Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

No, their suffering will be far more drawn out. Humar, pictured on the right, is just one animal to have suffered this traditional, yet ineffective treatment, to horrifying effect. For many years, Humar had carried heavy loads for his owner and was now suffering from arthritis. His suffering didn’t stop there.

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APRIL 22, 2009

"Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Tags: quotes. Because government is not. Animals don't vote." Paul Harvey, American Radio Commentator.

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OCTOBER 3, 2008

we call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words. Tags: quotes. Anna Sewell.

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MARCH 19, 2010

I don't care if they're supposedly working for altruistic purposes (they're not, but that's another story), they are allowing animals to suffer through negligent care separate from the excruciating experiments they must still undergo. The public doesn't want animals to suffer gratuitously in research laboratories," said Martin Stephens, Ph.D.,

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Critter News

JUNE 28, 2009

Crowded and filthy conditions mean suffering for hens. How much suffering can and should they endure without significantly affecting the human pocketbook. Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. It's a study funded by the US Department of Agriculture. One would think it would be elementary.

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Critter News

APRIL 8, 2010

The steeply declining number of whales in the world's oceans is causing the remaining creatures to suffer loneliness and 'lose the will the live', a leading expert has claimed. But now a French scientist has said the majestic mammals - which can reach 80ft in length and weigh the same as a passenger jet - could also suffer from heartbreak.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

It's an adult male macaque suffering from zoochosis. The problem is characterised by the animal swaying its head and pacing up and down in its enclosure incessantly in a trance-like state, indicating it may be suffering from boredom." Tags: India animal cruelty macaque zoochosis. It's the first time I've ever heard the term.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Octopus are highly intelligent creatures.not that ANY creature should suffer like this. Tags: octopus New York animal cruelty restaurants PETA. Live octopus are apparently being served LIVE in some New York restaurants. Good grief! PETA is arguing that this practice violates New York's anti-cruelty laws.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 4, 2008

To encourage cruelty in the name of science can only destroy the finer emotions of affection and sympathy, and breed an unfeeling callousness in the young towards suffering in all living creatures. -- Eleanor Roosevelt. Tags: quotes.

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Critter News

JANUARY 9, 2009

"The brute animals have all the same sensations of pain as human beings, and consequently endure as much pain when their body is hurt; but in their case the cruelty of torment is greater, because they have no mind to bear them up against their sufferings, and no hope to look forward to when enduring the last extreme pain."

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Critter News

OCTOBER 2, 2009

There was a picture on the bus commemorating the event with a picture of a cow looking, dare I say it, noble and long-suffering. Tags: depressed farm animal welfare. Perhaps it's because of gloomy October or maybe it's because I'm getting over the flu, but I felt very sad. How depressing.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

Well, if your dog suffers from arthritis or joint pain, this giveaway is for you! Tags: giveaways. You may remember our post awhile back about a great product called FlexPet. One lucky reader will get a 3 month supply of this amazing supplement. This is open to those who live in the USA only.

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MARCH 4, 2010

And who will suffer? Tags: Stupid pigs companion animals. People are buying them like crazy, which means.eventually people will start dumping them like crazy. The animal shelters who have to find them homes at the expense of other animals. Thanks lady! And, yes, she plans on making money from these animals by franchising.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

How much suffering and death resulted from this family's practices? Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty puppy mills animal welfare us. She kept being given "one more chance" with the end result of about 600 dogs finally being seized from the establishments. This is definitely a situation that could have been stopped early on.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2010

SAEN says previous USDA reports revealed primates have died at the Texas lab from dehydration and hypothermia, while others have simply been "found dead" -- possibly without veterinary care -- after suffering from serious disease conditions that include temperatures up to 105 degrees. Tags: animal research primates Texas.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

"Animals and humans suffer and die alike. Tags: quotes. If you had to kill your own calf before you ate it, most likely you would not be able to do it. To hear the calf scream, to see the blood spill, to see the baby being taken away from its momma, and to see the look of death in the animal's eye would turn your stomach.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Addressing supporters and the media at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center, Tomlin said elephants in zoos across the country are suffering in confinement. Tags: zoos elephants. Echoing claims made by others who oppose elephant exhibitions, Tomlin said the pachyderms are afflicted by foot and joint problems when not allowed to roam.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

Do they suffer any more or less in death? But the other issues--sentience, suffering, being part of the "mysterious unity of life"--Cohen's own criteria for lumping anyone into one category, are all equally true for humans. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Language. Are they any more or less sentient? I think not.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

They shouldn't be made to suffer for all this. Tags: animal sanctuary. But, again, it's a sad story for the victim and the accused. Even worse, the accused appears to have tried to cover up the hit-and-run. I hope the sanctuary animals find good homes.

