U.S. animal shelter toll appears to drop below three million
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
U.S. animal shelter toll appears to drop below three million Read more
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Taiji plans "swim with dolphins" park
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
Taiji plans “swim with dolphins” park
TAIJI, Japan–Notorious for killing as many as 2,000 dolphins and small whales per winter, the coastal Japanese city of Taiji plans to make Moriura Bay, where the 2009 Oscar-winning documentary The Cove was clandestinely filmed, “a huge pool where people can swim and kayak among small whales and dolphins,” the Daily Yomiuri disclosed on May 1, 2012. Read more
EDITORIAL: Agribusiness, green politics, & the art of compromise
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
Editorial feature: Agribusiness, green politics, & the art of compromise
KFC sells dead chickens from 17,000 sales outlets in 105 nations. Part of the $66.5-billion-a-year PepsiCo. empire, KFC boasts revenue in the U.S. alone of $4.6 billion.
Founded by honorary Colonel Harlan Sanders in 1952 as Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC would not appear to need much help defending itself in any defensible cause. Even a 10-year-old PETA “Kentucky Fried Cruelty” campaign, attacking abuses in the KFC supply chain that were captured on video camera, appears to have accomplished relatively little against KFC corporate intransigence. Nonetheless, the far-right advocacy front Consumers Alliance for Global Prosperity on June 11, 2012 appealed to supporters and media to “Help Fight The Attack On The Colonel!” Read more
South Korea to resume "research whaling"
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
South Korea to resume “research whaling”
PANAMA CITY, Panama–South Korean whaling commissioner Joon-Suk Kang told the 64th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission meeting on July 5, 2012 in Panama that South Korea will submit a plan to begin “research whaling” to the IWC
scientific committee in 2013. The “research whaling” would target
minke whales in coastal waters. Joon-Suk Kang said South Korean whalers had been told that they would be allowed to resume whaling after the coastal whale population recovered. Relying on non-lethal studies, Joon-Suk Kang contended “has delayed the proper assessment of the resources.” Read more
Let us not call for donor support for small farmers
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
Let us not call for donor support for small farmers
By Erika Abrams, cofounder, Animal Aid
Like many and perhaps most grassroots animal advocates, I appreciate the tremendous work that the Humane Society of the U.S. and their global arm, Humane Society International, does for all animals, including cattle and chickens. I want to say at the outset that any of the following discussion that appears to be a “welfare versus rights” argument is not offered to enhance that sense of versus, because I don’t much believe in it. I see that HSUS/HSI, like other organizations campaigning on behalf of chickens, are helping to raise consciousness that people can make choices, with their pocketbooks and what is served on their plates, that have a positive influence on the well-being of animals. Read more
California attorney general investigates transitions at In Defense of Animals
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
California attorney general investigates transitions at In Defense of Animals
SAN RAFAEL, California– Enduring a rocky transition from the leadership of founder Elliot M. Katz, DVM, In Defense of Animals has a new chief executive for at least the fourth time in three years.
“IDA has hired Joe Haptas,” board president Marilyn Kroplick, M.D. told ANIMAL PEOPLE on July 6, 2012, confirming weeks of rumors. Kroplick, a Southern California child and geriatric psychiatrist, has headed the IDA board since late 2011. Read more
Ringling wins right to proceed in racketeering case vs. ASPCA, AWI, HSUS, and Born Free USA
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
Ringling wins right to proceed in racketeering case vs. ASPCA, AWI, HSUS, and Born Free USA
WASHINGTON D.C.–Rejecting motions seeking dismissal, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on July 9, 2012 issued a highly technical 87-page ruling that Feld Entertainment Inc., owner of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, may pursue a lawsuit under the federal Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act against the American SPCA, the Animal Welfare Institute, the Fund for Animals, the Humane Society of the U.S., and the Animal Protection Institute. Read more
Bat World Sanctuary wins $6.1 million libel judgment
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
Bat World Sanctuary wins $6.1 million libel judgment
FORT WORTH–Bat World Sanctuary, and Bat World founder and president Amanda Lollar of Mineral Wells, Texas, were on June 14, 2012 awarded $6.1 million in damages by Tarrant County district Judge William Brigham, who found after a four-day trial that Los Angeles activist Mary Cummins had committed “intentional, malicious, and egregious” defamation against Lollar and had breached an internship contract she signed in 2010 with Bat World. The award was the highest known to ANIMAL PEOPLE in a defamation case involving animal advocates. Read more
Farm Bill stall delays Congressional action on horse slaughter, attending animal fights, & laying hen cage size
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012:
Farm Bill stall delays Congressional action on horse slaughter, attending animal fights, & laying hen cage size
WASHINGTON D.C.–The odds may have lengthened just before the Fourth of July recess week against the final version of the 2012 Farm Bill including measures favored by animal advocates–but not for any reason having anything to do with laying hen cage sizes, horse slaughter, or cockfighting and dogfighting, among other topics addressed by proposed Farm Bill amendments. Read more