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Farm Animals Help Alleviate Mental Illness

Critter News

OCTOBER 7, 2008

A new study, published online in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, suggests that animal assisted therapy for people with mental disorders can be effective with farm animals. After six months of animal assisted therapy with farm animals, all patients reported significantly increased coping skills.

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Sad About World Farm Animals Day

Critter News

OCTOBER 2, 2009

World Farm Animals Day was today. Tags: depressed farm animal welfare. Perhaps it's because of gloomy October or maybe it's because I'm getting over the flu, but I felt very sad. There was a picture on the bus commemorating the event with a picture of a cow looking, dare I say it, noble and long-suffering.

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Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio

Critter News

JULY 3, 2010

Ted Strickland.The deal calls for Strickland, the Humane Society, the Ohio Farm Bureau and their partners to join forces in favor of tougher laws governing farm animals, including provisions that ban certain crates and cages and the use of strangulation as a form of euthanasia.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

Critter News

APRIL 13, 2009

How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. This is really interesting. I certainly didn't.

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World Farm Animal Day is October 2

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Tags: farm animal welfare. Lest we forget their suffering.

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Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio

Critter News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

Issue 2 in Ohio would create 13-member state board to oversee the care of farm animals in the State. The Humane Society and other groups oppose it as a power grab by big agriculture to prevent another Proposition 2 (the initiative passed last year in California to improve standards for farm animal care.)

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Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

Thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this information from August 8. In a unanimous decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court rejected a broad challenge by animal protection advocates to the state’s rules on the care of farmed animals) but struck down regulations that regard husbandry practices as being “humane” merely because they are routine.

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Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?

Critter News

AUGUST 28, 2009

Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. It looks like Michigan's Big Ag is afraid they could end up with their own Proposition 2.

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EU Sends Inspectors to Portugal for Farm Animal Welfare

Critter News

DECEMBER 28, 2009

My 2010 resolution is to try and track animal rights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Tags: europe portugal farm animal welfare. Spain is much more advanced than Portugal in this area, but both need improvement (as do we all.).

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Turkey Abuse in West Virginia Aviagen Plant

Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Another nasty farm animal abuse story. Bottom line: If you’re running a business where you allow the kinds of shortcuts that let animal abuse happen, please sell it and leave the industry now. Tags: PETA farm animal welfare thanksgiving turkey massacre. Overlooked this one. Find another line of work.

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Update on Proposition 2 in CA

Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

Again, thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this update on California's proposition 2. The action prompted many farmed animal vets to leave CVMA and form the Association of California Veterinarians, which subsequently voted to oppose the ballot initiative, reports Feedstuffs.

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Big Ag Fighting Back with PR

Critter News

DECEMBER 26, 2009

There are no happy farm animals, you liars. Clearly the animal rights community is much more emboldened and aggressive than they have been in the past," said {National Milk Producers Federation} spokesman Chris Galen. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. And people are seeing it.

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FDA Recommends Banning Antibiotics from Feed

Critter News

JUNE 29, 2010

Not the solution or end to factory farming, but if big ag can't rely on antibiotics, then they may have to rethink the filthy conditions of factory farms. Animals would get sick much easier, possibly affecting the bottom line of profit above all. Tags: antibiotics farm animal welfare factory farm.

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Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

A coalition of animal protection groups consisting of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Farm Sanctuary, and the Humane Farming Association (HFA), intervened in the case to ensure that the interests of animals and the public were represented.

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Horrible Animal Abuse at Iowa Pig Farm

Critter News

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.

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More Alleged Abuse At Iowa Egg Farms

Critter News

APRIL 7, 2010

Tags: animal abuse eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. Another undercover video from the Humane Society.

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Horrible Tail Docking Video Spurs Call for Ban

Critter News

JANUARY 28, 2010

More great undercover work though by Mercy for Animals. Tags: New York tail docking farm animal welfare. Just awful.

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Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line

Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. I'm not arguing about the methods as I'm not a veterinarian, but it's a good example of the clinical discussion of costs when it comes to managing farm animal health. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Here's an example.

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Chicken Wars in the Pacific Northwest

Critter News

JUNE 28, 2010

Tags: seattle pacific northwest farm animal welfare chickens. Silly piece in a way about the battle between people who want urban chickens and those who don't.

