Animals & Politics

HSLF Launches TV Ads to Support Animal Welfare Leaders

The midterm elections are just two weeks away, and there are dozens of competitive races around the country that will have an impact on animal protection. The Humane Society Legislative Fund has endorsed more than 300 candidates in the upcoming contests, and today launched four television ad campaigns supporting congressional champions for the humane treatment of animals in key districts from the Inland Empire to the Great Lakes to the Bayou.

The HSLF ads showcase the leadership of two Democrats and two Republicans who are standing up for animals in a very determined way, and who have demonstrated effectiveness and skilled policymaking in advancing reforms to protect animals from cruelty and abuse. HSLF strives to be entirely non-partisan, and our endorsements reflect that approach. I hope you will watch each of the four TV ads, supporting David Vitter for Senate in Louisiana, Mary Bono Mack for California’s 45th district, Gary Peters for Michigan’s 9th district, and Betty Sutton for Ohio’s 13th district.

Vitter sponsored the Captive Primate Safety Act to stop the trade in dangerous primates as exotic pets, and the Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act to establish better standards for the care of dogs at large-scale puppy mills. He has actively pushed a number of animal protection bills in the Senate, including the 2007 federal law establishing felony-level penalties for dogfighting and cockfighting, and he publicly supported a ban on cockfighting in Louisiana, the last state to outlaw the activity.

Bono Mack sponsored the Truth in Fur Labeling Act, to require accurate labeling of garments trimmed in animal fur so consumers aren’t deceived by unlabeled jackets falsely advertised as “faux.” And with her help, this animal welfare and consumer protection bill passed the House this year by a voice vote. She has actively supported a raft of other bills, on animal fighting, banning horse slaughter, and other issues.

Sutton sponsored the Dog Fighting Prohibition Act, and thanks to her work, many of the provisions from her bill were adopted as part of the Farm Bill passed by Congress in 2008. The legislation increased the federal penalties for dogfighting and cockfighting up to five years in prison, and banned the possession and training of animals for the purpose of fighting. She has supported a wide range of animal protection efforts in Congress, including efforts to crack down on puppy mill abuses and stop the inhumane treatment of “downer” cattle too sick or injured to walk.

Peters, in his first term in Congress, led the fight to ban the trafficking in obscene animal “crush” videos, after the Supreme Court invalidated a previous federal law on video depictions of animal cruelty. His new, more narrowly crafted legislation passed the House this year by a vote of 416-3. Peters, too, has supported a number of animal protection bills, on horse slaughter, chimps in research, fur labeling, and puppy mills.

HSLF took out TV ads in this suburban Detroit district two years ago, and helped to defeat then-Rep. Joe Knollenberg, who had one of the worst records on animal cruelty in the entire Congress. Knollenberg had voted time and time again opposing common-sense animal protection bills, and we exposed his record of siding with animal abusers. Peters’ opponent this time around, Rocky Raczkowski, voted to allow the target shooting of mourning doves for the first time in a century when he served in the Michigan Legislature, but thankfully Michigan citizens later rejected this attempt by Raczkowski and his allies to trample over 100 years of dove protection, voting 69-31 statewide against shooting doves.

We need all of these leaders back in Congress next year to continue their animal protection work, and HSLF is fighting hard to help them and other humane lawmakers around the country win reelection. We need every person who cares about animals to support humane candidates at the polls, and stand up for the people who are standing up for animals. Please send these TV ads to your friends and family, and consider making a donation to help HSLF keep the ads on the air and continue our critical work in elections around the country. And please visit our Voter Guide to find HSLF-backed candidates in your area.

AZ Fact Check to NRA: “False”

The Arizona politicians in the pocket of the NRA are trying to pull one over on Arizona voters. They placed Proposition 109 on the ballot, which would amend the state constitution regarding the “right to hunt,” but it would do much more than that. It’s a power grab by politicians and special interests to take away the citizens’ right to vote on wildlife issues.

