Iowa law to criminalize documentation of animal abuses

animal cruelty

Iowa legislation has passed a bill, House File (H.F.) 589, which would prevent private citizens from documenting (filming or photographing) a farm without the farmer’s consent. 

The bill supported by the big agricultural concerns is aimed at preventing undercover work that would expose animal abuses in the factory-farming industry. The idea is to keep consumers from knowing abuses taking place in the industry. In the past such exposure by animal rights activists has led to conviction for abuse or neglect of factory-farmed animals.

Amazon stops selling whale and dolphin meat

Amazon Japan, whale meat

 Amazon is not just for books anymore. It turns out, keeping up with its name, Amazon has been selling a number of amazing things. 

Recently, it was reported by The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the International Humane Society that Amazon Japan has been selling hundreds of products from whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known as cetacean food products).

They called on Amazon to stop supporting commercial whaling by immediately and permanently banning the sale of such products. This

Iguanas Meat export to the U.S. will solve Puerto Rico’s problems

Iguana

When you think of iguanas, the movie “The Night of the Iguana” comes to mind. This 1964 movie filmed in Mexico, starring Richard Burton and Ava Gardner, was directed by John Huston.

However, Puerto Rican are not having any fun with iguanas where they haves become a massive problem.

Bison meat is in big demand in the U.S.

Bison herd

Recall old western movies that had native Indians and thundering earth with herds of bison running around. Bison, the majestic beast, was worshiped by native Indians because it provided them food. Gradually, like natives, bison population almost got wiped out. A fewer than 1,000 bisons were left in North America a little over a century ago. Bisons have made a come back and their current population is estimated at about 450,000. Of those, nearly 200,000 are raised in the ranches and farms.

According to USA Today, the demand for bison meat has been growing exponentially even though it is more expensive than beef. Bison meat is supposed to be leaner and healthier than beef and contains low-fat and low-cholesterol. However, the supply has been tight and it is a challenge for the ranchers to keep up with the increasing demand, One of the reasons is Bison grows slower than other livestock.

Bisons are raised in all 50 states, including Hawaii, although most of the production occurs in South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado, Apparently, Ted Turner, founder of CNN, is the largest bison rancher with 55,000 heads. Ted’s Montana Grill, a chain of 46 restaurants, established in 2002 and an annual sales of $100 million, sells about 1.5 million pounds of bison a year,

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