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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