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Crack the Cruelty: Take COK's 30-Day Egg-Free Pledge!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: crack the cruelty, egg pledge, green, greenliving, eco-friendly, shopping )

Simone
- 190 days ago - eggindustry.com
The egg industry's busiest time of year is the Easter season. After the holiday passes, "sales go down, but the hens keep on laying eggs," says the American Egg Board. In an effort to boost post-holiday sales, egg producers across the country celebrate
Google Rents 200 Goats to Clear Their Lawn!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: CO2emissions, business, eco-friendly, publicity, greenwashing )

Clever
- 189 days ago - itproportal.com
This step would not only help the company to opt for an eco-friendly way, but would also increase the fertility of its land with fresh goat droppings. "This spring we decided to take a low-carbon approach: Instead of using noisy mowers..."
Marriage of Saudi Arabian Girl, Eight, Annulled
Society & Culture  (tags: world, politics, government, humanrights, freedoms, society, women, children, marriage, brides, pedophiles, culture, family, law, abuse, crime, africa, middle east, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, India )

Tom
- 189 days ago - guardian.co.uk
An eight-year old Saudi Arabian girl who was married off by her father to a man in his 50s has had the union annulled, it was reported yesterday. The case, which had generated local and international outrage, ended with an out-of-court settlement.
Saudi Arabia Mulls Underage Marriage Ban
World  (tags: world, middle-east, saudi arabia, government, politics, freedoms, ethics, humanrights, society, children, brides, marriage, law, culture, family, women, rights )

Tom
- 189 days ago - islamonline.net
Coming under local and international criticism after a series of marriages of young girls to men at the age of their fathers, Saudi Arabia is considering a total ban on underage marriages. Currently, Saudi Arabia has no legal age limit for marriage.
U.S. Has a 45-Year History of Torture
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, americans, torture, government, cover-up, crime, abuse, lies, war, south america, violence, humans, society, rights, police, culture, abuse, ethics, freedoms, humanrights )

Tom
- 189 days ago - latimes.com
The difference between American involvement in South American atrocities in 1964 and 'enhanced interrogation' now is that then, U.S. officials felt they had to deny condoning torture. Now many of them seem to be defending torture, even boasting about it.
Wild Horse Shootings Spark Anger
Animals  (tags: abuse, AnimalCruelty, crime, cruelty, death, killed, sadness, slaughter, suffering )

Kathy
- 190 days ago - horsetalk.co.nz
The shooting of three wild horses in Alberta, Canada, including a heavily pregnant mare, has sparked growing anger among the local horse community.
Children as Unlamented Victims of Bush's War Crimes
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, americans, government, war, bush, cheney, Abu Ghraib, torture, children, killed, wounded, prisoners, cover-up, crime, lies, Iraq, Afghanistan, violence, rights, military, freedoms, humanrights, abuse )

Tom
- 189 days ago - gather.com
The best kept secret of Bush's war crimes is that thousands of children were imprisoned, tortured, and denied rights under the Geneva Conventions. Yet both Congress and the media fail to identify the very existence of child prisoners as a war crime.
Cinco De Mayo Celebrations Cancelled in Mexico City, Held Throughout United States
World  (tags: Cinco de Mayo celebrations cancelled in , held throughout United States )

Mom
- 190 days ago - examiner.com
Cinco de Mayo, one of Mexico's most well recognized regional holidays, will be celebrated quietly this year in the wake of the swine flu sweeping through Mexico City: Museums, theaters, cinemas, libraries, closed through May 6th..,
State Mulls Reactivating Death Row
Society & Culture  (tags: sadness, safety, society, rights, humans, environment, crime, culture, death )

Suzybell
- 190 days ago - montereyherald.com
California took a major step Friday to clear one of two legal hurdles that have halted executions at the state prison at San Quentin for more than three years. The state posted its new lethal injection protocol for executions and opened a public comment
Video- Factory Farming Blamed for Swine Flu
Health & Wellness  (tags: illness, humans, prevention, safety, news, healthcare )

Michael
- 190 days ago - cnn.com
Inhumane farming practices could be to blame for the outbreak of swine flu, as HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell found out.
 
 
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