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The Hayden Act, introduced by California Senator Tom Hayden as Senate Bill 1785 on February 18, 1998, amended California Law as it applies to companion animals. [ 1 ] Under the then-existing law, dogs or cats impounded by public pounds or shelters could be killed after 72 hours of being impounded. [ 1 ]
Concern for animal welfare resurges in the 1950s, resulting in the federal Humane Slaughter Act [10] and the Animal Welfare Act. [11] 1966-2016: Intensive animal agriculture continues to grow, with the number of land animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. growing from 2.4 billion in 1965 to 9.2 billion in 2015. [12]
Proposition 12 ("Prop 12") was a California ballot proposition in that state's general election on November 6, 2018. The measure was self-titled the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act. [2] The measure passed, by a vote of about 63% Yes to 37% No. [3]
We don't know how anyone could reject a dog, especially right before the holidays! Maltese mix Manny was supposed to go to his forever home this Christmas.
Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee may be classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act after a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This social parasite is native to 15 ...
This article lists notable open letters that were initiated by scientists or other academics or have a substantial share of academic signees.. Open letters that are not open for signing by other academics or the public in general and have not received both a large number of signatures – in specific no less than 10 before 2000 and no less than 40 after 2010 – and substantial media attention ...
Imagine doing everything in your power to reduce your mysteriously high energy bill — to the point where you’re turning off the breakers every time you leave the house — to no avail.
An open letter to the OCR signed by a long list of advocates in response to a 2016 proposal to loosen its accountability requirements scathingly noted among many other enforcement failures that the agency had taken "nearly twelve years" to respond to Angelita C., [26] which by the EPA's own standards should have had preliminary findings within ...