In fact, the NRA’s advertising materials urging Arizonans to support Prop 109 claim the measure “specifies that wildlife-management decisions will be based on sound science, not the emotion inspired by radical animal ‘rights’ groups.” But the Arizona Republic, the state’s largest newspaper, issued an "AZ Fact Check" item examining these claims and declared them to be “false.” Here’s what the Republic reported:

Although Prop. 109 would change the way wildlife is managed in Arizona, there is nothing in the ballot language that ensures wildlife-management decisions would be based on science. Rather, Prop. 109 would give more weight to hunters’ rights by making hunting and fishing “the preferred means of controlling and managing wildlife.”

The bottom line: Nothing in the ballot language specifies that wildlife-management decisions will be based on “sound science.”

So the NRA and its allies blather on about “science-based wildlife management,” but the effect of Prop 109 is to undermine that very principle: to weaken the professional wildlife management agency. For 80 years, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission has made wildlife management decisions and scientific expertise has been kept separate from partisan politics. Now the commission is going to have to get clearance from the politicians before it makes a move on anything.

It’s clear the backers of Prop 109 are the ones relying on “emotion,” not “science.” They want to scare Arizona voters into thinking there is a threat to hunting and fishing, and into giving up their own voting rights. The fact is there’s been no attempt to restrict hunting or fishing in the state, but Arizona voters have made the right calls when they have been asked to weigh in on practices such as steel-jawed leghold traps, cockfighting, and factory farm confinement.

A coalition of groups working to tell Arizona voters the truth about Prop 109 today held press conferences in Phoenix and Tucson unveiling a new TV ad opposing the measure, and you can watch the ad here.

If you live in Arizona, or know people who do, please help spread the word: Say “no” to the power grab by politicians, say “no” to taking away voting rights, say “no” to replacing science with partisan politics, say “no” to the false rhetoric of the NRA, and say no to Prop 109.

Prop B Opponents Barking in the Wrong Direction

Many reputable dog breeders wholeheartedly support cracking down on large-scale puppy mills, cruel mass-breeding facilities that draw funds and attention away from good breeders and give the business a black eye. Good breeders know that stronger humane regulations can only lead to happier and healthier generations of dogs.

But over the past several weeks, a number of people claiming to be responsible breeders have lashed out with heated rhetoric against Proposition B, the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act, on Missouri’s statewide ballot this November. Why would good breeders with nothing to hide oppose basic protections for man’s best friend? We dug a little deeper, and found that some of their stories don’t quite add up.

Some of these voices opposing the measure may have quite a bit to hide. In September, Stacy Farley of K-9 Canyon Kennel in Lancaster, Mo., wrote a letter to the Columbia Missourian declaring Prop B was “cruel.”

“I am licensed, I follow the regulations and am inspected,” Farley wrote. Yet Farley’s kennel was cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2009 for several Animal Welfare Act violations, including five dogs housed outside with only round plastic barrels for shelter and five puppies kept in tiny cages that had only about half of the required minimum space.

In an October 2008 inspection, USDA inspectors found Farley supplying some of her dogs with “large clumps of contaminated, moldy food” and water buckets with “green scum” in them. Another water receptacle had “a dead mouse floating in the offered water,” according to the USDA inspector, and the outdoor runs had “an excessive amount of fecal waste.” Considering she is apparently unable or unwilling to abide by even the weak standards already in place, it’s not hard to understand why Farley says she is “infuriated” by the animal care standards of Prop B.

Corgi breeder Jon Kimes told KMOX radio that Prop B would adversely affect his small home kennel and cost him $40,000 in retrofitting expenses. He made similar claims in a July column in the Columbia Missourian. But, our researchers could not find any breeder by the name of "Kimes" on a list of licensed kennels received from the Missouri Department of Agriculture. If Jon Kimes’ small hobby kennel is not even licensed in Missouri, this means he is either breeding ten or fewer female dogs (any more requires a license), or currently operating without the required license—a class A crime.

Unless Mr. Kimes is saying he is a criminal, Prop B won’t affect him at all because it does not apply to breeders with ten or fewer intact female dogs. Small breeders who are currently exempt will stay exempt under Prop B.

The same is true of Janice Swofford, treasurer of the Southwest Chapter of the Missouri Pet Breeders Association. Swofford told a Neosho Daily News reporter that she would have to “give up” her breeding kennel if Proposition B passes because her kennel is indoors and does not have outside runs. Yet, according to the same list of licensed Missouri kennels, no breeder by the name of "Swofford" holds a current state kennel license. This indicates that she is either an illegally unlicensed breeder or has ten or fewer breeding females. If she is exempt from current licensing requirements, she would be exempt from Prop B as well.

