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The Story Behind National Geographic’s Viral Chimp Funeral Photo

The Story Behind National Geographic's Viral Chimp Funeral Photo
From Huffington Post: Guest post by Jeremy Berlin from National Geographic's Pop Omnivore Blog The November issue of National Geographic Magazine features a moving photograph of chimpanzees watching the burial of one of their own. Since it was published, the picture and story have gone viral, turning up on websites and TV shows and in newspapers around the ... Full story

World Go Vegan Week in the Press

Check out IDA's World Go Vegan Week news stories: Lynn Pauly: Good time to try a vegan lifestyle Free vegan lunch in Pioneer Square today World Go Vegan Week Means Wine, Too Vegan week salutes animal-free diet Meatless Mouthful: Woody Harrelson “World Go Vegan Week” And blogs: Kickoff World Go Vegan Week at Blue ... Full story

In Defense of Animals to give away—not just a free lunch—but a cruelty-free lunch!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2009 Contact: Matt Rossell, (503) 890-5151, matt@idausa.org... Full story

USDA Files Charges

In Defense of Animals (IDA) the organization that has worked for two years to rescue three circus elephants named Tina, Jewel and Queenie, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed formal charges against the elephants' handler, Wilbur Davenport (dba "Maximus tons of Fun") for multiple ... Full story

Vegan week salutes animal-free diet

UF and the rest of the world is celebrating World Go Vegan Week from Oct. 25 to Oct. 31. Created by the animal rights organization In Defense of Animals four years ago as a global effort ... Full story

World Go Vegan Week

October 25th through 31st is World Go Vegan Week! Declared by In Defense of Animals (IDA) this week leads up to World Vegan Day on November 1st. Full story

HOPE BOHANEC of In Defense of Animals talks about WORLD GO VEGAN WEEK and a fun Halloween party for it in San Francisco.

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Wild horse plan rekindles cattle grazing debate

The Associated Press Saturday, October 17, 2009 RENO, Nev. — A new federal proposal to manage wild horses is rekindling debate over another fixture of the Western range: cattle. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last week proposed moving thousands of mustangs to preserves in the Midwest and East to protect horse herds and the rangelands that supportthem. Interior Department officials had warned that slaughtering some of the 69,000 wild horses ... Full story

USDA files charges in elephant abuse case; IDA urges agency to rescue abused elephant from circus handler

Leggett, Texas (October 22, 2009) In Defense of Animals (IDA) the organization that has worked for two years to rescue three circus elephants named Tina, Jewel and Queenie, announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed formal charges against the elephants' handler, Wilbur Davenport (dba "Maximus tons of Fun") for multiple violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The charges state that ... Full story

Press Coverage of Michael Vick Protest and Change in NFL Personal Conduct Manual

IDA to protest Vick in Oakland Animals rights activists dog Michael Vick Michael Vick Protesters Flock to Oakland Coliseum for Eagles-Raiders Game Animal rights group plans Vick protest in Oakland Animal rights group plans protest of Vick before Raiders game Fans Have Mixed Emotions Toward Vick Animal rights group plans Vick protest in Oakland Animal rights ... Full story

Radio coverage of the Vick Protest

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Listen to coverage on the Vick protests on KPFA: The KPFA Evening News (Weekend) - October 18, 2009 at 6:00pm Click to listen (or download) Full story
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Meat vs. Carbon

There's one simple thing an individual can do to greatly reduce their carbon footprint: eat less meat. Another current trend in the efforts to counter industrial agriculture is grass fed beef and cage free poultry. That may result in healthier and tastier animals, but Hope Bohanec is not persuaded that it's a practical response to the need to feed the planet.... Full story

IDA, PETA CALL ON STATE TO PULL RINGLING'S LICENSE

Direct Contact Between Elephants and the Public Reveals Clear Violation of License Terms, Say Groups Albany, N.Y. - Today, PETA and In Defense of Animals (IDA) sent an urgent letter to Pete Grannis, commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), calling on him to deny an Endangered/Threatened Species License to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus or to revoke the ... Full story

