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The Texas State Fair Football Showdown took place on the third weekend of the 2018 and 2019 fair and featured Southern and Texas Southern. [14] In 2020, the Southern versus Texas Southern game moved to Arlington, Texas. The State Fair of Texas is the only fair in the United States to include a full auto show, dating back to 1913. [15]
The 55-foot-tall animatronic cowboy has been the iconic mascot of the State Fair of Texas since 1952 and has seen his fair share of ups and downs, most notably burning down in 2012.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries , where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
A 2015 Gallup poll found that 32% of Americans agreed that animals should have the ”same rights as people”, up from 25% in 2008. 54% were "somewhat" or "very" concerned about animals raised for food and 67% about animals in research. [72] A 2014 Pew Research Center poll found that 50% of respondents oppose animal testing, up from 43% in ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block a ban on firearms at the State Fair of Texas, one of the state's biggest annual celebrations. Fair organizers earlier ...
The Animal Enterprise Protection Act (AEPA) is passed. This law creates the crime of "animal enterprise terrorism" for those who damage or cause the loss of property of an animal enterprise. [36] 2002: The AWA is amended to redefine the term "animal" in the law to match the USDA regulations, i.e. to exclude birds, mice, and rats. [11] 2002
The city banned “dangerous wild animals” after a zebra cobra escaped and scared a northwest Raleigh neighborhood in 2020. 2 small monkeys are first pets registered for Raleigh’s ‘dangerous ...
Because of changes in tax laws, in 2003, SAPL merged with the Animal Welfare Institute, bringing together two of the oldest and leading animal protection organizations in the United States. AWI and SAPL have worked for the successful adoption of more than 15 federal laws, including the Animal Welfare Act , the Endangered Species Act , the ...