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Advocates react to claims animal rights activists committed arson attack against Harris Ranch

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Thank You For Helping Bring Dog Kapone Home For The Holidays

We are thrilled to report a very happy ending to a tragic story. Do you remember Kapone, the missing Memphis dog we first told you about in our July 21, 2011 eNews? IDA had just added $3,000 to the reward fund for info about Kapone, a family’s adored pit bull, who had been missing since he was picked up by a ... Full story

CITIZEN COMPLAINT

CITIZEN COMPLAINT To: Secretary of Defense Leon Edward Panetta From: Hope Bohanec, In Defense of Animals hope@idausa.org Submitted by fax: (703) 571-8951 December 13, 2011 On behalf of our 100,000 members worldwide, In Defense of Animals (IDA) requests an investigation into the brutal beating of a sheep by a soldier with a metal baseball bat. This November 2011 incident was caught on video in Afghanistan and has circulated around the ... Full story

Union Square Shoppers Hit With Protests

Black Friday discount seekers runs into annual protests http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Union-Square-Shoppers-Hit-With-Protests-134513033.html         Full story

Stop wasting tax dollars on chimp abuse

Eric Kleiman | In Defense of Animals The National Institutes of Health wants you to believe that chimpanzee experimentation is necessary. It so badly wants you to believe this that the agency just two months ago began to use your tax dollars to fund a propaganda campaign for "educating the public" regarding the "importance of chimpanzees in biomedical research." Why is the ... Full story
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Activists Want Probe Of Elephant’s Death

Umoya Found Dead At San Diego Zoo Thursday November 18, 2011 http://www.10news.com/news/29810127/detail.html SAN DIEGO -- The animal rights organization, In Defense of Animals (IDA), is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate the circumstances surrounding Thursday's death of a 21-year-old African elephant at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park. Zookeepers found Umoya lying down in the elephant exhibit shortly before the park opened on ... Full story

An Interview With IDA Founder Dr. Elliot M. Katz

An Interview With IDA Founder Dr. Elliot M. Katz
An interview with IDA's Founder and President Emeritus, Dr. Elliot M. Katz, is featured this month on the IdeaMensch blog. Click here for original post Elliot Katz, DVM, is the Founder and President Emeritus of the animal protection organization, In Defense of Animals (IDA). Founded in ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Transports 119 Rescued Animals From Mississippi To Colorado For Adoption

Transport timed to arrive for PetSmart’s autumn adoptathon Ft. Lupton, Colo. (Sept. 6, 2011) – A rescue transport coordinated and operated by In Defense of Animals (IDA), the international animal protection organization that operates Hope Animal Sanctuary in Grenada, Mississippi, will arrive today in Ft. Lupton, Colorado with 119 homeless animals available for adoption. The 113 dogs and 6 ... Full story

Lily Tomlin Joins Effort To Stop Hope, Maine Elephant Facility

Lily Tomlin is our newest ally in the fight to stop an unsafe and inhumane elephant facility in Hope, Maine. She’s written to Maine Governor LePage expressing opposition to the plan, and we now need Maine citizens to back her up by telling your elected officials that this plan is not good for the elephant or for the ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Applauds Dramatic Policy Shift That Ends Most Cruel Training Of Elephants In Zoos

  • Monday, August 22, 2011, 9:22
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San Rafael, Calif. (August 22, 2011) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) is applauding a momentous change in policy by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) that would bring an end to the most cruel training practices in zoos. The zoo industry trade association announced that by September 1, 2014, keepers in AZA zoos would no longer be able to share the same unrestricted ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Applauds Conviction In Charleston, Mississippi Cruelty Case

Woman found guilty of starving dogs Charleston, Miss. (August 17, 2011) - In Defense of Animals (IDA), the international animal protection organization that operates Hope Animal Sanctuary in Grenada, Mississippi, applauds the conviction of Sherry White and Ricardo Simpson of Charleston, Mississippi on charges of animal cruelty. IDA’s Hope Animal Sanctuary rescue team aided the Charleston Police Department with the seizure of six severely neglected dogs on ... Full story
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Film Screening: “Saving America’s Horses – A Nation Betrayed”

