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AVMA News
MARCH 9, 2023
In a historic move, the Food and Drug Administration’s premarket consultation for meat cultured from animal cells brings Upside Foods’ chicken closer to the U.S.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
This discussion about red-shoulders comes up from time to time and it throws people off, “Wait, hawks are raptors, they should be going for meat!” Above is a photo Art Drauglis captured of a red-shoulder making off with meat put out for Marabou Storks at the Washington D.C.
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AnimalEquality.net
JANUARY 15, 2025
The latest investigation, featuring never-before-seen footage, uncovers significant failures in cow and chicken… Source The findings uncover rampant cruelty and violations, with profits prioritized over animals, public health, and transparency.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2015
I had a fledgling hummingbird they fed chicken noodle soup because it was sick,” wrote Tracy Anderson. “A I had a call about a ground hog who sat at the table and ate chicken salad with sweet tea,” wrote Becky Marlin. “I At least bacon is meat,” added Letitia Labbie. “We They fed him melon and pizza.”. asked LouAnn Partington.
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DECEMBER 18, 2012
Chickens come in at around 24, pigeons have around 40-50 and some duck species may have a whopping 400. Like the tube-nosed birds, new world vultures detect the smells of rotting meat carried by the winds. Let’s talk about taste.
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Critter News
MARCH 2, 2009
They're just eating chicken instead. Tags: economics vegan meat vegetarian. but don't get excited.
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4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Each variety of the real meat chicken jerky dog treats are made with very careful oversight, from the egg all the way to the finished product. The three real chicken varieties are slow cooked to make the most delicious snack for your dog. The Chicken is sourced exclusively in the U.S. from a single, trusted supplier.
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4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
The RSPCA are trying to raise awareness of its urgent campaign to protect the welfare of UK meat chickens. Right now, the UK government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number of chickens allowed in rearing sheds. Even at current minimum standards, each bird is given less space than a sheet of paper.
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Animal Person
JUNE 23, 2010
I mean, I eat chicken and fish.". Interviewer: "Wait, so you want to abolish animal cruelty, except for chickens and fish, (pointing at the contestant) because she doesn't like them?". Contestant (flustered): "We, well, we used to have chickens on our ranch.". Interviewer: "Oh, so you've killed chickens.". Well, sort of.
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Animal Person
MARCH 31, 2009
Briefly: Zoning board in Buffalo unanimously approved plans for a slaughterhouse (as in, a place where chickens, goats, lambs and calves will be killed and chopped up). Felicia Horton inquires/protests: "If they're cutting up [animals], are you going to want to come up front an eat some meat?"
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4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 3, 2012
The first thing we had her try was the “Chicken Paw Pie”, and she simply loved it! There are four flavors total; Chicken Paw Pie, Savory Lamb Stew, Hearty Beef Stew, and Chicken Muttballs with Pasta. We love that it is made with natural ingredients such as real meat and farm picked veggies.
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4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 12, 2014
Real meat, poultry, or fish is the number 1 ingredient. Can I have some of that chicken? Egg-battered rosemary chicken breast with carrot barley tabbouleh. We recently received a sample of the new Purina Beyond dog food (and we have some bags to give away for cats or dogs, so be sure to keep reading). And no by product meal!
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AUGUST 18, 2011
Hal Herzog writes about how many people who say they are vegetarians will also say they ate meat within the last 24 hours. And of course, many self-identified vegetarians eat fishes and/or chickens. Then there's the instructional video sent in by a viewer teaching us how to make chicken cutlets. But it's called "chicken."
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4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Hill’s has also recently launched new Science Diet Ideal Balance pet food – a wholesome, meat-first, corn free pet food that is guaranteed to make a visible, healthy difference in just thirty days. Meat-first formula – first ingredient is fresh chicken. The pet food offers natural ingredients and the power of advanced nutrition.
