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Advocates launch global campaign against Aldi’s double standards

AnimalEquality.net

Update 10/13/24: Volunteers gathered outside an Aldi store in Dallas, Texas, using megaphones and a life-size gestation crate to take a stand for mother pigs. Flyers were handed out to shoppers, and a leaflet was given to the store manager to pass along to corporate leadership.

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McDonalds Makes Positive Move to Help Sows

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The McDonald’s Corporation said on Monday that it would begin working with its pork suppliers to phase out the use of so-called gestational crates, the tiny stalls in which sows are housed while pregnant.

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More Clarity About Family Farms

Animal Person

In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. I work with the hogs every day, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with gestation crates,” he said. Irv Bell's farm is a family farm.

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First C-Section Performed on a Shark!

4 The Love Of Animals

Six months into the shark’s gestation, the park’s animal team noticed a complication with her pregnancy and determined an emergency C-section was necessary. A team of shark experts and veterinarians performed the groundbreaking procedure on a whitetip reef shark at Discovery Cove, SeaWorld’s sister park, in Orlando on July 18, 2013.

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Busch Gardens welcomes a baby giraffe!

4 The Love Of Animals

A giraffe’s gestation period is 15 months, and the mother and baby will be kept out of view for the first three months so they can be watched closely. The calf is the daughter of father, Jafari and mother, Tesa, who has previously given birth to four other calves at Busch Gardens. The breeding program has been a great success.

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Cute of the Day: Baby Bongo

4 The Love Of Animals

The gestation period for this species is 9 to 9 ½ months. Busch Gardens cares for the endangered Eastern Mountain subspecies of bongo. Their bright chestnut color becomes darker with age, and their body is highlighted with white stripes. Amber and her calf will join the Serengeti Plain in a few months after having some time to bond.

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Cute of the Day: baby giraffes

4 The Love Of Animals

From the press release: A giraffe’s gestation period is approximately 15 months, and the new babies will nurse for about one year. The giraffes joined the rest of the heard on the Serengeti Plain on July 13th. What is neat about giraffes is that it is common for other members of the herd to become involved with the care of newborns.

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