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News LINKS TO ARTICLES OF INTEREST PERTAINING TO ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES ~February 2009~ Animal Rights News| Animal Health/Welfare News | Legislative & Regulatory News Animal Rights News Animal rights supporter gets another 6 months in jail (CA) http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_11620383 Animal rights buzzkills would have Superbowl partygoers crunching carrots (Center for Consumer Freedom http://www.consumerfreedom.com/pressRelease_detail.cfm/release/251 Capitola animal rights activists sentenced (CA) http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_11530374 No inauguration tickets for PETA after they are caught up in Madoff mess (Drovers) http://www.drovers.com/news_editorial.asp?pgID=675&ed_id=5141 Animal Welfare News Horse owner charged with neglect (IN) http://www.whiotv.com/news/18532828/detail.html Program offers equine evaluation, euthanasia (MT) http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/01/29/news/mtregional/news17.txt Horses fall victim to the economy (TX) http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=9710915 Canada tightens paperwork for U.S. horses (CAN) http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=95073&issue=01252009&story_id=&PC=FBC Runaway costs of horse rescue (WA) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008642351_horses18m.html Neglected horses in Conway County (AR) http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0109/588413.html Malnourished horses removed from crumbling stables (PA) http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8302648&version=11&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 Horses seized (IN) http://www.winchesternewsgazette.com/articles/2009/01/22/news/news3.txt   Legislative & Regulatory News Organization hopes to strengthen Iowa's animal welfare laws (IA) http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9728318&nav=1kgl Horse slaughter study wanted(ND) http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2009/01/25/news/update/doc497cc94c44421092123490.txt State Legislator Group opposes Federal bills to restrict horses slaughter (AVMA) http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/feb09/090201g.asp Indiana pork stressing legislative battles to producers (Hoosier Ag Today) http://www.hoosieragtoday.com/wire/news/02068_centralinpork_191135.php  Tempers flare in New York Horse War (New York City