FIVE MONTHS AFTER AFFIE'S DEMISE, IDA CHALLENGES BROOKFIELD ZOO TO PUBLICLY RELEASE FINAL ELEPHANT DEATH REPORT

San Rafael, Calif. - Thursday will mark five months since the unexpected death of Affie at Brookfield Zoo, and In Defense of Animals (IDA) is calling for the release of the elephant's medical records and final necropsy report in a letter sent to zoo director Stuart Strahl today. IDA's previous request for this information was unanswered by the zoo. "Having just turned 40, Affie should have ... Full story

Dog-Killer Michael Vick Not Welcome in Oakland

Oakland, Calif. - In Defense of Animals calls on Bay Area residents to be a peaceful and powerful presence at Michael Vick's upcoming Oakland appearance. Activists will hold signs and distribute flyers to fans. IDA's message: we have not forgotten what Vick did, we oppose his weak punishment, and we are disgusted by his lack of remorse and multi-million dollar contract with the Eagles. Full story

Elaine Hendrix receives In Defense of Animals Guardian Award at the 2009 Animal Rights Conference

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Lawsuit aimed at halting L.A. Zoo's construction of Pachyderm Forest exhibit can proceed, appeals court rules

Lawsuit aimed at halting L.A. Zoo's construction of Pachyderm Forest exhibit can proceed, appeals court rules
From the LA Times: There's a new development in the long and passionate struggle between animal lovers over the fate of the Los Angeles Zoo's Pachyderm Forest exhibit, as a three-judge panel of California's 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday to allow a lawsuit accusing the zoo of abusing elephants to go to trial. Read the entire article, here.... Full story

Bill Dyer receives IDA Lifetime Achievement Award

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IDA's Foie Gras campaign director Hope Bohanec speaks out against Foia Gras on KPFA Radio Station (mp3)

You can hear Hope discuss foie gras on KPFA here:  IDA's Foie Gras campaign director Hope Bohanec speaks out against Foie Gras on KPFA Radio Station (mp3). Full story

IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS CHALLENGES BUFFALO ZOO TO RELEASE MEDICAL RECORDS FOR DEAD ELEPHANT BUKI

San Rafael, Calif. - Today, In Defense of Animals (IDA) sent a letter to Buffalo Zoo President & CEO Donna Fernandes, calling for the zoo to publicly release the medical records and preliminary necropsy for Buki, the 52-year-old Asian elephant who died yesterday. The call was spurred by questions about Buki’s health prior to her death and the possible role of medications. Full story

U.S. Gov't Inhumane Wild Horse Management Policy Draws Outrage as Experts and Advocates Converge at Public Hearing Monday

Washington, DC -- September 25, 2009 -- On Monday, the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will discuss the government’s management of wild horses on public lands and hear outraged horse experts and advocates from around the country calling for change in the agency’s inhumane practices. Full story

APPELLATE COURT DELIVERS BLOW TO L.A. ZOO

Los Angeles - In Defense of Animals (IDA) is applauding a 2nd District Court of Appeals decision issued late yesterday that will send a taxpayer lawsuit against the Los Angeles Zoo and its controversial $42 million elephant exhibit back to court for a full trial. A panel of three justices reversed in full the Superior Court's dismissal of a suit filed in 2007 by lawyer David ... Full story

Latest Victims of BLM Roundups

Lovell, WY (September 24, 2009) -- This weekend, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will auction the offspring of the much-celebrated Cloud herd of wild mustangs, captured earlier this month, along with other horse bands, from the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range that borders Wyoming and Montana. Full story

In Defense of Animals Wins Landmark FOIA Victory in Federal Court

Washington, DC —After a seven-year court fight, including the first trial in years involving the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been ordered by a federal judge to disclose 1,017 pages of records obtained during an investigation of controversial toxicology lab Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) to In Defense of Animals, the animal protection group said today. Full story
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