The Link Between Animal Welfare and Human Welfare
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JUNE 12, 2012
This is an interesting opinion piece about the link between animal welfare and human welfare in nations. From the Huffington Post.
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Warning! Sad Story Ahead
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JUNE 7, 2012
This is such a sad story. A beagle rescued from a laboratory in Spain and brought to the Los Angeles has run off and his humans are trying to find him. :-(.
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China to Accept Non-Animal Testing Methods for Cosmetic Ingredients
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MAY 11, 2012
From CosmeticsDesign.com.good news! Click on the link for the full story. PETA has been successful in pressing Chinese officials to adopt non animal testing methods as it announces the country is in the final stages of approving the use of its very first non-animal test method for cosmetic ingredients.
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Supporters Still Trying to Keep Bullfighting in Spain
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MARCH 22, 2012
I was disappointed that Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was one of those that signed a petition to keep this cruel and unnecessary torture of animals around. I guess I won't be reading his books! For the full story, go here to latino.foxnews.
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Northern Arapahoes Given Right to Kill Eagles for Religious Purposes
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MARCH 19, 2012
From the Seattle PI. A federal government decision to allow a Wyoming tribe to kill two bald eagles for a religious ceremony is a victory for American Indian sovereignty as well as for long-suppressed religious freedoms, the tribe says. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service granted a permit March 9 to the Northern Arapaho Tribe allowing it either to kill or capture and release two bald eagles this year.
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Second Time Bears Declared Extinct in Austria
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MARCH 5, 2012
Why is so much wildlife news so frigging sad?! From Wildlife Extra News. For the second time in recent history, brown bears have been declared extinct in Austria. "Unfortunately there are no bears left in Austria, in the Northern Limestone Alps. The last bear, known as ‘Moritz', an Austrian born bear, has not been seen since 2010. This sub-population is now deemed to be extinct.
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US Judge Asked to Hear Case about Orcas
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FEBRUARY 6, 2012
We'll see how it goes. Even when we lose these battles, the fact that they are heard at all is an important step. Barriers are broken and precedents are set for the future. I'm tired of being a pessimist all the time. Excerpted from the Sydney Morning Herald. A federal judge for the first time in US history has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.
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Beef Farm's Trucks Burned by Activists
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JANUARY 11, 2012
I don't support the destruction of property or any physical threats against people who harm animals whether through medical testing or through conventional agriculture. It does nothing but make the targets more wedded to their positions and it garners sympathy from the general public. And, this happened in Fresno County which is in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
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Alleged Abuse at Butterball Turkey Farm
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JANUARY 10, 2012
Once again, the wonderful Mercy for Animals provides footage of possible abuse of turkeys at a Butterball farm in North Carolina. The full story is at CNN.
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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month
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DECEMBER 6, 2011
Bad news for horses in the US. Of course, right now, they're just being shipped to Canada and Mexico anyway, where health and welfare standards are much, much lower. Read the complete article at pantagraph.com. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month.
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Mexico and US Go at it Again Over Dolphin-Labeling and Tuna
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NOVEMBER 16, 2011
From the Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest. The long-running dispute between the US and Mexico over Washington’s ‘dolphin safe’ labelling practice for tuna products is likely to see a WTO appeal, after the two parties together asked for an extension of the appeals deadline. Meanwhile, animal welfare and consumer advocacy groups in Washington are urging the US to look into options outside the global trade body for resolving the trade row.
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Animal Welfare in the State of California
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NOVEMBER 15, 2011
California really is at the forefront of animal welfare and this is an excellent article detailing what's going on in the State and the challenges animal welfare faces. It also does a great job at profiling Jennifer Fearing who led the victory of Proposition 2. She sounds amazing.
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Canada's Military Goes Back to Fur Hats
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OCTOBER 7, 2011
I think this is just stubbornness. Excerpted from UPI. Canada's military is reverting to issuing real fur winter hats to soldiers, replacing synthetic tuques for winter use, the Department of Defense announced. An initial order for 1,000 of the new "Yukon" hats with muskrat fur has been placed at a cost of $65,000, the Globe and Mail reported. As late as the 1990s, female soldiers were issued winter hats made from mink and the ceremonial guard in Ottawa still wear the tall bearskin hats known as
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100 Suit Filed Over Cows Killed to Drive Up Milk Prices
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
If the dairy companies were doing this, well, that's cold! Excerpted from the Seattle P-I. A Seattle law firm is taking on dairies, claiming that a price-fixing scheme has consumers paying too much for milk. The class-action lawsuit accuses companies of slaughtering thousands of cows just to decrease supply. Animal rights group Compassion Over Killing was the first to uncover the alleged systematic slaughter of healthy dairy cows in California.
