Lions and tigers and bears...do not belong on the road! It is impossible for circuses and other traveling exhibitors to meet the very complex needs of wild and exotic animals. Recognizing the many problems these operations present, Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) has introduced H.R. 3359, the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act, to put an end to this misery.
It is time to put a face to the message that horse slaughter must end immediately! The most direct way for you to help educate your elected officials on the importance of banning horse slaughter is to talk with them face-to-face.
Animals in North Carolina need your help. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is proposing new rules that would allow hunters to kill coyotes and feral pigs at night, supposedly to control these populations.
As early as next week, the U.S. House of Representatives may consider proposed legislation known as the “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012,” H.R. 4089. This bill, if enacted, will have substantial and direct adverse impacts on wildlife and the environment. Its most notable and extreme provisions would:
Last spring a bill to ban the unnecessary and inhumane practice of docking the tails of cattle nearly passed the Rhode Island General Assembly. The bill easily passed the RI Senate, but was held for study in the House of Representatives on the last day of the session. Now AWI requests your help to pass the legislation in 2012 by contacting your state representative and asking that he or she support the bill when it comes up for a vote.
On February 15, the world’s two largest organic markets—the European Union and the United States—entered into an equivalency agreement. As of June 1, products produced and certified under USDA’s National Organic Program may be marketed as “organic” in the European Union. While the agreement has been touted as a “monumental” arrangement that opens up international trade for organic farmers, it disregards the extreme differences in animal care standards between the EU and US organic programs.
At a time when Congress is unable to pass critical legislation that will create jobs and improve the economy, the U.S. House of Representatives managed to find time recently to approve legislation known as the “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012.” This bill, H.R. 4089, would adversely impact wildlife and the environment in a substantial and direct manner. Extreme provisions of the bill include:
