Pet Care

California Ban on a Cruel Practice Set to Take Effect—and the Meat Industry Is Fighting Tooth and Nail to Stop It

By: Paul Willis, Niman Ranch Founding Hog Farmer and Nancy Roulston, Sr. Director of Corporate Policy, ASPCA It’s time for the pig farming industry to stop fighting the future of agriculture and embrace public demand for higher welfare practices. The majority of the pig farming industry is still using gestation crates—confining pregnant pigs for nearly […]

Health News

J&J, Others Face Trial Over Claims They Fueled Opioid Epidemic

(Reuters) – Four drugmakers are set to face trial on Monday in a lawsuit by several large counties in California that are seeking more than $50 billion over claims the companies helped fuel an opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing addictive painkillers. The case against Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Endo International PLC and […]

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Americans scramble for appointments for second COVID-19 vaccine dose

(Reuters) – As more Americans ready for their second COVID-19 vaccine shot, some patients are falling through the cracks of an increasingly complex web of providers and appointment systems.FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease […]

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California official calls for pause on Moderna vaccine lot after possible allergic reaction

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shipments to arrive at dozens of hospitals Infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja compares Moderna and Pfizer vaccines on ‘Fox & Friends First.’ Dr. Erica S. Pan, the California epidemiologist, issued a statement Sunday recommending a pause in the distribution of a specific lot of Moderna vaccine after “fewer than 10 individuals required […]

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As virus slams rural California, many still pan restrictions

Brenda Luntey is openly violating California’s order to close her restaurant to indoor dining. But she wants her customers and critics to know she isn’t typically a rule-breaker. It’s a matter of survival. “This is my first episode of civil disobedience in my entire life. My whole family is in law enforcement. I’m a follow-the-rules […]

Kids Health

Meghan King Edmonds Reunites With Kids Amid Move to California

Putting the kids first. Meghan King Edmonds and her estranged husband, Jim Edmonds, worked together to reunite the Real Housewives of Orange County alum with her children on Thursday, December 12. Jim, 49, posted a photo via Instagram of the former couple’s children, daughter Aspen, 3, and twin sons Hart and Hayes, 17 months, before […]

Pet Care

ASPCA Assists in Rescuing At-Risk Animals Displaced by Kincade Fire in California

blog_kincade-fire_103119_main.jpg At the request of Sonoma County Animal Services (SCAS), the ASPCA is on the ground assisting animals impacted by the Kincade wildfire that has devastated Northern California. The ASPCA’s team of disaster response professionals deployed with emergency response equipment and is fulfilling animal search-and-rescue requests and providing welfare checks for non-evacuated animals. SCAS has […]