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Belgian Bill Calls for Pig Castration WITH Anesthesia

Critter News

MARCH 26, 2010

Tags: europe pigs castration farm animal welfare belgium agribusiness. They castrate piglets WITHOUT anesthesia. I hope this bill passes. But I post about so many legislative proposals, with so few actual passages. We'll have to wait and see.

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Veterinary Association Did Not Support Prop 2

Critter News

NOVEMBER 15, 2008

Tags: proposition 2 california farm animal welfare avma. The American Veterinary Medical Association did NOT support Proposition 2. Now they want to be involved in the rule-making. If you want to know why they opposed it, here's a link to their reasoning.

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Baby Chicks Ground Up

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty eggs farm animal welfare factory farm. This is the second time this year that I've heard of this group capturing headlines. I'd never heard of them before. I'm very impressed by their courage and tenacity.

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Pig Castration in Europe - An Animal Welfare Concern

Critter News

JANUARY 19, 2009

Tags: europe pigs farm animal welfare. This year, the European Commission will issue a research contract, worth up to €1 million for a study into alternatives to the castration of pigs and dehorning of cattle.

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Consolidation of Egg Industry

Critter News

OCTOBER 19, 2008

Thanks to an email from Farmed Animal Net for this information. These are not farming families, folks, but corporations as powerful and ruthless as anything on Wall Street. Tags: eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. Don't think banks are the only ones gobbling each other up nowadays.

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Big Ag Upset Over California Antibiotics Ban

Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

Californian farmers and ranchers would be prohibited from routinely dosing healthy farm animals with antibiotics under a bill getting its first level of approval on 21 April in the state Senate, reports Central Valley Business Times. Tags: california farm animal welfare us agribusiness.

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Ag's Reaction to Ohio Deal with Humane Society

Critter News

JULY 4, 2010

Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare agriculture agribusiness. Well, it looks like, on the other side, big agriculture and others of that ilk feel like Ohio ag itself made a deal with the devil by entering this agreement.

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Who is Jennifer Fearing?

Critter News

JANUARY 29, 2009

She used to head United Animal Nations too. Tags: proposition 2 california humane society farm animal welfare. Pretty impressive bio (please note that the bio is from her time at HSUS). I couldn't find any information on her current activities. Probably taking a much needed break.

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BOCA to Stop Using Eggs by End of 2009

Critter News

APRIL 12, 2009

Whether or not you choose to eat eggs, this is a major victory for animals. This brings us one step closer to ending intense confinement of hens in factory farms. Tags: battery hens eggs farm animal welfare.

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Awesome Pig Sanctuary

Critter News

OCTOBER 4, 2008

They rescue farm pigs and pot-bellied pigs,farm animals, dogs, cats, you name it. Tags: animal sanctuary pot-bellied pigs. Pigs Peace Sanctuary is a wonderful place. We've visited it.

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Southern Senator Stops Confirmation Over Animal Protection

Critter News

JULY 19, 2009

The position he's going for doesn't even deal with animal issues, but, if true, their corporate opposition shows the fear and the long reach of these greedy monsters. Tags: Obama animal rights farm animal welfare politics agribusiness.

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CBS News Runs Series on Factory Farms

Critter News

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Of course, the question remains as to whether these animals should be in these factory farming conditions in the first place, regardless of antibiotics' use. Tags: antibiotics cbs farm animal welfare factory farm agriculture agribusiness. And, of course, the focus is on the impact on humans.

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Clemson Researcher Investigates Impacts of Cages on Laying Hens

Critter News

JUNE 28, 2009

Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. The value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 In South Carolina egg sales tally about $90 million annually. Changing production conditions are bound to affect the bottom the line.

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Proposition 2 Poll

Critter News

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Tags: eggs california farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. The results of a new statewide poll by KSFN-Fresno/SurveyUSA shows overwhelming support from voters, with Prop 2 commanding a 62-point lead: 72-10 (18 undecided). The writer is Jennifer Fearing, the CHIEF ECONOMIST for the Humane Society. Chief economist?

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California's Ag Industry Worried that State Committee will Focus on "Emotion"

Critter News

JANUARY 19, 2009

Tags: california bile farming farm animal welfare agribusiness food.

