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European Union appoints first-ever Commissioner to defend animals

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Hungarian politician Olivér Várhelyi has been nominated as the Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, pending approval by the European Parliament. For the first time in European Union (EU) history, a new role will focus entirely on animal protection. However… Source

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Mexico and US Go at it Again Over Dolphin-Labeling and Tuna

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Meanwhile, animal welfare and consumer advocacy groups in Washington are urging the US to look into options outside the global trade body for resolving the trade row.

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Proposed Nebraska Legislation Angers Horse Activists

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Two bills introduced in the Nebraska Legislature are drawing fire from the largest animal advocacy organization in the world. He also introduced LB 306, otherwise known as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act. Newcomer to the Legislature Sen.

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Humane Society University to Offer Courses in Fall 2009

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The HSUS is the first animal welfare organization to receive such authority and distinction. Humane Society University is the first institution in the nation to offer bachelor degree programs in animal studies and the first in the world to offer a bachelor's degree in animal policy and advocacy.

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Sarah Palin's Sellout of a Speechwriter

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No amount of advocacy for environmental or animal welfare issues advocacy can make up for his support of Palin/McCain. What a complete and utter whore (and no, I'm not talking about the bible thumping wingnut from Alaska). I guess he likes putting lipstick on pitbulls.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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She’s had an enduring love for animals and nature, but it wasn’t until she volunteered at a wildlife hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area that her passion for photography merged with her environmental advocacy. Her images and words appear in various publications and educational materials.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: As Mark Bittman rightly notes, California’s new farm animal welfare law presages what is coming for all farm animal industries nationally (“ Hens, Unbound ,” column, Jan. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.' FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan.