Along with the Best Friends Animal Society, we ask you to contact your congressional representatives and urge them to vote YES on the PUPS bill. Currently, the Animal Welfare Act requires only that commercial dog breeders have a U.S. Department of Agriculture license to sell wholesale to pet stores and brokers. If puppies are sold […]
Dogs have been used in warfare since ancient times. In 628 BC, the Lydians deployed a battalion of fighting dogs and in 525 BC Cambyses II used huge fighting dogs against Egyptian spearmen and archers. The Romans trained dogs specifically for battle and equipped them with armor. During the Medieval period, royalty gave each other […]
Friends of Animals is a non-profit international animal advocacy organization. It has been in existence since 1957. International headquarters are located in Darien, Connecticut where Friends of Animals President Priscilla Feral works. The stated goal of FoA is to free animals from cruelty and institutionalized exploitation around the world. FoA depends entirely for its operation […]
