04/13/2010
Action Alerts | Farm Sanctuary
Support the Healthy School Meals Act to Provide Students with Plant-Based Foods!
In recent months, political leaders and major media outlets have been opening their eyes to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, juvenile diabetes and other diet-related diseases among our nation’s youth. Despite widespread awareness that plant-based diets are effective in reducing rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, students in America’s public schools have limited, if any, access to healthy, plant-based foods. The Healthy School Meals Act would provide financial incentives to school districts that provide their students plant-based foods and non-dairy beverages. On April 21, become a citizen lobbyist and join in a National Call-In Day in support of this important federal legislation.
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03/25/2010
Action Alerts | Farm Sanctuary
ACT Update: Let Your Activism Bloom
March 2010 Newsletter
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03/16/2010
Action Alerts | Farm Sanctuary
Support the new federal anti-confinement bill!
Throughout the last decade, Americans have become increasingly aware of the fact that hundreds of millions of animals are cruelly confined on factory farms every year. Despite the passage of several state laws prohibiting intensive confinement and widespread public opposition to such abuse, most of the industry still imprisons animals in constrictive confinement systems such as battery cages, gestation crates and veal crates. Last week, Representatives Elton Gallegly and Diane Watson introduced the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, which would prohibit the government’s use of your tax dollars to purchase products from animals kept in these barbaric systems. Find out how you can support this precedent-setting federal legislation!
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02/01/2010
Action Alerts | Farm Sanctuary
Isn’t it time for New York dairy farmers to stop cutting off cows’ tails?
Tail docking is a routine practice on many large dairy farms where producers cut off a portion of a cow’s tail, usually without anesthesia. A bill has been introduced to ban this cruel and unnecessary practice in New York, but the industry is telling your state legislators to oppose the measure. New York cows need you to push back today and tell your elected representatives to support this modest but important reform. Learn more.
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01/31/2010
Action Alerts | Farm Sanctuary
New Ballot Initiative to Protect Farm Animals Launches in Ohio
In 2008, California residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of Proposition 2, a ballot initiative to ban veal crates for calves, gestation crates for breeding sows and battery cages for egg-laying hens. Now, we have a chance to make an even bigger impact in Ohio. In the months ahead, we’ll be collecting 600,000 signatures in the Buckeye State for a ballot initiative that will end the use of cruel factory farm confinement systems, stop the slaughter of downed cattle, and ban the use of grossly inhumane euthanasia practices. Never before has one ballot initiative proposed to do so much for farm animals. Learn more.
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12/15/2009
Action Alerts | Farm Sanctuary
New York: Act Now to Relieve the Suffering of Downed Animals!
Every year, countless farm animals become too ill or injured to stand and walk unassisted. These downed animals are frequently subjected to terrible abuse at stockyards and slaughterhouses, where they may be kicked, dragged, prodded with shock prods, brutally pushed across the ground with tractors, and more. New York has a chance to protect downed animals within its borders; please help us pass this vital legislation.
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