Critter News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. John Pippin, a Dallas cardiologist who helped write the complaint.

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Critter News

APRIL 24, 2012

billion industry in California 2008 and fifth among the state’s top 20 commodities. The state also hosts 1.84 million dairy cows, according to information compiled by the California Beef Council. The sale of cattle and calves was a $1.82-billion Beef cattle are raised in nearly every California county.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ A Disgraceful Farm Bill ” (editorial, May 16): While the farm bill recently approved by Congress deals with enormous agricultural policy issues, it also includes three important provisions to protect animal welfare. Enforcement has been inconsistent at best. These new penalties would give the law some much needed teeth.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

9, 2008 The writer is president of United Poultry Concerns , a nonprofit organization that is a sponsor of Proposition 2. To protect the welfare of the animals as well as the safety of America’s food supply, the A.V.M.A. Consumer boycotts and protective laws are desperately needed. Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 12, 2008

Brad Goldberg President, Animal Welfare Advocacy Mamaroneck, N.Y., March 8, 2008 We should be teaching our children how to be better citizens of the community, and that certainly does not include taking up arms against other living beings.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 8, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Another Horse-Racing Horror ” (editorial, May 6): Thank you for adding your voice to the many who are demanding that the welfare of racehorses should come before profits. May 6, 2008 It’s not just the injured horses that suffer. Jane Shakman Ossining, N.Y.,

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 17, 2008

Change will take place only when governments work with local and international animal welfare groups and concerned individuals to address the root of the problem through education and humane methods of population control, such as spaying and neutering.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 11, 2008

July 9, 2008 Note from KBJ: All of my donations go to animal-welfare organizations. Maybe the work of the humane societies doesn’t equate to the Rockefeller Foundation’s Green Revolution, but it certainly doesn’t deserve mockery. Gardner Cherry Hill, N.J., Humans can take care of themselves; domesticated animals cannot.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 8, 2008

To the Editor: While businesses that rent dogs may be well intentioned, they’re unlikely to benefit the overall welfare of pets, and may actually do harm to the individual dogs they “rent” (“ For a Temporary Best-Friend Fix, Rent a Dog (Kibble Included) for a Day ,” news article, March 30).

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factory farming. 10, 2008 To the Editor: Your editorial sets forth a real, serious problem but proposes a futile solution. 10, 2008 To the Editor: Your editorial is exactly right: for our sake and theirs, we need to eat fewer animals. Lawrence S.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

I served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which released a report in 2008 that detailed exactly how much these “efficiencies” are costing America. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. The meat industry loves to squeal that “the cost of bacon will rise” whenever it’s faced with pressure to change.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

He died on July 27, 2008. To know birds is to value them; to value birds is to be devoted to their welfare. A self-taught Canadian wildlife artist, he has been fascinated by birds from childhood – their physical charm, their voices, their intriguing habits. Lansdowne was at the time one of the foremost bird painters in the world.

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Critter News

JUNE 20, 2009

Another report said a lab assistant reported finding a dead hamster in a cage in June 2008 after the cage was removed from a sterilizer. "It The USDA also entered an out-of-court $10,000 financial settlement with Charles River for a May, 2008 when too-hot temperatures led to the deaths of 32 primates. for finding them.

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Critter News

MARCH 23, 2009

Clay County violated five federal animal welfare regulations in a in September 2008 experiment that involved putting a dog in a non-air-conditioned truck for an hour at midday, according to a U.S. Tags: animal cruelty Stupid USDA animal welfare us. Stick another dog in the same situation and see if it dies too!

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Critter News

DECEMBER 12, 2009

In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti. In May 2008, 41 of the 43 rays at the Calgary Zoo’s 37,000-litre touch-tank died. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, with 19 offices nationwide, Tiertafel has helped 4,028 customers to feed 6,291 pets on a regular basis. Claudia says, “People have to show us official documents to show they are on welfare or have very low wages before we help them. Not everyone is eligible for help.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 11, 2008

5, 2008 The writers are the authors of “ Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World.” This would result in improved human health, decreased environmental destruction and better animal welfare. 4, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. Andrew Rimas Evan D. This is stupid.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. Anna Lappé Brooklyn, July 31, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D.

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