Critter News

OCTOBER 18, 2011

It was also a perhaps belated realization by these chefs and their fans that a law signed eight years ago is truly taking effect and is about to change the way they do business drastically, putting California on the front lines of the battle about force-feeding ducks and geese to produce the silky liver delicacy.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

"I find it interesting that so called experts and politicians are quick to condemn Sea Shepherd's tactics for upholding conservation law yet say not a word about the escalating physical violence directed at us by the whalers who are breaking the law," said Captain Paul Watson. We are down here to enforce the law, not to break it.".

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

This was a clear violation of animal law. Next time, though, I might want to hook up with an animal rights group to protest. But within the last year, an animal cruelty investigation almost shut one down because spikes were being used to antagonize the bull. We are in Gustine and we were invited to the spectacle being held tonight.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 25, 2009

A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.), SAEN said UC Davis is responsible for the deaths of at least 14 monkeys over an 11-month period from June of 2008 to April of this year, and that the deaths violated federal law. The others are the University of Michigan and University of Louisiana/New Iberia.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The celebration was occasioned by 2018 being the centennial of the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act , a seminal environmental law. (Fun Fun fact: only three species in the lower 48 states are not protected by that statute – the House Sparrow, Rock Pigeon, and Common Starling.).

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Animal Equality

DECEMBER 5, 2024

From changing laws and corporate policies to amplifying voices in protests and digital actions, your commitment has sparked a wave of change for millions of animals. This year, the incredible dedication and passion of Animal Equality volunteers have driven monumental progress for animals across the globe.

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Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. Why do you suppose that is? Like I said, the entire animal rights "ethic" is both cynical and dishonest.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

But prejudices die hard, all the more so when, as in the present case, they are insulated by widespread secular customs and religious beliefs, sustained by large and powerful economic interests, and protected by the common law. Might does not make right; might does make law. The animal rights movement is not for the faint of heart.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Golden-throated Barbet has already launched several protests asking for a name change as it does not want to be associated with cannibalism – however, so far without success. That expedition is now mostly known for its failure and for the proven cannibalism some of its members resorted to.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Bush signed the “ Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act ” into law this past Monday (November 27, 2006). The law protects animal enterprises from courses of conduct designed to disrupt their normal profitable functioning. The new law is chilling both in its scope and in its narrowness. On November 4, 2005, Rep.

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