New Podcast for Week Ending February 13, 2009

In this week’s podcast ending February 13, 2010:

**Britain’s Ministry of Defense defends its use of pigs as subjects in explosives testing;

**an elephant expert argues for the closing of the elephant exhibit at the Toronto Zoo;

**the State of Hawaii seeks to toughen penalties for dog fighting;

**Animal rights groups protest the Canadian seal hunt in the shadow of the 2010 Olympics.

Podcast Uploaded for Week Ending 02/06/10

In this week's podcast ending February 6, 2010:

**Willet Dairy the subject of a Mercy for Animals undercover investigation suspends a worker shown abusing cows;

**The Humane Society applauds the Allergan Corporation for progress on the replacement of animal subjects in Botox testing;

**PETA files a lawsuit to free Lucy the elephant from the Edmonton Zoo;

**Mexican activists protest bullfights;

**Canada steps up its support of seal hunting while hosting a G7 meeting.

New Podcast Uploaded for 01/30/10

In this week's podcast ending January 30, 2010:

**A Mercy for Animals video spurs calls for a ban on tail docking in the State of New York;

**Animal rights activists try to stop construction of a bullfighting ring in Beijing;

**A PETA protestor gets a pie in the face for protesting against the Canadian seal hunt;

**And legislation is proposed in China to ban the eating of cats and dogs.

New Podcast Uploaded for 01/26/10

In this week's podcast ending January 26, 2010:

**Animal rescue efforts are underway in disaster-stricken Haiti;

**A research study involving the burial of live pigs is halted;

**The blood sport of dogfighting enjoys a revival in Afghanistan;

**And a report by animal welfare organizations criticize pig farming in the European Union.

Podcast Uploaded for 01/09/10

News from last week:

*A US Federal Judge rejects claims that Ringling’s Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus mishandles endangered Asian elephants;

*A primate at a Charles River laboratory facility dies from being run through a commercial washer;

*Miss Newfoundland defends the Canadian seal hunt;

*Cambodian prosecutions of illegal logging and wildlife smuggling have increased;

and Sea Shepherd files piracy charges against a Japanese research vessel.

01/02/09 Podcast Uploaded

In this week's podcast ending January 2, 2010:

**The USDA and National Institutes of Health find animal welfare violations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison;

**the Catalan Parliament in Spain finally votes to ban bullfighting in the region;

**the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, CA has a record year for marine life suffering from illness and human violence;

**2010 marks the Year of the Tiger with less than 3,500 individuals left in the wild;

**and Carrie Feldman remains in prison under AETA charges while her lawyers file an appeal for her release.

December 26 Podcast Uploaded

This week's stories:

PETA demands that the National Institutes of Health take back grant money awarded to the University of Kansas;

The Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums prepares to investigate the Calgary Zoo next year;

Convicted dog fighter Michael Vick receives an award in courage from the Philadelphia Eagles;

Canada tries to find a public relations firm to counter anti-seal coverage;

and a Washington State man is convicted of selling bear gall bladders.

12/19/09 Podcast Uploaded

This week's stories...

*An agreement in principle on new rules for animal testing has been reached by the European Union;

*Ten laboratory chimpanzees retire to a Florida sanctuary;

*A Spanish province begins a discussion on banning bullfights;

*A record number of manatee deaths are recorded in the State of Florida;

*The last known dancing bear is rescued in India.

Podcast Uploaded for Week Ending 12/12/09

I apologize for the audio quality of this episode...my sound engineer was on the Xbox!

Here are the week's stories.

The Calgary Zoo is under scrutiny for yet another animal death;

Convicted dog fighter Michael Vick is welcomed back to Atlanta;

New Zealand is being bombarded with international protests for what many consider to be a transition to “factory farming” in Mackenzie Country;

Russia bemoans that fact that it hasn't matched the US in transforming sea lions into military weapons;

and a German tourist is caught smuggling 44 lizards out of New Zealand in his underwear.

New Podcast Uploaded for 12/05/09

Finally, this thing is up.

New podcast

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