A substantial fund of EUR50 million (US$74 million) is being offered to European research teams to develop alternatives to animal testing for cosmetics and related industries. Seems the EU is once again way ahead of the US in humane practices! Wise up US!

Corporate agribusiness is trying to write itself into the Ohio constitution- and if it succeeds there, you can be sure that this greedy play will be made in other states. This could radically shift policy away from small, local farms to big factory farms.

If you value being able to have a garden, if you don't want to be forced to eat genetically modified foods, if you want to eat organic and even if you just value your freedom of choice, you will want to sign against this bill that takes that all from you.

In just 10 months, the Federal Reserve has given trillions of taxpayer dollars to the banks. They refuse to tell us who they gave the money to and if we'll ever get it back. CEO bonuses and the Crash are on them, too! Fight them now - no new powers!

Monsanto -- through acquisitions and cut-throat business practices -- has cornered 90% of the soy, 65% of the corn, and 70% of the cotton market. They are also cutting into other produce areas. They force genetically modified foods on us, too. Fight this!

This is why we rescuers do what we do! Watch the video of this happy dog who was saved the day she was scheduled to die....and make sure you spay and neuter your pets so more like her are not left to die alone! Please adopt a shelter dog or cat today!

Some sick MFer tied the legs of two dogs together before dumping them in 115 degree temperatures!! They need to be found and prosecuted, yet the sheriff's department isn't really working to do so! Please write at the address given in comments! They died.

I know the economy is hard, but if there is any way you can help save these innocent babies, please help! If 720 people gave ONLY $10 each, we can save them all! Please email and crosspost!! Some are as young as ONE month old! Give $10...and save a LIFE!

They're trying to shut down family farms and force everyone to have to exclusively buy from factory farms without cleaning them up to make our food safer or help the animals. Also, we could be forced into genetically modified foods. ACT NOW to fight this!

Wendy's announced today that it is starting to use cage-free eggs. Previously, all eggs that Wendy's used came from hens confined in "battery cages". Now the chain is using a minimum of 2 percent cage-free eggs. Let's hope they move that number up quick!