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September
14, 2007
Maggie the Elephant Released to California Sanctuary
The
announcement that Maggie will be transferred follows PETA's repeated requests
that the Alaska Zoo send Maggie to a facility that would offer her a more
suitable climate, a spacious environment, and the companionship of other
elephants.
Read
the PETA press release
July
6, 2007
Colorado Legislative Session Adjourns with Victory for Animals
The Colorado legislature adjourned in
May after passing H.B.
1235, an important piece of animal
protection legislation that allows the courts to issue protective orders
that include pets and prohibit the sexual abuse of animals. This bill
was signed into law by Governor Bill Ritter on May 5.
Read
details on the HSUS Web site
June
19, 2007
Anti-Fur Group Declares Victory
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against
animal rights group In Defense of Animals after group members held weekly
anti-fur protests outside fur stores.
Read
the KOIN story
May
25, 2007
Unites States Stops Breeding Chimps for Research
The U.S. National Institutes of Health,
which supports a variety of biomedical studies using animals, will stop
breeding government-owned chimpanzees for research.
Read
the Reuters article
May
9, 2007
EU Approves L'Oreal Non-Animal Testing Method
Cosmetics giant L'Oreal received approval
in Europe to replace animal testing with tests on engineered human tissue.
And that's not just happy news for lab rabbits: Observers say it takes
the entire world of cosmetic marketers one bunny-hop closer to a universal
definition of "cruelty free."
Read
the MediaPost Publications story
May
3, 2007
President Signs Landmark Animal Fighting Legislation
President Bush signed into law a bill
that will help law enforcement rid the United States of dogfighting, cockfighting,
and other forms of animal fighting.
Read
the Humane Society news release
February
21, 2007
Prada "Bored" with Fur
Animal
liberationists scored a victory today when Milan's style matron, Miuccia
Prada, proclaimed she was bored with fur.
Read
the Australian story
January
25, 2007
Nation's Largest Pork Producer to Phase Out Cruel Gestation Crates
Smithfield Foods, Inc., the
nation's largest pork producer with 1.2 million breeding sows, announced
that it will phase out the confinement of pigs in gestation crates over
the next decade.
In 2002, Florida voters approved a ban on gestation crates in their state,
and in 2006, Arizona voters did likewise.
Read
The Wall Street Journal article
January
24, 2007
Amazon Removes Canned Shark Fin Soup from Its Virtual Shelves
After more than 14,000 activists contacted Amazon about selling Roland's
shark fin soup, the online retailer removed the product from its virtual
shelves.
Learn about shark conservation from Shark
Alliance
January
22, 2007
Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Ends Its Role as Ticket Outlet for Ringling
Bros. Circus
After a three-year education
campaign, the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation has chosen compassion over
cruelty, ending their 12-year role as a ticket outlet for Ringling Bros.
Circus. In
a letter dated January 16, 2007, chairman Jim O’Brien states: “…the
Foundation intends to replace the circus, and several other fundraising
events, with new venues in 2007.”
January
18, 2007
POM Wonderful Halts Animal Testing
In
an unusual turn of events, pomegranate juice maker POM Wonderful halts
its cruel and unnecessary animal experiments after Whole Foods threatens
to pull the product off its shelves.
December
1, 2006
Dog Track Closes in Colorado
Cloverleaf
Kennel Club in Loveland, blaming state regulations and competition from
casinos, has announced that it would not hold live greyhound racing in
2007.
Read
the Associated Press story
October
10, 2006
States Must Help Save Pets
New Law Puts Funds at Risk If Animals Are Not in Disaster Plans
States
will be required to help evacuate pets during a natural disaster such
as a hurricane or earthquake or risk losing federal money under a bill
signed by President Bush.
