Apr 23rd, 2008 · A new political party in Germany has made saving the working class and the country's welfare system rallying points for attracting votes. Die Linke, or the Left Party, is drawing support from mainstream parties with a radical message.
Aug 4th, 2008 · The Wisconsin Humane Society has purchased a mass dog-breeding operation — labeled a "puppy mill" by its critics — in order to shut it down. Now, the animal welfare group has to find homes for 1,200 dogs that have spent their entire lives at the facility.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Leona Helmsley reportedly directed that her fortune — up to $8 billion — be used for the care and welfare of dogs. The New York Times reports that the bequest was included in a so-called mission statement for her estate.
Jun 2nd, 2008 · A West Texas judge has ordered all of the children seized by the state from a polygamist group to be returned to their parents. But the order doesn't end the standoff between Texas child welfare officials and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints.
May 30th, 2008 · Child welfare officials in Texas say they'll take immediate steps to comply with a state Supreme Court ruling that children removed from a polygamist compound be reunited with their parents. The court said welfare officials overstepped their authority.
May 29th, 2008 · The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that polygamist sect children at the heart of an ongoing controversy in that state should be returned to parents. The more than 400 children were taken from the Yearning For Zion Ranch weeks ago amid charges of underage sex at the ranch. A lower court says welfare officials were wrong to take the children from their parents.
May 22nd, 2008 · A Texas court has ruled that child welfare officials had insufficient reason to remove more than 400 children from the ranch of polygamist group the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
May 20th, 2008 · Judges will hold status hearings for every child taken from a West Texas compound. Polly Rae O'Toole is one of more than 350 lawyers who answered a call to provide pro bono representation for the children.