By Jessica Corbett “Iowa is suffering under the enormous weight of a business that has no respect for the people, environment, animals and future of the state.” More than 50 groups are demanding that Iowa lawmakers urgently pass landmark legislation to enact a moratorium on factory farm expansion in a state that is […]
By Wes Annac, Editor, Openhearted Rebel, guest to Natural Blaze You might have heard that this winter, temperatures in Florida have been so low that iguanas have fallen out of trees, seemingly frozen. But did you know the cold weather has affected other animals in the state? The low temperatures have particularly hurt sea […]
By Heather Callaghan, Editor A recent incident in England is a “shot-heard-round-the-world” when it comes to the line where animal exploitation meets animal rescue – and where everything fell apart. Over five dozen cats were terrorized and displaced from their sanctuary when a hoard of hunting dogs ripped through the place in […]
By Andrea Germanos The industry-crafted law was “in large part, targeted at speech and investigative journalists,” appeals court found. A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down key provisions of Idaho’s ag-gag law—which criminalizes those who secretly document abuse of animals at agricultural facilities—saying they violate the First Amendment. The ruling, […]
Op-ed by Lanaria Amberkira, The Netherlands 43 years ago, my parents owned a public swimming pool. In the summer season, there was a lifeguard that I remember fondly. He was a handsome, kind and idealistic young man, always with a pipe in the corner of his mouth. He studied to be a […]
By Markab Algedi Recently, underground but prominent wildlife photographer Richard Bowler got the attention of hundreds of thousands of people when he said the UK government’s vote to reject the inclusion of animal sentience in the European Union Withdrawal Bill is “a vote to say animals can no longer feel pain […]
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Tyson Foods – the largest U.S. chicken producer – has pleaded guilty in a chemical incident that led to the deaths of over 100,000 fish. The Arkansas-based poultry giant has claimed “full responsibility” for accidentally releasing an acidic chemical used in chicken feed that wound up in Monett, […]
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze If recent developments are anything to go by, the United States government could be slaughtering 90,000 wild horses at the behest of the livestock lobby. The question of what to do with wild horses on land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been a […]
By Amelia Kinney The bags dissolve quickly in warm water, and cost only two cents more than traditional supermarket bags. Although reusable grocery bags have become more common worldwide— due to bag bans, taxes, limits, and other initiatives— more than a trillion bags are discarded every year. [do_widget id=text-16] Now, these plastic […]
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