  • Monday, August 15, 2011, 19:48
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Film Screening:
Complimentary Tickets for IDA Members In Defense of Animals and Wild for Life Foundation join together to present Saving America's Horses - A Nation Betrayed," the lifesaving film at the Artivist International Film Festival. The complimentary screening takes place at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, August 20th at 12 noon. Celebrity red carpet event ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Adds $3,000 To Reward Fund To Find Missing Dog

$8,000 now available for information leading to safe rescue of Kapone, an 11-year-old family dog missing from Memphis Animal Services Memphis, Tenn. (July 15, 2011) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), the international animal protection organization that operates Hope Animal Sanctuary in Grenada, Mississippi, has added $3,000 to the reward fund for information about Kapone, the Shoup family’s adored pit bull, who has been missing since ... Full story

Parma, Ohio Adds Term “Guardian” To Animal-related Ordinances

In Defense of Animals applauds progressive move led by high school student Parma, Ohio (July 6, 2011)– In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal-protection organization with over 100,000 members, applauds the Parma, Ohio City Council for voting unanimously yesterday to replace the term “owner” with “owner/guardian” in its animal-related ordinances. Parma joins 17 other cities in officially recognizing the value ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Mourns Loss Of Peter Falk, A Great Friend To Animals

San Rafael, Calif. (June 24, 2011) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization with over 100,000 members, today expressed deep sadness at news of the death of legendary actor Peter Falk. Mr. Falk generously donated his time to help animals by supporting IDA’s Guardian Campaign, appearing in one of IDA’s educational public service announcements (PSA). The Guardian Campaign is IDA’s effort ... Full story
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James McCaffry: In Loving Memory

James McCaffry: In Loving Memory
James McCaffry, friend and former employee of IDA, died suddenly on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at his home in San Francisco. Born on August 18, 1954 in Montréal, James graduated from Grant MaCewan University, Edmonton, with a degree in music. In 1977, he moved to San Francisco and began a career ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Applauds Historic McClatchy Chimpanzee Expose

Medical records are next phase in fight to end chimpanzee experimentation In Defense of Animals applauds the three-part "Special Report" on chimpanzee experimentation by McClatchy Newspapers investigative reporter Chris Adams, which has been featured in papers nationwide including the Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, Kansas City Star, Miami Herald, Arizona Republic, and Charlotte Observer; high-profile blogs such as the Huffington Post and DailyKos; ... Full story

Federal Court Gives Green Light To Wild Horse Lawsuit

District Judge Rejects Interior Dept. Motion to Dismiss Case Sacramento, Calif. (April 20, 2011) - In a precedent-setting decision, issued today in the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. rejected the U.S. Department of Interior’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the roundup and removal of nearly 1,579 wild horses and 159 burros from the Twin Peaks Herd Management ... Full story

Portland Activists Speak Out Against Animal Experimentation

Wednesday demonstration to highlight World Week for Animals in Laboratories Portland, Ore. (April 19, 2011) - Millions of Americans are filing their taxes this week, unaware that their tax dollars support "cash cow" scientists, some of whom receive millions of dollars in grants each year, as well as a large population of chimpanzees growing old in laboratories. But some people are aware of this waste, and this ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Urges St. Louis Zoo To End Elephant Program

Tuberculosis is the latest in long list of captivity-related troubles San Rafael, Calif. (April 13, 2011) – Following the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Donna, an Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo, In Defense of Animals (IDA) is urging the zoo to end its elephant program due to a history of elephant suffering from a broad range of captivity-induced problems. “The St. Louis Zoo is a breeding ... Full story

