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A New Era of Animal Rights in Washington

By Paul Bedard

September 23, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Furry and feathered creatures are being welcomed back to Washington. Cass Sunstein, just confirmed as an Obama regulatory czar, has argued for more animal rights and new hunting regulations. The president has taken note of farming's impact on animals. And Bruce Friedrich, VP of policy and government affairs for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in Washington, has hit the road to debate veganism on America's college campuses. "It's about convincing the nation's best and brightest to take concern for animals seriously," says Friedrich, who scored points at Harvard this week and plans stops soon at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn State, and Brown. The 1991 Grinnell College grad says of the new era: "In an array of ways, the Obama administration is better for animals than any previous administration, though we do, of course, have a very long way to go."

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Check out this informative and inspiring video on why people choose vegan: http://veganvideo.org/

Also see Gary Yourofsky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bagt5L9wXGo

JC of FL 9:58AM December 17, 2009

Carroll’s guests are Ronnie Graves and Allan Schwartz, former members of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Emergency Rescue Team. After the problems we exposed with the Pang Animal Haven “rescue”, we found many others have also raised concerns regarding HSUS’ unprofessional conduct and “unethical” and inaccurate publicity. Most of the emergency team have resigned due to these issues.

listen to show at

http://carrollcox.com/show101809.htm

carroll cox of HI 4:02PM November 25, 2009

Praise the LORD, my protector! He trains me for battle and prepares me for war. He is my protector and defender, my shelter and saviour, in whom I trust for safety. He subdues the nations under me.

LORD, what are mortals, that you notice them; mere mortals, that you pay attention to them? They are like a puff of wind; their days are like a passing shadow.

O LORD, tear the sky apart and come down; touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.

Send flashes of lightning and scatter your enemies; shoot your arrows and send them running. Reach down from above, pull me out of the deep water, and rescue me; save me from the power of foreigners, who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.

I will sing you a new song, O God; I will play the harp and sing to you. You give victory to kings and rescue your servant David. Save me from my cruel enemies; rescue me from the power of foreigners, who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.

May our sons in their youth be like plants that grow up strong. May our daughters be like stately pillars which adorn the corners of a palace. May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the sheep in our fields bear young by the tens of thousands. May our cattle reproduce plentifully without miscarriage or loss. May there be no cries of distress in our streets.

Happy is the nation of whom this is true; happy are the people whose God is the LORD!

Prophet Cyrus 12:22AM October 31, 2009

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