Humane Issues in the News

Each week we round-up the news you need to know about humane issues, from human rights and environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture, to activism, education, and changemaking.


"Anonymous change-makers: The Ugly Indians" (via The Alternative) (1/25/13)

Teen sparks company to remove additive from sports drink (via NY Times) (1/25/13)

"10-year-old boy's recycling business hailed by city leaders" (via Treehugger) (1/25/13)

Students of color become collateral damage when more "resource officers" come to schools (via AlterNet) (1/25/13)

"Amazing dogs working to save species and ecosystems" (via Treehugger) (1/25/13)

"Apple pledges to eradicate child labor from technology supply industry" (via The Guardian) (1/25/13)

"Reporting factory farm abuses to be considered 'act of terrorism' if new laws pass" (via AlterNet) (1/24/13)

"How much will tar sands oil add to global warming?" (via Scientific American) (1/23/13)

NIH to retire most of research chimpanzees (via NY Times) (1/22/13)

Report questions ties of corporate food to nutrition group (via NY Times) (1/22/13)

Today's seafood is mostly imported, full of chemicals & other hazards, and rarely inspected (via Mother Jones) (January/February 2013)