9 Reportedly Charged With Animal Cruelty After Undercover Investigation

December 24, 2012 Subscribe · Forward 9 Reportedly Charged With Animal Cruelty After Undercover Investigation After an investigation uncovered abuses at a Wyoming pig farm, nine workers there have reportedly been charged with animal cruelty, according to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Continue reading... Texas Bird Count Gives Scientists Alarming Climate Change Clues West Antarctica Warming Twice As Fast As Previously Believed: Study Material-Free Christmas Gift Guide West Antarctica Warming Twice As Fast As Previously Believed: Study Wyoming Premium Farms Employees Charged With Animal Cruelty, Humane Society Says Best Animal Videos Of 2012: The Cutest, Funniest And Most Popular Clips Of The Year Wyoming Premium Farms Employees Charged With Animal Cruelty, Humane Society Says West Antarctica Warming Twice As Fast As Previously Believed: Study Wyoming Premium Farms Employees Charged With Animal Cruelty, Humane Society Says Kyle Cummings, Australian 3-Year-Old Boy, Escapes Uninjured After Egg Collection Hatches Into Snakes West Antarctica Warming Twice As Fast As Previously Believed: Study FRANCES BEINECKE Climate Change: President Obama's FDR Moment As we enter 2013, President Barack Obama faces a major challenge on how to address climate disruption. The nation -- and the world -- are looking to him for bold action and to see whether America will finally take the steps needed to address one of the biggest crises our planet has ever faced. Continue reading... PETER BJERREGAARD Defending Spaceship Earth The underlying theme of this fascinating speech is of course much more fundamental. The real issue at hand here is governance. How do we, as a species, handle impending catastrophes? How do we allocate resources to initiatives that will benefit us in the long-term? Continue reading... INGRID NEWKIRK PETA Takes on the NRA The NRA vigorously promotes hunting with all manner of weapons, from crossbows to rifles, which is why PETA parents and others are out protesting this week as the NRA mounts the bully pulpit to try to distance itself from a gun massacre that has shaken the country. Continue reading... OWEN EGERTON 11 Other Times the World Was Supposed to End (But Didn't) The Mayans have been getting some great press lately. They've cornered the market on apocalyptic predictions, at least for this week. But the truth is, the end has been nigh for centuries. Continue reading... JOHN GEOGHEGAN The Trouble with Meteors Unfortunately for us, earth has experienced at least five mass extinctions during the past 540 million years. Some scientists believe it may be as many as twenty. In other words, mass extinction events are not uncommon. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.