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They eat horses, don't they?...

It's time. It's time for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus to give in and give it up. I'm talking specifically about the elephants. But I'm also talking about all the other exotic animals that are caged up, chained down and trudged out under the guise of being part of what's billed as the "greatest show on earth."...

Earlier this summer, a member of East Bay Animal Advocates visited Marin Sun Farms, a small-scale poultry egg/meat and beef producer in Northern California. With National Chicken Month in full-swing, EBAA would like to share with you a slideshow from the visit to the farm....

From the article: "During the 1992 Iditarod, a 1,165-mile Alaska dogsled race, Fossett's lead pooch decided to take a break. No amount of yelling got the dog moving, so Fossett got down on his hands and knees and bit the husky on the ear. The bite, Fossett wrote in his memoir, "Chasing the Wind," "was hard enough for him to know that I was the lead 'dog,' that I was the alpha male in this chain of command."...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has recently issued a notice, inviting the public to submit any information concerning the Yellowstone wild buffalo herd, and threats to them and their habitat. Now is the time to make a strong case to the FWS that this special herd and their *historic* native range should be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)....

Tony Lucia, the General Manager of Lunardi's Supermarket, proclaims: "Lunardi's considers the proper treatment of animals to be of critical concern…we share the same concern and compassion for proper animal treatment as most Americans." So, why won't Lunardi's give an inch on its company egg policy?...

DawnWatch: NY Times on meat and global warming link 8/29/07...

Both Michael Vick & Lunardi's Supermarket think cruelty to animals is a money-making enterprise....

This morning, grand jury subpoenas were delivered to an individual in Seattle, WA and an individual in Chicago, IL. Both have been subpoenaed to appear at a grand jury in Minneapolis, MN on September the sixth. When Anthony Wong was subpoenaed in Seattle, the object of the investigation was not made clear by Erik Swanson of the Minnesota police and Joint Terrorism Task Force....