Critter News

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Kansas University Medical Center was nailed by USDA inspectors for violations including improper treatment for sick animals, aging facilities and failing to provide appropriate enrichment opportunities for animals who appear to be under psychological stress. Tags: animal research.

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Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Here's an example.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. I’ve discussed this, at length, before.

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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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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Thanks to Mercy for Animals for their undercover work exposing this egg industry practice. Tags: animal cruelty eggs farm animal welfare factory farm. What a subject line, but it's true. This is the second time this year that I've heard of this group capturing headlines. I'd never heard of them before.

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Critter News

MARCH 9, 2009

I also learned that the Humane Society merged with the Fund for Animals in 2005. Tags: organizations animal welfare. The live link takes me to an announcement in 2006 about the merger. So now I'm a contributor and member of all three.without even realizing they were related!

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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. Tags: Yale animal research. insert crying baby here).

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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. If you live in the UK, please urge Jim Fitzpatrick, Minister for Animal Welfare, to make the right choice for UK chickens and quash the squash, by sending an email via our campaign website at Quash the Squash.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

It's not perfect, but it's progress in one of the more animal welfare-challenged parts of the US. Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense. Tags: animal cruelty legislation Arkansas us.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 13, 2010

“Animal rescue and animal welfare continues to be a top cause for our volunteers and actually served as the genesis for the founding of our organization,&# said The Volunteer Advantage’s Merritt Friedman. These points are then redeemed for rewards, discounts and coupons from local and national businesses.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

(NYSE: KR) have teamed up to launch the second annual “ Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart ” campaign, celebrating the unique bond between people and their pets, while raising funds for animal welfare organizations nationwide. For each story shared, Purina and Kroger will make an additional donation to animal welfare organizations.

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Critter News

APRIL 12, 2009

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

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Critter News

OCTOBER 23, 2008

The endangered animals are often hunted for their ivory tusks. The International Fund for Animal Welfare will say more than 4,000 ivory products have been listed on eBay. The ban comes as a conservation group prepares to release a report critical of the auction site.

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Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2011

In our opinion, Air Canada is not legally obligated to accept monkeys as cargo," said the opinion written by Lawyers for Animal Welfare. According to a legal opinion solicited by the Humane Society International Canada, Air Canada can set and amend the terms of its tariffs. "In

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Critter News

OCTOBER 9, 2010

"International collaboration in wildlife crime enforcement is critical to protecting species like tigers that are on the brink of extinction," said Fred O'Regan, President and Chief Executive Officer of IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility. From the PR Newswire.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it. Both groups will be protesting the seal hunt using the Olympic torch ceremony as the backdrop.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

This is actually good for animal welfare, but goes to show that only greed will motivate these bastards to do anything.) Not only did they arrange for exports, they also are accused of colluding to limit production and to increase cage sizes so that fewer hens can be kept. Scarcity then leads to high prices.

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Critter News

JUNE 21, 2009

Further advancing its leadership in human-animal studies, Humane Society University, an affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States, announced today that it has received a license as a higher education degree-granting institution by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission.

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Critter News

JUNE 21, 2009

Rescuers have started evacuating the first of around 60 elephants that have been suffering in an ongoing human-elephant conflict in the southern African country of Malawi, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare - IFAW.IFAW has partnered with the government of Malawi to rescue the animals which are at the centre of fierce human-elephant (..)

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 6, 2009

Dog Whisperer: Inside Puppy Mills exposes inhumane conditions at these factory-like breeding operations, as Cesar joins an undercover mission with the animal welfare organization Last Chance for Animals (LCA).

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Critter News

JANUARY 7, 2010

(FEI) at the outset of a nine-year-old suit brought by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) that culminated in a six-week trial in March.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 1, 2008

They are doing very important work on animal welfare in Asia. I especially appreciate the work they do on those horrific bear bile farms that are really just a form of torture for the animal. Our Vision Change for all animals, inspired by empathy for the few. In a nutshell, here they are.

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Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Travers said, “We created this competition to boost fashion careers and honor independent designers who have compassion for animals and for the ethical and green fashion movement. Compassion for animals is part of the planet’s social and environmental equation.

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Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

And not all organizations that advocate for animals claim to have a "genuine environmentalist ethic," and the ones that do must subscribe to his ethic or they're not genuine? than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare." than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare."

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Critter News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I don't believe they are working for human welfare. I don't believe they want an honest dialogue about what they are doing to animals. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 29, 2010

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). American Humane and ARCH (Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti). WSPA (World Society for Protection of Animals). Offer your time.

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Animal Person

APRIL 18, 2009

Yesterday , Abby wrote: Off topic, but I was wondering if you have any advice for those of us who are highly emotionally sensitive and also interested in animal welfare issues? I get so sad when I hear about the mistreatment of animals that it really affects me, but at the same time I want to be able to create change in the world.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2012

For example, the Treaty of Amsterdam that came into force on May 1, 1999, formally acknowledged that nonhuman animals are “sentient beings” and not merely goods or agricultural products. The European Community and the member states signatory to the treaty are required “to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals.”

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Animal Ethics

JULY 25, 2007

To the Editor: “ For ‘Animal Precinct,’ Reality Subject to Dispute ” (news article, July 23) missed the entire point of comprehensive animal welfare: that effective animal welfare requires both response and prevention. We constantly stretch our limited resources to save lives as a nonprofit organization.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2009

This is a guest post from Cherie, and I think that it is something everyone who rescues animals needs to read. “As an animal welfare worker (professionally or as a volunteer), you know what it feels like when you make a positive difference in the life of an animal. Thanks Cherie!

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ A Disgraceful Farm Bill ” (editorial, May 16): While the farm bill recently approved by Congress deals with enormous agricultural policy issues, it also includes three important provisions to protect animal welfare. Enforcement has been inconsistent at best.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 30, 2011

On the other hand, kids that don’t get the experience of having a pet early may become afraid of animals, especially if their parents don’t particularly care for animals. Dr. Tim is recognized as an expert on all aspects of pet health and a staunch advocate for the welfare of all animals.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 19, 2006

We are an animal welfare group working for animals in India— www.hopeandanimal.org we have tie up with a US based company for fund raising—If you buy pet products from www.petmedusa.net 10% of sale proceeds are donated to our organisation—Pls Bid and buy the product. with regards, Praveen Ohal

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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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Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2011

New legislation in California increases the misdemeanor penalty for animal neglect and makes it a crime to sell a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, or carnival. From Hometown Station AM 1220.

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