78 Ten Years Gone
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Here are the posts from December 2005
2005 Related Topics 
Polar Bears Keep "Threatened" Status
Critter News
JULY 5, 2011
The listing was the result of a 2005 petition and litigation filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace. This is good news. For the full story, here's the link to the Environmental News Network. A federal judge on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision to protect polar bears throughout their range as a “threatened” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Doris Day Animal League is Part of the Humane Society?
Critter News
MARCH 9, 2009
I also learned that the Humane Society merged with the Fund for Animals in 2005. I just recently became a member of the Doris Day Animal League. Checking out their website, I came across this page saying that they merged with the Humane Society in 2006. The live link takes me to an announcement in 2006 about the merger. So now I'm a contributor and member of all three.without even realizing they were related!
FBI Discussed Ways to Discredit Animal Rights Activists
Critter News
DECEMBER 6, 2010
The FBI file is dated May 12, 2005, by the FBI’s Johnson City Resident Agency, which is part of the Knoxville field office. This from the blog Green is the New Red. Read the full post here. The FBI and a previously-unknown informant in the animal rights movement discussed, among other topics, how to disrupt political activism, according to FBI documents.
Happy 12th Birthday Violet Rays!
Animal Person
DECEMBER 2, 2011
We spent the end of 2004 and beginning of 2005 getting fired by vet after vet. There she is. my girl. She has beaten the odds and made it another year. The life expectancy of greyhounds is 12-15 years. If they've raced, you subtract a year for each year of racing. Violet Rays was a very successful competitor and the offspring of a Hall of Famer, and she made someone a lot of money, winning race after race for the two years she was hauled between Oregon and South Florida.
New Iberia Inspection Documents Available
Critter News
MARCH 27, 2009
USDA inspections dated July 19, 2005 and Dec. I found them here. What the documents show # A USDA inspection on Feb. 18 focusing on allegations by Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN) found the center in compliance. # A routine USDA inspection in September 2008 found the center in compliance. # A May 23, 2007, USDA inspection revealed several problems with drainage and waste disposal operations, and peeling paint in primate housing areas. # A 2006 inspection found no problems.
PETA Among Groups Spied on by Maryland State Police
Critter News
JANUARY 4, 2009
PETA was labeled a "security threat group" in April 2005, and by July police were looking into a tip that the group had learned about a failing chicken farm in Kent County and planned on "protesting or stealing the chickens." According to the Washington Post , PETA was one of many groups the Maryland State Police considered a security threat.
Black-throated Gray Warbler at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
There are only two previous records, one from the Christmas Bird Count in 1991 and one from November of 2005, when I didn’t live in Queens and had just gotten into birding.
Busch Gardens’ Baby Cheetah Gets a New Puppy Pal
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 14, 2011
Busch Gardens supports the conservation of and education about cheetahs through the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, which has donated nearly $100,000 to cheetah efforts in Africa since 2005 and also helps fund conservation programs for white rhinos, marine animals and many other species around the world.
Dogs of Courage
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Bilbo, a Newfoundland, who was Britain’s only canine lifeguard in 2005 and named “Pet Hero of the Year” at a ceremony for the U.K. When we got a copy of Dogs of Courage: The Heroism and Heart of Working Dogs Around the World for review we couldn’t wait to open the pages and read the stories inside! We were not disappointed! The stories of working dogs will warm your heart and open your eyes to just how much our canine companions really know!
On Ducks and Geese
Animal Person
MAY 12, 2009
Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. This is Girlie Girl. Not to be confused with Little Girl, of course.
Harvard Medical School Facility Accused of Improper Research Reporting
Critter News
OCTOBER 21, 2010
The school has not listed any non-human primates in this category from 2005 to 2009, according to the complaint. Sounds awful. Again, work by SAEN (Stop Animal Exploitation Now.) From the MetroWest Daily News. An Ohio-based animal rights organization has filed a complaint against Harvard Medical School, alleging that the school's New England Primate Research Center in Southborough did not properly report its experiments on animals.
Trader Joe's Eggs NOT Humane
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Thanks to their valued feedback, in 2005 we made an important change in our egg selection. I decided to look online for some information regarding the "Organic Free Range Eggs" that Trader Joe's, my favorite store, sells. Here is what their web site says. A Note About Eggs At Trader Joe's we listen to what our customers tell us about the choices we give them. As of this time, all Trader Joe's brand eggs come only from cage-free hens.
How to Confront Cruelty
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. Sounds interesting. Why and how do people campaign on behalf of a species that is not their own? Responses to this question provide important insights into the much misunderstood animal rights movement and the people in it who challenge the moral orthodoxy that underpins our attitudes towards nonhuman animals.
Aging a thrush.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 25, 2020
A completely leucistic thrush had been recorded in the park in July 2005 and the observation had been written up in a far more formal style than you are likely to see from this blogger. noted that the bird from 2005 was to be found in a small area with a few conspecifics. There is a Rufous-bellied Thrush in a city park in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Actually, there are loads of them, but one is a slightly different version from the type-specific and I have become very fond of it.
Europeans Continue to Search for Alternatives to Animal Research.Why Not Americans?
Critter News
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
The EPAA was created in 2005 and is an unprecedented collaboration between science and industry to reduce animal suffering in scientific tests. I just don't understand it. Is there a different culture regarding animals in Europe? They have drug companies that are just as powerful as those here. Is public outcry greater? Are animal rights organizations more effective? Are politicians more willing to act? What gives? From Cordis News.
Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter
Critter News
JUNE 1, 2009
The report further stated that Sargeant’s company purchased $1000 worth of gift certificates to a fancy restaurant and gave them to Harmon in 2005. I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley and am familiar with Tulare County. That's why this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund strikes a cord with me. From the ALDF blog. Arrested in June 2007, Michael J. Sargeant, William R. Harmon, and Ron C.
Busch Gardens Welcomes New Baby Cheetah
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Busch Gardens supports the conservation of and education about cheetahs through the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, which has donated nearly $100,000 to cheetah efforts in Africa since 2005 and also helps fund conservation programs for white rhinos, marine animals and many other species around the world. What could be cuter on Saint Patrick’s Day than this adorable baby cheetah from Busch Gardens?
When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2020
” This lengthy essay was originally published in The New Yorker (“in somewhat different form,” as the “Credits” section says) in 2005 and can also be found in Franzen’s The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History (FSG, 2010). There are owls in New York City.
Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing
Critter News
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). Ranchers oppose the move.
Bernard E. Rollin on Animals as Ends
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Rollin , "Reasonable Partiality and Animal Ethics," Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 8 [April 2005]: 105-21, at 117 As we mentioned, Kant restricts having intrinsic value or being an end in itself to rational beings, but it is difficult to see why this should be so. Surely any sentient or conscious being has states that matter to it in a positive or negative way—pleasure matters to an animal in a positive way, pain or fear in a negative way.
Ruppy the glowing puppy
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 25, 2009
Lee was also part of a team that created the first cloned dog, Snuppy, in 2005. The worlds’ first transgenic dog, Ruppy (short for Ruby Puppy), produces a fluorescent protein that glows red under ultraviolet light. Ruppy and four other beagles are the first dogs to glow, though the experiment has taken place in other animals. Byeong-Chun Lee and his team created the dogs by cloning fibroblast cells that create a red fluorescent gene.
Pet Amber Alert
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
PetAmberAlert.com has been online since 2005. The following is a paid review for PetAmberAlert.com. When we were asked to review this site, we could not have been happier. A site that is dedicated to helping lost pets and their owners reunite? Yes please! Thankfully our pets have not been lost, so I can’t tell you first hand how well it works. However, judging by the success stories on the site, it works wonders!
Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
But, according to City-Data.com , they have been successful in getting other government contracts" WORLD WIDE PRIMATES INC (16450 SW 180TH ST in MIAMI, FL; small business): $362,855 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2006 Contracts for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies by Army, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $42,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $37,145; 2005: $282,120; 2006: $1,590.
Aniweb Roundup 9/26/10
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
The story of Thomas Sloane, a former NYC resident who died in 2005, leaving behind 22 pugs? We often get emails pointing us to awesome articles, videos, or other great things on the web. We hope you enjoy this edition of our “Aniweb Roundup&# ! Let’s get it started! Fetch! Pet Care has a super fun contest going on right now called How Far Would You Go For Your Pet ?
Birds of Chile – A Photo Guide
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Schmitt is a lecturer on Ponant Antarctic cruises who lived in Chile from 2005 to 2015, and helped develop the eBird online birding tool for Chile and the rest of South America. If you want to write a bird guide, you should have guided people yourself.
Julian H. Franklin on the Use of Animals in Research
Animal Ethics
MARCH 16, 2007
Franklin, Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy [New York: Columbia University Press, 2005], 125 To inflict death or pain on animals for scientific or medical research is wrong morally, and ought to be prohibited. This follows from everything said in the text about the rights of animals. This does not mean that animals may never be deliberately harmed or become subjects of research.
Julian H. Franklin on Animals and Plants
Animal Ethics
MARCH 11, 2007
Franklin, Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy [New York: Columbia University Press, 2005], 45 [endnote omitted Animals as well as humans can suffer pain, deprivation, and unwanted death. Vegetables cannot. Hence there is a very fundamental and relevant sense in which we cannot harm a vegetable. Anything we do to a head of lettuce or the bloom of a flower can be harmful (or beneficial) to one or more sentient beings who feed on these or otherwise enjoy them.
Julian H. Franklin on Animal Rights
Animal Ethics
MARCH 5, 2007
Franklin, Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy [New York: Columbia University Press, 2005], xvii-xviii I don't expect that many readers will be converted to the cause of animal rights by reading this book.
US Retailers Concerned Over Australia's Delay in Ending Mulesing
Critter News
APRIL 7, 2010
Macy's, Gap and Liz Claiborne Inc are among the big names to warn of their ''growing alarm'' and frustration over the backdown by the marketing and research body Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) from its promise in 2005 to replace mulesing with a commercially viable alternative by the end of this year. Such an awful practice. But, as is typical with many large industries, there is a resistance to change unless there is a clear and immediate profit windfall.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 17, 2010
According to the most recent information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s FoodNet Data, there have been no significant increases in food-borne illness since 2005, and there were significant declines before then. To the Editor: Re “ More Perils of Ground Meat ” (editorial, Jan. 10): Instead of encouraging efforts to improve food safety, you demonize a company that had the courage to invest in innovative technology proved to be effective in reducing dangerous pathogens.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 22, 2007
In 2005, a survey commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare showed that the Chinese are similar to Americans in their concern for animals. To the Editor: Re “ Virus Spreading Alarm and Deadly Pig Disease in China ” (Business Day, Aug. 16): Given our exportation of large-scale intensive confinement facilities, it is tragic, though not surprising, that disease is devastating the Chinese industry.
Wanted: Dog lovers to host a house party!
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 16, 2009
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