May 14, 2018 – A Chihuahua with a large, open wound dead in her cage. Underweight dogs with their ribs and hip bones showing. A Nebraska breeder who euthanized dogs just because they had burrs stuck in their fur and he didn’t think they were worth the trouble of grooming. An Ohio breeder who left […]
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Kitty Block: USDA abandons rule on higher welfare standards for animals raised under organics label
March 13, 2018 – Despite strong public support for the measure, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has killed a rule that established clear and meaningful protections and higher animal welfare standards for farm animals raised under the organics label. The USDA delayed implementation of the rule three times before yesterday’s announcement that it would formally […]
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Puppy Broker Sentenced in Felony Animal Cruelty Case
Placerville, Calif. November 21, 2016 – Ginger Turk, 46, formerly of El Dorado Hills, was sentenced on November 18, 2016, in El Dorado County Superior Court by Judge Kenneth Mellikian for felony animal cruelty, operating without a license and eleven other counts related to her sale of puppies imported from South Korea. Turk, a puppy […]
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As 1 million dogs are killed and eaten for Bok Nal ‘soup’ in South Korea, Jane Goodall supports groups mobilising to end cruel dog meat trade
Aug. 9, 2016 – With South Korea’s Bok Nal days underway, the country’s animal protection campaigners mobilised at South Korea’s first ever global anti-dog meat conference. The days mark the hottest point of the summer between 17 July and 16 August when as many as 1 million dogs are killed to make ‘boshintang’ soup, which […]