News on Animal Protection

2009-06-08 Editorial presented unfair view of HSUS Chillicothe Gazette

For more than half a century, the HSUS has served as a national voice for common sense animal protection measures. The organization provides training programs, hosts the nations largest trade and educational show for shelter professionals and provides national shelter standards. The HSUS also provides millions of dollars of support for spay and neuter programs, and is soon to launch a national advertising campaign valued in the tens of millions that will promote the adoption of shelter animals. Through our affiliate Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, the HSUS provides no-cost veterinary care to dogs and cats in low-income communities around the world. In 2008, we provided more than 26,000 treatments valued at usd. 1. 2 million in free services.

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2009-06-04 County Commission approves two Animal Control Advisory Board appointments Reno Gazette-Journal

Davis in her letter of interest indicated she understood there were no representatives for the Mason Valley and Smith Valley areas. She said she was president of the Yerington Animal Protection Society, which she continued covers those same area. She wrote, "YAPS is primarily concerned with spay/neuter issues, but we attempt to assist in other areas as we can. "

McCoy in his letter of interest said he was familiar with animal services issues as he is currently the supervising/senior code enforcement officer for Carson City Code Enforcement. He also wrote that in addition to those duties he was on the rotation for Carson City Animal Services as an Animal Control Officer for after-hours calls.

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The Board of Lyon County Commissioners, in recent meetings, appointed two new members to the Lyon County Animal Control Advisory Board. - Fernley News Reno Nevada News local news headlines stories world news

2009-06-07 Animals need greater legal protection JSPCA

THE Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) has said there is an urgent need for Government to amend laws it believes are outdated and doing very little to address issues concerning animal abuse across the island.

Every person who works or causes to be worked, any working animal in such a condition as to be unfit for work whether from emaciation or from any gall, or sore, or otherwise and whether disease or deficient causes that condition feeding, or otherwise, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

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2009-06-06 Inside Costa Rica

Dirty and drinking water from sewer pipes and puddles is the life of an estimated 350. 000 dogs in Costa Rica, according to the Nacional Protectora de Animales (ANPA) - animal protection group and the Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (Senasa).

According to the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) there are an estimated 1 million dogs in the country and 35 pct. or one third are left to wander the streets.

The animal protection groups say that not only many dog owners not care for their dogs, but they abandon them, leaving them in front of the steps of the shelters or take them to places far away from their homes.

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2009-06-05 Wis. proposal for slaughtering fees draws ire - Chicago Tribune

Randy Romanski is the deputy secretary for the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. He says Wisconsin has fewer inspectors than other states. He also notes its cheaper for the meat industry to prevent the outbreak of disease rather than recover from it.

Gov. Jim Doyle wants to charge Wisconsin slaughterhouses 1 to 14 cents per animal killed to pay for more animal-health and meat inspectors.

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2009-06-03 Treatment of animals: litmus test for a nation . au

Farm animals are rarely given the same consideration, with many kept in appalling conditions in factory farms and treated in ways that if inflicted on other humans would be branded torture. We are allowed to treat animals so barbarically because they are our property. The problem with categorising a living, sentient being as property allows for little or no protection of their welfare. Slavery demonstrated that.

Fortunately, it seems we have taken note. During the past few years the longstanding campaign by animal advocates to establish rights and protections for animals has been gaining ground. The ACT Government and 39 councils across Australia have banned circuses with exotic animals.

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Gandhi once said that the greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. If thats the case, Australias report card in the past would say: could do better, writes Katrina Fox.

2009-06-02 White House: CO2 rules to seriously impact economy Spero News

The administration last week avoided requiring permitting reviews that would need to consider the impact of greenhouse gases when it decided not to revoke a Bush administration rule on polar bears. Although the Interior Secretary said greenhouse gases were the primary cause of the bears loss of sea-ice habitat, the animals listing as a threatened species couldnt be used to prevent oil refineries and coal-power plants from being built.

U. S. regulation of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide "is likely to have serious economic consequences" for businesses small and large across the economy, a White House memo warned the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year.

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The OMB memo questions the adequacy of the EPA finding that the gases are a harm to the public when there is

2009-06-01 Voters seek party action on animal menace - The National Newspaper

KOLKATA // Alongside such traditional issues as unemployment, roads, water and electricity, demand for protection from wild animals has been a major election issue in India this year.

In the Himachal Pradesh capital of Shimla, Kuldeep Tanwar, a leader of Kheti Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, the Crop Protection and Struggle Committee, an NGO, said cash crops and traditional crops such as wheat, maize, fruits and vegetables were regularly destroyed by monkeys, amounting to an annual loss up to 200 crore rupees (Dh148m).

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Villagers in various states agreed to support candidates if they took action against monkeys and elephants that damage their crops.

2009-05-31 Andronicos Markets Stop Selling Foie Gras

Christina Tacoronti, the campaigns coordinator for the Animal Protection and Rescue League, said, "We are happy that Andronicos Markets is making the compassionate decision to no longer sell this product of extreme animal cruelty. "

He said the production of foie gras doesnt meet Andronicos commitment to animal welfare, saying the treatment of animals is "an area of importance" to the grocery chain.

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Andronicos Markets president and chief executive Bill Andronico said Monday that his eight-store grocery chain has completely stopped selling foie gras, which is the fattened liver of ducks and geese. - Andronicos foie gras supermarket fattened liver ducks geese humane grocery Albany San Francisco Palo Alto Los Altos San Anselmo