Critter News

APRIL 16, 2009

Here in Seattle, NARN (Northwest Animal Rights Network) has been staging protests at a local restaurant that serves foie gras. I guess small protests like NARN's seem futile when compared to the overwhelming issue of animal welfare, but you have to think that a number of small protests over time can have a large cumulative impact.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

According to the article, "Zoochosis is a term used by animal rights activists in reference to the degrading effect of zoos on animals that have been kept in captivity over a long period of time. an animal can be psychologically traumatized, why in the world do we still wonder if it has any intelligence?

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 20, 2009

A funny, heart-warming video called “ SMILE ,” developed by “I’m Tired of” (ITo), the makers of the popular “I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty” bracelet, which raises money for animal rights and rescue charities, has reached viral levels. Tags: cute animals cute video.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But within the last year, an animal cruelty investigation almost shut one down because spikes were being used to antagonize the bull. This was a clear violation of animal law. Next time, though, I might want to hook up with an animal rights group to protest.

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Critter News

MARCH 19, 2009

"Our Pork Quality Assurance Plus and Transport Quality Assurance Programs are designed to demonstrate the care we are giving to our animals everyday on our farms," Cunningham said. Tags: animal cruelty pigs pork farm animal welfare factory farm animal welfare.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2009

“The breeds most often affected by BSL are Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, Chow Chows and even German Shepherds, those who tend to get the most attention in the media for dog fighting and attacks,” said Dan Hoffman, ITo co-founder and animal rights activist. Tags: news.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But let's stick to the animal rights issue. Tags: chimpanzees animal cruelty Stupid us. It's 1) a gory story with 2) the bizarre tie-in to the New York Post's inexplicable use of Travis' image in a cartoon about the stimulus package. What were they thinking?) That image was wrong on so many levels.

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Critter News

APRIL 10, 2009

Nathan Runkle, executive director of Mercy for Animals, an Ohio-based animal rights organization, commends Eggland's Best "for finally stepping up to the plate and taking responsibility for their involvement in this abusive facility." Instead, Eggland's Best says it will get classic brown eggs from other locations.

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Animal Person

APRIL 22, 2009

The ads I see today have nothing to do with animal cruelty--the opposite is true. I may have just gotten myself fired from Animal Rights Zone. Is this like eating at a non-vegan restaurant, where by doing so you support animal use and abuse? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

The Islamic practice of slaughtering animals by means of a sharp cut to the front of the neck has frequently come under attack by some animal rights activists as being a form of animal cruelty, the claim being that it is a painful inhumane method of killing animals. What an utterly grotesque project.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

I also agree with PETA that the guy they've arrested for starting the fire should face animal cruelty charges. He is the responsible for the deaths of possibly millions of animals. Because scores of animals weren't as lucky as Sam, Peta is strongly urging the prosecutor to pursue cruelty-to-animals charges.'.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 4, 2009

One suspects that the SPCA and the American Humane Society have done more to stop cruelty to animals than vegetarians ever could. That these organizations have not gone far enough and that wide areas of animal cruelty still exist does not show that their methods are wrong. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism.

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