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February 9, 2015
Help Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals by Changing State Laws at Humane Lobby Day
You can help pass laws that protect animals in your state. Humane Lobby Day is easy, fun and guaranteed to make you feel like a powerful animal activist. We'll help you find the Humane Lobby Day in your state.
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February 5, 2015
Newly Introduced Federal Legislation Calls for End to Torture of Farm Animals at Federal Research Facilities
Federal lawmakers today introduced a bill to require much needed protections for farm animals used for agricultural research at federal facilities.
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February 4, 2015
Court of Appeals Upholds Constitutionality of California Ballot Measure Preventing Extreme Confinement of Farm Animals
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion today, upholding the constitutionality of Proposition 2, the California ballot measure banning the inhumane confinement of egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and veal calves in cages so small the animals cannot stretch their limbs, lie down or turn around.
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January 28, 2015
Coalition Sues EPA for Failing to Address Factory Farm Air Pollution
A coalition of environmental, humane and community organizations filed two lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to address air pollution from factory farms.
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January 28, 2015
Cargill: We’re Ahead of Schedule on Pig Housing
Cargill has announced that as of this week, 100 percent of the company’s breeding sows are housed in open groups rather than confined in gestation crates—11 months ahead of Cargill’s previously-projected timeline.
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January 6, 2015
Smithfield: Vast Majority of our Sows Out of Gestation Crates
Smithfield Foods, announced that it has made even more progress in moving away from controversial gestation crates, with 71.5 percent of its company-owned sows now in group housing. The previous benchmark was 54 percent in 2013. The world’s largest pork company also announced progress on the issue with its contractors.
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December 17, 2014
Fakin’ Makes It Better
Vegetarians can join the bacon craze with a number of plant-based versions. We review five types of "fake bacon" and tell you best uses for each one.
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December 17, 2014
With a Dash of Inspiration: HSUS Food Forward Program Lends Recipe for Meatless Monday Success
HSUS Food Forward program helps schools, hospitals and health organizations incorporate plant-based dishes.
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December 17, 2014
The Tale of an Unprejudiced Heart: An Interview with James Cromwell on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Movie "Babe"
It was 20 years ago when a heartwarming Australian movie about a sociable pig named Babe captivated audiences in theaters across America. In this interview, award-winning actor James Cromwell talks about animal issues and the ways Babe changed his life.
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December 15, 2014
This Little Piggy Went Home: One Creature Rescued at a Puppy Mill This Year Doesn't Bark -- She Oinks
We rescued Penelope the pig, Lenny the donkey, and goats Laverne and Shirley in October 2014 from a Mississippi puppy mill. See how these four animals are now thriving in their new home.
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December 3, 2014
Court Orders Lawsuit against Minnesota Pig Factory to Proceed
A Minnesota state court has cleared the way for a lawsuit filed by a pig factory’s neighbors, who allege that horrible odors from the facility are a nuisance.
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November 5, 2014
Humane Groups & United Farm Workers Challenge FDA Approval of Controversial Livestock Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration approval of several ractopamine-based animal drugs is being challenged by animal advocates and farm workers.
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October 29, 2014
Boston Public Schools Joins Meatless Monday Movement
Students at Boston Public Schools are finding more prominent placement of meat-free dishes in their cafeterias on Mondays and are filling their trays with black bean burrito bowls, garden fresh salads topped with chickpeas, protein-packed chili, and more.
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October 24, 2014
Whistleblower Reward Program, Tip Line Launched for Factory Farm Workers
A hotline for reporting cruelty and neglect on factory farms, at livestock auctions and in slaughter houses will empower employees at those facilities who have witnessed cruelty or other unlawful acts.
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October 24, 2014
Actress Alicia Silverstone Discusses Her New Book, The Kind Mama
Actress Alicia Silverstone discusses her new book, The Kind Mama, and why she advocates against factory farming and other forms of animal cruelty.
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October 23, 2014
Edie Falco Urges Gov. Christie to Sign Bill Banning Extreme Confinement of Pigs
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie actress and Emmy award winner, is urging Gov. Chris Christie to sign S. 998 to ban the extreme confinement of breeding pigs in New Jersey.
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October 16, 2014
Danny DeVito Urges Gov. Christie To Sign Animal Protection Law
Just moments after the New Jersey Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill to prevent the cruel confinement of pigs, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia funnyman and New Jersey native, Danny DeVito, has joined forces with The Humane Society of the United States in urging Gov. Chris Christie to sign the legislation into law.
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October 3, 2014
4,000 Piglets Die in Factory Farm Fire
After a fire killed nearly 4,000 piglets in a North Carolina factory farm, the National Fire Protection Association must require similar facilities to have ceiling sprinklers.
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August 22, 2014
Some Kind of Wonder-Pig: Esther Is a Pampered Pet with a Purpose
Esther the Wonder Pig could have spent her life in a gestation crate; instead she's entertaining and enlightening people around the world
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August 21, 2014
Neighbors Sue Minnesota Pig Factory for Creating Unlivable Conditions
Today neighbors of a Minnesota pig factory served a legal complaint alleging that horrible odors from the facility have made their lives miserable, and are a nuisance under Minnesota law.
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August 18, 2014
Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Massive Minnesota Gestation Crate Pig Factory
The Minnesota Court of Appeals today sided with The Humane Society of the United States and neighbors of a massive new gestation crate pig factory, who challenged the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources decision to allow the facility to take up to eight million gallons of groundwater per year.
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August 15, 2014
Vecinos demandan criaderos de cerdos en Minnesota por crear condiciones inhumanas para vivir
En el día de hoy residentes de Minnesota que viven cerca de una instalación industrializada de producción porcina presentarán una demanda que alega que los olores expedidos por la instalación son insoportables.
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August 7, 2014
Shirley Manson Urges Wisconsin Church to Cancel Pig Wrestling Event
Shirley Manson, lead singer of the world-renowned rock band Garbage, is calling on a Stephensville, Wisconsin, church to cancel its plans for an inhumane pig wrestling contest, which is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 10 at St. Patrick’s Parish.
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July 18, 2014
Steven Tyler Wants Better Treatment of Farm Animals
Legendary artist Steven Tyler, who performed on Wednesday with Aerosmith at the Xfinity Center Mansfield, is asking Massachusetts lawmakers to ban the locking of breeding pigs and veal calves in crates so small they can't turn around.
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June 25, 2014
Safeway Receives National Animal Welfare Award
Safeway received the Henry Spira Humane Corporate Progress Award from The Humane Society of the United States. The grocery chain – the second largest in the country – earned the award for its work in 2013 to end the extreme confinement of pigs in its supply chain.
