[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The Farm Bill, a legislative package the U.S. Congress approves every five years or so to govern agricultural and food programs, has the potential to instill animal welfare and sustainability into food practices for years to come. Instead, the 2024 Farm Bill just approved in the House Agriculture […]
Proposed monkey warehouse in Georgia would be a step backward for animals and science
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A company called “Safer Human Medicine” is proposing to build a monkey breeding warehouse in the small town of Bainbridge, Georgia. At full capacity, the proposed facility, at a significant cost to taxpayers, would be the largest in the U.S., holding up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques bred for […]
Animal Equality’s Proposed Foie Gras Ban in Portland Heats Up
[ad_1] Animal Equality is continuing our efforts to ban one of the cruelest foods in the world in Portland, Oregon. Animal Equality’s campaign to ban the sale of foie gras in Portland is heating up, as reported by Willamette Week. Sarah Hanneken, Animal Equality’s Legal Advocacy Counsel has spearheaded these efforts as we work to […]
Proposed bill would team up with UNM to test animal tissue instead of real animals
[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One city councilor wants the city to join the cutting edge of testing vaccines and drugs. Tammy Fiebelkorn has proposed a bill that would team up with UNM to test animal tissue instead of real animals. “It’s saving animals; it’s putting something that would be thrown in the garbage to good […]
Farmers condemn New Zealand’s proposed tax on animal burps
[ad_1] WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by […]