Tag: animal rights

“The bill, introduced Thursday by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), would increase funding and improve cooperation among federal agencies that are working on getting pollinator numbers back up.”

After nearby farms began spraying insecticides on their GMO crops, 37 million bees died instantly at one farm as a result.

The federal government is trying to ban all sales of items containing African elephant ivory within the U.S.

The Maschhoffs, the third largest pig producer in the U.S., has just been exposed for mistreating their pigs.

“A time has come when we must take a stand and the stand is clear…Kenya is making a statement that for us ivory is worthless unless it is on our elephants,” Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s current president said.

Iran has become the 9th country to ban the use of animals in circus acts.

It is now illegal for commercially-bred animals to be sold at both pet stores and public grounds in Boston, Massachusetts.

Animal agriculture is killing billions of animals annually and harming our environment.

The Indonesian navy plans to sink the Viking within the next few days, signaling, at least temporarily, the end of the destructive practice.

The Chinese-owned project could kill hundreds of the marsupials in one of Australia’s most fertile agricultural regions.