Sentences with phrase «by animal protection agencies»

Historically, large numbers of healthy animals, including community cats, have been destroyed by animal protection agencies for population control as well as to prevent the possibility of potential suffering at some time in the future.

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A fact sheet from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indicates that about 90 % of exposure for humans is due to eating contaminated food, since dioxins and furans typically accumulate in the fatty tissues of fish and animals that are exposed when these by - products are released into the water and air during manufacturing.2 Dioxin is not metabolized in our bodies, and is passed to our children through the placenta and breastfeeding.3 Sodium Polyacrylate - Super Absorbent Polymers While actual contact with disposable diapers does not contribute to dioxin accumulation in your baby, your baby's bottom does come in contact with chemicals used to increase the absorbency of the diapers.

Animal studies suggest ingestion of pesticide mixtures in early pregnancy may be associated with decreased live - born offspring leading to concerns that levels of pesticide residues permitted in food by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may still be too high for pregnant women and infants.

In this announcement, the agency says that it is «posting the first batch of annual reports of research institutions and inspection reports» resulting from a «comprehensive review» that began with the complete removal of previously public documents that are generated by the agency as it enforces the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the Horse Protection Act.

Since the late 1990s, Huntingdon Life Sciences — a company that conducts testing of substances on animals mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration — has become a proving ground for increasingly aggressive tactics by animal - rights militants.

In 2006, the ASPCA will expand its Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) Department, allowing for more investigations and arrests for animals cruelty in the New York metropolitan area, while also increasing the scope and number of training seminars given by this agency to law enforcement and animal protection agencies across the country.

What once began as a small shelter established by a compassionate group of volunteers has since grown to become the state's largest animal welfare and protection agency, as well as the state's designated responder for animals in distress during natural disasters.

Copy Cat Campaign By adapting one agency's successful program and adding the media to the mix, Spokane County Regional Animal Care and Protection Services saw significant increase in the number of licensed pets.

These reports detailed the approximately 9,000 animal - related facilities inspected by the agency and covered under the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protectioanimal - related facilities inspected by the agency and covered under the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse ProtectioAnimal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act.

The study, conducted by veterinarians at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, examined natural flea products, whose active ingredients were essential oils extracted from plants and thus were exempt from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.

The WAN Directory has the contact details of over 17,000 animal control agencies, animal shelters, and other animal protection organisations, enabling the search of shelters either by geographical area, or by category / name.

An artistic movement named Canismo, created by a Brazilian animal protection agency Procure1Amigo, has decided to use this to create awareness and raise funds for homeless animals.