From ANIMAL PEOPLE, September 2012: MULTAN–Animal Save Movement Pakistan president Khalid Mahmood Qurashi on September 21, 2012 appealed to the world for help on behalf of animals and humans displaced by the second round of catastrophic monsoon flooding to hit Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan in only three years. At least 217 people were killed, with 222,500 displaced, [...]
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, September 2012: HANFORD, Calif.–The Central Valley Meat Company in Hanford, California, specializing in slaughtering “retired” dairy cows, reopened on August 27, 2012, just seven days after it was closed by the USDA Office of Inspector General, in response to abuses documented in June 2012 by a Mercy for Animals undercover operative.
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, September 2012: Nehemiah Rotich has been elected board president of the Nairobi-based Africa Network for Animal Welfare, ANAW founder Josphat Ngonyo announced on September 22, 2012. Rotich has previously headed the Kenya Wildlife Service and East Africa Wildlife Society, and was a senior program officer for biodiversity and genetic resource issues with the United Nations [...]
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012: Bell Canada not funding centennial Stampede rodeo CALGARY, RENO–Bell Canada spokesperson Jacqueline Michelis on July 3, 2012 confirmed to Lauren Krugel of Canadian Press that the telecommunications company will not sponsor Calgary Stampede rodeo events. The 100th anniversary running of Calgary Stampede was to be held July 6-13, 2012. “We [...]
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012: Bogotá bans bullfights, but “corralejas” continue in Colombian hinterlands BOGOTA, Colombia– Bogotá mayor Gustavo Petro “has stated that he will end bullfighting after bullfight organizers Taurine Corporation refused to agree that animals would not be killed during the fights,” announced Animal Defenders International chief executive Jan Creamer on June 15, [...]
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012: Cattle gifts put habitat, humans, and animals at risk in southern India KOCHI, Kerala, India–A livestock gift scheme meant to increase the incomes of 30 families living within the nominally protected Vazhachal Forest, within the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve buffer zone, is putting the forest, the families, and the donated cattle [...]
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012: Editorial feature: Agribusiness, green politics, & the art of compromise Behind the avuncular Colonel, a whole empire built on animal suffering. [fruitlesspursuits.com] KFC sells dead chickens from 17,000 sales outlets in 105 nations. Part of the $66.5-billion-a-year PepsiCo. empire, KFC boasts revenue in the U.S. alone of $4.6 billion. Founded [...]
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2012: Farm Bill stall delays Congressional action on horse slaughter, attending animal fights, & laying hen cage size WASHINGTON D.C.–The odds may have lengthened just before the Fourth of July recess week against the final version of the 2012 Farm Bill including measures favored by animal advocates–but not for any [...]
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 2012: Letters “Proposal for an Accord” & cost/benefit The April 2012 edition of Animal People included an article entitled “Proposal for an Accord between Animal Advocates and the Biomedical Research Community.” A number of responses to the proposal were published in the May 2012 edition. Based on my experience with the [...]
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 2012: Editorial feature:Seeking an end to animal sacrifice Among all the many uses and abuses of animals which persist for a cultural pretext, animal sacrifice is perhaps the most widely practiced, in a variety of different forms and contexts, and the most difficult to address in an effective manner, leading to [...]