Considering how well-placed Kimes and Swofford are in the professional pet industry, they should know the rules. Therefore it’s difficult not to become suspicious of their motives when they falsely claim Prop B will put them out of business or affect them in any way. 
 
Kara Crass, the owner of K-Jacs Kennel in Jenkins, Mo., told the Columbia Missourian that only “responsible breeders that go out of their way to follow the laws we already have” would be affected by Prop B. Unlike Kimes’ and Swofford’s operations, however, Crass’ kennel is no small business. According to USDA inventory records, Crass’ kennel held a whopping 260 dogs at its last inspection (180 of them adults). Crass reported to the Missouri Department of Agriculture that she sold 200 puppies last year, which could easily produce an income of up to $100,000, more than twice the median household income of most Missourians.

Yet Crass’ dogs don’t seem to be enjoying the basic standards of care that such a financial yield should allow them. The USDA cited Crass in March 2010 for having filthy feeders filled with “dust, gunk and dirt” in them, and evidence of rodent contamination. In March 2009 she was cited for portions of housing being in disrepair and excessive feces in an enclosure with a mother dog and eight puppies.

In the end, it seems that many of those claiming to be responsible breeders spewing falsehoods against Prop B either will not be affected by it at all, or are opposed to putting teeth into the state’s dog welfare standards mainly because they are already failing to meet the weak standards provided by current law.

Good breeders who are already abiding by humane standards of care have nothing to fear from Prop B. The measure will not apply to hobby breeders with fewer than ten female dogs, and will not affect farming or hunting in any way.

Missouri is home to approximately 3,000 puppy mills—30% of all puppy mills in the country—and some of most appalling operations in the state are still licensed as of this year. Missouri voters can join the many responsible breeders, veterinarians and vet clinics across the state, and others who are working to turn around the state’s reputation as the puppy mill capital of America, by voting YES! on Prop B.

Paid for by Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B, Judy Peil, Treasurer.

New Voices Hit the Airwaves for Missouri’s Prop B

The campaign for YES! on Prop B to crack down on puppy mill cruelty in Missouri today launched its second week of TV and radio advertising, with new ads featuring Tony La Russa, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and co-founder of the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), and Dr. Connie Medling, staff veterinarian for the Humane Society of Missouri.

La Russa and Medling speak to Missouri voters about the 3,000 puppy mills in Missouri, where dogs are crammed into small and filthy cages, denied veterinary care, exposed to extremes of heat and cold, and given no exercise or human affection. As La Russa says in the ad, “No responsible pet owner would ever treat an animal like that. It’s cruel, it’s inhumane, and we need to change it.”

The ads show the breadth of support for Prop B, which has been endorsed by Missouri veterinarians and veterinary clinics from across the state; animal welfare charities and organizations, including the HSMO, ARF, the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, Central Missouri Humane Society, Humane Society of Southwest Missouri, Wayside Waifs, the ASPCA, Best Friends Animal Society, HSLF and The Humane Society of the United States; prominent Missouri figures such as Tony La Russa and Linda Bond; as well as responsible dog breeders, elected officials, religious leaders and Missouri businesses.

Prop B's opponents—operating under the misnamed Alliance for Truth and consisting of puppy millers, agribusiness, and others who don’t like our effective action to protect animals—have trotted out a litany of absurd and false arguments. Last week, they rolled out Ohio’s Joe the Plumber, who offered an incomprehensible screed.

The ad featuring Tony LaRussa can be viewed here, and the one with Dr. Medling is available here. I hope you will watch them and help spread the word to Missouri citizens to vote YES! on Prop B on election day.

Paid for by Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B, Judy Peil, Treasurer.

Puppy Mills in Primetime

The campaign for YES! on Proposition B, the Prevention of Puppy Mill Cruelty Act, officially kicked off today in Missouri, as the coalition supporting the statewide ballot measure launched its first TV ad of the election season. The 30-second spot, titled “Bad News,” began running today in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia/Jefferson City, Joplin, and Cape Girardeau. A 60-second radio version is also running statewide.

