California Association for the Preservation of Gamefowl argues that 90% of game fowl breeders are Latino. So are 89% of 90 recent cockfighting-related murder victims. SACRAMENTO, California––California state assembly member Chris Rogers, a Democrat from Ukiah, might have imagined his anti-cockfighting bill, AB 928, would easily clear the state senate appropriations committee on August 3, […]
Pigs win U.S. Senate bean-shooter “Showdown at the Not OK Coral”
The Save Our Bacon Act, or SOB Act, fails to advance WASHINGTON D.C.––The much anticipated August 6, 2026 “Showdown at the Not Okay Corral” might as well have been fought with bean shooters––SNAP bean shooters––for all that the outcome meant toward passing a 2026 Farm Bill. The 2026 Farm Bill failed by an 11-10 vote […]
Showdown day at the Not Okay Corral comes to Congress
The “Save Our Bacon Act” a.k.a. the “SOB Act,” and the FIGHT Act head a long list of Farm Bill 2026 showdown items WASHINGTON D.C.––Thursday, August 6, 2026 is mark-up and amendment day, for reconciliation of the Senate and House of Representatives versions 2026 Farm Bill. That makes August 6, 2026 the showdown day at […]
“Thou Shalt Not Kill Animals” initiative petition drive fails in Oregon
Was “Thou Shalt Not Kill Animals” initiative petition effort worth $300,000? Did it help at all? SALEM, Oregon––The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office on July 24, 2026 announced that Initiative Petition 28, described by Oregon Capital Chronicle editor Julia Shumway as “an effort led by Portland-based vegan advocates to dramatically expand the state’s animal cruelty […]
Wisconsin bear hunters hound Smoky through fire season
“Hazing” bears with dogs & then baiting them increases risk of conflict MADISON, Wisconsin––Only in the warped minds of pack hunters could using dogs to roust bears from quietly feeding in the backwoods, making the bears hungrier, grouchier, and more reactively defensive, and then accustoming them to consume bait piles of human food, be construed […]
NYC horse-drawn carriage war began with Dublin Carriages Act of 1853
Horse-drawn carriage fight now before the New York City Council also rages in Dublin, Ireland DUBLIN, Ireland; NEW YORK CITY––Horse-drawn carriages as New York City knows them arrived in the immediate wake of the passage of the Dublin Carriages Act of 1853. That, 173 years later, has much to do with political battles now underway […]
No more neighs for ban on New York City horse-drawn carriage trade?
Fights to enforce NYC foie gras ban & win governor’s signature to prevent octopus farming also still underway NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.––”New York City Council speaker Julie Menin just publicly endorsed Romanch’s Law, formerly known as Ryder’s Law, the bill that would finally end the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City,” exulted newly designated […]
Kangaroo cleats & Aqueduct horse racing: sports jump & run to change
Kangaroo leather soccer boots & thoroughbred racing in NYC, both now history, were both booming businesses not so very long ago QUEENS, New York––The ongoing FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, from which Team USA was eliminated on July 6, 2026 in Seattle, and the June 28, 2026 last race at the Aqueduct Racetrack in […]
Rotten eggs: Kroger stores & Korean Air flout animal welfare pledges
Will Kroger treat newly acquired Giant Eagle like egg suppliers’ laying hens? CINCINNATI, Ohio––Kroger (rhymes with ogre), the 143-year-old, 2,800-store second largest grocery store chain in the U.S., with 8.5% market share, trailing only Walmart, stole food and business media headlines nationwide on July 1, 2026 by announcing a $1.65 billion deal to acquire the […]
Will human sacrifice end the New York City horse-drawn carriage trade?
Runaway horse brings death of 18-year-old tourist from India NEW YORK, N.Y.––The second and third major horse-drawn carriage accidents of 2026, one fatal to the horse, the other to 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, visiting from India, appear to have shifted the discussion and debate over the presence of horse-drawn carriages into high gear. Mahajan, killed on […]