CTâs lawmakers protect plunging horseshoe crab population Published in News on May 31, 2023 The Connecticut General Assembly has voted to save the stateâs horseshoe crabs and the wildlife who depend on them for survival. On May 30, the Senate passed HB 6484 35-0. The legislation prohibits the hand capture and killing of horseshoe crabs from…
If it involves an animal, it is not vegan Published in News on May 31, 2023 Thereâs a lot of buzz about lab-grown âmeatâ technology. It involves taking stem cells from an animal to grow inside bioreactors, where cells are fooled into believing they are still inside an animalâs body because they are fed a mixture of nutrients such as amino acids…
Letter from A Place Called Hope: Why is it OK to poison birds? Published in News on May 26, 2023 By Christine Cummings [Editorâs note: Christine Cummings, the president of A Place Called Hope, a rescue and rehab facility in Killingworth that specializes in saving raptors, is on the frontlines of efforts to save hawks, owls, eagles and other birds…
FoA to CT residents: Stop reporting black bear sightings Published in News on May 25, 2023 Friends of Animals is asking the public to stop reporting black bear sightings to the CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection and stop sending videos of black bears at their birdfeeders or tipping over trash cans to the media. âThese things are going…
Say no to letting it go Published in News on May 22, 2023 There is no such thing as an environmentally-friendly released balloon Balloon litter impacts âBalloons are ranked third after fishing gear and plastic bags/utensils as litter items that pose the greatest entanglement and ingestion risk to wildlife. Metallic inks and paints on foil balloons…
By Scott Smith A century after munitions makers first synthesized nitrogen fertilizer, followed by the introduction of toxic pesticides created by the chemical industry, modern agricultureâfrom large-scale farmers to backyard gardenersâis trapped in a vicious, deadly cycle. Over-reliance on ammonia-based fertilizers has proved ruinous to soil…
Sometimes the revolution gets put on hold Published in In Our View on May 19, 2023 by Priscilla Feral I met Miyoko Schinner at the San Francisco Vegetarian Festival more than a decade ago. Sheâs a captivatingâŻspeaker. Then⯠in 2012, I traveled to northern California to spend a week in her kitchen, taking a vegan cooking class with six other women.⯅
By Janis Carter Karen and I have known each other for 43 years; a period longer than most relationships I have had with my own species. I first met her in early 1979. She was one of a group of eight chimpanzees who were wild caught in Sierra Leone on the southwest coast of Africa and illegally shipped to Europe via Amsterdam.  Her shipper was Franz…
Helium balloons are killing birds, turtles, marine animals. Connecticut may ban releasing them. Published in In The News on May 11, 2023 by Susan Dunne. Originally posted by The Hartford Courant. What goes up, must come down. This is true of all things, but when it is a helium-filled balloon, tragedy can result. When a balloon comes down in water, sea…
Colorado bill, so-called advocates, betray wild horses Published in News on May 9, 2023 There are a measly 1,527 wild horses in Colorado roaming on 365,988 acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Thatâs why it is so alarming to Friends of Animals that SB23-275 passed the Colorado General Assembly, a bill that allows Americaâs…
By Nicole Rivard Life. Itâs all around us in the spring. New seedlings are sprouting and dormant plants begin to grow again and. Tree buds protecting flowers inside are everywhere. Flowers emerge at various times, surprising us with different pops of color from day to dayânatureâs own fireworks display. But for me the best part is wildlife giving…
By Meg McIntire Have you heard of the adopted dog âhoneymoon periodâ? Just like with human relationships, everything seems happy and carefree. Every bark sounds angelic, and every playful jump seems positively charming. How long this period lasts varies; I can say with my first dog, Harvey, the honeymoon period was over about four seconds after…
Proposed Colorado bill betrays Americaâs wild horses Published in News on May 8, 2023 There are a measly 1,527 wild horses in Colorado roaming on 365,988 acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Thatâs why it is so alarming to Friends of Animals that SB23-275 is being considered by the Colorado General Assembly, a bill that…
Bill that grounds helium-filled balloons to protect wildlife heads to Senate Published in News on May 5, 2023 Legislation that would prohibit the intentional release of any helium-filled balloons in the state of ConnecticutâHB 6481âpassed the House 137-5 on May 3 after lawmakers agreed to remove infraction fines of up to $90 and turn the penalty…
Bill addressing bear interactions in Connecticut advances Published in In The News on May 4, 2023 Originally published on Fox61 HARTFORD, Conn. â A bill aimed at addressing a growing number of human-bear interactions in Connecticut took a step forward Wednesday, making it out of the judiciary committee. Bear sightings were once few and far between…
10 Charities to Donate to If You Want Your Money to Actually Make a Difference Published in In The News on May 1, 2023 Originally published on Yahoo Finance. Many of us worry that the hard-earned dollars we give to charity might end up in a board memberâs pocket, or in some organizationâs marketing budget. That is why it is important to choose carefully…
Is There a Better Way to Deal With Wild Cattle? Published in In The News on April 26, 2023 Originally published by Ambrook Research. Read the full piece here. by Kathleen Wilcox As weâve previously reported, the U.S. government is shooting cattle from the air and leaving the meat to rot In February, a New Mexico District Judge granted the U.S. Forest…
CT faces a second Silent Spring. These rodenticides are the reason Published in News on April 25, 2023 Test results have confirmed the CT bald eagle that died on March 27 was poisoned by brodifacoum and difethialone, which are second-generation anticoagulants used to kill mice and rats but all too often prove deadly to the raptors, foxes and other predators…
Lawns shouldnât take our breath away Published in In The News on April 24, 2023 Originally published in Nancy on Norwalk. by Priscilla Feral Back in the summer of 2012, I became alarmed when I saw yellow pesticide application signs on the edge of Pinkney Park in Rowayton because itâs situated along the Five Mile River, which provides habitat for…
10 things you can do right now to help the earth Published in News on April 20, 2023 Earthday.org, the global organizer of Earth Day, chose âInvest in Our Planetâ as the 2023 theme to engage governments, institutions, businesses, and the more than 1 billion citizens who participate annually in Earth Day to do their part â everyone accounted for…
By Nicole Rivard The prospect of buying a new car can be exciting. But some consumers are still reeling from the post-pandemic spike in inflation, so itâs no wonder they want to put off car buying as long as they can. Next to a home or college education, a car is one of the most expensive purchases one can make. If youâre currently in the market…
The importance of vegan education Published in News on April 17, 2023 By Anna E. Charlton Every year, we kill and eat 80 billion land animals, and an unknown numberâprobably at least a trillionâof sea animals. Think about that for a second. We kill more animals in a year for food alone than the total number of human beings that have ever inhabited…
By Scott Smith Whatâs not to love about turtles? They are among the worldâs most cherished species and always a sight to behold,whether itâs a giant Galapagos tortoise numbering across a desert isle, a glistening loggerhead turtle trundling ashore to bury her eggs in the sand or simply a red-eared slider sunning itself on the bank of a local pond. …
Electric horseless carriages gain ground in Philly Published in News on April 10, 2023 We have a cheer for Janet White, director of Carriage Horse Freedom in Philadelphia. A longtime advocate of banning horse-drawn carriages in Philadelphia and replacing them with electric horseless carriages, she recently put her money where her heart is, and bought…
Stop the annual slaughter of Yellowstoneâs wild bison⯠Published in In Our View on April 6, 2023 By Jennifer Best⯠Every winter on the high plateau of Yellowstone National Park, snow and ice cover the forage that YellowstoneâsâŻwild bison depend on, so hunger and the timeless quest for survival push them to lower elevations beyond parkâŻboundaries…
