4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 20, 2010

Stamps to the Rescue ! Adopt a shelter pet stamps from the postal service were just revealed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show! We love Ellen, not only is she funny and positive, but she has a big heart for animals (especially the ones needing rescue)! So it was no surprise that she would help unveil these great new stamps from the US Postal Service. This campaign continues the Postal Service’s 50+ year tradition of raising awareness of serious social issues with special commemorative stamps.

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Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2010

I finally read SPECIESISM , by Joan Dunayer, which was published a couple of years after ANIMAL EQUALITY , which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. This book has so many great quotes that I'm going to have to write a couple of posts about them. Off we go (and all of the below are exact quotes). Whenever the media report that someone has killed "an endangered animal" or "an endangered species," they too confuse an individual with a species.

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Critter News

MARCH 20, 2010

We received an email from Open Road Films with a link to the Bold Native website and trailer. The film looks really interesting to us and we are definitely going to check it out upon its re-release this summer. They will also be making the DVD available from their website. Here's the trailer. Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act entertainment animal rights.

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MARCH 30, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ Animal Abuse as Clue to Additional Cruelties ” (news article, March 18): As someone who deals with dozens of cruelty-to-animals cases every week, I applaud states that are imposing stricter penalties on people who hurt animals and that are working to establish online registries of animal abusers. Animal abusers are cowards who take their issues out on “easy victims”—and their targets often include their fellow humans.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2010

Happy Saint Patrick’s day! Here is a fun bit of trivia for you, 5 great Irish pets. The 5 great Irish pets are: 1. Irish Setter. (Large, 60-70 pounds) This popular bird dog is best known for its flowing red hair. A high energy dog, the Irish Setter requires lots of room to run, but its sweet, stable personality makes it a great family pet. According to the Irish Setter Club of America, it “stays a puppy for a long time, and retains some of its merry Irish character forever.”. 2.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 19, 2010

And they called it puppy love! Who could blame them? Cute of the Day: Puppy Love originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on March 19, 2010. Tags: cute animal photos cute of the day.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 22, 2010

De-mystify the labeling on a lot of pet food – “natural,&# “raw,&# “human grade,&# “FDA approved&#. Karen Scoggins, My Perfect Pet. With so many products on the market all claiming to be the best, how does the average pet owner know whether the food they are purchasing for their pets is really healthy and safe? Knowing how terms are used on pet food labels and understanding the reality of what is actually going into our pet’s food is the first step in making healthi

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 31, 2010

This sweet kitten knows how to relax! Is it Friday yet? Maybe we can all take a hint from this cute kitty and relax more often. Cute of the Day: Friday yet? originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on March 31, 2010. Tags: cute animal photos cute of the day.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

We recently got a review copy of a great new book called Shift Your Habit: Easy Ways to Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Save the Planet , which is going to be available on March 9th. We really enjoyed the book a lot! It’s jam packed with simple ways to reduce your impact on the planet, while also making an impact on your wallet! And the tips aren’t hard things either, everything is simple to do.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 29, 2010

1. Contribute to rescue efforts. Most organizations aiding pets in devastated areas are not-for-profit. They depend upon charitable contributions to keep. going. These three groups are already operating mobile veterinary clinics and other services in Haiti, and planning to go to Chile when they’re allowed in: IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare).

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

Every so often, you need a bottle opener. And chances are, it’s not something that you carry around with you! Well, Bark4Beer has solved that problem. Bark4Beer is a bottle opener and dog collar all in one! The collar has a retractable bottle opener attached, so it is always handy when you are out with your dog and need a bottle opener. Why not let your pooch carry the opener, right?

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 12, 2010

Our sweet little dog loves it when companies offer her items to review. The Crypton Doodle Dog Bed is her new favorite, thanks to the great folks at Designer Doggy. Designer Doggy is a new website which caters to dogs and the people who love them. They offer tons of fun and useful items, from beds and leashes, to clothing and toys, and everything in between.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 25, 2010

Are you excited for the brand new channel from National Geographic? It’s called WILD and launches on Monday, March 29th, with some seriously cool new shows! I will be sharing sneak peeks all weekend. First up, a show called EXPEDITION WILD. Talking Hot Dog Ranch, Livingston, Montana: Casey Anderson tosses Brutus the grizzly bears a fish at homemade “falls.&# (Photo Credit: © Grizzly Creek Films).

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 7, 2010

Purina recently launched The Pro Plan® Doing More™ for Pets program. Doing More for Pets is a series of short web videos that provide pet owners with new and creative ways to care for their pets. Jeff Probst, Emmy Award-winning host of the hit television show Survivor and an avid animal enthusiast, stars in the videos along with two furry friends, Cooper, a yellow lab, and Zoey, an American Shorthair cat.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

Today we have a great guest post from author Susan Wilson. She has a new book out (which I am reading right now) called One Good Dog. One Good Dog is the story of a man who is down on his luck, and a dog who is all out of chances. Together they discover the true meaning of salvation, redemption, and unconditional love. It already has me drawn in! I also wanted you to know about the Who’s Your Good Dog Campaign.

