PORTLAND, Oregon, May 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * 116 Aid Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Pull Yemen Back from the Brink of Catastrophe As leaders gather tomorrow for the seventh Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting (SOM VII), UN agencies and international and national NGOs operating in Yemen call on the international community to take urgent, collective action to prevent catastrophic conditions from taking hold. Almost  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Statement: Hundreds of Animals Seized from Seedy Oregon Roadside Zoo Bandon, Ore. - Following numerous complaints filed by PETA over rampant violations of animal welfare laws at West Coast Game Park Safari, law enforcement officials executed multiple search warrants at the roadside zoo last week and, as of today, have removed 310 animals from the decrepit   more