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World meat consumption and trade patterns

2010-03-21T00:39:36Z

A very old article, but useful in terms of defining how trade flows impact
meat consumption:
World meat consumption and trade patterns
[link]

(US-DC) Mar 27 Free Screening of Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home at DC Enviro Film Fest

2010-03-20T18:07:52Z

[link]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2010
Contact: Producer James LaVeck, m...@tribeofheart.org
ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL IN NATION¹S CAPITAL PRESENTS EAST COAST PREMIERE
OF
AWARD-WINNING FILM ABOUT FARMERS TRANSFORMING THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO ANIMALS

UW-Madison suspends researcher over animal welfare problems

2010-03-20T16:31:26Z

UW-Madison suspends researcher over animal welfare problems
By DEBORAH ZIFF | dz...@madison.com | 608-252-6234 | Posted: Friday, March 19, 2010 10:20 am
[link]

UW-Madison suspended a professor who studies Parkinson's and other brain diseases from working with animals last year, a rare move prompted by what officials called a "clear pattern" of problems with animal welfare, according to university records released this week.

(US/ks) Sedgwick County Zoo considers new elephant exhibit

2010-03-20T14:56:17Z

In July, the Sedgwick County Zoo board of directors will decide
whether to proceed with its most expensive exhibit yet: A new elephant
exhibit and breeding facility. The decision comes as an international
animal rights group is trying to get elephants banned from most zoos.
The group, In Defense of Animals, based in San Rafael, Calif., is

(US) Michigan Meatout Day sends a healthful message

2010-03-20T14:06:52Z

[Detroit Free Press - letters - 13]
I thank Gov. Jennifer Granholm for declaring today as Michigan Meatout
Day. With our food becoming increasingly unhealthy, taking a day out
to educate the public on eating healthy is a very important global
issue. Not eating meat or even eating less reduces risk of chronic

Setting the Record Straight - NYC Carriage Horse Issue

2010-03-20T11:43:28Z

PLEASE FORWARD
Thanks to Doris Lin of About.com for setting the record straight on the
legislation introduced into the City Council on Friday, March 12th. Intro
86 is a consumer bill that proposed regulations to create a new vintage
electric car industry that will create jobs if the carriage industry is

Trouble at the Hawaii Humpback Whale Sanctuary

2010-03-20T04:06:50Z

Interested in knowing more about the mismanagement of the Hawaii Humpback Whale Sanctuary and other issues pertaining to whales?
Go to:
[link]
Click the March 14, 2010 podcast of the Carroll Cox Show:
Carroll and his guest, Dr. Marsha Green, discuss whales and their "sanctuary" in Hawaii.

(US/fl) Man charged with animal abuse, accused of beating dog with frying pan

2010-03-20T01:08:55Z

A recently released prison inmate is accused of severely beating a dog
with a frying pan and punching an elderly woman in the face, after the
animal urinated on the floor, according to the Orange County Sheriff's
Office.
Darin Thomas Christopher, 43, is in the Orange County Jail and facing
charges of cruelty to animals, battery on a person over 65, domestic

(US) Ohio Alpaca Owner Hopes Animal's Killing Leads to Tougher Laws

2010-03-20T01:07:30Z

The owner of a baby alpaca that was tortured and beaten to death last
month hopes some good will come from the senseless killing, as a state
lawmaker continues to push for tougher animal cruelty laws in Ohio.
Jeff Pergram said he has buried his "loving and caring" 3-month-old
alpaca, Masterpiece, who was found in an abandoned barn in southwest

(US/me) Animal cruelty case under investigation

2010-03-20T01:05:42Z

[video at full story link]
NEAR BANGOR (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A blueberry farmer with a surveillance
system to prevent break-ins helped Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies
find their suspect in an animal cruelty case.
"I noticed a truck slow down out front, I didn't think much about it,
but I saw that he stopped" Michael Hills said. "He got out and I saw

(US/mi) PETA: Go Green, Go Vegan

2010-03-20T01:03:39Z

[video at full story link]
"I'll try anything once."
That was the response of many of the passersby in downtown Lansing
today as PETA representatives handed out free soy-based veggie
burgers.
Governor Granholm may have given up on the exclusive meatout tomorrow
and swapped it for Agricultural Day but it didn't stop the PETA ladies

(US/ny) Going Vegan, Carefully

2010-03-20T01:02:28Z

[video at full story link]
MYFOXNY.COM - A vegan diet does not include any animal products. That
means no meat chicken or fish and no dairy products or eggs. Many of
the foods we're used to eating are replaced by grains, fruits and
vegetables.
"What I don't want people to do is think about the food they're

(US/ca) Animal Liberation Front Associate Pleads No Contest to Stalking, Conspiracy Charges

2010-03-20T00:33:57Z

[LAist (blog)]
An accused domestic terrorist today pleaded no contest to three counts
of stalking and three of conspiracy to commit stalking in connection
to acts against UCLA researchers and employees of POM Wonderful Juice
Company, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.
Kevin Rich Olliff, 22, an associate of the Animal Liberation Front

Meatout Monday Newsletter

2010-03-19T21:50:51Z

Meatout MondaysPlease take a peek at the current edition of FARM's Meatout Mondays newsletter. It's an excellent vehicle for reaching out to your veg-curious friends, family, and associates. You can forward them a copy or sign them up directly at [link]. There is no charge.

(US/fl) Animal rights group: Charge owner of dead cows in Lake County

2010-03-19T21:34:18Z

The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida is asking Lake County Sheriff
Gary Borders to reconsider his agency's decision not to criminally
charge the owner of a dozen cows found dead earlier this week in a
pasture north of Eustis.
"We're urging people to contact Lake County Sheriff Gary Borders and
urge him to reconsider the decision not to file charges of animal