Actor and animal defender Alec Baldwin describes the sad plight of elephants who are torn from their families and forced to perform grueling tricks in the circus.
Tallahassee, Fla. – Days after the Florida legislature passed a bill repealing Florida’s 45-year ban on dyeing animals, PETA has fired off an appeal to Florida Gov. Rick Scott on behalf of PETA’s more than 100,000 Floridian supporters, to ask him not to sign this “regressive” bill into law. As PETA points out in its [...]
Continue reading …PETA, Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control Team Up to Nab Dog, Puppy Abusers Man and Boy Charged After Videos Show Them Hanging and Throwing Dogs and Force-Feeding Them Feces Fort Wayne, Ind. — Just four days after PETA notified Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control (FWACC) of a series of videos in which [...]
Continue reading …Man and Boy Charged After Videos Show Them Hanging and Throwing Dogs and Force-Feeding Them Feces Fort Wayne, Ind. — Just four days after PETA notified Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control (FWACC) of a series of videos in which a man and a teenage boy torture several small dogs, both physically and mentally, [...]
Continue reading …Nearly One Year After Seizure of Hundreds of Sick and Dying Cats, State Cruelty Charges Have Yet to Be Filed, Which PETA Calls ‘Astounding’ Myrtle Beach, S.C. — A year after receiving video footage and other evidence from PETA’s undercover investigation documenting systematic, severe, and often fatal neglect of cats at Sacred Vision Animal Sanctuary [...]
Continue reading …Rescue gone wrong By Lori Lovely Animal rescue is a noble calling: selfless work that demands sacrifice, countless hours and a significant budget, often filled with heartache and fewer happy endings than hoped for. Too often, however, those who work in animal rescue come to consider themselves nobility, dictating inflexible rules for adopters and neglecting [...]
Continue reading …Snapperfest By Lori Lovely On January 19, two national non-profits, Animal Legal Defense Fund and Best Friends Animal Society, jointly filed a petition for rulemaking with the Indiana Natural Resources Commission, arguing that the Department of Natural Resources misinterpreted state law regarding animal cruelty at Ohio County’s annual Snapperfest. Indiana Code 35-46-3-12 states that “a [...]
Continue reading …Santa Claus drinks soy milk Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or simply “Santa”, is the legendary and mythical figure who brings gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24. In the United States and Canada, children traditionally [...]
Continue reading …About NFACC NFACC is the only national project specifically dedicated to expanding the economic opportunities and advancements of Animals’ Friendly business community. Seeking new opportunities for community advocacy, specifically in the economic arena, the NFACC was created as the exclusive project for certification as a Animals’ Friendly business enterprise. What we willing to do: · [...]
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