Animal Planet’s Whale Wars: Fridays - 9PM: Follows Capt. Paul Watson - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to Prevent Japanese from Killing Whales 

I’m sure many of you know of this show. I received this email today and wanted to share it for those who have yet to watch the show. I encourage all to do …

Humane Society of the United States files Lawsuit Against Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue: Falsely Label Fur Clothing Items 

Just as with false advertising in general, failing to properly label clothing items as contacting fur is against the law. More specifically, it is a violation of the federal Fur Products Labeling Act and the …

Animal Abuser and Convicted Felon Michael Vick Pleads Guilty to State Charges of Dogfighting 

Remember, Vick was recently convicted of federal charges related to dog fighting. So, these are additional charges. For those who have forgotten, please visit our story about his dog fighting conviction and description …

List of Charities that Test on Animals and List of Charities that DO NOT Test on Animals 

Unfortunately, just as with companies, charities still unnecessarly engage in animal testing (vivisection). Perhaps you are a regular giver to a particular charity, but want to make sure they do not test on…

List of Companies that Test on Animals and List of Companies that DO NOT Test on Animals 

Unfortunately animal testing (vivisection) is alive and well. What if though you want to quickly find out if a particular company tests on animals? How do you do that? I periodically…

Excellent Video Shows the Life and Concerns of the Endangered Mountain Gorilla: Clear Footage & Sound Interviews take you Into their Challenged World 

The endangered Mountain Gorilla is a species that has always held a place in my concerns. As many know, like the chimpanzee, the mountain gorilla is a closely related primate species to modern Homo sapiens (humans). Though most don’t view it as such, it is true that their destruction is our destruction

Legislative Animal Rights Victory: Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Vote to Ban Greyhound Racing in the State 

This amazing ban does a couple important things. For one, the obvious is that it will immediately put an end to the suffering of racing dogs at tracks in the state of Massachusetts. The other less obvious consequence, is that it will begin to raise awareness to the suffering and cruelty behind greyhound racing in general.

"Stop Animal Cruelty" Measure in California Passes: Bans Farmers from Raising Egg-Laying Hens, Veal Calves, Pregnant Pigs in Small Cages by 2015 

The final percentage I saw was 63 to 33%, so, an overwhelming victory. As always, any measure in this direction is positive. All can hope though that this measure raises awareness to the cruelty of these industries and subsequently, to people to stop eating veal, etc.

Happy Halloween! Here is a List of Animal Friendly (Vegan) Candy 

What an important question this time of the year. According to http://www.peta.org/feat/halloween01/ and http://www.petakids.com/candy.html, the following candies are gelatin-free, and overall vegan. As always, if someone sees a candy on this list that they do not believe is vegan, please let us know via a post on this blog.

More on Sarah Palin and Backward Policies: Opposed the Listing of Beluga Whales as Endangered Species 

Luckily NOAA didn’t agree with her blatantly obvious backward policies. Keeping in line with typical Republican policy, Palin used the same old lines to attempt to prevent the implementation of sound and reasonable protection of an endangered species. I assume more of the same should she take over in January.


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