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HSUS-Be a Hero for Hens
Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of HSUS asks us to support the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012. Good for hens, farmers, and consumers, the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 (H.R. 3798) is critical legislation that would improve the lives of 280 million egg-laying hens. It will essentially double the minimum amount […]
Origin of Cats’ Domestication
In 2009, researchers conducted a study of where domestic cats originated. Their findings, based on DNA showed that domestication of cats began in the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent is part of the Middle East including Turkey to Northern Africa and eastward to Iraq and Iran. When humans decided to settle in one place and […]