For thirty years, California has taken a stance against the importation and distribution of kangaroo skin. For the past several years, shoe companies have tried to pass legislation lifting that prohibition and permitting the sale and possession of kangaroo leather (specifically for soccer shoes).

SB 880 would lift California's 30-year ban. It has ( Read more... )

Satya is perhaps one of my favorite publications - it promotes animal advocacy, social justice, envrionmentalism and vegetarianism.

In the August 2006 edition, the publication spent the entire magazine debunking various stereotypes associated with the aforementioned issues. Most of it had to do with busting vegan stereotypes, but there is a great ( Read more... )

Not literally in MY backyard (Mina would not take kindly to the massacre of rabbits in our backyard).

However, this legal bloodsport is occurring about 2-minutes from the sanctuary where I work.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=i_team&id=3874872

"The dogs love to run." It reminds me of the dogfighter on Off the Chain, wearing a ski mask to ( Read more... )