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Critter News
MAY 17, 2010
Chickens that are used for KFC products are horribly treated. But, really, even if I ate meat, I wouldn't touch KFC. However, I can hardly believe that they would actually partner with KFC (KFC!!!) for cancer research. It's not just a question of animal rights. That stuff is horrible! It's fast food and it is unhealthy.
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4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Never give cats chocolate, for example, and always use only small portions of tuna, liver or chicken if concocting little cat crackers or other types of kitty treats. By and large, human food does not make good cat treats, although there are a few things that are suitable if prepared with care.
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4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 5, 2011
Meat and Bones. Raw meat, fish, and eggs pose the same danger to dogs as they do to humans. Still, your dog should avoid certain kinds of meat, cooked or not. Lean cuts of meat that have been thoroughly cooked work fine as long as all fat and skin have been removed. People Medicine.
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Animal Person
JANUARY 27, 2010
It's just another excuse people have concocted because they like the taste of cow/pig/chicken/fish flesh. No one will propose a ban on eating chickens because there's no conflict there. But my initial reaction is that this is like Americans giving up "red meat." What do you think?
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OCTOBER 21, 2013
Plus, with great flavors like Grain Free Natural Chicken & Potato Recipe dog food , you are sure to find something your pet will love to eat! Ideal Balance uses high quality ingredients like real meat, fruits and vegetables. We love that Hill’s dry foods are manufactured in the USA, and in their own facilities.
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4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Take your pick from succulent meats, fish, poultry, along with healthy portions of rice and vegetables. It’s a common misconception that a healthy diet for dogs means dry and tasteless food, which your beloved pet will (unsurprisingly) turn his nose up at.
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4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 16, 2009
“Sunday Supper is the perfect setting to introduce Chef Michael’s canine creations as each dish features chef-inspired flavors made with real meat and touches of vegetable garnishes that reflect the care and love of a home-cooked meal or Sunday Supper.”.
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Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 30, 2009
Here’s another self-interested reason to not eat meat: Drug-resistant bacteria are routinely found in beef, chicken, and pork sold in supermarkets. To find out more of what the meat industry and pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know, read this Associated Press column by Margie Mason and Martha Mendoza.
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Animal Person
AUGUST 16, 2011
When he spends what seems like an eternity discussing cockfighting and the people who participate, mostly to set up the comparison to how the chickens we eat are treated and the lack of outrage over that, I respond, “What is wrong with you? The campaign to moralize meat has largely been a failure. You’re right, it is horrible!
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Animal Person
JULY 21, 2009
One manager told PETA Eats that most people prefer the vegetarian lettuce wraps over those with chicken. Not only do they have vegan entrees, but they will substitute tofu for any meat in any dish, so you can eat just about anything on the menu! Everything else has chicken stock, oyster sauce or non-vegan sugar.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2022
Preliminary Study of Slaughter Value and Meat Characteristics of 18 Months Ostrich Reared in Hungary. Each fresh egg weighs 4 pounds and is the equivalent of 24 chicken eggs. . As the world’s largest living bird, the Ostrich is the topic of many weird and wonderful scientific papers. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability.
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Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
The film Partitions (running time: 14 min) by Audrey Kali gives an intimate glimpse of the ethical struggles that five small-scale meat farmers face when their animals are slaughtered. In this film, we see farmers interacting with the animals they will eventually transform into food (chickens, pigs and cattle).
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APRIL 27, 2008
To the Editor: Re “ PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat ” (news article, April 21): The commercial development of meat from animal tissue won’t result in “fake meat” any more than cloning sheep results in fake sheep. A more accurate name for the end result would therefore be “clean meat.”
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 16, 2008
But there is a net loss in all meat production, not just of farmed fish or feeding fish to land animals being raised for food. Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov. Lawrence S.
