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Blackout Over? Congress Demands That USDA Restore Animal Welfare Records

Submitted by jj.hartmann@asp... on Wed, 2020-01-22 11:08

Puppies

Latest Update: February 18, 2020

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Puppy Transport Bust in New York Reveals Truth about Pet Store Puppies

Submitted by madeleine.rolka... on Fri, 2019-12-20 11:44

Detectives from the Nassau County SPCA seized nine puppies on Wednesday, December 18, outside a Long Island pet store. These puppies were among 30 found in a delivery van operated by a Missouri-based puppy transporter. The seized puppies were sick with respiratory ailments (possibly pneumonia) and diarrhea.

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Still Ill: Puppy Mills Continue to Make People Sick

Submitted by jj.hartmann@asp... on Wed, 2019-12-18 16:56

Pet store puppies continue to make people really sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of an antibiotic resistant infection linked to pet stores that has infected at least 30 people across 13 states.

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Final Appropriations Bills Contain Groundbreaking New Protections for Animals!

Submitted by jj.hartmann@asp... on Tue, 2019-12-17 11:32

Woman with puppy

Update—December 20, 2019: Exciting news! The President has signed the final 2020 federal spending bill, which includes significant protections for animals.

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New York City Celebrates a Host of New Animal Welfare Laws

Submitted by jj.hartmann@asp... on Wed, 2019-11-27 12:55

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Historic Federal Animal Cruelty Protection Signed Into Law

Submitted by madeleine.rolka... on Tue, 2019-11-26 11:49

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Celebrate 2019’s Biggest Wins for Farm Animals

Submitted by jj.hartmann@asp... on Tue, 2019-11-19 14:20

Chicken

We want to thank advocates like you for shopping with your heart for more humanely produced food, calling on lawmakers to pass stronger laws for farm animals, and supporting our work to build a more responsible food system at every level. This year, your efforts helped us make exciting changes to improve the lives of pigs, chickens, cows and other farm animals across the country.