Critter News

APRIL 2, 2012

According to this article from the NPR site , such rescues are occuring more regularly as dogs are increasingly becoming pets. These dogs were rescued by Chinese activists before they could be slaughtered for meat. A good story from China for once.

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Rescue Butcher Dog Rescue Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf I say they were butchered, face-off.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 194

Animal Person

APRIL 7, 2009

This is about finding "affordable options for unwanted horses," the article says. Butcher (no joke) from Montana: " “No one has to send a horse to a processing plant. Butcher plainly speaks of the use of horses and that those not usable perhaps should be killed. Financially). It’s just an option for horses that are unusable.

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Horse Slaughter Horses Unwanted Horses Slaughter 100

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Angus sent me a link to " Animal Parts: High Style of Just Plain Beastly " wherein Zosia Bielski reports that "hipsters are going whole hog, donning road kill as accessories and cow hooves on their feet.". The underlying philosophy is that the dead animals "should be used in their entirety." It's giving the animal purpose after life.

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Butcher Ethics Killing Vegetarian 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The first was Lewis Binford, who noted, correctly, that if you look at actual animal bones from actual archaeological sites, you could not objectively see clear evidence that would distinguish hunting from scavenging, and if you compared these “food remains” to hyena food remains, they looked roughly the same.

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Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

4): Your article about E. Then I saw the photo of Stephanie Smith and read the accompanying article. 4, 2009 To the Editor: Your otherwise impressive article did not mention irradiation, the only reliable method of eliminating E. To the Editor: Re “ The Burger That Shattered Her Life: Trail of E. Victoria Bridgehampton, N.Y.,

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New York Times New York Hamburgers Meat Industry 40