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Desert Forests Are Being Graded And Walled Away

The ecosystem of the desert is even more fragile than that of those other forests. Developed in an environment of extreme temperature, low rainfall that often comes in torrential downpours which lead to flash flooding, and rooted in decomposed granite, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarm signals | Tagged desert landscape, desert tortoise, desert views, expansive desert, extreme temperature, high density, high winds, hillsides, joshua tree national park, joshua trees, migratory paths, onaga, rainstorms, retaining water, roadrunners, soil erosion, torrential downpours, windstorm, yucca valley | Leave a comment

Animals Have Rights, Too, You Know?

If any good comes from the carnage of dead horses on a northern Alberta ranch, itâ€™s that it sparks debate over animal rights versus those of property owners. Twenty-seven horses died of starvation near the town of Andrew, another was … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarm signals | Tagged alberta ranch, animal protection act, animal rights, arabians, calgary herald, carnage, dead horses, euthanized, neglected horses, northern alberta, property owners, provincial animal, seven horses, spca, starvation | Leave a comment

Judge rules poultry are not â€˜livestockâ€™

By Alicia Karapetian on 3/5/2008 for Meatingplace.com A San Francisco judge has ruled that chickens are not â€œlivestock,â€ and, as a result, are not subject to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, according to court filings. A lawsuit brought by … Continue reading →

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These American Pigs

In 1999 the largest producer of pork in the world, American corporation-Smithfield Foods – emerged on the Polish market. Smithfield Foods bought 79 per cent of shares of the Animex Company, the largest processing plant of pigs and poultry in … Continue reading →

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To a child, they are wild

My community is currently fighting the continued development of the last remaining oak savanna in Willamette Valley Oregon. This habitat is relied upon for a number of threatened and endangered species and our county houses the worldâ€™s largest population of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarm signals | Tagged butterfly, continued development, Endangered species, largest population, momentum, oak savanna, small group, urban development, willamette valley oregon | Leave a comment

Behind the scene of pet food industry

Pet food industry may look shiny and appealing. Which of our dogs, cats, chinchillas, hamsters donâ€™t like the fancy best products in the market? With the help of Mrs Jackie Ford who offered me a huge amount of articles regarding … Continue reading →

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Food and Water Watch

Food Sustainable and local; chemical free; humanely raised; family farmed; clearly labeledâ€“thatâ€™s what we want. Factory farms for animals and fish; dangerous practices that lead to diseases like mad cow; and risky technologies like irradiationâ€”thatâ€™s what we are fighting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarm signals | Tagged citizen participation, corporate control, dangerous practices, diseases, environmentally, factory farms, fresh water, grassroots organizations, ocean resources, pollution, water resources | Leave a comment

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