Critter News

JANUARY 3, 2010

Tags: animal cruelty spay/neuter latin america strays companion animals. This is a good group. Check them out.

Stray 100

Stray America Companion Animal Spay 100

Critter News

APRIL 13, 2009

In the shadow of a $5 million-dollar grant given to Oklahoma State’s renowned veterinary school and then rescinded due to allegations of abusive and cruel animal research practices, Oklahoma State University Philosophy Club and Friends of the Forms will host animal activist Chris DeRose. DeRose will speak at 7 p.m., Truly unfair.

Medical Research 100

Medical Research Medical Research Oklahoma 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.

Animal Abuse 100

Animal Abuse Pigs Farming Iowa 100

Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2010

Animal rights advocates say it's cruel to the nearly defenseless bears and harms them psychologically. Statutes banning animal fighting have a specific exemption for dog training. Statutes banning animal fighting have a specific exemption for dog training. State law on the issue is murky.

South Carolina 100

South Carolina Bears Humane Society Of The United States Humane 100

Critter News

JULY 13, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty law enforcement blood sport dog fighting. It happened about a week ago with up to 350 dogs seized in 5 states. About 30 people were arrested.

Animal Cruelty 100

Animal Cruelty Cruelty Laws Tagged Animal 100

Critter News

JANUARY 1, 2010

Tags: animal cruelty. I can't even comment on this, the anger is too intense. Happy New Year {insert sarcasm here!).

Animal Cruelty 100

Animal Cruelty Oregon Cruelty Tagged Animal 100

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Thanks to Mercy for Animals for their undercover work exposing this egg industry practice. Tags: animal cruelty eggs farm animal welfare factory farm. What a subject line, but it's true. This is the second time this year that I've heard of this group capturing headlines. I'd never heard of them before.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Egg Farm Egg Industry 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

It's not perfect, but it's progress in one of the more animal welfare-challenged parts of the US. Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense. Tags: animal cruelty legislation Arkansas us.

Arkansas 100

Arkansas Cruelty Laws Humane Society Of The United States 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn internet. Good article in the Irish Times analyzing the role of the Internet in the the crime and capture of Kenny Glenn, cat torturer.

Animal Abuse 100

Animal Abuse Animal Cruelty Cruelty Tagged Animal 100

Critter News

JUNE 1, 2009

A farm-animal breeder who ran what a prosecutor called "the zoo from hell" was convicted Tuesday of animal cruelty. A jury in West Haverstraw deliberated less than two hours before convicting Robert Everle of all 13 charges of torturing, injuring and starving animals. And people wonder why I'm so disappointed by humans.

New York 100

New York Zoos Animal Cruelty Farm Animal 100

Critter News

MARCH 23, 2009

News of the Weird Owners claim dog died from being in non-ventilated Animal Control vehicle. How should Animal Control evaluate their claim? It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. Tags: animal cruelty Stupid USDA animal welfare us.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Animal Welfare Ethical Treatment 100

Critter News

AUGUST 14, 2009

Tags: animal testing animal cruelty military pigs medical research PETA. But it's worth noting that someone out there took some action on this gruesome story. And that's what I like about PETA and why I recently became a member for the first time. They are fast, organized, committed and they get attention.

PETA 100

PETA Protest Protesting Protesters 100

Critter News

JANUARY 31, 2009

DMX was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a variety of offenses , including animal cruelty. Tags: animal cruelty.

Animal Cruelty 100

Animal Cruelty Cruelty Tagged Animal Tagged 100

Critter News

APRIL 13, 2009

How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Most animals in the U.S. This is really interesting. I certainly didn't.

Animal Welfare Act 100

Animal Welfare Act Animal Welfare Farm Animal Farmed Animals 100

Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2009

Carlisle is seen smiling in the photo and a comment on the social Internet site says the animals were euthanized through drowning. Tags: animal cruelty. She's claiming it's all a big mistake. Not an easy defense when you're dumb enough to post a picture of yourself afterwards on Facebook.

Rabbits 100

Rabbits Animal Cruelty Cruelty Tagged Animal 100

Critter News

MARCH 3, 2009

Schomaker, who was released from jail after paying a $400 fine on the arrest warrant, faces drug and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Tags: animal cruelty Stupid. He did not immediately respond to phone messages left Monday seeking comment. What a bunch of.

Animal Cruelty 100

Animal Cruelty Cats Cruelty Tagged Animal 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn. I came across this story about it in Russia Today, an English language Russian newsite. By the way, here's a petition to have him tried as an adult. It claims that his brother was in on the abuse as well.maybe he was the camera guy? Lovely kids.

Animal Abuse 100

Animal Abuse Animal Cruelty Russia Cruelty 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

But it certainly raised my awareness that animals are used in military trauma-training exercises. Thousands of live animals are shot, stabbed, dismembered, burned, and poisoned every year in Department of Defense (DoD) training exercises designed to train medics and infantry in how to treat various human battlefield injuries.

