Monthly Archives: October 2009

Blog Action Day: Factory Farms Will be the Death of Us All

Factory farms (aka Confined Animal Feeding Operations CAFO) degrade the environment, threaten human health, compromise animal welfare, and devastate local communities.  CAFO’s are designed to maximize production with no regard for animal welfare, public health, the environment, food safety, rural … Continue reading

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Puppy Mills Get the Green Light from Governor Schwarzenegger

Apparently the Governor of California thinks it’s okay to house hundreds of unsterilized dogs in conditions of abuse and neglect.  He has vetoed an Anti-Puppy Mill Bill that would have limited California puppy mills to no more then 50 unsterilized … Continue reading

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Guardian Angels to the Neglected and Abandoned Ones

Create Your Own Saint Francis Animal Sanctuary Donate if you can.  These people are doing God’s work and are most deserving of any help we can give them.  Tell your friends family and tell them to tell their friends and … Continue reading

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Good News for a Change for Animals in China

It may be a small step but it is hugely significant given the amount animal cruelty and abuse that has occurred historically in Asian countries. China has drafted and published online for public comment it’s first Animal Protection Law making … Continue reading

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They Slaughter Horses, Don’t They?

Okay so I understand that we raise and slaughter cows, pigs and chickens for our dinner tables.  I may not like it but I know it happens. And I am all over the humane treatment of livestock issue.  As someone … Continue reading

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