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JANUARY 3, 2010

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AUGUST 17, 2008

Although the court noted that these practices are controversial and that downed animals ‘suffer greatly,’ it found the record on appeal insufficient to warrant striking the regulations at this time,” explains an article from the Environmental News Service. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm us.

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JUNE 20, 2010

Self-awareness, suffering and a social culture along with high mental abilities are a hallmark of cetaceans, an order grouping more than 80 whales, dolphins and porpoises, say marine biologists. Tags: marine life marine animals whales.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

And the disturbing video: Tags: animal cruelty PETA.

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MAY 26, 2009

You see people shut down if you talk about how a rat can suffer," says Chad Sandusky, director of toxicology and research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that fights for animal rights and advocates vegetarianism. "You Tags: rats animal experimentation laboratories medical research.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2010

An Arlington, Texas, municipal judge ruled that the animals suffered from neglect and cruel conditions, and an appeal by the company's owners to a higher court was denied last weekend. Tags: zoos exotic animals detroit animal rescue PETA. The raid followed an undercover investigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

We had a great response to the FlexPet giveaway, and we sure do wish that we could help all dogs who are suffering with joint issues. Tags: giveaways. Sadly, there can be only one winner, Susan Orton. You can “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” (plus free shipping if ordering by midnight tonight) by ordering directly off this landing page: [link] !

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Critter News

JULY 2, 2009

They are wild creatures and their psychology must suffer from these abnormal arrangements. Tags: chimpanzees entertainment. Well, supposedly there's a film and book deal pending. Who will benefit from all this? His new trainer? But I thought he was at an animal sanctuary? He should just be left alone. Another piece of the Jackson mess.

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Critter News

AUGUST 29, 2008

The wolves suffer needlessly because hunters simply wound them more often then not firing from an airplane. Tags: Palin alaska wolves. I understand there may be some instances where predator control is necessary. I'm not an absolutist on this point. Doing it from low flying aircraft, however, is just barbaric. It's worth watching.

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 15, 2009

I don't want to comment right now except to say that there are no graphic images of suffering similar to those in, say, Earthlings. Tags: Activism Ethics Film. Karol Orzechowskiof Animal Voices (who interviewed yours truly back in July!) created the following film for your viewing, um. for your viewing. But that's me.

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Animal Person

APRIL 8, 2009

So his suffering was basically prolonged because he looked good on that one day, and because testing is done only if there are symptoms. My only hope is that other kitties at Project Treadstone aren't suffering someplace hidden. Of course, when kitties are suffering they usually hide so that's profoundly unrealistic.

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Critter News

APRIL 6, 2009

Now, it looks like we may be contributing to individual suffering as well. Tags: oceans seafood pain crabs. Overfishing, poor resource management, the view of life as a product for sale, and pure greed is crashing fisheries and destroying beautiful ecosystems.

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MAY 27, 2009

Some of the dogs suffered from malnutrition, urine burns and overgrown nails. Tags: HSUS puppy mills. The smell of hot urine eminated from the property lined with pens and more makeshift cages, created with plywood and rusty metal doors.

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OCTOBER 26, 2008

The norm of moderate concern for animals - that animals matter albeit less than humans - permits the (ab)use of animals in vivisection, factory farming, bloodsports and other contexts where animals suffer. Tags: animal cruelty books.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Lots of people have died in the wildfires in Australia, and I'm sure a lot of animals have suffered too. Tags: australia animal rescue. Here's a video of an Australian firefighter making a big difference to one little koala. This critter was lucky, and was rescued. It gives people a bit of hope.'.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

This is a matter of human compassion to prevent the further suffering of animals that have already served this species in prior experiments. Sincerely, Tags: chimpanzees animal research almagordo primates new mexico. These highly intelligent animals should be PERMANENTLY retired and a PERMANENT sanctuary created for them.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Brown, a case in which the meat industry is attempting to invalidate a California law designed to reduce animal suffering and protect public safety. Tags: meat california farm animal welfare factory farm animal law meatpacking.

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