Read
the San Francisco Chronicle article
Read
the HSUS summary
September
20, 2006
Court Reinstates Roadless Rule
A federal district court today ordered reinstatement of the Clinton era
roadless rule to protect almost 50 million acres of wild national forests
and grasslands from road building, logging, and development. The court
found that in repealing the roadless rule, the Bush administration failed
to comply with basic legal requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Read
the Earthjustice press release
September
12, 2006
Paw Project Announces
Victory for Animals
Declawing captive wild
or exotic animals such as lions, tigers, wolves and bears is no longer
permitted under the federal Animal Welfare Act.
Read
the USDA information sheet on declawing and tooth removal
September
7, 2006
Seals Have Friends in Europe
The European
Parliament has issued a Written Declaration calling for a ban on the import,
export, and sales of harp and hooded seal products.
Read
the press release from the International Fund for Animal Welfare
September
1, 2006
San Francisco Poultry
Slaughter Suit OKd
Animal-rights advocates
can sue the federal government to seek humane slaughtering methods for
chickens and turkeys, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Read
the San Francisco Chronicle story
September
1, 2006
In Defense of Animals Applauds Transfer of Monkeys to Sanctuary
After a years-long battle to convince the University of Colorado at Denver
Health Sciences Center to end the use of primates in alcoholism experiments
and transfer the monkeys to a sanctuary, members of the Committee for
Research Accountability, a Project of In Defense of Animals, are celebrating
the relocation of eleven bonnet macaque monkeys to a Texas sanctuary.
Read
the latest at the In Defense of Animals Web site
August
4, 2006
Congress Passes Landmark Bill to Leave No Pets Behind
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved its version of the Pets Evacuation
and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, an important step in ensuring
that Americans will never again be forced to leave their pets behind when
disaster strikes.
Read
the Humane Society of the United States press release
August
4, 2006
Congress Shoots Down Taxidermy Tax Scam
A provision in the Pension Reform Act closes a loophole that unfairly
allowed trophy hunters to deduct the costs of their hunting excursions
around the globe.
Read
the Humane Society of the United States press release
August
4, 2006
EPA Bans Pesticide Blamed for Bird Deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency is banning the
use of carbofuran, a pesticide that has killed millions of birds and other
wildlife.
Listen
to the NPR broadcast
April
26, 2006
Chicago City Council Passes Ordinance to Ban Sale of Foie Gras
In
an historic move, the Chicago City Council banned the sale of cruel foie
gras within city limits! The passing of this humane proposal makes Chicago
the first city in America to enact such a measure.
Read
about the Farm Sanctuary campaign
March
6, 2006
Dalai Lama Offers Indian Tigers a Lifeline
The
Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has thrown a lifeline to India's
dwindling tiger population after an emotional appeal to outlaw the trade
in animal skins provoked an extraordinary reaction in his homeland.
Read
the Independent Online story
February
7, 2006
New Deal Protects Great Bear Rainforest in Canada
After
10 years of protests, a historic agreement is reached.
Read
the Vancouver Sun story
December
23, 2005
Benetton Boycott Ends
Benetton
has agreed to buy non-mulesed wool in support of PETA's agreement with
the Australian Wool Growers Association (mulesing refers to cutting skin
and flesh with shears from the backsides of lambs).
Read the latest at www.SavetheSheep.com
December
23, 2005
Ending Bear Farming Now Official European Union Policy
All 25 member states call for an end to the barbaric bear farms.
Read
the story on the Animals Asia Web site
November
10, 2005
Alaska Drilling Plan Shelved
For the umpteenth time,
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is spared...for now.
Read
the CBS News story
October
26, 2005
Permanent Protection Announced for 120,000 Acres on the Banks of Gray
Whale Lagoon
A
warm-water lagoon along the Baja California peninsula known as a refuge
for migratory gray whales became the site of a precedent-setting private
conservation measure hailed by environmentalists from both sides of the
border.
Read
the San Diego Union story
September
21, 2005
Martha Stewart Renounces Fur
"I
used to wear real fur," says Martha Stewart in her new video for
PETA, "but, like many others, I had a change of heart when I learned
what actually happens to the animals."