Prop B would amend Missouri law to require large-scale dog breeding operations to provide each dog under their care with sufficient food, clean water, housing and space; necessary veterinary care; regular exercise and adequate rest between breeding cycles. The measure would also prohibit any breeder from having more than 50 breeding dogs for the purpose of selling their puppies as pets and create a misdemeanor crime of “puppy mill cruelty” for any violations.

The TV ad features video footage from large-scale puppy mills in Missouri, including one in Tuscumbia where more than 100 dogs were removed from filthy conditions, and another in Rolla where more than 100 dogs and puppies were rescued and which had 103 violations in less than two years, according to the Better Business Bureau. The ad shows a U.S. map with puppy mills concentrated in Missouri and tells viewers, “We have approximately 3,000 puppy mills in Missouri—30 percent of all puppy mills in the nation. Prop B will stop puppy mill abuses by enacting common-sense standards for the care of dogs."

I hope you’ll watch the TV ad, and help communicate this positive message for the humane treatment of dogs to Missouri voters in every corner of the state, by making a donation to Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B. With your help, voters will see the images of puppy mills and learn about the large-scale cruelty to dogs in the nation’s top puppy-producing state. And please spread the word to your friends and family in Missouri, and urge them to vote YES! on Prop B to help dogs on election day.

Paid for by Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B, Judy Peil, Treasurer.

A Party for a Purpose

I told you recently about efforts to stop rampant puppy mill abuses in Missouri, which is home to about 30 percent of the nation’s puppy mills, far dwarfing any other state. This November, Missourians will vote on Proposition B, a measure to stop puppy mill abuses by establishing common sense standards for the proper care of dogs.

The campaign is gaining tremendous momentum as more people learn about the inhumane treatment of dogs crammed into small and filthy cages, denied veterinary care, exposed to extremes of heat and cold, and given no exercise or human affection. The list of Missouri veterinarians and veterinary clinics, animal welfare groups, responsible dog breeders, religious leaders, businesses, and prominent Missouri citizens endorsing the YES! on Prop B campaign is growing. Last week, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley both endorsed the YES! on Prop B campaign to stop puppy mill abuses.

Because most of the dogs bred in mills are exported from Missouri to states across the nation, sold in pet stores or over the Internet, this is a national issue for all of us to be concerned about. Whether or not you live in Missouri, you can help these puppy mill dogs. What can you do? On Sunday, October 3, you can join animal lovers across the nation and throw a Party for Pups—in your home or at a local bar or restaurant—and help save thousands of puppy mill dogs on Election Day.

As a host, you can create your own party page, establish a fundraising goal, send invitations to friends and family, and collect donations through our secure website. Then during your party, you and your guests can join a live call to action broadcast from St. Louis—bringing together thousands of others across the country partying for a purpose.

Give these dogs a reason to celebrate in November. Plan a Party for Pups on October 3 and support the campaign to pass Prop B. For those of you in the St. Louis area, you can also register for the “Birdies for Puppies” golf tournament in St. Louis on Friday, October 1, with proceeds to benefit the Missourians for the Protection of Dogs / YES! on Prop B campaign. Click here for more details on the golf tournament, including how to register.

Paid for by Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B, Judy Peil, Treasurer.

Measuring Success for Animals in Maryland

Last night, I joined more than a hundred Maryland animal advocates and several state legislators gathered at a waterside restaurant in Annapolis to unveil the new Maryland Humane Scorecard and to recognize lawmakers who have been longtime champions of animal protection legislation. This event brought together feral cat rescuers, equine enthusiasts, wildlife protectors, and other animal lovers from around Maryland who want to help build a powerful political force for animals in the Free State. We distributed the hot-off-the-presses Maryland Humane Scorecard, which is a joint project of the Humane Society Legislative Fund and Maryland Votes for Animals, and will be an invaluable tool for animal advocates in the state.

