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On Egypt's Pig Cull

Animal Person

I received an e-mail from the well-meaning Wendy at Compassion in World Farming (which I find an odd combination of words) regarding Egypt's pig cull and asking me to send my protest to the Egyptian Government. CIWF wants to "halt the brutal killing of these animals, and to ensure that they can be assured of a humane future."

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Unacceptable Trade in Primate Research Animals

Critter News

Better to cull them than subject them to years of pain and loneliness in a lab. Tags: animal experimentation animal research primates medical research. They are considered an environmental pest because they are a non-native species that inflict ecological damage.but to deal with them this way is just unacceptable.

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Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line

Critter News

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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New Jersey Bear Hunt to Continue as Planned

Critter News

Despite efforts by animal rights activists to stop this hunt, it is scheduled to continue. It's a cull to "control the population." New Jersey’s first bear hunt in five years is just a week away and set to go on as planned despite a last-ditch effort by several animal rights organizations to have the hunt postponed.

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Dog Death Squads in China

4 The Love Of Animals

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. Thank you, Fred.

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China Gets to Buy Elephant Ivory

Critter News

Either way, I hate these incredibly intelligent animals being "harvested" as "product." It will allow China to bid for more than 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiled in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe through culling and natural deaths. Tags: ivory africa CITES poaching china elephants.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

10,000 Birds

Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation. A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value.

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