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Vermont considers law on sow confinement

April 1, 2012

Montpelier, Vt. — Vermont is the latest state to consider new rules for the confinement of sows.

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Humane groups ask FDA to declare horse meat 'unqualified' for human consumption

March 30, 2012

National Report -- Colorado non-profit Front Range Equine Rescue (FRER) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rule that U.S. horses are not fit for human consumption.

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USDA chief says a return to horse slaughter doubtful

February 1, 2012

Washington — When it comes to reopening horse slaughter operations in the United States, government officials say they doubt horse slaughter for meat will resume any time soon.

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BLM admits fault in wild-horse gather program

February 1, 2012

The Bureau of Land Management has set our corrective actions following an internal review.

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AVMA condemns undercover video abuse

January 1, 2012

Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) issued a statement condemning the actions unveiled in a recent undercover report airs by ABC News Nov. 18 depicting abuse at one of the nation's largest egg producers, Sparboe Farms.

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ASPCA, NYC advocacy groups call for reforms to city's carriage horse industry

January 1, 2012

New York City — A veterinarian suspended by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) after clarifying her own comments about the death of a carriage horse still has not been in contact with her employer.

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Cause of death for NYC carriage horse inconclusive according to Cornell veterinarians

December 29, 2011

Cornell's veterinary college reports the cause of death was inconclusive for a New York City carriage horse whose collapse stirred debate about the welfare of these horses in New York City.

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HSUS leaders host briefing in support of California's downer livestock law

December 1, 2011

Washington — The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and a number of other animal welfare groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by the National Meat Association that seeks to overturn a California law banning the killing and processing of "downer" livestock."

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Veterinarian recounts Zanesville's tragic killing of 49 exotic, wild animals

December 1, 2011

Zanesville, Ohio — "One of the captains ... said to me, 'We all knew this was going to end badly, we just didn't know how badly it would (end).'"

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