Los Angeles - Shrine Circus Demos

Main demo April 9 at 1 p.m. - plus two additional demos Join with IDA to protest circus cruelty at the Shrine Circus in Los Angeles. Last year’s demo drew more than 40 people, and we hope to top that this year, sending a clear message to the Shriners, the media, and circus patrons that animal abuse is not entertainment. The Shriners usually contract with Circus Gatti ... Full story

IDA's Day Of Online Action For NYC's Canada Geese

IDA's Day Of Online Action For NYC's Canada Geese
It's Almost Here - Monday March 28 - All Day Join us for IDA's Day of Online Action on Monday March 28 to ask Mayor Michael Bloomberg to cancel all plans to kill Canada geese in New York City! For the past two years, the city has contracted with the Wildlife Services division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to kill Canada geese.... Full story

NYC Geese In Peril - Two Ways You Can Help

Contact NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to cancel the contract with USDA Attend "Hands Around the Lake" event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Saturday, March 26, 12:30 p.m., Prospect Park Lake, Enter at Vanderbilt Street & Prospect Park SW Join with members of "For the Love of Prospect Park Geese" as they demand the city end its contract to slaughter hundreds more of our beloved NYC geese and their ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Applauds Film Festival Selection Of “Saving America’s Horses”

Documentary's premiere is Sunday March 27 through the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival Los Angeles, Calif. (March 19, 2011) - In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization with over 100,000 members, applauds the selection of “Saving America’s Horses – A Nation Betrayed” by the Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival. The film, directed and produced by Katia Louise, is a feature length ... Full story

Wild Horse Update

Wild Horse Lawsuit Update You are invited to attend the next hearing March 24, 2 p.m., Sacramento, California Our lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues! We won't give up, and you're invited to attend the next hearing in Sacramento. We want the Judges to know that there is a large contingent of people who really care about protecting wild horses and burros. And we need ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Urges Widespread Change After Death At Knoxville Zoo

IDA calls for immediate action to prevent further tragedies in zoos San Rafael, Calif. (January 17, 2011) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) is calling for all zoos holding elephants to adopt a safer management system, following the tragic death of an elephant keeper at the Knoxville Zoo. The zoo used a management system called “free contact” when the incident occurred; it is still used in about ... Full story

In Defense Of Animals Reward Increased To $1,000 To Catch Grenada County Horse Killer

Grenada, Miss. (Dec. 22, 2010) – On December 9, Lee Pickens of Grenada, Mississippi discovered that one of his horses had been killed and the other wounded. In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization that operates the Hope Animal Sanctuary in Grenada, offered a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who shot the ... Full story

REWARD OFFERED IN MALICIOUS SHOOTING OF GRENADA COUNTY HORSES

IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS OFFERS $500 FOR ARREST & CONVICTION OF SHOOTER Grenada, Miss. (Dec. 9, 2010) – In Defense of Animals, an international animal protection organization, has posted a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who callously and maliciously shot two horses in their pasture on 4897 Sweethome Road, Grenada, MS. On December 9, Lee Pickens received ... Full story
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Elephant Aggression At San Antonio Zoo Alarms Top Elephant Expert

  • Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 10:52
  • Elephants
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In Defense of Animals files federal complaint seeking to avert mammoth disaster San Rafael, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), citing dangerous aggression between the elephants at the San Antonio Zoo. Backed by one of the world’s leading elephant scientists, the complaint warns of dire consequences should Lucky and Boo continue ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Adds $1,500 To Reward Fund To Catch Criminal Who Cut Off Puppy’s Ears

San Diego, Calif. (December 2, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization with over 85,000 members, announced today it has added $1,500 to a $3,000 reward fund established by San Diego Animal Advocates. The reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for cutting the ears off of a one month old puppy ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Celebrates Monumental Victory For Sea Lions

