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A collaborative project of eight nonprofit organizations and was developed out of a need for current, easily accessible information on farmed animal issues. The mission of Farmed Animal Net is to empower individuals and organizations with knowledge about the complex issues relating to the billions of animals bred and slaughtered for human consumption. Farmed Animal Net strives to be an objective, trustworthy source of academic and industry information for animal advocates, educators, researchers, the media, legislators, and others.
Their vision is a world where farm animals are treated with compassion and respect and where cruel factory farming practices end. Their mission is to advance the well being of farm animals worldwide
A non-profit organization, dedicated to creating a caring environment for neglected and abused farm and circus animals, and former biomedical research chimpanzees.
"President Clinton has made protecting the environment one of his top priorities," says Kenneth R. Wykle, FHWA Administrator. "The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century - TEA-21 - offers an unprecedented opportunity for us to reduce highway impacts on wildlife." In our 1999 Strategic Plan, we commit ourselves to environmental stewardship - to protecting and enhancing the natural environment and communities affected by highway transportation. In the Plan, we also pledge to build and strengthen the partnerships that enable this to happen.
Washoe was born in Africa and is estimated to be 40 years old. She was cross-fostered and acquired American Sign Language from her human companions. Washoe was the first non-human to acquire a human language. This is a non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of chimpanzees and especially the four chimpanzees at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute located on the campus of Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, Washington. Washoe has taken the idea of talking with animals out of the realms of fables and science fiction, and into the realm of scientific fact. Her accomplishments over the past three decades have had profound effects on changing scientific thought, influencing a wide variety of academic disciplines. Being the first chimpanzee to learn a human language and pass it on to her adopted son, Washoe is truly unique. Her accomplishments have also helped humans better understand their responsibilities to our fellow animals.
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