by William McMullin | Oct 8, 2018 | Editorial, National Politics
The Trump administration has been weakening the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), a law that provides for proper care of animals by dog breeders, dealers, zoos, traveling animal acts, and research laboratories and has received bi-partisan support for the past five decades. We...
by William McMullin | Sep 17, 2018 | National Politics
In the wild, elephants roam in large social herds for miles per day. They eat fresh vegetation and bathe in mud holes. In circuses, they live lives of confinement, shackled in box cars, eat bland diets of hay, and denied everything natural to them. They travel in...
by William McMullin | May 18, 2017 | Michigan Politics, Newest 4 Posts, Party Politics
Paperwork was filed in January 2017 with the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) to start an animal protection caucus to advocate for humane legislation, educate legislators and their staff on the need for sensible animal protection legislation, and improve animal welfare...
by William McMullin | May 15, 2017 | Editorial, Newest 4 Posts, Party Politics
Those in Michigan who need food assistance and healthcare are increasingly facing obstacles from the State of Michigan. I am one case in point. Around 2009/2010, I applied for food stamps myself. The Department of Human Services (DHS) kept giving me the runaround...
by William McMullin | Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the USDA inspects puppy mills, traveling animal acts, animal testing labs, roadside zoos, etc. for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and Horse Protection Act (HPA). The USDA inspects over 9,000...
