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 IDA Wins Landmark Freedom Of Information Act Victory
After a seven-year court fight, including the first trial in years involving the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the USDA has been ordered by a federal judge to disclose to IDA 1,017 pages of records. The records were obtained during an investigation of controversial toxicology lab Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS).
“These records will shed light on the USDA’s failure to enforce the Animal Welfare Act,” said IDA Research Director Eric Kleiman. “Why did the USDA, later joined by HLS, fight so hard and so long to prevent the public from seeing these records?" Click here to read more. |
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 Wild Horses In Urgent Peril - Please Send An E-mail Today
This coming weekend is a critical one for America's wild horses. Across the Western landscape, wild horses are in crisis and they need your voice immediately.
In 1971 Congress unanimously passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, a mandate to forever protect wild horses and burros on our public lands. Today, however, the survival of these majestic mustangs is imperiled by the very agency charged with protecting them. Click here to read more, and send an e-mail to your Senators. |
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 Breaking News - Appellate Court Reverses Decision On Los Angeles Zoo Elephant Exhibit
IDA is applauding a 2nd District Court of Appeals decision issued September 23 that will send a taxpayer lawsuit against the Los Angeles Zoo and its controversial $42 million elephant exhibit back to court for a full trial.
A panel of three justices reversed in full the Superior Court's dismissal of a suit filed in 2007 by lawyer David Casselman on behalf of actor Robert Culp and real estate agent Aaron Leider to stop the display of elephants at the L.A. Zoo. Read our news release and the court's decision.
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 World GO VEGAN Week Is Coming - October 25 - 31
World GO VEGAN Week is a celebration of compassion and a time to take action for animals, the environment and everyone’s well-being. We encourage people to use this week to educate their community about the vegan lifestyle as a compassionate, sustainable, and healthy way of eating and living. Promoting veganism through outreach events and the media, we hope our 4th annual World GO VEGAN Week will help make "vegan" a household word. Click here to learn more and see how you can get involved. |
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 IDA And Save Japan Dolphins Coalition Challenge Obama Administration
On September 17, President Obama’s Ocean Policy Task Force heard an urgent appeal on behalf of imperiled whales and dolphins in Japan. Speaking for the Save Japan Dolphins coalition, Dr. Elliot M. Katz, president of IDA, challenged the administration to engage Japan directly to stop the ongoing slaughter.
“The Obama Administration needs to bring the issue of the slaughter of whales and dolphins by Japan to the highest levels of that government,” began Dr. Katz. Click here to read more. |
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