We published this report to assess the support of Maryland state legislators on a broad range of animal protection issues over the 2007-2010 legislative sessions. The scorecard provides an easy way for Maryland residents to judge how their state senators and delegates have acted on animal protection measures and helps chart the progress of our public policy work on behalf of animals. Maryland citizens who care about animal protection can use this tool to find out if their elected lawmakers are representing their views in Annapolis, and to help advance the work in the state capitol in coming years to protect pets, wildlife, and farm animals from cruelty and abuse.

While there is still much to accomplish for animal protection in Maryland, there is also much to celebrate. Of the 188 members of the state legislature scored, 40 received perfect 100 percent ratings—indicating support for all scored bills. Six perfect-scoring members serve in the Senate and 34 in the House. Across both houses, 117 of the 188 members received scores of at least 75 percent; only 12 legislators scored less than 50 percent. It’s a major marker for our cause when more than one-fifth of all legislators in a state sided with animals every single time over the course of four years, and most legislators sided with animals at least three-quarters of the time.

Additionally, eight lawmakers went above and beyond and received a score of 100%+, indicating they not only voted to support animal protection legislation when they had the opportunity, but they also sponsored measures to help animals. These eight legislators were recognized last night as true champions for the animals, and I give them my special thanks: Sens. Catherine Pugh, D-Baltimore City; Jamie Raskin, D-Montgomery County; and Norman Stone, D-Baltimore County; and Delegates Jon Cardin, D-Baltimore County; Virginia Clagett, D-Anne Arundel County; Tom Hucker, D-Montgomery County; Wade Kach, R-Baltimore and Carroll Counties; and James Malone, D-Baltimore and Howard Counties.

During the last four legislative sessions in Maryland, new laws have been enacted to protect the diamondback terrapin, to strengthen penalties for attending animal fights, to ensure shelters have the drugs needed to euthanize animals humanely, and to allow the creation of pet trusts to provide lifelong care for companion animals. In addition to these new laws, Maryland lawmakers were scored for their actions on a wide range of legislation, including bills to prevent the continuous chaining of dogs, to require labeling of garments containing animal fur, and to stop the use of cruel and inhumane traps to kill wildlife.

We have much to celebrate, but more work to be done. We will continue fighting for the passage of animal protection bills in Maryland and across the country in the legislative sessions ahead. If you live in Maryland, I hope you will see how your own legislators are doing for animals and use this new tool to evaluate their performance.

One Step Closer to Protecting Missouri’s Puppy Mill Dogs

There was good news for animals yesterday in Missouri, when Secretary of State Robin Carnahan officially certified the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act for the November statewide election. The measure will appear as Proposition B on the ballot, and we will be working hard this fall to encourage Missouri citizens to vote Yes on Prop B.

Thanks to the tremendous work of hundreds of volunteers in every corner of the state, Missourians for the Protection of Dogs—a coalition led by the Humane Society of Missouri, Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, ASPCA, and HSUS—submitted 190,127 signatures of Missouri voters in May. The Secretary of State verified 154,248 of those signatures as valid, meaning the campaign exceeded the 98,000 signatures required by more than half. The campaign also qualified in six of the state’s nine congressional districts, showing broad support across the state from St. Louis to Columbia to Kansas City to Springfield. This grassroots support propelled the successful petition drive, and Missouri voters responded to the positive message of treating dogs humanely.

Missouri’s puppy mills are cruel and inhumane, and Missouri leads the nation with about 3,000 mills in the state. It’s estimated that 40 percent of all puppy mill puppies sold in pet stores nationwide come from Missouri’s mills, where dogs are forced to live in small wire cages for years on end, and are often exposed to extremes of heat and cold. Our survey work shows that nearly nine out of ten Missouri voters support this new law, and agree that all dogs deserve humane treatment and basic standards of care.

Earlier this year, Iowa and Oklahoma enacted laws to crack down on puppy mill abuses, and after Missouri, they are the next largest puppy mill states in the country. Last year, ten states passed similar laws. Missouri has lagged far behind, as its state lawmakers are held captive by the special interest puppy mill lobby. Since the politicians have failed to act, the citizens will now have the opportunity to pass a state law protecting dogs from the worst types of cruelty.

The Missouri election will be a major priority for animal advocates this fall. We have an opportunity not only to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of dogs in the state, but also to send a message nationwide that dogs should be treated like family pets, not like a cash crop. Please join the campaign to help spread the word in Missouri to vote Yes on Prop B this November.