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Critter News

MARCH 31, 2010

Here's an article in Nature about how many animal studies with negative or inconclusive results go unpublished. It raises the question of how useful animal research really is if we only see the studies that show relevant results. What about the ones that are negative because animals are not really representative of human biology? Or negative for whatever other reasons?

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Critter News

MARCH 30, 2010

Too bad. I really liked Adrian Brody, but here he is showing up in a movie about a Spanish bullfighter. To the film's credit, though, it did spend a lot of money to avoid using real bulls. Tags: spain entertainment bullfighting.

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Critter News

MARCH 29, 2010

The CITES irresponsible treatment of marine animals made it to Huffington Post too. This article is by the President of the Blue Frontier Campaign. I'm glad others share my disgust with CITES and the UN. Hopefully, regular citizens will read this and not just other activists. (I forwarded an article about this to my book club members. Knowing them, I bet they were hoping for fish and chips instead!).

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 28, 2010

Here is another sneak peek at a show on the new NatGeo WILD network! Rebel Monkeys ! The show premieres Wednesday, March 31 at 8 PM ET/PT and airs weekly – Wednesdays at 8 PM ET/PT. You can click here to learn more about the show. They’re a diabolical nuisance, yet considered sacred. But for a gang of monkeys making their home at the Galta Temple in the Indian city of Jaipur, it’s an easy life — lounge by the sacred pool, groom your friends and accept handouts from worshippers paying respect to

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Critter News

MARCH 25, 2010

The opening line in this USA Today article says it all, "Every proposal to protect marine species at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Doha, Qatar was voted down." It's unfortunate, but true, thanks primarily to Japan and China. Tags: CITES marine animals Japan china endangered species.

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Critter News

MARCH 23, 2010

Looks like they'll need to since nobody else wants to protect them. In Qatar yesterday nations voted down a proposed ban on exporting Atlantic bluefin tuna. Greenpeace says the New Zealand Government voted against the ban – spelling disaster for the future of the species. Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully wasn’t available today to confirm how New Zealand voted.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 23, 2010

We love to capture photos of our pets, what pet owner doesn’t? So, when we got a chance to check out this fun “toy&# camera called the Shironeko (white cat) from Four Corner Store, we couldn’t wait to give it a try! The package that the Shironeko Holga camera comes in is adorable! It arrives inside a round tin with a photo of a cat face on it.

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Critter News

MARCH 18, 2010

Even I didn't realize how bad it was until I read this article from the Associated Press. The spotlight is on Charles River Laboratories. This article lists some of the universities and private corporations with violations. Tags: Charles River Laboratories animal research USDA.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 16, 2010

Thanks to Blythe Wood Works for the following guest post. There is no doubt that you love the smallest member of your family. Yes, you got it right. We are talking about your cute little pet. Pets are lovable and cuddly especially if it is a cat. It is your responsibility to see that your cat is safe and comfortable. The best thing you can do for it is to build a cat house.

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Critter News

MARCH 9, 2010

They have the second largest brains of all marine mammals. That's pretty impressive and demands a deeply introspective review of how we treat them. Tags: captivity animal ethics marine animals Orcas.

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Critter News

MARCH 6, 2010

Thanks to your tax dollars, federal stimulus money is being used to build a $14.5 million dollar research lab. It is the largest grant thus far under the stimulus package. It will house rodents for use in experiments. Why would this West Virginia University project be the recipient of federal stimulus money? Because it will create JOBS! And research for drug development, which means more MONEY and JOBS!

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Critter News

MARCH 4, 2010

Yale animal researchers complain that all these darn regulations for animal welfare are creating too much paperwork. Oh waaaaa! (insert crying baby here). Tags: Yale animal research.

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Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

A handful Animal Person readers since May of 2006, when I started this then-daily blog, have asked me if I've read Joan Dunayer. And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. My deconstructions of the language of our relationship with sentient nonhumans in this blog--and the way I approach discussing that relationship--is similar to Dunayer's.

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Animal Person

MARCH 11, 2010

William Horden's, " The Sacred Space of the Shared Heart " is exactly the type of piece I am talking about when I express frustration over "spiritual" people who kill nonhuman animals or who have them killed for a meal. "My father once explained to me that he felt the profoundest guilt for having to kill other living things in order to survive, so much so that he never took more that he needed and he always apologized to the spirit of the animal or plant for cutting its life short.

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Animal Person

MARCH 10, 2010

SHAC 7 Trailer from Sparrow Media on Vimeo. I credit Will Potter as the catalyst for shifting my focus away from critiques of other activists and activist groups (particularly his post, " While the Government Continues Attacks on Activists, Animal Rights Groups Protest Each Other " back in 2008). I'm not saying that criticism of PETA, or any other group, isn't warranted.

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