| Breaking News | Monday, 19 February 2007
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(photo: ) | Rules for treatment of farm animals upheld
Asbury Park Press
NEWARK New state standards for the humane treatment of farm animals are not unreasonable or arbitrary, a state appellate court unanimously ruled Friday in rejecting an attempt to block the rules by a coalition of animal rights and food safety groups. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture, following a directive from the state Legislature, developed and adopted regulations governing...
| Agriculture Animal Abuse New Jersey Animals
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(photo: WN) | Disease forces cull of 1,000 dogs and cats
CNN
Story Highlights. Las Vegas animal shelter hit by outbreaks of diseases in dogs and cats . About 1,000 pets euthanized in what's said to be largest cull in Las Vegas history . Animal rights activists say outbreak and mass cull were preventable . Shelter now changing the way animals are cared for Adjust font size: LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- An outbreak of contagious diseases at a shelter where officials admit they kept animals for too long without...
| Animals Disease Photos Rights USA
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(photo: PD file) | Russian fur under attack
The Washington Times
By Michael Mainville February 12, 2007 MOSCOW -- An anti-fur campaign being introduced by an animal rights group today holds little fear for furriers, who say Russian women will never give up their fur coats, which are prized both as status symbols and protection against the bitter cold. The anti-fur group, called Vita, hopes to emulate the success of their counterparts in the West, who have made the fur coat an endangered species on the streets...
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