Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Hearing on Wolf Hunting in Wisconsin Wednesday in Madison

Wisconsin is considering a hunting season which could kill half of its wolf population of 800 to 1,000 animals.  Anyone wishing to speak out against this bill should attend the hearing at the Capitol in Madison at 9:30 a.m. in Room 417 North, on Wednesday, February 1st.  Voters should also consider contacting their elected representatives.

Link:  http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/hearing-at-capitol-to-address-wolf-hunting-season/article_2a66ca64-4c66-11e1-90c0-001871e3ce6c.html

Monday, January 30, 2012

Wisconsin Bill to Allow Hunting of Wolves - Hearing Scheduled for February 1st

A hearing for AB-502, which allows hunting  has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. It will take place at 9:30 am in 417-N.  Please attend if you can to let the Bill's sponsors hear loud and clear that hunting wolves is cruel and unnecessary.

Source: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/138232274.html

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Alliance for Animals Vegan Outreach Coordinator Hannah West on 'Wake Up Wisconsin'

Kudos to Hannah and the crew at Alliance for Animals, as well as WKOW channel 27, for representing the vegan lifestyle to the larger community.  The message that veganism is healthy as well as cruelty-free is something that everyone should know. They are having a vegan meetup for drinks and food at the Great Dane Brewpub (the one at Hilldale Mall) from 6:30-9:00 p.m. this Tuesday, January 31st.



Link: http://www.wkow.com/story/16622451/eating-vegan-in-madison

New School Lunch Regulations Require More Fruits and Veggies

With two vegetarian children in the public school system, it is disappointing to me to see how meat-centered school lunches are despite the fact that meat has known health hazards (whereas fruit and vegetables have none).  I am pleased that the new USDA school lunch regulations double the servings of fruits and vegetables, and ensure that food includes more variety and better quality.

Link:  http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/diet-nutrition/story/2012-01-25/Government-requires-more-fruits-veggies-for-school-lunches/52779404/1

Friday, January 27, 2012

Animal Rights Win: Florida Throws Out 'Ag Gag' Bill

The controversial law thrown out in Florida yesterday would have made it a crime to take photos of any farm where animals were kept without permission, and was intended to stifle reports of animal cruelty.

Source: http://floridaindependent.com/66223/animal-rights-groups-relieved-legislature-threw-out-ag-gag

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Wisconsin Hunters and Fishermen Take Over Public Lands, Dept of Natural Resources

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin legislature has recently passed a law requiring three of the seven-member public board governing the state's Department of Natural Resources, effectively disenfranchising a large segment of Wisconsin's population from taking part in decision-making about our natural environment.  In addition, the legislature is pushing ahead with a bill to end limits on trapping and bagging of wildlife in state and county parks - so that trappers will be able to kill any number of wild animals.  Trapping is an extremely cruel form of hunting, resulting in the maiming and slow deaths of millions of formerly wild and free animals.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Please Tell Your Legislators to Support the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012

From the Humane Society of the United States:
Congress is now considering legislation (H.R. 3798) that would improve the lives of hundreds of millions of egg-laying hens in our country—and you can help! The Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 would phase-in significantly more space plus environmental enrichments for these birds, as well as ban starvation molting and give consumers more information about production methods right on the egg carton (e.g., labeling “eggs from caged hens” and “eggs from cage-free hens”).
Please visit the Humane Society's form to easily contact your legislators and urge them to support H.R. 3798.  http://goo.gl/z3KBb

Supreme Court Sides with Downer Meat

In what the Humane Society of the United States is calling a 'deeply troubling decision,' the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the pork industry and struck down California's law which previously prevented the buying, selling and slaughtering of downer cattle, pigs, sheep and goats.  A downer animal is an animal that is too sick to stand on its own.   Now meat from these sick animals will be legally allowed into the nation's food supply.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/US-Supreme-Court-blocks-Calif-slaughterhouse-law-2675100.php#ixzz1kKkyeUz4

Monday, January 16, 2012

Harvard: Limit Dairy and Red Meat, Avoid Bacon and Processed Meat

Harvard's School of Public Health is working to shoot down the notion that milk is a health drink, let alone one that we should include in our daily diets at all.  Harvard recommends that people who choose to drink milk drink it as little as possible, and its take on the US Department of Agriculture's recommended nutrition guidelines is to not consider dairy to be a 'food group' at all.  Well done, Harvard!


Link:  http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/images/healthy-eating-plate-460.jpg

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Public Invited to Attend Meeting on Banning Elephants in Circuses

Ever thought about what life is like for a circus elephant? Would you like to learn more?

The Alliance for Animals is hosting a public forum on circuses on Monday, January 9, 2012, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at the Pinney Branch Madison Public Library, 204 Cottage Grove Road, Madison, WI.