Biden administration claims credit for unprecedented expansion of hunter access to National Wildlife Refuges initiated under Trump WASHINGTON D.C.––Why would the Joe Biden administration want to claim credit for one of the most odious actions of the Donald Trump administration pertaining to animals and habitat? Specifically, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under Biden appointee […]
Dogs replace SOB in White House. Pro-animal legislative candidates fared well too!
More than 400 legislators endorsed by animal groups were elected or re-elected on November 3, 2020 WASHINGTON D.C.––President-elect and new First Lady Joe and Jill Biden, to be inaugurated on January 20, 2021, will bring to the White House with them their two German shepherds, Champ and Major, ending the only four-year dog-less stretch in […]
A challenge to Mike Pence, Kamala Harris, & “A chicken in every pot”
70 Members of Congress & United Poultry Concerns ask VP candidates to address global warming & meat SALT LAKE CITY, Utah––Will the October 7, 2020 debate between Republican vice president Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential challenger Kamala Harris bring the first direct challenge in 92 years to the political promise of putting a […]
Amazon et al may sell foie gras to Californians despite state ban, rules judge
2004 law prohibits sale but not purchase of product from tortured waterfowl LOS ANGELES, California––Foie gras, an oily spread made from the diseased livers of force-fed ducks and geese, may be legally purchased by Californians, but a 2004 state law prohibits selling it within California, Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson ruled on […]
California attorney general appeals the verdict that struck down foie gras ban
Kamala Harris fights to maintain foie gras ban LOS ANGELES, SACRAMENTO––California state attorney general Kamala Harris on February 5, 2015 filed notice of intent to appeal to the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals a January 6, 2015 verdict by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, of Los Angeles, that overturned the state law prohibiting the sale of […]
Ousted In Defense of Animals executive director takes dossier to state attorney general’s office
March 2013 SAN RAFAEL, California––Four executive directors and founder Elliot Katz have left the top management position at In Defense of Animals since 2009. Joe Haptas, the IDA executive director since July 2012, was suspended by the board on February 9, 2013, and responded on February 12, 2013 by demanding the resignations by 6:00 p.m. […]