10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2021
I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. Has it really been 21 years (almost) from the publication of Jonathan Franzen’s New Yorker article, “ Emptying the Skies ,” six years since the documentary with the same name?
Critter News
APRIL 25, 2010
I don't support the slaughter of any animal, but if an animal will die anyway, don't we want the best possible conditions? This article also talks about my least favorite bastard chef Gordon Ramsey and the aftermath of his comments to eat horse. Tags: canada gordon ramsey mexico horse slaughter. I just don't know.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 9, 2008
I came across this strange article about German research on which slaughter method creates more pain for the animal: the Western method of stunning or the Islamic method of a cut to the neck. You can read all about the results in the article. Tags: islam Slaughterhouse Germany cows. What an utterly grotesque project.
Critter News
APRIL 21, 2009
WHO could defend the slaughter of 300,000 harp, hooded and grey seals by hook-wielding hunters out to make a quick buck from the seals' pelts? So, he pens this little poisonous article to see what kind of reaction he can get. Tags: seal hunters idiocy. Ah, nothing like a column defending baby sea killers to get the blood going.
Animal Person
JUNE 20, 2009
Bea sent me a link to an article in Gourmet called " Humane Slaughterhouses ," by Rebecca Marx, that is absurd. While plenty of people pay attention to the question of what it means to raise an animal humanely, far fewer stop to consider the notion—and the ostensible paradox—of humane slaughter." It is murder. Where to begin.
Animal Person
APRIL 7, 2009
This is about finding "affordable options for unwanted horses," the article says. Not approving the institutionalized slaughter of the horses we claim to hold so dear lowers that value. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. If you want to address the problem, you do something about the people abandoning and neglecting horses.
Animal Person
MAY 9, 2009
In the Palm Beach Post 's article, " Animal rights activists appalled by Ale House's lobster game ," the restaurant's owner says he has no plans to remove the game and says the patrons love the novelty. " The final sentence of the article is: " It's no different than a lobster tank in a restaurant," said Palm Beach Ale House owner Jay Starr.
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