Paid for by Humane Society Legislative Fund, Michael Markarian, President, 519 C St. NE, Washington, DC 20002.

New Online Tools to Take Action for Animals

I joined nearly 1,000 animal advocates from across the country this weekend at HSUS’s sixth annual Taking Action for Animals conference here in Washington, where attendees heard from Nigel Barker, Wayne Pacelle, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., and other leaders and experts in the animal welfare field. And today, hundreds of those who attended also rallied on Capitol Hill with actress Wendie Malick and Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., and lobbied their own lawmakers in favor of critical animal protection policies—dealing with crush videos, fur labeling, puppy mills, horse slaughter, and the protection of wild mustangs.

The Taking Action for Animals conference is about providing advocates with new tools so they can be more effective in making a difference for animals in their own communities. In the spirit of the annual training conference, the Humane Society Legislative Fund used the weekend activities as an opportunity to introduce an exciting new tool we’ve developed so advocates can track where their legislators stand on animal protection issues—the Humane Scoreboard.

Many of you are regular users of our annual report cards published at the end of each legislative year, where we rate lawmakers on their actions for animals in Congress and report on the year’s progress on animal protection policies. Now, we’re pleased to launch a brand-new online tool, the Humane Scoreboard, which will be continuously updated year-round to provide a real-time snapshot of where U.S. senators and representatives stand on animal protection legislation, votes and policies.

This unique site is updated as new bills are introduced, new votes occur and new co-sponsors are added to animal protection bills. The site provides animal advocates with a day-to-day snapshot of their legislators’ efforts to protect animals. You will instantly know how your legislator voted on important federal legislation, like last week’s landslide vote in the U.S. House to ban the trafficking in obscene crush videos, and tomorrow’s scheduled House vote to require accurate labeling of fur-trimmed apparel.

We hope you will use the Humane Scoreboard to track your legislators’ progress and encourage them to continue making strides for animals in Congress. This new site also allows you to chart our progress and how the animal protection movement is doing geographically, by party affiliation, and in other categories.

Animal protection has always presented serious moral questions to thinking people, but now more than ever, it is being treated as a serious issue on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers are debating policies that have enormous implications for animals. Now you have a one-stop-shop to determine your legislator’s positions and the state of animal protection legislation in Congress. I hope you will check out the Humane Scoreboard today.

Blog Favorites So Far in 2010

I’m always curious about which blog posts resonate most with you—the readers. Traffic to my blog is a good indicator of what subjects are top of mind for animal advocates. So, below, I list the top ten most popular blog posts so far for the first half of 2010. In first place (by a mile) is my January blog on the release of our 2009 Humane Scorecard. Many of you want to know where your legislators stand on key animal protection issues—and our annual report card is a great place to start. My take on a major cockfighting raid earlier this year in Texas, and the lawmaker who derailed legislation to upgrade the state’s anti-cockfighting law, came in second, followed by my post on Animal Planet’s airing of the 24th Genesis Awards, an uplifting celebration of the people in the news and entertainment industries who use their extraordinary talents to advance animal issues.

You’ve enjoyed the Q&A interviews with advocates who are making a difference for animals, such as Angela Moxley of Small Angels Rescue and Sarah Baeckler of Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, as well as hearing what other blog readers had to say in the “Talk Back” entry. The critical public policy issues for animal protection in Congress caught your attention, whether it’s our work to promote the development of alternatives to animal testing, crack down on the brutal practice of shark finning, or strengthen penalties for the killing of federally protected raptors. Finally, rounding out the list is my post about the extraordinary benefits of factory farming reforms—for both animals and rural communities.

1. Hot Off the Press: The 2009 Humane Scorecard
2. A Taste for Cruelty
3. Watch The Genesis Awards this Weekend
4. A Pathway to End Animal Testing
5. Even the Smallest Creatures
6. Talk Back: Greyhounds, Puppies and Acts of Kindness
7. The Lucky Seven: Q&A with Sarah Baeckler
8. Increasing Penalties for Killing Protected Birds
9. The Finning Must End
10. How Farm Animal Reforms Also Benefit Residents