Ted Kennedy and Animal Welfare
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AUGUST 28, 2009
Interesting article on Senator Edward Kennedy that highlights his little-known contributions to animal welfare. Tags: legislation animal welfare. It's from the Humane Society.
Animal Welfare Supported in Islam?
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JANUARY 12, 2009
Tags: islam animal rights animal welfare. Thanks to NARN for pointing out this short piece printed on the internet edition of the Saudi Gazette.
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Animal Welfare at Change.org
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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Did you see that Change.org now has an Animal Welfare page? As far as I know, Change.org is the only relatively-mainstream site with a broad, global audience, that has made this distinction and doesn't lump welfare and rights together as if they're the same thing. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.
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Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?
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AUGUST 28, 2009
Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. It looks like Michigan's Big Ag is afraid they could end up with their own Proposition 2.
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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals
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APRIL 13, 2009
How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “farm animals are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) only when used in biomedical research, testing, teaching and exhibition. This is really interesting. I certainly didn't.
Pig Castration in Europe - An Animal Welfare Concern
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JANUARY 19, 2009
Tags: europe pigs farm animal welfare. This year, the European Commission will issue a research contract, worth up to €1 million for a study into alternatives to the castration of pigs and dehorning of cattle.
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100 What's the Difference Between Animal Welfare and Animal Rights?
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JUNE 4, 2009
Tags: animal rights animal welfare. Here's one perspective. See if you can figure out when the author starts talking about PETA. She doesn't mention it by name, but who else could it be?).
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Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues
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JANUARY 5, 2009
Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. Tags: farm animal welfare us agribusiness. It's a small mention in this Ag Week article about issues coming up in 2009 , but worth noting. The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says.
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Ontario Animal Welfare Law Goes Into Effect
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MARCH 8, 2009
Tags: ontario canada legislation animal welfare. Penalties for individuals under the act include fines between $1,000 and $60,000 and jail time between 30 days and two years. Pet owners convicted of a crime under the act can also be barred from owning any animals for life.
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100 EU Sends Inspectors to Portugal for Farm Animal Welfare
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DECEMBER 28, 2009
Tags: europe portugal farm animal welfare. My 2010 resolution is to try and track animal rights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Spain is much more advanced than Portugal in this area, but both need improvement (as do we all.).
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100 Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio
Critter News
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Tags: ohio farm animal welfare us agribusiness. Would such a bill lead to jurisdiction over puppy mill breeders as well? It's an issue to follow though. If it passes, it will encourage other states' ag industries to go on the offensive to protect their "raw materials.".
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Another Fake Animal Welfare Group
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DECEMBER 9, 2009
The National Animal Interest Alliance is an association of business, agricultural, scientific, and recreational interests dedicated to promoting animal welfare, supporting responsible animal use and strengthening the bond between humans and animals. Tags: corporate lies. And here's the answer. Clever bastards.
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Humane Society Likes Obama's Animal Welfare Picks
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DECEMBER 20, 2008
I bet you didn't realize that Obama had any animal welfare picks, but he did. Tags: Obama humane society USDA us. And, in general, the Humane Society and its Legislative Fund likes them. They are very enthusiastic about Tom Vilsack, the proposed Secretary of Agriculture. In fact, he was their top choice.
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Key AETA Supporter Suspended Over Animal Welfare
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MAY 8, 2010
From Current.com She was recently suspended from working with animals, a “rare move prompted by what officials called a ‘clear pattern’ of problems with animal welfare.” Tags: animal research animal enterprise terrorism act primates University of Wisconsin. Now, she's been suspended from working with animals.
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100 The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It
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DECEMBER 17, 2014
As a result of the funding mechanisms whereby state agencies rely on hunter purchase of hunting tags to maintain operations, these bureaucracies are not going to promote predators in the face of opposition from hunters.”. This principle reaffirms that animal welfare is an integral part of modern conservation.
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Ontario Updates Animal Welfare Law
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NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Tags: animal law. For the first time, animal care standards will be established and failure to comply with these standards will be an offence. Glad they're finally doing something, but really, why has it taken this long?
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An Animal Welfare First in Spain
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FEBRUARY 4, 2010
Tags: spain dogs. Nacho Paunero, President of El Refugio, notes that this is the first time in Spain that someone has been fined for abandoning their animal at the doors of a refuge. He considers it a step forward in the protection of animals in Spain.
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The Conflict Between Animal Welfare and Agribusiness
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MARCH 30, 2010
Tags: corporate lies humane society agriculture agribusiness. This article pretty much sums up how the two agendas are simply at cross-purposes. Compassion is perceived to hurt profits. It spotlights the Humane Society, but I think it's a pretty universal comparison.
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Kansas University Tries to Correct Welfare Violations
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DECEMBER 22, 2009
Tags: animal research. Kansas University Medical Center was nailed by USDA inspectors for violations including improper treatment for sick animals, aging facilities and failing to provide appropriate enrichment opportunities for animals who appear to be under psychological stress.
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100 Manila Zoo Sounds Like a Nasty Place
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MARCH 17, 2009
They are working with local animal welfare groups on this issue. Opponents like to think that animal welfare is only an issue in developed countries amongst the white middle class. Tags: animal welfar zoo PETA phillipines. PETA is trying to prevent more animals going to the Manila Zoo. Good for them. That's not true.
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Irish Senator Complains of Animal Welfare "Cabal"
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APRIL 12, 2010
Tags: Ireland legislation puppy mills dogs. Fine Gael and rural Fianna Fáil backbenchers have called for greyhound breeders to be exempt because the industry is already regulated by existing legislation. They also want an exemption for hunt kennels which do not breed dogs for commercial purposes.