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100 Janet Jackson Continues as Spokesperson for Mink Fur Company
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AUGUST 25, 2011
What is the attraction of fur? I just don't get it. Wear your own damn skin! I'm disappointed in Janet Jackson and am totally taking her stuff off Rhapsody. No way will I add Jennifer Lopez either. Excerpted from Popcrush. Janet Jackson will reprise her role as the spokesmodel for Blackglama’s ‘What Becomes a Legend Most’ ad campaign. Jackson was named a ‘Legend’ in last year’s campaign, as well, so this is familiar territory for her.
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Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall
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AUGUST 2, 2011
From the Farm Sanctuary. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Meredith Turner, Farm Sanctuary, 646-369-6212, mturner@farmsanctuary.org 2011 Walk for Farm Animals Aims to Raise $1 Million for Abused and Neglected Farm Animals Thousands of People in More Than 35 Cities Across North America to Gather for Family-Friendly Event That Promotes Compassion for ALL Animals WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Wal
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Support Farm Sanctuary!
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JUNE 15, 2011
Love this group! Here's a book that you can buy about rescued farm animals and their stories. It should be inspiring and it's a great way to support an extraordinary organization.
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Pale Male Has New Chicks
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JUNE 7, 2011
I've been following Pale Male (the red-tailed hawk that lives in Central Park) since over 5 years ago when his nest was destroyed by ritzy apartment dwellers and it created a major international outcry. The nest was rebuilt, but Pale Male and his mate Lola never had another successful nesting. Sadly, Lola disappeared a while ago, but Pale Male has a new mate named Lima.
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Action Alert to Help Louisiana Tiger
Critter News
APRIL 24, 2011
This is an awful story of a tiger kept captive at a horrible truck stop in Louisiana. The Animal Legal Defense League is trying to save it. Please visit this link and respond.
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Resources for Japanese Animal Rescue
Critter News
MARCH 17, 2011
Here's a good link to rescue efforts.
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Sheep Smarter Than We Thought
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FEBRUARY 20, 2011
Good news for sheep from the University of Cambridge.
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FEBRUARY 6, 2011
Here's the full article from the Weekly Times Now. ANIMAL rights groups have begun a campaign against the dairy industry's treatment of bobby calves. Australian Dairy Farmers says calves can be left unfed for 30 hours before slaughter but the RSPCA says the practice is "cruel". Animals Australia has a video on its website showing calves being roughly dragged off utes and thrown to the ground.
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Mysterious Sled Dog Deaths
Critter News
JANUARY 31, 2011
Bad allegations connected to Whistler. Full article at the BBC News. Canadian police are investigating the reported killing of 100 huskies which had been used to pull tourist sleds in the ski resort of Whistler. An animal rights group claims the dogs were killed inhumanely by an outdoor adventure company and thrown into a mass grave. Local media reports say business slumped after the 2010 Winter Olympics and the dogs were no longer needed.
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100 Air Canada Criticized for Transporting Research Monkeys
Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2011
Awful. For the full Toronto Star story, go here. The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo. A Pearson International Airport employee tipped off the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection that a shipment of monkeys destined for Montreal was being held at the Toronto airport after arriving from China on
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Canada Reaches Seal Product Deal with China
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JANUARY 16, 2011
In order to offset the loss of the seal product market in Europe, Canada has made a deal with China. I'm not surprised. China as a whole still doesn't have a national conscience about these issues. Although 40 Chinese animal rights groups have protested, they don't really have any political or financial clout to change anything.
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100 Good News for the Alamagordo Chimps!
Critter News
DECEMBER 31, 2010
I received an alert from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The Alamagordo chimps will be allowed to remain in New Mexico for about two years while the NIH studies the issue of their transference. This gives animal rights activists some time to prepare further defense of the animals. Good way to end 2010. Here's the story as reported in NewsWest.
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100 Rats Taking Over from Mice in Labs
Critter News
DECEMBER 27, 2010
I recently fostered the sweetest little rat and I currently have two mice. Therefore, this Boston Globe article saddens me on both levels. And, of course, our old friend, Charles River Laboratories, will be a major supplier of lab rats. Scientific advances over the last three years have now made it feasible to easily tinker with rat genes, creating the possibility of far better models of certain human diseases, and potentially shortening the time it takes to develop medications.
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Merry Christmas!
