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Humane Society Likes Obama's Animal Welfare Picks

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I bet you didn't realize that Obama had any animal welfare picks, but he did. HSUS is also happy about Lisa Jackson heading the EPA. And, in general, the Humane Society and its Legislative Fund likes them. They are very enthusiastic about Tom Vilsack, the proposed Secretary of Agriculture. In fact, he was their top choice.

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Humane Society Cites Abuses at University of Minnesota

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The HSUS learned of the violations through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's online inspection reports and documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request to the National Institutes of Health's Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. vice president of animal research issues for The HSUS. "The

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Who is Jennifer Fearing?

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Pretty impressive bio (please note that the bio is from her time at HSUS). Tags: proposition 2 california humane society farm animal welfare. It turns out that she was the former Humane Society Chief Economist. She used to head United Animal Nations too. I couldn't find any information on her current activities.

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Turkey Abuse in West Virginia Aviagen Plant

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If you’re caught by PETA or HSUS, please do not plead ignorance and vow to clean it up. Tags: PETA farm animal welfare thanksgiving turkey massacre. Bottom line: If you’re running a business where you allow the kinds of shortcuts that let animal abuse happen, please sell it and leave the industry now. Find another line of work.

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Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown

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A coalition of animal protection groups consisting of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Farm Sanctuary, and the Humane Farming Association (HFA), intervened in the case to ensure that the interests of animals and the public were represented.

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

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According to Parker, here are the threats: the ALF, the ELF, SHAC, PeTA and the oddest member of the group, the HSUS. The HSUS isn't even anti-hunting ! Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language ALF Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal Rights Animal welfare ELF HSUS PeTA SHAC Vegan education veganism.

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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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