Learn
more from PETA
July
21, 2005
Kentucky Bans Exotic Animals as "Pets"
A regulation that will
prohibit the future private possession of tigers, lions, monkeys, bears,
venomous reptiles, and other dangerous wildlife has been enacted in Kentucky.
Read more at www.MoreBeautifulWild.com
July
20, 2005
Wet Seal Pledges No Fur this Fall
PETA received written assurance that Wet Seal will not carry fur this
fall season.
Read
more at PETA's Web site
May
20, 2005
House Votes to Ban the Sale of Wild Horses for Slaughter
U.S. Representatives
Nick Rahall (D-WV), Ed Whitfield (R-KY), John Sweeney (R-NY), and John
Spratt (D-SC) have led the charge to end horse slaughter.
Read
the Humane Society of the Unites States story
May
19, 2005
Passage of Bill C-15 in Canada Will Save Migratory Seabirds
Bill C-15, an amendment to the Migratory Birds Convention Act, recently
passed in Canada. Bill C-15 imposes stricter penalties and larger minimal
fines for shipping companies and ship officers found illegally dumping
bilge oil into Canadian waters, which kills a minimum of 300,000 seabirds
every year.
Read
the IFAW story
February
16, 2005
McLibel: British Activists Sued for Distributing McDonald's Flyers Win
Court Case
Two activists sued by McDonalds in Britain
won their case against the British government, in a case that could change
UK libel law forever.
Read
the Democracy Now story
February
1, 2005
Court Says "No" to Bush's Attempt to Prematurely Remove Federal
Protection for Gray Wolves
A U.S. District Court today blocked a Bush
Administration effort to prematurely weaken protections for the gray wolf
and restored federal protections for the species in the lower 48 states.
Read
the Defenders of Wildlife press release
January 28, 2005
High Court Upholds Ban on Hunting
The Countryside
Alliance had argued the law was unsound as the 1949 Parliament Act used
to pass it was itself invalid, but judges said the Act was legitimate.
Read
the BBC News story
December
20, 2004
Colorado College Professor Chooses Alternative Methods to Dissection
Thanks to the efforts of Donna Nespoli, with the help of RMAD activists
Lorissa ArgoRay and Mike Stabler, Nathan Cahoone, a biology professor
at Front Range Community College in Westminster, Colorado, has decided
to use alternative methods to dissection in his classes. Nathan understands
the ethical dilemma inherent to biology and other sciences, which often
involves hurting animals. Dissection specimens are manufactured for a
profit and suffer greatly, often discouraging compassionate students from
pursuing a career in science. Thanks to Nathan for being a pioneer at
FRCC!
For more information on dissection alternatives, e-mail info@animalearn.org or visit www.animalearn.org and www.learningwithoutkilling.info.
December 15, 2004
Ten-Year Prison Sentence Ordered over Cockfighting
Even though he faced the fewest charges, a Wailuku man is facing the longest
sentence among more than 20 people indicted on felony counts in an investigation
into two illegal cockfighting organizations on Maui.
Read
the Maui News story
December 9, 2004
Washington Courts Again Reject Attempt to Overturn Voter-Approved Wildlife
Measures
Animal protection advocates today hailed a decision by a Washington State
court of appeals that upholds two voter-approved initiatives prohibiting
particularly inhumane and unsporting methods of hunting and trapping wildlife.
Read
the press release from the Humane Society of the United States
December
1, 2004
Forever 21 Drops Fur for Good
PETA received a letter signed by Forever 21 Senior Vice President Lawrence
H. Meyer stating that the company will remove all fur from its stores
and will never sell it again.
Read
PETA's press release
November
29, 2004
Tinkerbelle's Big Move Comes off without a Hitch
Tinkerbelle, an 8,000-pound Asian elephant and
one of the country's most political animals, finally left the San Francisco
Zoo on Sunday for a Sierra foothills sanctuary — after almost nine
months of turmoil.