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DECEMBER 24, 2010
Many blessings to you from Critter News! From Ana, Patrick, Cleo, Che, Sonia, Jennie, TJ, and two mice.
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100 Weekend Protest Against the Oregon National Primate Research Center
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OCTOBER 25, 2010
From Oregonlive. Animal rights activists stretched a 60-foot banner across the Hawthorne Bridge {Saturday} morning targeting the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU. In support of National Primate Liberation Week, the Portland Animal Defense League hung a banner that read "OHSU: Stop Killing Monkeys Now!" for morning commuters to see.The sign -- removed by authorities shortly after it went up -- is the latest in an ongoing clash between activists and the Primate Research Center, whic
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Critter News
OCTOBER 24, 2010
It replaces the Addy Gil which was sunk. Nice pictures. Still unnamed though. Tags: sea shepherd.
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At Least Five Dead Whales Around Bay Area
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OCTOBER 10, 2010
Really sad. It looks like they are getting killed by ships as they try to eat krill. A bountiful crop of krill and busy shipping lanes are to blame for a rash of dead whales that have surfaced around the Bay Area within a few short months, according to scientists. At least five dead whales have been sighted or have washed ashore around the region since late July, not including a male fetus found near its 80-foot-long mother in Pescadero on Oct. 2.
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100 Anti-Vivisection Activists Address Scottish Parliament
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OCTOBER 5, 2010
This event was scheduled for today, October 5. From indymediascotland.org. Scotland for Animals have arranged for two of the worlds leading experts on non-animal research to speak at the Scottish Parliament {on October 5}. Dr Ray Greek, President of Americans for Medical Advancement and consultant Dr Andre Menache will be joining the animal charity in asking MSP's and the Scottish Government to take urgent action to end the use of animals in experiments.
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Funny Cat Video
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Maybe it's just me, but I think it's funny. Tags: video cat entertainment.
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100 Smuggled Boa Constrictors Bust Out of Luggage
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2010
Bizarre. From USA Today. A Malaysian man has pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his luggage packed with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a conveyor belt at Kuala Lumpur International airport. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime snakes malaysia.
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100 Catalonia is First Region to Ban Bullfighting
Critter News
JULY 28, 2010
Yay! I hope it withstands any challenges. This is really big news. The independence-minded region of Catalonia on Wednesday became the first on the Spanish mainland to outlaw bullfighting, a move some say is as much about nationalist politics as animal rights. Lawmakers in Catalonia's regional parliament approved the controversial ban, 68-55, with nine abstentions, after emotional speeches that mixed expressions of support for preserving tradition with denunciations of bullfighting as institutio
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100 Paul the Octopus Picks World Cup Winner!
Critter News
JULY 11, 2010
I'm totally disappointed that Spain won the World Cup. That really sucks. The only cool thing is that Paul the "psychic" octopus was right again. For those of you who would prefer a more sensible explanation to his abilities, this article provides a more real-world explanation. Tags: octopus entertainment.
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Why I Question Animal Testing 2.0
Critter News
JUNE 7, 2010
I'm updating this rant from a few years ago regarding why I question animal testing. I'll probably do this in a series of posts because I just can't seem to sit down for long periods of time to write. I get frustrated when people accept a scientist's opinion in support of animal testing simply because that person is a scientist. I think one should try to understand that scientist's motivations.
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100 Moose Poaching Video
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JUNE 3, 2010
Posted on Youtube. Graphic. Tags: moose wildlife crime poaching idaho.
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Malaysian Official Says God Made Animals for Testing
Critter News
MAY 31, 2010
This is pretty vile in my opinion. From the AP. A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. The plans by India's Vivo BioTech Ltd. to set up a biotechnology center in southern Malacca state has come under fire by activists because it will conduct tests on dogs and primates to make medicines.
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PETA Protests Pregnant Orcas at SeaWorld
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MAY 30, 2010
PETA protesters were in front of SeaWorld-Orlando where two orcas are now pregnant. The father in both cases is the same orca that killed its trainer a few months ago. Tags: Seaworld florida marine animals Orcas PETA.
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100 More Disturbing Information on BP Emerges
Critter News
MAY 6, 2010
Here's a good article in the Seattle Times about BP corporate misbehavior. I had no idea. You really have to hand it to their PR people. Tags: oil drilling British Petroleum 2010 oil spill pollution.
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PETA Testimony to US Congress On Marine Animal Captivity
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APRIL 29, 2010
Here is a link to PETA's testimony submitted to the US Congress regarding marine animals in captivity. There was a hearing held this past Tuesday. Tags: Sea World captivity marine animals Orcas congress PETA.
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