San Francisco, Calif. (November 24, 2010) – After a year of deliberation, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled to block the National Marine Fisheries Service's killing of federally protected sea lions on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. In Defense of Animals (IDA) and the Sea Lion Defense Brigade (SLDB) have campaigned against the state-sanctioned sea lion killing for more than three ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Urges Holiday Shoppers To Go Fur-Free

Fur Free Friday Will Once Again Be World’s Largest Animal Rights Demo San Rafael, Calif. (November 23, 2010) – Fur Free Friday, the world’s largest annual animal rights demonstration, will take place this year on November 26, the day after Thanksgiving. Activists will greet shoppers with images of fur-bearing animals, urging them to avoid buying items with fur or fur trim. In Defense of Animals (IDA) ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Pledges $2,500 To Catch And Convict Killers Of Swan At Palace Of Fine Arts

San Rafael, Calif. (November 22, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) has pledged $2,500 to a reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who killed a Mute Swan at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The bird was one of the last remaining members of a swan family who have lived in the Palace of Fine Arts ... Full story
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West Peoria Woman Receives National Award For Compassionate Work For Animals

West Peoria, Illinois (November 15, 2010) – Doris Muller of West Peoria, Illinois has been recognized with a Guardian Award by In Defense of Animals (IDA), a national animal protection organization based in California. IDA’s Guardian Award recognizes individuals who demonstrate extraordinary care and compassion toward other species. Ms. Muller, co-founder of Peoria Voices for Animals, has rescued countless animals. Her home has become a shelter ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals To Protest At Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force Meeting Today

Wildlife advocates say sea lion lethal removal program is failing to protect salmon, and oppose decision to add many more native predators to “hit list.” Portland, Ore. (November 10, 2010) - In Defense of Animals (IDA) will hold a demonstration to save sea lions at noon today outside the Doubletree Hotel, Lloyd Center, in Portland. The demo will draw public scrutiny to the meeting of the ... Full story

In Defense of Animals Urges Feds to Bust Cole Brothers Circus

Animal protection organization uncovers scheme to circumvent federal law San Rafael, Calif. (November 4, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization, is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take action against the Cole Brothers Circus for its seeming role in an elaborate scheme to circumvent federal animal welfare laws by helping Florida-based animal handler Lance Ramos Kollman exhibit his ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Blasts San Diego Zoo Plan To Loan Elephants To Los Angeles Zoo

San Rafael, Calif. (October 30, 2010) –  In Defense of Animals (IDA) is blasting the San Diego Zoo for its plan to loan two elephants to the Los Angeles Zoo, claiming the move is detrimental to the elephants’ welfare. The San Diego Zoo received Tina and Jewel after they were removed by federal agencies from an abusive circus handler last year. “Scientific research shows that inter-zoo transfers ... Full story
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Emily Deschanel Joins In Defense Of Animals To Promote Vegan Diet

Actress endorses annual World Go Vegan Week, October 24 – 31 San Francisco, Calif. (October 13, 2010) - The 5th annual World Go Vegan Week, October 24 – 31, spotlights the advantages of a vegan diet for our health, the environment, and the economy. A vegan diet is a vegetarian diet that also avoids animal by-products such as eggs and milk. In Defense of Animals (IDA) ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Urges Feds To Investigate Elephant Death At Wildlife Safari

Zoo urged to publicly release Tiki’s veterinary records San Rafael, Calif. (October 7, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), urging an investigation into the death of Tiki, a female African elephant held at the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon. Tiki died on Wednesday after suffering an unidentified illness. “Tiki’s unexpected death raises a red flag ... Full story
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In Defense of Animals Offers a One-Time $2000 Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest and Conviction of a Deer Poacher

Deer Defender’s anti-poaching program introduced to combat increasing numbers of illegally killed deer Cuyahoga County, OH (September 24, 2010) - In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal-protection organization, is offering a $2000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any individual(s) who has illegally harmed or killed white-tailed deer in Cuyahoga County. Local citizens have spotted deer wandering through urban areas, wounded with ... Full story
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Brookfield Zoo Elephant Transfer Shows Zoos Are Failing Elephants

