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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: Obamahumane society USDA us. They are very enthusiastic about Tom Vilsack, the proposed Secretary of Agriculture. In fact, he was their top choice.
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.
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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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.
According to Michael Markarian from the Humane Society, Sunstein's confirmation is supposedly being held due to pressure from some agribusiness groups. Tags: Obama animal rights farm animal welfare politics agribusiness. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) Sunstein is a Harvard law professor who has written about animal protection issues.
The laboratory will be used to study human diseases and treatments. Tags: west virginia university animal research Obama tax dollars us. Why would this West Virginia University project be the recipient of federal stimulus money? Because it will create JOBS! And research for drug development, which means more MONEY and JOBS!
for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. Congress lifted the ban in a spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law Nov. Read the complete article at pantagraph.com.
We interrupt regularly scheduled deconstructing, editorializing, commenting and ranting to bring you a letter from John Perkins : Dear Friends Speaking of Democracy, Honduras, and President Obama. The school is best known for producing Latin American officers who have committed major human rights abuses, including military coups. (5)
12 Tips for the Obama Family and Their New Adopted Dog, Bo. A rub down or massage is good for the puppy and the human massager as well, and you can stimulate many health-providing acupuncture points with a simple head to tail, whole-body massage. Teach the kids to be gentle and to respect the times when Puppy needs her rest.
They conclude: Our results suggest that future anthropogenic [human-generated] emissions would need to be eliminated in order to stabilize global-mean temperatures. Matthews and Caldeira also find that: to hold climate constant at a given global temperature requires near-zero future carbon emissions.
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Days after President Barack Obama signed an executive order banning torture during military interrogations, PETA wrote to the president calling for the ban of another form of military torture: trauma and chemical-casualty training exercises conducted on animals. Tags: animal research animal cruelty military Obama PETA.
Authorities said Tuesday that a student prank, not a political statement, was the motivation for dumping a dead bear cub draped in Barack Obama signs on a North Carolina campus earlier this week. I am so proud of being human. No political motivation either, huh?
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I’m proud to announce today that the HSLF board of directors—which is comprised of both Democrats and Republicans—has voted unanimously to endorse Barack Obama for President. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has been a solid supporter of animal protection at both the state and federal levels. In the U.S.
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