Animal Person

JUNE 6, 2009

He recently wrote me: We are an abolitionist group and our approach is "Educate, Investigate & Liberate". We are currently doing an investigation on pig farms in Spain, including intensive and extensive/free-range farms (tho extensive ones are scarce since intensive ones are the majority in the industry). Thanks a lot.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 27, 2009

Animal Investigators: How the World’s First Wildlife Forensics Lab Is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species is an interesting read about the world’s first wildlife forensics lab. It has suspense and mystery, with undercover investigations, and innovative forensic techniques!

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Critter News

MARCH 19, 2009

Really interesting interview with an animal rights undercover investigator. Tags: animal abuse undercover investigation animal rights factory farm. This is very important work and an enlightening, though short, piece. I admire these people tremendously, whether they go undercover on a factory farm or a research institute.

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Critter News

MAY 15, 2009

The investigation is related to the Animal Welfare Act and Clemson's research activities, but no details are available at this time.

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AnimalEquality.net

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Between October and December 2023, investigators documented abuse at six facilities in Maharashtra and Kerala. Animal Equality is revealing widespread cruelty and legal violations in slaughterhouses connected to India’s dairy industry. In Deonar, several buffaloes attempted to… Source

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2010

SAEN) is calling for an investigation of Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, TX. Stop Animal Exploitation Now!

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Critter News

JANUARY 3, 2009

The RSPCA is investigating whether Prince Edward beat his dogs while hunting. Here is a link to the Daily Mail , complete with pictures. He alleges that he was merely trying to break up a fight between the two dogs.

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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2010

Compassion in World Farming led an undercover investigation that showed illegal tail docking and poor attempts at pig enrichment on factory farms, in violation of EU law. Now the pig industry is mad and claiming bias ( scroll down in article.) If you complied with the law, you wouldn't look like such jerks!

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AVMA News

MARCH 28, 2023

Under the ADMC Program, racing will have centralized testing driven by an investigative unit and will institute harmonization among laboratories. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) officially launched March 27.

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Critter News

JUNE 14, 2010

Malaysia, under pressure from animal rights activists, is going to investigate Progenix Labs. Malaysia is considering shutting down a controversial British-funded animal testing lab if there is evidence of cruelty there, the goverment's top veterinary official said on Sunday.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Investigators from Compassion in World Farming found 80 per cent of farms across five European countries engaging in illegal practices such as barren pens and routine tail-docking. It really sucks to be a factory farm pig in Europe.

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Pigs Europe Investigation Factory Farm 100

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

to investigate the abuse of over 100 dogs by an animal hoarder in Michigan. The Animal Legal Defense Fund provided $3500.00 From the ALDF site: Dearborn, Mich.–

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AnimalEquality.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Over a four-month period in 2024, whistleblowers captured drone footage at three UK salmon farms. These salmon farms are operated by three of the UK’s largest salmon producers. Two of the farms are certified by RSPCA Assured, and the third is accredited by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.

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Farming Welfare Standards Investigation RSPCA 119

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

Authorities said the deaths occurred in November but delayed the announcement in order to conduct an investigation and assemble a reward for information. The mated pair was passing through the area last fall as part of Operation Migration , an effort to restore a migrating population of the birds to the eastern United States.

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Kentucky Killing Endangered Species United States 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2021

Several tour companies and birders seeking to investigate birding in the country with the second highest bird species density in the world indicated that it may be futile to pursue a birding trip to Trinidad & Tobago given the closure of a single (and undeniably significant) lodge.

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Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

I predict they'll get nowhere. Stop Animal Exploitation Now filed the complaint with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging a probe of 50 U.S. researchers for allegedly filing fraudulent documents and performing nearly identical experimentation in violation of federal regulations, the organization said in a news release.

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Investigation Medical Research Groups Animal Cruelty 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2015

There were several incidents involving poisoned Peregrines in that area, so the police and the SVS / BirdLife Switzerland started to investigate the case, assisted by the group of conservationists from Serbia ( the news in German ).

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Switzerland Serbia Feral Falcons 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Justice Department is investigating seven of the deaths, since they violate federal law. (And that’s not even mentioning the many other non-eagle birds which meet an unfortunate end due to wind turbines.). . Apparently, the U.S.

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Eagles Bald Eagle United States Horses 211

Critter News

JULY 4, 2010

Interesting short interview with Kathy Guillermo.

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PETA Investigation Animal Research Tagged Animal 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

No guarantees, but in this case the agency had already given the owner a warning and was responsive and willing to investigate complaints. Birds should be treated with care and reverence, not left hooded and tied next to a gas pump like a character in a Mitch Rapp novel. Banner photo by Ingrid Taylar.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Tethering Giraffes Alabama 262

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2024

It’s also about personal journeys, where knowledge comes from and how it is shared, investigating the past through the lens of history and the lens of informed imagination, learning how to negotiate the grays of our ornithological heritage, and the magic of discovery.

