Critter News

JULY 10, 2010

A Union County grand jury has decided the owner of a Union County dairy farm caught in an abuse scandal should not face criminal charges.on the tape {from an undercover investigation by Mercy for Animals,) Conklin is shown kicking a cow that is lying down.

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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. They are striking a blow against the cruel egg industry.

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Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

If Mercy For Animals could also post at Vimeo.com or make a downloadable copy available, it could do a world of good here. 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 in the worst way.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

On the one hand, it improves the lives of many farm animals. In the long run, measures such as this may make things worse for farm animals. I'm ambivalent about the proposition. On the other hand, it entrenches the idea that they may be used as mere means to human ends.

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Animal Person

MARCH 17, 2009

Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends! David Cantor Executive Director Responsible Policies for Animals, Inc. Responsible Policies for Animals’ (RPA’s) mailing to the 50 states’ top executives reflects RPA’s innovative approach. Below is a press release about the mailing. Another went out last Friday.

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Critter News

JANUARY 10, 2012

Once again, the wonderful Mercy for Animals provides footage of possible abuse of turkeys at a Butterball farm in North Carolina. The full story is at CNN.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Hi Keith, You may be interested in a new post on Ethics Soup regarding rights of farm animals. Perhaps as a follow-up to your Nov 5th post "Legal Rights for Animals" on your Animal Rights Blog, or any other blog that features ethics issues. If you find this post informative, would you consider providing a link to it?

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Each product must be assigned a cost including the different cuts of meat for human consumption, different food products for animal consumption (pet food) and basic ingredients for glue.". "The meat packing industry takes a single input, a steer, and produces many different final products.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 22, 2007

In 2005, a survey commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare showed that the Chinese are similar to Americans in their concern for animals. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive, Humane Society of the United States Washington, Aug. 16, 2007

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic catechism affirm that compassion for animals is a matter of human dignity. The Episcopal Church embraces a resolution that specifically addresses puppy mills and factory farms. The Catholic Church is not alone among major religions on this issue.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

I served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which released a report in 2008 that detailed exactly how much these “efficiencies” are costing America. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. Hurst hammers three times). SUZANNE McMILLAN Dir.,

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

In fact, a whole lot of semi-vegans can do much more for animals than the tiny number of people who are willing to give up all animal products and scrupulously read labels. Farm animals also benefit from the humane farming movement, even if the animal welfare changes it effects are not all that we should hope and work for.

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