Wed, 14 May 2008 20:17:59 EDT http://www.animalconcerns.org en Copyright 1992-2008 The EnviroLink Network The Animal Concerns News Service, a service of the EnviroLink Network, compiles the most relevant news stories of interest to the global animal rights/welfare community from sources around the Internet. newsdesk@envirolink.org support@envirolink.org http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141839570.959203 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT LITTLE ROCK -- Several legislators have expressed support for a revised bill that would make animal cruelty a felony in Arkansas, sending the measure on to the Legislature when it meets in regular session next year. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141818500.74712 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council has repealed its controversial two-year-old ban on foie gras, a delicacy made of duck and goose liver. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141826200.295028 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT Going vegan is healthy and good for the environment, VegFest organizers say EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141338560.633756 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT Set up by a vegan father and daughter team in 2003, Beanies Health Foods has simultaneously cornered a niche and appealed to the mainstream by selling meat-replacement foods. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141340490.557375 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT I've always toyed with the vegetarian concept. When I moved to Dothan, I didn't eat meat, but it's hard to stay meat-free when every other restaurant is a barbecue joint. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141330110.959449 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT A bill that would change the state's animal cruelty law seems to have stalled in the Senate, after passing the House earlier this year. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141833130.167324 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT The king of Nepal drew the ire of an animal rights group this week after sacrificing five animals, including a buffalo, at a shrine outside Kathmandu. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141321320.893903 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT Foie gras may be deadly serious for ducks and geese, but it appears to inspire humor in those who would or would not eat it. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141325210.95267 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT Evidence of cockfighting equipment, altered birds lead to Crystal Street resident's conviction. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200805141257470.521206 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:00 EDT Activists from the Baltimore Animal Rights Coalition want upscale restaurants such as Vin to stop serving foie gras because of the cruelty involved in its production, said the group's spokesman, Aaron Ross. EnviroLink