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UPDATE: Michigan House OKs bill that could allow hunting of recently-endangered wolves
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state House passed legislation Thursday that could block voters from deciding whether to halt wolf hunting in Michigan. The measure, which passed on a 72-38 vote with bipartisan support, would give the...
Tags: Wildlife, Elections, Science and Technology, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Controversial 'ag-gag' bill clears Indiana House panel (WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGERY)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Taking videos and photos at farms and factories without permission would become illegal under a proposal endorsed Thursday by an Indiana House committee despite objections from critics who say it would punish whistleblowers and...
Tags: Bob Barker, Crime, Law and Justice, AFL-CIO, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Joe Miller
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Videotaping ban targets animal rights activists
INDIANAPOLIS — Addressing the belief by some that business concerns are being placed above animal rights concerns, bassist Tony Kanal of the group No Doubt is lobbying against a bill moving through the Indiana General Assembly that would ban...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Services and Shopping, Joe Miller, Politics, Photography and Video
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Indiana bill targets video 'vigilantes'
INDIANAPOLIS — Which side do you support – animal rights or property rights? A bill that would make it a crime to take photographs or shoot footage without permission inside Indiana farms and businesses has advanced in the Legislature, pitting...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Justice System, Laws, Joe Miller, Sales
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Senate OKs bill to let public handle bear cubs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An Upper Peninsula bear ranch could legally let visitors touch and pose for photos with bear cubs under legislation approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate, as lawmakers disagreed over the wisdom of having dangerous animals at...Tags: Elections, Politics, Rick Snyder, Animal Attacks
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Ind. bill targets undercover video 'vigilantes'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Senate panel has approved a bill that would make it a crime to take photographs or shoot footage at Indiana's farms and businesses without the owner's permission. The bill was approved Tuesday on a 7-2 vote by the Senate...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Services and Shopping, Photography and Video, Video Supplies and Services
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Advocates want statewide vote on wolf hunting
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — In Michigan, where gray wolves were designated as game animals just months after they were removed from the endangered species list in 2012, animal welfare activists are trying a new tactic: taking their case against...
Tags: Biology, Wildlife, Science and Technology, Elections, Politics
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Michigan House designates recently endangered gray wolf as game animal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House has taken a step toward allowing once-endangered gray wolves to be hunted. A bill designating wolves as a game species was approved Thursday on a vote of 66-43. The Senate approved the measure in November...
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Name your 'purr-fect' adoption price for humane society cat, kitten
The Humane Society of Harford County has introduced a new way to adopt a fun-loving feline - the "Pick Your Purr-Fect Price" cat adoption program, in which the humane society's intention is to unite even more fabulous felines with new families. Last...Tags: Social Issues
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LETTER: Hens Need Our Help
Many Connecticut residents are unaware that horrific factory farms exist in the eastern part of our state, where barbaric "battery cages" for egg-laying hens are used to house millions of birds. Here, hens are crammed into wire cages, stacked one above... -
U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed extending tough new protections for chimpanzees in captivity, a shift that would place strict limits on primates' role as human surrogates in biomedical research. In reclassifying chimps as...
Tags: National Government, Lincoln Park Zoo, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Duke University
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Horse slaughterhouse accuses USDA of IRS tactics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A southeastern New Mexico company's plans to convert a cattle plant into a horse slaughterhouse has hit another roadblock, this time over an environmental dispute that the company's attorney blames on the Obama administration...Tags: Justice System, Environmental Pollution, Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice
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