Archive for May, 2010

Calico Wild Horse Lawsuit Dismissed on Technicality, not Merits; Government Evades Ruling on Illegality of Warehousing Wild Horses in the Midwest

Plaintiffs Promise To Continue Fight to Halt BLM Illegal Practices Washington, D.C. (May 24, 2010) – Today, the Honorable Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court in Washington DC, dismissed on standing and mootness the lawsuit brought against U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) by animal protection organization In Defense of Animals (IDA), wildlife ecologist Craig Downer and ... Full story

Activists Protest Firehouse Restaurant For Animal Cruelty

Demonstration will highlight restaurant's sale of diseased livers from mistreated ducks Sacramento, Calif. (May 21, 2010) - Activists with In Defense of Animals (IDA), the Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL), and Sacramento Animal Rights will be protesting outside of Firehouse Restaurant in Sacramento today at 6:00 p.m. against the sale of foie gras - diseased, enlarged livers from mistreated, force-fed ducks. The activists will be displaying ... Full story

Endangered turtles have a good friend in Wellesley

By Sarah Thomas, Globe Correspondent –  May 20, 2010 For the most part, the basement of Bill DeVasher’s Wellesley home looks like any other suburban cellar: pantry goods, Christmas decorations, abandoned cans of paint. Only on entering farther does one notice the bat house, a birdhouse-like contraption that can provide daytime sleeping quarters for up to 30 bats. Or the disassembled terrariums, or the collection of cacti baking ... Full story

Forty Six Dogs Missing In Rural Iowa

In Defense of Animals adds $500 to raise reward fund to $1,500 Van Meter, Iowa (May 20, 2010) – An epidemic of missing dogs in south central Iowa has many families desperately searching for their beloved companions. In Defense of Animals (IDA) today added $500 to the $1,000 reward pledged by one victimized family for information leading to the location of the missing dogs and their ... Full story

Rock Island County Commission Lacks Critical Elephant Welfare Information Needed For Tuesday Vote on Zoo Ticket Increase

In Defense of Animals urges tabling of vote pending elephant welfare assessment Coal Valley, Illinois. (May 17, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) is urging the Rock Island County Forest Preserve Commission to table a Tuesday vote on an increase in ticket prices at the Niabi Zoo meant to help fund a $3 million elephant barn expansion, until it can fully investigate the health of ... Full story

In Defense of Animals to Hold Outreach Event Today to Highlight Marine Mammals Suffering in Captivity

San Francisco, Calif. (May 15, 2010) – Today, In Defense of Animals (IDA) will be leafleting at Pier 39 to build public support in urging Congress to create and enforce stricter regulations to protect marine mammals held in aquaria for public display. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is considering changes to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations and IDA staff and volunteers will ... Full story

Oakland Gets $1,500 For Dart Guns After Deer Shooting

May 11, 2010 http://www.ktvu.com/news/23523935/detail.html OAKLAND, Calif. -- A local animal rights group Tuesday gave the Oakland Public Safety Committee a check for $1,500 for the city’s police department to buy dart tranquilizer guns to use on animals following the controversial May 1st shooting of a deer by an officer. The shooting was made public after a graphic video of the incident was given to KTVU. The ... Full story

Japanese Government Covers Up Mercury Poisoning From Eating Dolphins

Tokyo, Japan – For many years, Taiji, Japan has been a target of international criticism due to its cruel mass capture and horrific slaughter of mercury-contaminated dolphins and pilot whales, both for human consumption and to supply captive marine mammal aquaria industry. Evidence presented in the Academy Award winning film The Cove, and  in University of Hokkaido Professor Tetsuya Endo’s study revealed that Taiji residents ... Full story

Animal Protection Organization Buys Tranquilizer Guns For Oakland Police

Donation intended to eliminate unnecessary killing of wildlife Oakland, Calif. (May 11, 2010)– In Defense of Animals (IDA) is donating $1,500 to the city of Oakland for the purchase of tranquilizer dart guns, to help police avoid killing wildlife who wander into residential neighborhoods. The donation is in response to an incident last month in which Oakland police shot and killed a young deer. Dr. Elliot ... Full story

Wellesley Man Receives National Award For Rescuing Turtles

Wellesley, Mass. (May 11, 2010) – In Defense of Animals’ (IDA) Guardian Award recognizes individuals who demonstrate extraordinary care and compassion toward other species. May is Guardian Month and IDA is presenting a series of Guardian Awards to celebrate. The first goes to Bill DeVasher of Wellesley, Massachusetts, who for 25 years has been a savior and guardian to turtles. Due to their slow speed, ... Full story

I-Team: Nearly 80 Wild Horses Dead After Roundup

Nevada's Wild Horses and Burros from 8NewsNOW.com April 16, 2010 LAS VEGAS -- The Calico Hills wild horse roundup has been characterized by the Bureau of Land Management as a huge success. But wild horse advocates say it was a disaster, and one that grows worse every day. The roundup ended months ago, but the horses are still paying the price -- many with their lives -- ... Full story

THURSDAY: Final Court Hearing on Federal Lawsuit Over Controversial Wild Horse Roundup

Plaintiffs Seek Return of 1,900 Captured Horses to Range Washington, DC – The landmark Calico wild horse lawsuit which has triggered enormous controversy over the government's program will be in Federal Court for final oral arguments on Thursday, May 6. The Calico lawsuit, filed pro bono by the law firm Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney (BIR) against the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Land ... Full story

Why I protest animal research

April 30, 2010, 5:00PM By Matt Rossell originally on http://www.oregonlive.com I worked for two years undercover inside Oregon Health & Science University's primate research center, and what I saw inside that lab changed me forever. I came to recognize the social, intelligent monkeys at the facility -- more than 4,000 remain there today -- as individuals, and that they were being treated ... Full story
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