Last week, lawmakers in Nassau County, New York—the western portion of Long Island—passed an ordinance to regulate the county’s pet stores and breeders beyond what state law requires. While we’re always glad to see local governments taking the time to address the issue of puppy mill cruelty, the new Nassau ordinance is similar to the one passed recently in neighboring Suffolk County in that it doesn’t do nearly enough to protect animals and consumers.
As many of you know, the ASPCA has been fighting through our Truth About Chicken campaign to improve the lives of chickens raised for meat.
A group of amazing people and animals will be honored today at the 2013 ASPCA Humane Awards Luncheon in New York City. The annual ceremony recognizes special animals and individuals who made a positive and lasting impact during the past year.
The 2013 Humane Awards winners include:
Thank you for contacting your legislators about this important issue. Before you go, there’s one more piece of legislation that needs your voice today. The 2023 Farm Bill is a huge opportunity to build a better world for farm animals and rein in industrial farming’s negative impacts on the environment, workers, farmers, rural communities and your family’s health.
Thank you for contacting your legislators about this important issue. Before you go, there’s one more piece of legislation that needs your voice today. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act is a dangerous bill that threatens to erase every existing state and local policy enacted to protect animals raised on farms. Let’s band together to stop it.
We hope you’ll reconsider and join us! We don’t want you to miss:
Thank you for contacting your legislators about this important issue. Now take the next step to help animals!
In addition to advocating for policies to end factory farming, you can start eliminating factory farmed food from your diet by taking our one week Factory Farm Detox.
Also, watch and share our Farm System Reform Act video:
