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Butterball workers suspended for allegedly abusing turkeys
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris After an undercover video filmed by an animal protection group last month allegedly showed workers kicking, dragging, stomping on, and violently throwing turkeys at several...
Undercover video again catches Butterball workers severely abusing turkeys, says Mercy for Animals
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris With Thanksgiving coming up next week, animal protection group Mercy for Animals said it conducted its second undercover video investigation of Butterball and found much...
The yoke’s on you, Bill and Lou – or is it? A letter to two oxen slated for slaughter (Opinion)
By Kalypso Arhilohou You weigh a ton, wield horns as hard as hammers and as sharp as spears, and you could puree a man’s foot with one slightly misplaced...
Eating oxen Bill and Lou is “morally preferable” to retiring them to a sanctuary, says college spokesman
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris With Halloween just a day or so away, and a “monster” storm bearing down on the northeastern United States, a small school in Vermont is...
Walmart Cruelty Tour interviews: Pork is from ‘depressed, stressed, and sick’ pigs, says protester
It’s hard to keep up with Mercy for Animals (MFA) national campaign coordinator Phil Letten. On his epic “Walmart Cruelty Tour,” he’s been making serious tracks, with a stop...
Serial killers’ worst crimes are done to farmed animals ‘on a mass scale,’ says undercover investigator
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris The Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) annual Genesis Awards can be a lovely experience. At a glittering hotel in Beverly Hills, celebrities glow...
Farmed animals might be the hardest-working Americans
Today, while the U.S.A. pays tribute to “the social and economic achievements of American workers,” as this federal holiday is described by the United States Department of Labor, there...
Is slaughterhouse abuse of cows surprising? Government agency has complained about it for years
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris An undercover video recently released by animal protection group Compassion Over Killing is difficult to watch, revealing horrific abuses of former dairy cows in a...
Want to defeat an animal protection law? Tea Party might help
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris If you’re trying to kill or modify a proposed animal welfare law—for example one that regulates high-volume commercial breeders or “puppy mills”—you might want to...
Lobbyists to ‘pay the price’ for helping animal welfare groups in Missouri
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ In this year’s election season, lobbyist firms who helped in the push for a law to regulate dog breeding in Missouri—condemned by animal protection...
‘Mutts’ comic strip characters helped pass a law to regulate dog breeders
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Some of the most powerful opponents of commercial dog breeders—nemeses fierce enough to help pass a law that would have mandated welfare standards for dogs...
‘These guys are good—we don’t like them, but they are good at what they do’: farm bureau about Humane Society
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris “The emotion of the puppy, man’s best friend. How do you not want to protect these little innocent puppies?” asked Missouri Farm Bureau’s Kelly Smith...
Law would have required better care for dogs than for children, says farm bureau
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris While in the past few years the Missouri Department of Agriculture has seized 5,500 dogs from neglectful commercial breeders, a representative of the state’s farm...
More than 5,500 dogs seized from Missouri breeders since start of ‘Operation Bark Alert’
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris The fact that the Missouri Department of Agriculture has confiscated thousands of dogs from neglectful commercial dog breeders in the past few years is proof...
Missouri breeds 30% of puppies sold in U.S. pet stores, says farm bureau
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ “Puppy mill capital of America,” is what The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) calls Missouri. It was on that battleground last year...
‘How I became first an animal lover and second a politician’ – U.S. Congressman Sam Farr
While covering The Humane Society of the United States Taking Action for Animals (TAFA) conference recently, Animal Issues Reporter.org’s correspondent Catherine Cowan heard an impassioned speech by U.S. Congressman...
Americans can help end South Korean consumption of dog and cat meat, says advocate
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris “Every year in South Korea, over two million dogs and thousands of cats are killed for food,” said Rosalyn Morrison. “Many are sadistically tortured prior...
Want to do something about the South Korean dog and cat meat trade?
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) spokesperson Rosalyn Morrison said that because the United States and South Korea enjoy strong trade relations, Americans have the power to...
Worldwide protests today against South Korea’s torture and consumption of dogs and cats
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Today is one of the Bok Days in South Korea—the lunar calendar’s designated three hottest days of summer. It’s also one of the darkest days...
Nation’s biggest veterinarian group to discuss animal welfare at convention this weekend
AIReporter Trisha Lord St. George is on the scene at the American Veterinary Medical Association’s annual convention in San Diego this weekend. In continuing coverage she’ll bring us news...