Read
the San Francisco Chronicle story
November
19, 2004
British Lawmakers Chase Hounds out of Fox Hunts
Britain
outlawed fox hunting with dogs in England and Wales yesterday as members
of the House of Commons won a dramatic battle with the House of Lords
over banning a popular country sport despised by many urbanites.
Read
the full story
September
30, 2004
Victory for Ducks and Geese! California Bans Force-Feeding by 2012
California will end the force feeding of ducks, geese, and other birds
to produce foie gras by 2012 under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
News
on the foie gras campaign
Info
from the Humane Farming Association
September
22, 2004
Fashion Giant Inditex Eliminates Fur from Its Product Lines
In reply to the concern
of a large number of its clients from around the world regarding the use
of fur in garments, Inditex has decided to eliminate these products from
its offer all over the world.
Read
the press release
September
15, 2004
Britain's House of Commons Votes to Ban Cruel Hunts
Animal welfare around the world took a significant step forward this week
when UK politicians voted to ban hunting with dogs.
Read
the full story
August
26, 2004
State Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Cruel Foie Gras
The California
Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to approve Senate Bill 1520 to ban the
force-feeding of ducks and geese and the sale of foie gras in California.
More information about foie gras and forcefeeding: www.stopforcefeeding.com
July
29, 2004
Veterinary Association Will No Longer Support Starving Hens
In a surprise show of compassion for millions of suffering laying chickens,
the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) voted at its annual
meeting on Saturday in Philadelphia to stop supporting the factory-farm
practice of starving hens to manipulate egg production – the practice
known as forced molting.
Press release: http://www.upc-online.org/nr/72904avma.htm
July
14, 2004
Overhaul for Animal Welfare Laws
The biggest crackdown on animal cruelty for nearly a century has been
unveiled by the UK government.
Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3891119.stm
July
9, 2004
Denver Prairie Dog Colony Rescued from Bulldozers
A concerned citizen
contacted RMAD in May regarding a prairie dog colony at West Alameda Avenue
and Mississippi Avenue in Lakewood. When she saw a construction trailer
on the premises, she knew that the prairie dogs were in trouble. RMAD
staff provided a list of relocators, and the construction company contacted
Kathy Boucher of Prairie Dog Specialists, who removed
26 prairie dogs before the earth-moving equipment arrived.
May
27, 2004
Tough Animal Rights Laws Enacted in Austria
Hens will be free to
run around barnyards, lions and tigers will vanish from circus acts, and
Dobermans will sport what nature intended - floppy ears and longer tails
- under a tough animal rights law adopted Thursday in Austria. Full story:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5077350
May
16, 2004
A Roar from Animal Activists in China
The headlines said it all: Bullfighting was coming to China. But
a funny thing happened on the way to the bullring. In a country known
for its often-brutal treatment of animals and its anything-goes capitalism,
a public outcry halted the project in its tracks.
Full story: http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2004/05/16/a_roar_from_animal_activists_in_china
May
10, 2004
Better Business Bureau Rejects Egg Industry Ads
The egg industry should stop advertising its products as humane as long
as it continues such practices as clipping hens' beaks and depriving birds
of food and water, according to a ruling issued Monday by the Better Business
Bureau.
Full story: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040510-1459-egglabels.html
February
20, 2004
Farm Aid Endorses the Meatrix
You're probably familiar with Farm Aid, and hopefully you've seen The
Meatrix. Well, check out www.FarmAid.org,
which features the Meatrix T-shirt and a link to the Meatrix site. And
check out the photo of Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and
Dave Matthews: Neil Young's T-shirt reads "Stop Factory Farms."
February 5, 2004
Teen Fights to Ban Animal Acts at Circus
When Heather Herman put an issue on the ballot asking Denver voters whether
they wanted to ban wild animal performances, the 15-year-old took on everyone
from Ringling Bros. to Blinky the Clown.
Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Central/02/05/banning.the.circus.ap/
December 26, 2003
Chimps to Have Retirement Home in U.S.
CNN reported that construction has begun on Chimp Haven, planned as
the country's only preserve dedicated to chimps who have been retired
as entertainers or as subjects of laboratory research.
Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/12/26/chimps.retirement.ap/index.html
December 19, 2003
Bush Signs Captive Wildlife Safety Act
The Humane Society of the United States reported that President George
W. Bush signed into law the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, which bans the
interstate trade in big cats for the pet trade. This is a good
first step to halting the private ownership of big cats and other dangerous
wild animals as pets.
Full story: http://www.hsus.org/ace/20192
December 17, 2003
Fugitive Steer Spared by Slaughterhouse
CNN reported that a steer who escaped from a Detroit slaughterhouse will
be given the opportunity to live out the rest of his days in peace at
the Sanctuary and Safe Haven for Animals in Michigan.
Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/12/17/steer.saved.ap/index.html
November 19, 2003
UW Professor Barred from Animal Testing
The Seattle Times reported that after finding repeated violations of animal-treatment
rules, the University of Washington has suspended professor Chen Dong
from animal testing indefinitely.
Full story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001795354_uwanimal19m.html
November
2003
Just Say No to Nalgene
When RMAD supporter Linda Rose learned her company planned to put its
name on 400 Nalgene water bottles and distribute them at an annual members'
conference, she spoke up. She told the decision makers that the Nalge-Nunc
Corporation, which makes Nalgene bottles, is a major supporter of animal
research. Marketing manager Julie Welch and conferences manager Debbie
Giallombardo, both animal lovers, agreed that purchasing Nalgene bottles
was not the right thing to do. Instead, they purchased 400 GSI
Outdoor bottles, which are identical in performance to the Nalgene
water bottles and are priced to compete. People loved them!
Linda said that the real reward was knowing that more than $3,000 did NOT go to the Nalge-Nunc Corporation.
Platts animal lovers: Debbie Giallombardo, Linda Rose, Julie Welch, and
Janice Field
See http://rmad.org/nalgene.html for more info.
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November
2003
RMAD Raises Awareness on the Radio
RMAD succeeded in raising awareness of animal suffering recently on two
separate occasions involving Denver radio. First, the RMAD office made
a polite call to KTCL 93.3 in response to a holiday promotional piece
that portrayed a fictional scenario in which a cat was harmed. We told
the program manager that cats already suffer so much abuse and so many
are killed waiting for homes in shelters or live their lives on the streets.
Thankfully, KTCL responded by immediately withdrawing the promo.
When Habitat for Humanity destroyed native habitat and killed native wildlife in November 2003, morning radio host Danny (of "Jamie and Danny," KISS-FM 95.7) took the opportunity to malign prairie dogs, adding insult to death. RMAD members responded with calls castigating Danny for blaming the victims and disseminating his ignorance and hatred over the airwaves. Program director Jim Lawson pulled the show from the rerun line-up to ensure it won't air again.
October 2003
Marshalls Discontinues Selling Fur in Boulder
RMAD supporters visited Marshalls and spoke with managers after learning
that fur items were offered for sale in the department store. The managers
were receptive after learning about the horrors of the fur industry. One
supporter recently visited the store and was told by an employee that
her boss had shipped all the fur-trimmed coats back to the warehouse.
According to the employee, "This is an issue every year." Marshalls
employees are returning the coats as soon as they receive them.
October 21, 2003
Whole Foods Pledges to Be More Humane
Whole Foods Market announces plans to become the first major grocery chain
to adopt humane animal treatment standards.
Full story: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2003-10-21-wholefood_x.htm
August 13, 2003
Israel Court Cans Foie Gras Farms
Israel's foie gras industry faces shutdown following a court ruling barring
the force-feeding of geese and ducks.
Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3146835.stm
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