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Komen and KFC: A Match Made in Hell

Critter News

MAY 17, 2010

Tags: animal research Stupid KFC farm animal welfare susan g. They get to make more money by showing themselves to be "caring?" Here's a good op-ed in the Huffington Post from John Robbins. It's called Greed, Cancer and Pink KFC Buckets. komen charities.

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Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues

Critter News

JANUARY 5, 2009

Tags: farm animal welfare us agribusiness. He adds that this is more than just a matter of voter education, given the $8 million spent by the California poultry industry fighting the proposition. What seems to be working better for the industry is to reach some kind of compromise before the issue goes on a ballot,” he says.

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Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

He vetoed a bill, which would have prevented Iowa from establishing stronger environmental standards for factory farms than the federal government, but he has also compromised with big agriculture, supporting weak environmental protections and genetically modified foods.

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Watch Video About Pig Farming in the UK

Critter News

APRIL 11, 2009

Conditions for farm animals will not change until meat-eaters start demanding changes themselves. Tags: UK meat pigs. If one wants to eat meat, fine, but understand how you are spending your money. Don't live in a cloud.wake up! Unfortunately, there are way more of them than there are vegetarians and vegans.

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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?

Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

In another sign of the growing clout of the animal welfare movement, a law passed in California this year will also ban imports from other states of eggs produced in crowded cages. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farm animal welfare factory farm.

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On Why You Should Post Videos Beyond YouTube

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We need to fight for animals everywhere, and that means being aware of what major online tools are not available to all. For farm animals, China is America 2.0 Tags: Activism Current Affairs. US groups need to make sure they post their videos on multiple sharing sites (at least on Vimeo.com). in the worst way.

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On "That's Why We Don't Eat Animals"

Animal Person

DECEMBER 27, 2009

" That's Why We Don't Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things ," written and illustrated by Ruby Roth, has gorgeous and haunting illustrations. And it gently tells the story of why we shouldn't eat factory farmed animals. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Gray Matters Language.

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1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals

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MAY 24, 2009

These events will shine the spotlight on the amazing animals and compassionate people across the DC region who love them and work tirelessly on their behalf. 1st Annual Washington, DC Week for the Animals will build new relationships for the animals and people in a history-making manner. Tags: events.

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Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home Coming to Orlando

Animal Person

OCTOBER 25, 2009

With strikingly honest interviews and rare footage demonstrating the emotional lives and intense family bonds of animals most often viewed as living commodities, PEACEABLE KINGDOM: THE JOURNEY HOME shatters stereotypical notions of farmers, farm life, and perhaps most surprisingly, farm animals themselves.

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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

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AUGUST 11, 2009

In addition to dogs and cats, we now feature all kinds of pets for adoption, including rabbits, farm animals, ferrets, hamsters and other small animals, horses, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and even fish. Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 11, 2009.

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Farm Animals Help Alleviate Mental Illness

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Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

World Farm Animal Day is October 2

Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio

Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?

EU Sends Inspectors to Portugal for Farm Animal Welfare

Turkey Abuse in West Virginia Aviagen Plant

Update on Proposition 2 in CA

Big Ag Fighting Back with PR

FDA Recommends Banning Antibiotics from Feed

Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown

Horrible Animal Abuse at Iowa Pig Farm

More Alleged Abuse At Iowa Egg Farms

Horrible Tail Docking Video Spurs Call for Ban

Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line

Chicken Wars in the Pacific Northwest

Belgian Bill Calls for Pig Castration WITH Anesthesia

Veterinary Association Did Not Support Prop 2

Baby Chicks Ground Up

Pig Castration in Europe - An Animal Welfare Concern

Consolidation of Egg Industry

Big Ag Upset Over California Antibiotics Ban

Ag's Reaction to Ohio Deal with Humane Society

Who is Jennifer Fearing?

BOCA to Stop Using Eggs by End of 2009

Awesome Pig Sanctuary

Southern Senator Stops Confirmation Over Animal Protection

CBS News Runs Series on Factory Farms

Clemson Researcher Investigates Impacts of Cages on Laying Hens

Proposition 2 Poll

California's Ag Industry Worried that State Committee will Focus on "Emotion"

Komen and KFC: A Match Made in Hell

Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues

Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

Watch Video About Pig Farming in the UK

Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?

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1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals

Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home Coming to Orlando

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