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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. And, in general, the Humane Society and its Legislative Fund likes them. Tags: Obama humane society USDA us. They are very enthusiastic about Tom Vilsack, the proposed Secretary of Agriculture. In fact, he was their top choice.

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Obama Gets B- on Animal Protection

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The Humane Society gives President Obama a B- on animal protection. Not that great, but I no longer think of Obama as a progressive anyway. Tags: Obama legislation humane society. It's probably still better than w.

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Will Obama Rescue a Dog?

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LA Unleashed has a good roundup of reaction from the Humane Society and PETA. Tags: Obama dogs. He did say in the past that he would adopt a dog. Let's hope he sends a progressive message by giving a shelter dog a new home. Maybe he could get two.

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Climate Change and Birds

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There are three things that will go wrong: 1) The inland zones that would become the new wetlands are already, in many cases, occupied by human-built things that will severely interfere with this process. Also, these human-occupied area are probably full of toxins and other impediments to normal use by wildlife. ” GL: Aha.

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Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

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While the Humane Society was pretty happy with Vilsack as Obama's pick for the Department of Agriculture, the Farm Sanctuary is wary. Barack Obama has picked Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa, to be the next Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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The Stupid PETA Fly "Controversy"

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Obama swats a fly, and the next thing you know, we hear of PETA is accused of "condemning" Obama. Here is a part of the blog post from Alisa Mullins : As we all know, human beings often don't think before they act. We don't condemn President Obama for acting on instinct. There is even a chapter in PETA President Ingrid E.

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Send Obama a Message About Factory Farming

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The Humane Society makes it easy right here.