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PNS Daily Newscast - April 26, 2018 


President Trump’s lawyer due in court today. Also on our rundown: HUD Secretary Ben Carson proposes raising the rent on low-income families; plus we will look at efforts to address addiction in Ohio: what’s working, and what’s not.

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Animal Welfare

In Wyoming, unlike some other states, the penalty for animal abuse can't be increased when the abuse takes place in the presence of a child. (Melanie Vertiz Jimenez)
Wyo. Ranks Among Worst in U.S. for Animal-Protection Laws
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming has some of the least punitive laws in the country for animal abuse and neglect, according to a new report from the ...Read More
Scientists say they've encountered many emaciated sea-lion pups in recent years due to dwindling anchovy and sardine fisheries, primary food sources for sea lions. (Oceana)
Court Rejects Federal Quotas, Rules Anchovy Overfished
Monday, January 22, 2018
MONTEREY, Calif. — A conservation group is declaring victory, as a U.S. District Court judge in Northern California has ruled that the federal ...Read More
Kentucky passed a law in 2017 that allows courts to order people convicted of cruelty involving horses to lose ownership rights. (christels/Pixabay)
Despite Progress, KY Still Last in Animal Protection Laws
Monday, January 22, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky can't seem to claw its way out of last place when it comes to keeping animals safe. For the 11th consecutive year ...Read More
According to the ASPCA, a study in Wisconsin found 68 percent of domestic-violence survivors reported their abusers were also violent toward their animals. (Pixabay)
PAWS Act Protects Pets, Human Victims of Domestic Violence
Monday, January 15, 2018
NORFOLK, Va. — Killing, harming or threatening to harm beloved pets are weapons used by domestic abusers to manipulate victims into silence ...Read More
Allowing predators such as wolves to flourish might be a more effective way to eliminate Chronic Wasting Disease in deer and elk, according to one wildlife specialist. (Ellie Attebery/Flickr)
New Approach to Curb Chronic Wasting Disease
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
HELENA, Mont. – Montana is wrestling with the best way to manage Chronic Wasting Disease among deer, elk and moose. One wildlife specialist ...Read More
Grizzly bears occupy less than 5 percent of their historic range, conservation groups say. (Ellie Attebery/Flickr)
Coalition Asks Judge to Invalidate Grizzly Endangered-Species Delisting
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
HELENA, Mont. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be undermining its delisting of Yellowstone grizzlies as endangered species by reopening ...Read More
There are no cases of bison transferring the disease brucellosis to livestock, studies show. (Debeo Morium/Flickr)
Conservation Groups: Managing Livestock More Effective to Contain Disease
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
HELENA, Mont. - Yellowstone conservation groups say the livestock industry should be the focus rather than bison or elk, to contain brucellosis ...Read More
The current limit for line speeds in poultry processing factories is 140 birds per minute. (U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr)
Are Faster Poultry Factory Lines a Risk to Consumers?
Monday, December 11, 2017
PIERRE, S.D. – Consumer safety could be at risk from the poultry industry's proposal to allow faster line speeds in factories, workers' rights ...Read More
The large populations of gray wolves that once roamed the Southwest were killed off because of the threat they posed to cattle ranchers. (earthjustice.org)
What's Next for Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves?
Monday, December 4, 2017
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Several advocate groups have filed an intent to sue the U.S. government over the Mexican gray wolf recovery plan released last ...Read More
The Eastern Hellbender is the largest salamander in North America. (Mike Pinder/Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
Student Hellbender Bill Passes Senate
Friday, November 17, 2017
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A bill drafted by high school students that would designate the Eastern hellbender as Pennsylvania's state amphibian has been ...Read More
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