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Philadelphia Birds Investigation North America 243

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The rails did indeed come to investigate but came up empty-beaked. Giving in to his innate desire to investigate natural happenings, Cope went to the other side of the feature to shed some light on the situation. He also mentioned how another opportunist, the Russet-naped Wood-Rail would come and take the prey from the amphibian.

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Costa Rica Investigation Shelters Sharks 255

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2012

” How else to explain the highly suspicious European Bee-Eater Turkish authorities are currently investigating. Last year, vigilant Saudi Arabian officials detained an Israeli spy vulture yet apparently failed to foil the “Zionist espionage plot.” Birders of the world: if you see something, say something. (

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Investigation Birds Israel 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2022

After the Crimson-crested Woodpecker investigated that branch, it left its smaller congener and flew across to another dead stump, this time with that lovely ocean backdrop. A Lineated Woodpecker and the much larger Crimson-crested Woodpecker making a landing behind it. Crimson-crested Woodpecker.

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Critter News

JUNE 28, 2009

It's a study funded by the US Department of Agriculture. One would think it would be elementary. Crowded and filthy conditions mean suffering for hens. But it's not just about the hens.it's about the money. How much suffering can and should they endure without significantly affecting the human pocketbook. Or corporate net income.

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Hens Eggs Animal Welfare Investigation South Carolina 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2012

As we explored the reef over the following hours we found our Pied Oystercatchers enjoying and investigating food options. Pied Oystercatcher nest with 2 eggs These last two nests were unattended due to the fact it was in the heat of the day and the reef was exposed.

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Feral Cats Turtles Eggs Investigation 176

Critter News

APRIL 10, 2009

Good news following an investigation of farm animal abuses by Mercy for Animals. In a written statement the company said it was making the move after an investigation revealed that Radlo Foods violated the terms of an agreement by working with a farm that is not in compliance with its strict animal welfare standards.

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Cage Free Eggs Egg Farm Animal Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2012

From suburban gardens to forests and marshes, they pop up from the cover of the undergrowth to investigate any unusual noises and respond very well to pishing. This post will look at the Superb Fairy-wren, Malurus Cyaneus , which can be easily found in a variety of habitats within the south-eastern corner of Australia.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2015

The investigation continues. So maybe some reckless member of this really quite attractive and fascinating species actually did do something untoward to some long-forgotten birder. Steal his girlfriend? Poop on his hat? Limpkin image by Dori (Own work) [ CC BY-SA 3.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Florida Investigation Research Species 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

Recently, our ordinal level project, a large international consortium led by researchers from BGI, University of Copenhagen, and Duke University, and including investigators from more than 20 countries, sequenced and/or collected the genomes from 48 bird species representing nearly all orders and covering a broad range of evolutionary diversity.

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Birds Investigation Groups Research 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2012

But he never investigated further and the frog remained shrouded in obscurity. The range of the Richmond Ribbiter is still being investigated, but it is likely that only a small fraction of its former range still supports the frogs. This shows the importance of habitat conservation, even in urban areas.

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New York City New York Leopards Investigation 153

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Towards the end of a beautiful day in Boston’s Mount Auburn Cemetery, I was investigating some Blue Jay alarms and suddenly found myself face to face with an Eastern Screech Owl. To complement homeopathic remedies, hypnotherapy and acupuncture, may I suggest Ornitherapy. Close enough in fact to make it cross-eyed.

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Owls Investigation Boston Birds 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2012

Then a flock of flickers foraging in a field got my attention and I parked and went over to investigate. Though the boardwalk over the marsh there is supposed to be open from 8 AM it was still locked up tight when I arrived at 8:15 so instead I drove on, keeping an eye out for birds.

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New Jersey Sparrows Investigation Killing 173

Critter News

APRIL 23, 2010

They received citations for animal welfare infractions, although apparently few of these infractions overlap with PETA claims from an undercover investigation. Tags: animal research utah university of utah undercover investigation PETA. You decide. From the Deseret News.

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Utah Guinea Pigs PETA Animal Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

But it points to new areas ripe for investigation. The research doesn’t fully explain why “supernumerary” (as if they were extras in an opera!) sperm are crucial to the development of avian life. Meanwhile, until those answers are found, just relax and let Monty Python explain it all.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

An undercover PETA investigator shot hours of footage of alleged mistreatment of animals. Tags: universities animal research utah undercover investigation PETA. A University representative denied any mistreatment: "None of the things she alleges are substantive," said Tom Parks, the U.'s s vice president for research.

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Utah PETA Research Investigation 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2013

Sure, they may arrive well before other bird species and risk getting caught in a cold snap without an ample source of food, but they are willing to investigate new sources. Birds are adaptable creatures and some like the above yellow-rumped warbler take a gamble when they return in migration.

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