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100 EU Backing Cloned Animal Products
Critter News
OCTOBER 18, 2010
It's bad enough having to deal with the welfare of normal farm animals, but what about the welfare of cloned animals? If they are cloned solely for the products they provide, will it be more difficult to argue for their welfare as living creatures? Tags: europe cloning farm animal welfare. From the Daily Mail.
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100 Ag's Reaction to Ohio Deal with Humane Society
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JULY 4, 2010
Yesterday, I raised the issue that some may think the Humane Society copped out by making a deal with Ohio agriculture and NOT bringing new animal welfare regulations to the ballot. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare agriculture agribusiness.
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Senator Maria Cantwell Receives Award for Animal Welfare Work
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MARCH 8, 2010
Tags: State of Washington legislation humane society congress us. The Humane Society of the United States cited Senator Cantwell’s efforts to improve marine mammal rescue capability, including such challenges as disentangling marine mammals from fishing nets. The Society also noted Cantwell’s work on climate change.
Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line
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APRIL 24, 2009
We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Here's an example.
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World Farm Animal Day is October 2
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Tags: farm animal welfare. Lest we forget their suffering.
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100 Horrible Animal Abuse at Iowa Pig Farm
Critter News
OCTOBER 9, 2008
Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.
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100 Pork Industry Moving into Defensive Mode
Critter News
MARCH 19, 2009
The Pork Board has planned delegate meetings at the {annual Pork Industry} forum to discuss quality assurance rules including animal handling, and how much money to allocate to promote animal welfare. Tags: animal cruelty pigs pork farm animal welfare factory farm animal welfare.
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More Alleged Abuse At Iowa Egg Farms
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APRIL 7, 2010
Tags: animal abuse eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. Another undercover video from the Humane Society.
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100 Horrible Tail Docking Video Spurs Call for Ban
Critter News
JANUARY 28, 2010
Tags: New York tail docking farm animal welfare. Just awful. More great undercover work though by Mercy for Animals.
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100 Puppy Mills Still Flourish in Quebec
Critter News
JANUARY 7, 2009
Tags: canada quebec puppy mills animal welfare. Here's a Montreal Gazette article on the vile proliferation of puppy mills in Quebec.
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100 April is Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
Critter News
APRIL 7, 2009
Tags: aspca animal cruelty welfare. Here's a web page on the ASPCA's site with some activities. They are also doing the talk shows.
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100 Chicken Wars in the Pacific Northwest
Critter News
JUNE 28, 2010
Tags: seattle pacific northwest farm animal welfare chickens. Silly piece in a way about the battle between people who want urban chickens and those who don't.
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100 No-Kill Conference Already Sold Out
Critter News
MARCH 2, 2009
Tags: spay and neuter feral cats animal welfare us. The National No-Kill Conference scheduled for May 2-3 in Washington, DC is ALREADY sold out.
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Help Haiti's Animals
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JANUARY 19, 2010
Haiti.the only country where I believe human welfare is only slightly better than animal welfare. Tags: natural disaster Haiti animal rescue Best Friends. Here's a link to the Best Friends page to donate to animal rescue in Haiti. The organization is part of the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti. That's really, really bad.
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Leona Helmsley's Fortune Goes to Medical Research
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APRIL 23, 2009
Over $100 million went to medical research while about $1 million went to animal welfare causes. Actually, less than $1 million dollars went to animal welfare because a portion went to guide dog associations and that is human welfare as far as I’m concerned.) Yesterday I read about how Leona Helmsley’s estate was divided up.
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100 CBS News Runs Series on Factory Farms
Critter News
FEBRUARY 20, 2010
According to her, there was a message that removing the use of antibiotics would actually improve these poor animals' welfare. Tags: antibiotics cbs farm animal welfare factory farm agriculture agribusiness. Unfortunately, I missed this series as we don't watch network television. A friend of mine said it was quite good.
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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?
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AUGUST 15, 2010
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farm animal welfare factory farm. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go.
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Consolidation of Egg Industry
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OCTOBER 19, 2008
At the International Egg Commission’s annual meeting, held last month in China, it was noted that animal welfare activists in the U.S. The Mexican egg industry is challenged by sanitary problems, and while it recognizes animal welfare issues they are said to not currently be a concern of Mexican consumers.
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Belgian Bill Calls for Pig Castration WITH Anesthesia
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MARCH 26, 2010
Tags: europe pigs castration farm animal welfare belgium agribusiness. They castrate piglets WITHOUT anesthesia. I hope this bill passes. But I post about so many legislative proposals, with so few actual passages. We'll have to wait and see.
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Veterinary Association Did Not Support Prop 2
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NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Tags: proposition 2 california farm animal welfare avma. The American Veterinary Medical Association did NOT support Proposition 2. Now they want to be involved in the rule-making. If you want to know why they opposed it, here's a link to their reasoning.
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100 Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio
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JULY 3, 2010
Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare. To me, it's another example of the Humane Society's growing savvy and clout in the US.
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California's Ag Industry Worried that State Committee will Focus on "Emotion"
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JANUARY 19, 2009
Basically, it sounds like the ag committee will be including food safety and animal welfare concerns in their discussions. Tags: california bile farming farm animal welfare agribusiness food. The ag industry does NOT like this. There is definitely a new tide in California, post Proposition 2.
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100 USDA Issues Warning Letter to Oregon National Primate Research Center
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MARCH 15, 2009
In December, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to the primate center for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates treatment of many commercial animals from pet kittens to laboratory guinea pigs. Tags: medical research PETA animal welfare us.
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