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Sep 29 2014 Los Alamos County Council Ordinance To Ban Trapping on County-Owned Lands
Last night, the Los Alamos County Council voted on an ordinance banning trapping on county-owned lands. The vote to adopt the trapping ban as part of a broader animal statute passed 7-0. -
Sep 23 2014 Federal Judge Reinstates Federal Protections for Wyoming Wolves!
Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming were reinstated today after a judge invalidated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) 2012 statewide Endangered Species Act delisting of the species. -
Sep 13 2014 Fur Flies over Montana Bobcat Farm
Will animal rights activists keep a bobcat farmer from setting up shop in Montana? -
Sep 11 2014 To Assure Sound Animal Welfare, Patagonia® Down Products Use Only 100% Traceable Down
From fall 2014 forward, all Patagonia down products contain only 100% Traceable Down. This means all of the down in all of our down products can be traced back to birds that were never force-fed and never live-plucked. The Traceable Down Standard provides the highest assurance of animal welfare in the apparel industry. We began working in 2007 to achieve this, and are the only brand to have done so. -
Sep 10 2014 Groups Threaten to Sue Wildlife Services
Four conservation organizations, including the Hailey-based Western Watersheds Project, say they intend to file a lawsuit to halt Idaho Wildlife Services predator killing practices.