Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Here's an example.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Here is the letter: I’ve just received an urgent report that another city in China is planning a mass cull to slaughter any unregistered dogs, strays, and even registered family dogs that are over 14 inches (35cm) tall. You might remember the attached e-mail I sent you recently about a similar cull.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

There is: Growing skepticism about how well the North American Model serves not just the wild animals in our public trust, but also the conservation priorities of non-consumptive users who are the majority users of public lands. This principle reaffirms that animal welfare is an integral part of modern conservation.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

And culls of Nyala have been proposed. This is of course an anathema for many in the animal rights camp. I’m not unsympathetic to concerns about animal welfare, really. Lions from Tembe have founded new populations across Africa, reducing the pressure on Tembe’s other predators. To a point.

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Animal Person

JUNE 17, 2009

And if Compassion in World Farming wanted to see if I knew of their campaigns and might want to support them, they could have easily Googled CIWF right at Animal Person, at which point they'd find: On Compassion in World Farming. On Egypt's Pig Cull. Eat More Veal? How About Be More Honest. On Graphic Images We DON'T See.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

What’s even more frustrating is when animal rights people learn of plans to cull nonnative species. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. on a daily basis, both legally and otherwise. there is actually a group dedicated to saving lobsters!),

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