10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In what some might see as an unlikely alliance, wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, and – yes – hunters have banded together to convince those who hunt to use copper bullets instead of lead. And please share the Vimeo video The Non-Lead Hunter with anyone you know who hunts. If viewing will upset you, simply pass it along.

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Hunters Wildlife Rehabilitation Legislation Pigs 176

Critter News

MAY 28, 2009

In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research. So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)?

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Michael Vick Guinea Pigs Animal Cruelty Animal Abuse 100

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Here is a New York Times blog post about wolf hunting. While this belief might not compel us to be vegetarians, it does demand significant changes in the way we raise animals for food, and it forbids wolf hunting as a form of entertainment. Is meat-eating necessary? Why does this belief not "compel us to be vegetarians"?

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Vegetarian Pigs New York Times Cows 40

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

And what follows, as you might imagine, is his support of "ethical meat" (for those who insist on eating animals). Some have tried to resolve this gap by hunting or butchering an animal themselves, as if those experiences might somehow legitimize the endeavor of eating animals. He is against it for himself and his family.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100