PETA 100

PETA Obama Animal Cruelty Animal 100

Critter News

JANUARY 8, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty entertainment elephants. This is a new blog I came across called Paws4Life, The Reality of What Humans do. This post has three graphic pictures of a baby elephant allegedly being "trained" for the entertainment industry. I'm thinking it's India?

Elephants 100

Elephants Animal Cruelty Cruelty India 100

Critter News

APRIL 16, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty exper new iberia research center primates medical research. They are at least admitting there are problems with standard operating procedures at New Iberia Research Center. Officials claim to be taking steps to correct certain problems.

Primates 100

Primates Research Research Center Medical Research 100

Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

Stop Animal Exploitation Now filed the complaint with U.S. The animal research industry is just as unregulated as Wall Street was before the current economic crisis," said Michael A. "The The animal research industry is just as unregulated as Wall Street was before the current economic crisis," said Michael A.

Investigation 100

Investigation Medical Research Groups Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty puppy mills animal welfare us. This is definitely a situation that could have been stopped early on. How much suffering and death resulted from this family's practices? The article is particularly thorough and damning.

Puppy Mills 100

Puppy Mills Puppies Animal Abuse Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty china monkeys. If only they could have escaped to a better life.

Monkeys 100

Monkeys China Animal Abuse Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

JULY 29, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty blood sport humane society Michael Vick sick. Plus, I personally have no room for forgiveness for Sick Vick. Others may, but I don't. What do you all think about his upcoming work for the Humane Society? Pretty savvy on HSUS' part? Or are they trying to get publicity?

Michael Vick 100

Michael Vick HSUS Animal Cruelty The Humane Society 100

Critter News

JUNE 1, 2009

That's why this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund strikes a cord with me. Sargeant, doing business as Sargeant’s Wholesale Biologicals, buys carcasses from animal shelters and sells them to research facilities such as UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. From the ALDF blog. Arrested in June 2007, Michael J.

Shelters 100

Shelters Animal Legal Defense Fund ALDF Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn Michael Vick. Why should we care so much about a cat and not about the abuse of a child? Are cats more important than people? What kind of world is this? We saw it with Michael Vick and we'll see it with this kid.

Michael Vick 100

Michael Vick Animal Abuse Animal Cruelty Cruelty 100

Critter News

AUGUST 1, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty blood sport Stupid. It is alleged that attendees would gamble on the outcome of the canary fights, put down their money, and then place two birds in a cage to see which would emerge the victor.

Animal Cruelty 100

Animal Cruelty New Jersey Boston Cruelty 100

Critter News

JULY 16, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty idiocy. Good riddance.

Animal Cruelty 100

Animal Cruelty Killing Cruelty Tagged Animal 100

Critter News

APRIL 16, 2009

Here in Seattle, NARN (Northwest Animal Rights Network) has been staging protests at a local restaurant that serves foie gras. I guess small protests like NARN's seem futile when compared to the overwhelming issue of animal welfare, but you have to think that a number of small protests over time can have a large cumulative impact.

Foie Gras 100

Foie Gras San Diego Protest Protesting 100

Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2009

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

Puppy Mills 100

Puppy Mills Puppies Washington Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 26, 2008

I came across this 2005 book from the Society & Animals Journal titled Confronting Cruelty Moral Orthodoxy and the Challenge of the Animal Rights Movement. Readership: This book will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the animal rights movement in England, the United States and Australia.

Cruelty 100

Cruelty Animal Rights Movement Factory Farm Factory Farming 100

Critter News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty africa seal hunters seals namibia hunting. The pair were subsequently held by the Namibian authorities before being freed after agreeing to pay a fine for "entering a protected marine area without a permit.".

Seals 100

Seals Hunting Namibia Hunters 100

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.

Industry 100

Industry Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Welfare 100

Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty illegal pets primates us. Pierce Onthank, the president of an oil and gas company, was charged in January with illegal possession of a primate for keeping a siamang, a type of gibbon that is native to rain forests in Malaysia and Indonesia and can weigh up to 30 pounds and stand 3 feet high.

Connecticut 100

Connecticut illegal Primates Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty georgia blood sport legislation dog fighting us. A first conviction means one to five years in prison, a fine of at least $5,000, or both. The law also makes attending a dog fight a high and aggravated misdemeanor on the first offense, a felony on subsequent ones.

Georgia 100

Georgia Laws Dogs Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Tags: animal cruelty circus elephants. employee, claims the defendants inhumanely and illegally mistreat their Asian elephants and have done so for decades. According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 Endangered Species Act by hitting them with bull hooks.

Ringling Bros 100

Ringling Bros Ringling Brothers Circus Elephant Elephants 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Tags: animal cruelty Texas dog fighting us. “It’s like the Saturday night poker game for hardened criminals,” said one of the undercover agents, Sgt. Manning, describing the tense atmosphere at the fights. Disgusting and disturbing.

Texas 100

Texas Pit Bulls Animal Cruelty Investigation 100