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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. From the Lexington Clipper-Herald. click here for the full article. Newcomer to the Legislature Sen.

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Cow Birds

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They’re all named for livestock. About the Author Rick Rick Wright studied French, German, philosophy, and biology at the University of Nebraska. It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds.

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We Cannot Allow This Administration’s Environmental Policies To Stand

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Please consider sending a public comment opposing the Keystone Pipeline to the Nebraska Public Service Commission, no later than 5pm Friday Central time via the Sierra Club. Note that approving the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines are a couple of the very first items on the list. The list goes on and on.