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Knoxville, Tenn. — Accompanied by a fish empathizer in a giant fish costume and holding a sign that reads, “Fish Are Friends, Not Food,” PETA members will hand out comic books entitled, “Your Daddy Kills Animals,” at the Father’s Day fishing tournament in Knoxville on Sunday. PETA claims that kids need to know that fish are intelligent animals who feel pain, just as all animals do, and that fish deserve to be respected, not painfully hooked and dragged to their deaths for sport.

Date: Sunday, June 15 (Father’s Day)
Time: 10 a.m.
Place: Victor Ashe Park, 4901 Bradshaw Rd., Knoxville
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Switzerland has recently passed a law with the intention of clarifying acceptable treatment of “social animals.”

The law that goes into effect September first establishes desirable treatment of animals such as dogs, fish, horses, and even rhinoceroses. An array of animals has been included under the bracket of “social animals” and a part of this new law states that any of these animals will be considered abused if they are not able to cohabit with another of their species.

Under the law dog owners must take a two part course on recognizing the needs of the dog, and properly walking a dog. Swiss fisherman will now be required to participate in a course that teaches them how to catch fish humanely. Catch and Release fishing has been banned; instead fishers must now kill the fish immediately after being caught with “a sharp blow to the head with a blunt instrument.”
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California members of Congress have requested a halt to the culling of non-native deer at Point Reyes National Seashore after the release of a Humane Society of the United States report.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, and U.S Reps Lynn Woolsey, George Miller and Anna Eshoo signed a letter to halt the killing of nonnative deer at Point Reyes National Seashore. The letter urged officials to “halt the planned shooting for four to six months” and look into non lethal techniques.

The letter came after the release of a Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) report questioned the use of lethal management.
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Columbus, OH) - The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) has demanded that a USDA website correctly identify the world’s largest anti-hunting organization as an animal rights lobbying organization.

The USSA sent a letter to the USDA explaining that the Humane Society of the United States’ “primary purpose is to advocate for sensible public policies” and not provide direct services to shelter, rescue or provide any direct services for animals in need. The USDA website inaccurately portrays it as a “shelter, rescue and welfare organization”.

HSUS supports an active lobbying campaign and actively lobbies against hunting. According to the Senate Office of Public Records, HSUS has spent up to $80,000 in a 6-month period on lobbying activities.
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On April 28, a coalition of 12 animal rights groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government in an attempt to have the northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf placed back on the endangered list.

The northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf was officially removed from the federal endangered species list on Friday, March 28 after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) determined that federal recovery efforts have been successful and the animals no longer belong on the endangered list. Shortly after the Endangered Species Act (ESA) delisting took place, the coalition announced that it would be filing a lawsuit.
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