Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2009

She says that northwest Washington is a refuge for puppy mills because regulation up there is particularly lax. Tags: animal cruelty animal rescue puppy mills. One of my coworkers is heavily involved in puppy mill issues. If the regulation in this area is worse than puppy mill regulation in general, it must be REALLY bad.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

In Washington State, Adam Karp is your man. Tags: animal law. But, he also has a list of referrals for lawyers in other states that do this kind of thing.

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Critter News

JUNE 1, 2009

Here is a link to a PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) web page with signs of what to look for. It's a Washington State organization, but the information is still useful anywhere. Tags: animal cruelty.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

After all the brewhaha about improving the conditions at the King County animal shelters in Washington State (where we live), I'm still seeing this kind of stuff. Tags: animal shelter management seattle State of Washington King county. When is King County going to clean up its act?

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JUNE 5, 2009

A prominent researcher in the specialized field of animal laughter, Jaak Panksepp of Washington State University, said it definitely goes farther back than that. "I Tags: animal behavior primates.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

When you read stories in major newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek, be wary of simplification, bias, and a tendency to support traditional views indifferent to animals’ interests. I especially like these suggestions.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

I went to graduate school at the University of Washington here in Seattle. addition to the macaque, the USDA took issue with the unsanitary conditions of the animals’ food storage and with the discovery of expired and unlabeled drugs in the facility. Tags: animal research University of Washington USDA.

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