoriesThe 62nd National Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)—the largest research animal-specific conference in the United States—was held in San Diego, California, October 2–6, 2011. AWI was...
Ag-Gag Bills Back on the Agenda for 2012
Farmed AnimalsUndercover investigations by animal advocates are an increasingly important tool in exposing the disturbing realities of factory farming. However, a number of states have begun to consider legislation aimed squarely...
Cracked System: Video Reveals Cruelty of Factory Egg Operations
Farmed AnimalsA recent undercover investigation of several Sparboe Farms egg facilities revealed the unconscionable treatment of chickens on factory farms. The film, produced by the animal rights group, Mercy for Animals,...
Cook Inlet Belugas Retain ESA Protection
Marine WildlifeA federal judge in November upheld the listing of Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga whales as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), rejecting a bid by the state of Alaska...
NMFS Leaves Thorny Skates on Thin Ice
Marine WildlifeThe United States has prohibited the landing and possession of thorny skates in US waters since 2003. Despite this, their numbers have dropped precipitously, to a point alarmingly below the threshold...
Shark Numbers Plummet as Fishing Continues in Senegal
Marine WildlifeBetween 2000 and 2008, an estimated one out of every 100 sharks caught around the globe was killed off the coast of Senegal. While estimates of the annual number of...