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News LINKS TO ARTICLES OF INTEREST PERTAINING TO ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES ~WINTER 2008~ Animal Rights News| Animal Health/Welfare News | Legislative & Regulatory News Animal Rights News FBI wanted animal rights extremists believed to be in Costa Rica http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2008_02/0213081.htm Animal rights groups pick up momentum (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-01-27-animal-activists_N.htm Barker donates $1 million to Drury animal rights program http://www.sbj.net/article.asp?aID=74514618.4566309.1043107.1395489.183019.213&aID2=80230 ALF kidnapped FFA goats found wandering in the hills (CA) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/14/state/n050342S50.DTL&type=health Obama pledges support for animal rights (AP) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyXVIfZ2F2CTuuxH3_93vuTP-ywwD8U74PLG0 Animal Health/Welfare News Cattle disease nearly eradicated (AP) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gCtLLfNjkKlw8fx1H8zzacjuRIhgD8UJMV9G1 Equine herpes virus quarantine lifted, no new cases detected (DE) http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200802/equineherpes020808.html Animal Shelter director quits after horse neglect charges http://www.californianonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/NEWS01/80116014/1002 Old and unwanted (IA) http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/NEWS/843678899/1006/news Horse owners can do little as crisis grows (KY) http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/COLUMNISTS04/801180430/1008/NEWS01 A tough time for horses (CA) http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080122/NEWS/725516910/1033/NEWS0   Legislative & Regulatory News Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors buck ban on rodeos and circuses (CA) http://origin.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8247999 Barbed wire:  horse sense in short supply on horse slaughter issue (MT) http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/10/news/business/26-barbedwire.txt Horse slaughter plant nixed (SD) http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8UG9P180.htm Senate barely passes animal cruelty bill (UT) http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/255481/3/ A face off over horse drawn carriages (NY) http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/a-face-off-over-horse-drawn-carriages/ Legislators reject animal rights efforts at statehouse (IN) http://www.hoosieragtoday.com/wire/news/00317_Legislators-Reject-Animal-Activists-Efforts-at-Statehouse_183824.php