San Rafael, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) is citing the recent transfer of the African elephant Joyce from the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago to a Six Flags theme park in New Jersey as just one more example of how zoos are failing elephants and causing them great suffering. Joyce was the zoo’s only elephant. Female elephants naturally live in large, stable ... Full story
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Dead Southwick’s Zoo Elephant Had Tuberculosis

Zoo urged to release autopsy report due to serious public health concerns San Rafael, Calif. (Sept. 13, 2010) – In light of the alarming news that an elephant who gave rides at the Southwick’s Zoo in Mendon, Massachusetts died from tuberculosis, In Defense of Animals (IDA) sent an urgent letter to the zoo today, demanding the immediate release of the elephant’s necropsy report. According to an article ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Rebukes SeaWorld For Deadly Captive Breeding Programs And Public Display of Orcas

Following premature death of young orca Sumar, IDA renews call for government action San Rafael, Calif. (September 9, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today blasted SeaWorld for the death of Sumar, a young 12-year old male orca who lived a tragic and completely unnatural existence as a circus animal at SeaWorld in San Diego. A victim of SeaWorld’s ruthless and continuing attempts to breed ... Full story
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In Defense of Animals Partners With Rescue Chocolate To Help Animals In September

San Rafael, Calif. (September 2, 2010) – Chocolate is not good for dogs, but during the month of September it just may be the sweetest way to help animals. Rescue Chocolate is donating 100% of its profits for September to In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization. The vegan, kosher, and dark chocolate products raise awareness about companion animal overpopulation, ... Full story
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In Defense of Animals In Oregon Appellate Court Today To Free Sea Lion “Willy”

IDA to argue that Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) captured “Willy”below the Bonneville Dam without proper authority Salem Ore. (September 2, 2010) - A California sea lion held captive in Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas is unaware that his fate will be decided today in court. In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization, will represent Willy at a 1:30 p.m. ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Applauds Cruelty Conviction

Grenada, Miss. (September 1, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today applauded the animal cruelty conviction of Annie Ruth Sanders. IDA’s Hope Animal Sanctuary (HAS, formerly Project Hope) and the Charleston, Mississippi Police Department worked together in July to rescue six starving, chained dogs from Sanders’ property on West Main Street in Charleston. Videotape of the dogs’ conditions and the rescues may be seen at ... Full story
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Reward Offered In Case Of Internet Puppy Killer

In Defense of Animals offers $5,000 for information leading to conviction of woman who threw puppies in river San Francisco, Calif. (August 31, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization, today offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of a woman videotaped throwing puppies into a river. The act is believed to have occurred in ... Full story
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Thursday: Opening Night Protest of Ringling Bros. Circus

Circus mired in controversy over abusive treatment of elephants Portland, Ore. (August 31, 2010) – This Thursday, Oregon members of In Defense of Animals (IDA) will join other concerned citizens to protest the opening night of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Portland. Ringling has been embroiled in controversy over its brutal treatment of elephants, including calves ripped away from their mothers for ... Full story
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In Defense Of Animals Praises OSHA Citation Of SeaWorld For Knowingly Endangering Human Lives

San Rafael, Calif. (August 25, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today praised the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for issuing three safety violations, including one classified as “willful,” to SeaWorld Orlando as a result of the death of Dawn Brancheau, a dolphin trainer killed at SeaWorld by Tilikum, a 17 foot male orca. “Orcas are apex predators who suffer intensely from the confinement ... Full story
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Egg Recall Reveals Dangers of Eating Animal Products

In Defense of Animals warns against eating sick birds or their eggs San Rafael, Calif. (August 20, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) said today that the salmonella outbreak requiring the recall of close to 400 million eggs is not an isolated incident, and demonstrates the danger of consuming animal products produced in factory farms. Since January, there have been dozens of recalls by the ... Full story
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