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In this week’s podcast ending February 13, 2010: **Britain’s Ministry of Defense defends its use of pigs as subjects in explosives testing; **an elephant expert argues for the closing of the elephant exhibit at the Toronto Zoo; **the State of Hawaii seeks to toughen penalties for dog fighting; **Animalrights groups protest the Canadian seal hunt in (..)
In this week's podcast ending January 30, 2010: **A Mercy for Animals video spurs calls for a ban on tail docking in the State of New York; **Animalrights activists try to stop construction of a bullfighting ring in Beijing; **A PETA protestor gets a pie in the face for protesting against the Canadian seal hunt; **And legislation is proposed in China (..)
The inspectors found nothing wrong, but at least they responded to the issues raised by Animal Angels, based in Germany. My 2010 resolution is to try and track animalrights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Tags: europe portugal farm animal welfare.
This gives animalrights activists some time to prepare further defense of the animals. Good way to end 2010. The Alamagordo chimps will be allowed to remain in New Mexico for about two years while the NIH studies the issue of their transference. Here's the story as reported in NewsWest. ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP)
Mylan Engel Jr and Kathie Jenni, The Philosophy of AnimalRights: A Brief Introduction for Students and Teachers [New York: Lantern Books, 2010], 7 [italics in original]) Note from KBJ: I reject this conception of philosophy.
The Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages calls itself "an animalrights-protection-abolitionist organization," which I find interesting. Let's make 2010 the year carriage horses are emancipated in NYC! I'm sure a lot went into that and I wonder why it is defined that way. Perhaps because it might appeal to almost everyone?
IFAW advocates for the protection of wildlife in their habitats, works to prevent cruelty to animals, and rescues individual animals. A new proposal to lift the ban on commercial whaling has raised much concern amongst members of The International Fund for Animal Welfare and animalrights activists around the world.
An animalrights group claims the dogs were killed inhumanely by an outdoor adventure company and thrown into a mass grave. Local media reports say business slumped after the 2010 Winter Olympics and the dogs were no longer needed. The company could not be reached for comment.
When I agreed to read and review Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING (Harper 2010), the regal Charles Hobson Booger, III was still with us. Tags: Books Current Affairs Greyhound Matters Language " Jeffrey Masson "The Dog Who Couldn't Stop Loving animalrights dogs service dogs.
Now, in 2010 in the developed world, therein lies the rub: killing someone to eat them is a trivial pursuit for you. And for the animal, it means death. The same is true for cows, pigs, fishes, turkeys, chickens, buffaloes, sheeps, goats, and many other nonhuman animals whom we call "food." This is indeed a matter of conscience.
From The Age: Animalrights activists intend ramping up their international campaign against Australian wool after producers indicated they would not stick to a deadline for phasing out mulesing. But a national vote of producers has elected a group of pro-mulesing directors to control Australian Wool Innovation (AWI).
Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot AnimalRights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years!
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