 WSPA in the News Las Vegas Sun - June 10, 2009 Animal rights groups try to halt Mirage from importing dolphins In the days before a dolphin named Sgt. Pepper died last week at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, two animal rights organizations had filed a complaint against the Mirage’s request to import two more dolphins for its habitat. Associated Press - May 18, 2009 Egypt criticized for 'inhumane' killing of pigs A leading animal rights group criticized Egypt on Monday for using "shocking and cruel" methods to slaughter the country's pigs over swine flu fears, responding to a YouTube video that showed men skewering squealing piglets with large kitchen knives and hitting others with crowbars. KITV.com - February 10, 2009 Groups Protest 'Island-Produced' Pork Label A coalition of animal protection groups wants the state Department of Agriculture to investigate three grocery chains, which the groups accuse of violating the law by labeling non-Hawaii pork as "island produced." Diet.com - October 7, 2008 Label Lessons - Finding Animal Friendly Foods When shopping for lamb, pork, poultry or beef, do you ever consider the way the animals are treated before they make it to your table?
The Natural Foods Merchandiser - September 22, 2008 Survey ranks animal-friendly stores A new survey of U.S. grocery store chains reveals that although consumers are hungry for a free range of humanely-treated food options, their options are, well, confined. Marin-Independent Journal - September 6, 2008 Tails of Marin: Helping animals in need around the globe WSPA boasts the world's largest alliance of animal welfare organizations. More than 900 independent "member societies" including the Marin Humane Society, collaborate with the WSPA to help protect animals across the globe. American Chronicle - September 3, 2008 Bullfighting: Culture or Cruelty? Alyx Dow, Programs Officer for WSPA discusses bullfighting and what WSPA is doing to help end it. Women's Radio - September 2008 Making Humane Food Choices Join Dena Jones, Program Manager for WSPA, and Editor in Chief, Pat Lynch, as they discuss the current programs of WSPA USA and how to learn more about humane animal products and animal welfare around the world. Honolulu Magazine - August 2008 Island Pork? You can't always believe what you read on local food labels Next time you buy pork at the supermarket with the label “Island produced” you may want to know what that actually means. Meat & Poultry.com - July 25, 2008 More humane, please A new supermarket survey finds one leader in retailing humanely farmed meat products - and a lot of distant followers. |