There are at least three extraordinarily compelling reasons for Californians to vote “YES” on Proposition 12 in this fall’s election. First, laying hens shouldn’t be trapped in cages so small that they can barely extend their wings for the days they are alive. Second, veal calves shouldn’t be hemmed into a crate barely wider than … Read more
As House and Senate negotiators work to complete negotiations on the Farm bill – with Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., prodding lawmakers to settle on the terms of food and agriculture policy issues by Labor Day – key Senators are exerting influence on critically important animal welfare issues. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., released a … Read more
In an op-ed this past weekend in the New York Times, hunting enthusiast and outdoors writer Ted Kerasote panned the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to de-list the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem and to pave the way for Wyoming to initiate the first trophy hunting season on the animals in … Read more
Last week, Animal Wellness Action and other advocacy groups gained some clarity on the way forward for animal issues and the Farm bill, the broad-ranging package of agriculture-related policy issues that the Congress bundles together and considers once every five years or so. Because of the broad reach of the legislation — including everything thing from … Read more