Horses in New Jersey are highly regarded. When designating the horse as New Jersey’s state animal in 1977 Governor Bryne said: “The founding fathers of our state thought so highly
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New Jersey Livestock owners concerned about the humane care of their animals
At the request of New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA), New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), and New Jersey Farm Bureau, State legislators adopted a law in 1996 “which…
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Ballot Initiatives Reinvented
Citizens in the State of Massachusetts may be considering a ballot initiative next fall that would severely limit the sale of meat and eggs imported from out of state and…
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How cage-free can harm animals
Fortune magazine published an article describing “How the Humane Society convinced nearly 100 food companies to take their animals out of cages.” This is why that is not…
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Hen housing reviewed
More birds may die in cage-free interior facilities than in more conventional hen-housing. That is one of the results of a three-year long study comparing “conventional cage, enriched colony and…
No More Elephants
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, owned by Feld Entertainment, announced that they will no longer include elephants in their shows as of 2018, despite having recently won a…
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Purdue Standards may rescue purebred dog sales
Many involved in the breeding and sale of purebred dogs are understandably concerned about the torrent of ordinances and statutes recently adopted which essentially or outright ban the sale…
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California’s egg-laying hens now have more space, and eggs produced cost more money
All egg producers selling eggs in California must now provide more space for their caged laying hens. As reported by the New York Times, the law “is expected to bring…
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Carriage Horses Take Center Stage At New York’s Fashion Week
New York City’s carriage horses, like fashion week itself, are iconic symbols of the city, as reported by NPR radio yesterday when the horses, carriages, and drivers took center stage…
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Veterinary Treatment May Soon Be Considered Legal
Veterinarians may soon be able to legally provide necessary pain treatment to their patients, assuming that the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013 is enacted into law, as many predict,…
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