The American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the first animal welfare organization of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, was created on April 10, 1866. It works with shelters and humane societies across the country, with the mission of preventing cruelty to animals. Its founder, Henry Bergh, was inspired to create the organization after seeing a carthorse being beaten by its drivers.
A
gray whale that swam 20 miles up a Washington state river is
found dead
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents
after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an
official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may
have driven the whale to new hunting grounds as the species’
population declines. The whale was discovered Saturday near
Raymond, Washington, in the Willapa River, which feeds into the
ocean at Willapa Bay.
Your
‘widely recyclable’ Starbucks cup is still trash
Just because a product can be collected for recycling doesn’t
mean it actually gets recycled. To imply otherwise is to conflate
two very different numbers: the access rate and the real recycling
rate. There’s not much evidence to suggest that the recycling rate
for plastic cups is above 1 or 2 percent.
Seattle
reaches $4B deal to keep Skagit River dams, truck salmon
The Seattle City Council approved a landmark $4 billion agreement
Tuesday laying out a road map for the city’s next half-century of
hydropower on the Skagit River.
Federal
government puts out $412.9M to renew Pacific Salmon Initiative
The federal government is spending $412.9 million over five years
to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy in a plan to protect and
rebuild wild populations.
Statewide
drought declared due to dismal snowpack
After a warm winter left Washington’s mountains largely bare this
spring, the Washington Department of Ecology issued a statewide
emergency drought declaration as projected water supplies are
likely to fall far short of the state’s summer demand.
Why
are you mostly being sold Alaska-caught salmon in British
Columbia?
Many critics argue Alaska takes too many salmon and is harming
populations — but it’s easier to find Alaska-caught fish in B.C.
stores and Alaskan salmon fisheries have global sustainability
certification that B.C. salmon fisheries don’t.
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