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
The United States Department of Agriculture purchases food, including high-fat meat and dairy products, under the direction of Congress based on agricultural surpluses and price support activities to help American agriculture producers. High-fat, cholesterol-laden chicken nuggets and burgers meet requirements set by the U.S.D.A.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2008
To the Editor: Re “ Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler ” (Week in Review, Jan. 27): Mark Bittman answered my prayers by writing an article exposing how the meat industry contributes to global warming, world hunger and other issues plaguing our world. Having a roast or baked chicken used to be for special occasions. We reap what we sow.
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
18): As a microbiologist, I know that study after study has highlighted the human health threat from using antibiotics as feed additives for hogs, chickens and cattle, creating super-bugs—bacteria that no longer can be treated with antibiotics. To the Editor: Re “ Antibiotic Runoff ” (editorial, Sept.
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 12, 2008
Yet Al Gore does not even mention the need for Americans to reduce meat consumption as we attempt to rescue ourselves from the climate crisis. 9, 2008 Note from KBJ: Some reasons for vegetarianism apply to all animals, from cows, pigs, and sheep to turkeys, chickens, and fish. Michael Radkowsky Washington, Nov.
Animal Ethics
JUNE 5, 2008
I had been focused on what I had to give up—sugar, gluten, alcohol, meat, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese. On Day 4, Oprah wrote: "I just cleaned my dinner plate, down to the last grain of brown rice left under my oh-so-delicious seasoned soy 'chicken.' On Day 2, Oprah reported: "Wow, wow, wow! What's left?' Apparently a lot.
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NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Niman gives us is to pay attention to the source of meat products and what our mothers always told us: clean your plate. To the Editor: The claims Nicolette Hahn Niman makes for how greenhouse gases might be reduced while still eating meat may very well be true, and I do not have the expertise to challenge them. The best advice Ms.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
The meat industry loves to squeal that “the cost of bacon will rise” whenever it’s faced with pressure to change. In addition, producing more meat worsens worldwide hunger and food insecurity by dedicating precious farmland and water resources to the production of animal feed.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 6, 2007
For example, "free roaming chickens" conjures up images of happy chickens running free and unfettered all about the barnyard, when in fact the label "free roaming chickens" just means chickens that were not raised in battery cages. Hence the need for each one of us to stop buying the products of modern animal farming.
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Animal Ethics
MARCH 11, 2007
But horses are not cows, pigs or chickens. Horse slaughter for meat export is just plain wrong. The issue is not whether slaughtering horses is un-American, but that it is inhumane and wholly unnecessary. Yes, all food animals should meet a dignified end.
AnimalEquality.net
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A new report by Animal Equality—titled Uncounted—examines the chicken mortality rate on U.S. By analyzing data reported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2021, Animal Equality breaks down the death rates of chickens raised for meat at all stages of life—from hatchery to transportation trucks.
Animal Equality
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Could Denver become the first city in the nation to ban slaughterhouses? That’s what a ballot measure will decide in November as citizens hit the polls. Here’s everything you need to know about Denver Ordinance 309.
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Animal Equality
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Did you know the truth about factory farming was never meant to reach you? Behind closed doors, billions of animals endure conditions that would leave most people outraged. The system thrives on secrecy—but once the truth is out, there’s no turning back. Mother pigs spend their pregnancies in crates so small they can barely move.
Critter News
OCTOBER 26, 2010
I realize that the most humane method of treating chickens is to not kill them for food.BUT, as long as there is still a demand for their meat, PETA is advocating "Controlled-Atmosphere Killing" as an improvement over current methods of electric immobilization. Tags: meat PETA farm animal welfare factory farm chickens.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Though admittedly, I only show this photo to quote the line of a Gary Larson cartoon : “The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression.” And for the last time this year: the Blue-and-white Flycatcher. And yes, sparrows in areas with polluted air are less healthy.
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Animal Person
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
If you eat meat you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (I’m setting cannibalism aside here.). I repeat: If you eat meat (I'd say: products that come from animals) , you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (i.e.,
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