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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

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Inspectors found serious deficiencies in animal-care facilities in 2006 and put the UW on probation. In 2008, it had to return $20,000 in federal research grant money after a finding that it had allowed unauthorized surgeries on primates.

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New Iberia Inspection Documents Available

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A 2006 inspection found no problems. Tags: louisiana animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty new iberia research center animal welfare us. . # A May 23, 2007, USDA inspection revealed several problems with drainage and waste disposal operations, and peeling paint in primate housing areas. #

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. It was a 2-1 decision by the US Court of Appeals. From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter

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He used a company check to purchase another $1,000 gift certificate, which he gave to Harmon in 2006. Tags: animal shelter management animal cruelty california san joaquin valley. 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.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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Carnivores killed less than 1% of cattle (0.18%) and approximately 3% of sheep produced in the U.S.; • Out of Step with American Values - Americans value wildlife and abhor animal cruelty.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

A handful Animal Person readers since May of 2006, when I started this then-daily blog, have asked me if I've read Joan Dunayer. By pairing humane with slaughter , legislators have sanctioned horrific cruelty and mass murder. And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

Animal Ethics

On November 7, 2006, Arizonans voted overwhelmingly, by 62 percent, in favor of Proposition 204, to ban the cruel and intensive confinement of veal calves and pregnant pigs on industrialized factory farms. September 7, 2006, a bill banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption( H.R. 503 ) was approved in the U.S.

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