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Victories for Animals in 2011 !!!
The petitions seem to just keep on coming, but there have been some BIG victories for animals this year. Here's a list of some of the things that have been accomplished... click to revisit the petitions !
1. PETS/CAPTIVE ANIMALS
Service Pit Bull Reunited With Owner
NC Shelter Drops Plans to Kill Dogs Based on Breed
Austin,TX Becomes a No Kill City
British Columbia Strengthens Animal Cruelty Laws
14 Moon Bears are Rescued in Asia
Nevada Passes Felony Animal Cruelty Law
Pound Seizure Ends in Utah
1,615 Pet Stores Joined HSUS' Campaign to Stop Puppy Mills to promote adoption and stop selling puppy mill dogs.
Peru Bans the Use of Wild Animals
Tiger Truck Stop's Permit Revoked!!!
West Hollywood banned fur
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey was slapped with a $270,000 lawsuit for violating the animal welfare act.
Bolivia Bans the Use of Wild Animals in Circuses
Animal Abuser Registry Instituted in Suffolk County, NY
Barcelona Bans Bullfighting
Toronto Bans the Sale of Puppy Mill Dogs
Alabama Ends the Use of Gas Chambers as a Form of Euthanasia.
California Strengthens Laws on Cock Fighting and Dog Fighting
Israel Bans Declawing of Cats
Parma, Ohio Became a Gaurdian City
Application Withdrawn for UK Rabbit Breeding Farm
2. WILDLIFE
Sea Shepherd Intercepts Japanese Whaling Fleet with Drones
House Defeats Extinction Rider
Shark Finning Banned in California
Australian Sharks Saved from Cull
Commercial Shark Finning Banned in the Bahamas
New York Governor Signs Bear Protection Law
Sea Lion Killing Suspended on Columbia River
Reindeer Cruelty Ended in Sweden
African Penguins Win Protection
Florida Bans Cruel Fox and Coyote Pens
Plan to Legalize Whaling Fails
3. ANIMAL TESTING
NIH Suspends Funding for Chimp Research
186 Chimps at Alamagordo Primate Facility Granted a Reprieve
FDA Approves Alternatives to Animal Testing for Botox
Nine Schools Stop Using Frogs in Dissection
NASA cancels radiation testing on Monkeys
Lipton Tea Ends Animal Tests
Caribbean Airlines Stops Shipping Primates for Research
Massachusetts General Hospital Stops Using Sheep in Trauma Training
4. FARM ANIMALS
New York, Iowa, Florida and Minnesota Ag Gag Bills Die
Florida's is back on the table: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-floridas-ag-gag-bill/
Plans for UK Factory Farm Squashed
Three University Medical Centers End the USe of Animals in Training
Food Service More than Triples Meatless Monday Locations
Sheriff Gets Grant to Care for Rescued Livestock
Live Bird Sales Banned at San Francisco Farmer's Market
Maine Bans Veal and Gestation Crates
This is incredible! What a fabulous way to celebrate the end of the year!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! I am doing a happy dance for the animals, and I'm sharing this widely! :D
ReplyDeleteSo nice to hear some good news!
ReplyDeleteHere's to a better year for the animals!!;)
"Small things done with great love can change the world." -Mother Theresa
Wow, what an awesome and impressive list of good things for animals - I can't believe what I've just read! Thank you Alicia for an uplifting post!
ReplyDeleteHooray hooray hooray!
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, why in the world was Lipton Tea testing on animals? How much more crazy like that is there out there?