Tag: animals
SUNY uses taxpayer dollars to torture kittens in useless experiments
The State University of New York is being sued for refusing to turn over documents about cruel animal experiments.
Federal judge strikes down Iowa’s ag-gag law ruling it a violation...
"Today's victory makes it clear that the government cannot protect these industries at the expense of our constitutional rights."
Biological annihilation
To mitigate the crisis, to save life itself, would require not merely the replacement of carbon-dirty fossil fuels with renewable forms of energy, but a genuine reevaluation of modern life and its institutions.
Humans, fish and other animals are consuming microfibers in our food...
As tiny fibers shed from synthetic textiles invade our bodies, researchers scramble to identify potential threats.
Help save creatures great and small on World Animal Day
On this international day of action, participants aim to "raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe."
US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services becomes multi million-dollar federal wildlife-killing...
"The Department of Agriculture needs to get out of the wildlife-slaughter business."
Grizzly bears could soon be hunted in Wyoming
Environmental groups argue against the proposal saying that "grizzly bears remain endangered in Yellowstone and across the west."
Group sues to stop roundup of 10,000 wild horses
"This is the definition of animal cruelty. These are wild animals, not domesticated dogs and cats."
Meeting Paris goals means dealing with climate impacts of eating meat
With our already slim chances of avoiding “dangerous” global warming, the science suggests we can’t afford to leave food and farming off the negotiating table.
It’s been 25 years since world’s prominent scientists released ‘warning to...
Forewarned is forearmed. We can’t let the lure of the almighty buck blind us. We must come together, speak up and act for the good of all humanity.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.