Critter News

JUNE 21, 2009

They are being moved to a wildlife sanctuary. There has been a lot of violence between the elephants and subsistence farmers (unfortunately, I think the violence is pretty one-sided.) From Wildlife Extra News.

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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

Some animal-rights activists said the area still would not provide enough roaming room, and Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas suggested that the zoo’s lone Asian elephant be sent instead to the Performing Animal Welfare Society, a sanctuary in San Andreas. The donation will go towards moving Billy to PAWS.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

To the Editor: As Mark Bittman rightly notes, California’s new farm animal welfare law presages what is coming for all farm animal industries nationally (“ Hens, Unbound ,” column, Jan. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.'

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Critter News

JUNE 15, 2011

Here's a book that you can buy about rescued farm animals and their stories. Love this group! It should be inspiring and it's a great way to support an extraordinary organization.

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Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Born Free USA (BFUSA) is a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation. Through litigation, legislation, and public education, BFUSA leads vital campaigns against animals in entertainment, exotic “pets”, trapping and fur, and destructive international wildlife trade.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The storytellers are (with two exceptions) people whose livelihoods came from using animals. And more important is that those storytellers include people who ran small, family operations that animal welfare advocates would not have a problem with.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Not only is Toronto closing its elephant exhibit, but the City Council voted to send the remaining elderly elephants to the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary instead of another zoo. This is excellent news.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

But there is a significant contingent who is not as enamored with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act as he is. To this day, 95 percent of the animals used in research labs receive no federal protection whatsoever under the Animal Welfare Act." Isn't it better for science, and more humane, to use just one animal?

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

I highly recommend Farm Sanctuary's issue page.short and to the point.) There are probably no happy animals in factory farming (ie. Animals are raw materials to process for product. (As Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. Here are my main issues (again, there is a ton of information out there.

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Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2011

From the Farm Sanctuary. For 25 years, Farm Sanctuary has relied on the Walk to support its mission to protect farm animals from cruelty and inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals. For more information on the Walk and how to register, please visit walkforfarmanimals.org.

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Critter News

APRIL 10, 2011

From the Farm Sanctuary. Today, we are happy to report that, thanks to the hard work and dedication of Farm Sanctuary members like you, on April 5, the OLCSB voted unanimously to reverse their decision, and to phase out the use of veal crates in Ohio. Good news.although there had to be pressure exerted from advocates.

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Critter News

MARCH 30, 2011

Gene Bauer from Farm Sanctuary appears in this article. I went to a restaurant for a work lunch and everyone ate meat but me, even the animal lovers. Pretty intense, but I hope people read it. There is a disturbing hedonism to eating. We just don't think about where that flesh came from.and most of us don't care.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Farm Sanctuary has a cool "Adopt-a-Turkey" project. I definitely want to do this.

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Critter News

MARCH 22, 2011

Now, I think they're wonderful and we sponsor Camilla the Chicken through Farm Sanctuary's animal sponsorship program. The research is from the School of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Bristol. I used to hate chickens as a child and thought they were irritating.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Legendary game show host Bob Barker says it will cost $200,000 to move three elephants from the Toronto Zoo to a California sanctuary, and he doesn't mind paying for it himself. Toronto city council voted in October to move the elephants to a facility run by PAWS (Performing Animal Welfare Society) near Galt, Calif.,

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

This sounds wonderful. It will be in Arlington, VA at the end of October. Someday, if it becomes an annual event, I hope I can go.

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Critter News

MARCH 6, 2011

Hard to read emotionally, but short and informative. Written by Gene Bauer and appearing in the Huffington Post.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

Four lions, rescued by Animal Defenders International (ADI) from a Bolivian circus when the country banned the use of animals in circuses have a new home, and a life of luxury at the ARK 2000 sanctuary in Calaveras County. Ed Stewart, PAWS’ Sanctuary Director, added, “We have been busy developing plans for the new lion habitat.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2014

About Best Friends Animal Society®. Best Friends Animal Society is a national animal welfare organization focused on ending the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters.

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