Critter News

MARCH 23, 2009

News of the Weird Owners claim dog died from being in non-ventilated Animal Control vehicle. How should Animal Control evaluate their claim? It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. Tags: animal cruelty Stupid USDA animal welfare us.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 20, 2012

In 1996 Scarlett saved her five children during the fire and not so long ago, in 2008, she died after a long-term sickness and ensuring consequences of skin burns. The animal had badly burnt hair and legs, swollen eyes and ears damaged. Three of them are alive even today and one has died from cancer in the same 2008.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

ABOUT SOULPANCAKE: Founded in 2008 by actor Rainn Wilson (The Office), SoulPancake develops thought-provoking. appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. cats cute animals cute video just for fun' Oh, and did we mention the kittens are beyond cute?! content that encourages people to explore what it means to be human.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I recently got an email from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. They are pioneering legislation in California to make public animal abuse registries. The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) today announced an effort aimed at creating public registries in each state of anyone convicted of felony animal abuse. COTATI, CALIF. –

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APRIL 10, 2013

Clicking on the map will take you to an explanation of this important biome, including its climate and its plant and animal species. Remember, this was back in 2008. This is a map of of the world distribution of the Taiga or Boreal Forest biome. Trailings ponds and oiled birds. Fragmentation of habitat from drilling. Water withdrawals.

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JULY 9, 2015

One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves! Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger! (Nitin will stay for a few more days and get his close-ups of Tigers.)

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Critter News

JULY 5, 2010

Alex Hall released 650 mink from McMullin Fur farm in South Jordan, Utah in 2008. He received a sentence of 21 months under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA.) Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act mink fur ALF. He is expected to be released in two or three months.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

November 12, 2008) – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhinoceros on Wednesday, Nov. Their second calf, Dakari, was born in August 2006, and their third, Crash, was born in May 2008. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on November 13, 2009. Tags: cute animal photos cute of the day. TAMPA, Fla.

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Critter News

JUNE 20, 2009

Thanks to Stop Animal Exploitation Now! Another report said a lab assistant reported finding a dead hamster in a cage in June 2008 after the cage was removed from a sterilizer. Another report said a lab assistant reported finding a dead hamster in a cage in June 2008 after the cage was removed from a sterilizer. "It

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Critter News

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices. The fatality is one in a string of animal deaths in recent years. In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti. In May 2008, 41 of the 43 rays at the Calgary Zoo’s 37,000-litre touch-tank died.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I wish we could stop killing animals for reasons related to killing humans. He said 25 pigs were used in 2006, 19 in 2007, 40 in 2008, and 35 in 2009. Tags: UK animal research military pigs. From the BBC News. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has defended its use of more than 100 pigs in explosive tests in Wiltshire.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 9, 2008

As today began (oct 6 2008) we caught up with a couple of your currently popular vanpools. This time, they've slipped unfired shotgun shells into the tailpipes of some UCLA vans. In two different locales, using small wooden rods we slipped unfired shotgun shells into the mufflers by way of the tailpipes of two of your vans.

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Critter News

MARCH 27, 2009

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. # Tags: louisiana animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty new iberia research center animal welfare us.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Before 2008, only one person had been incarcerated for dog fighting in Georgia. But since a new and tougher dog fighting law was passed in May 2008, multiple arrests have been made, with more on the horizon. Tags: animal cruelty georgia blood sport legislation dog fighting us. The American Southeast is a hotbed of blood sports.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2010

In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can result in a prison sentence, animal rights experts and politicians say street thugs have turned to dangerous-looking dogs to cow their victims.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I live in Seattle and I am always skeptical of how the UW treats its lab animals. A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. News to me.

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Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. The surprise truce in Ohio follows stronger limits imposed by California voters in 2008; there, extreme caging methods will be banned altogether by 2015.

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Animal Person

MARCH 10, 2010

I credit Will Potter as the catalyst for shifting my focus away from critiques of other activists and activist groups (particularly his post, " While the Government Continues Attacks on Activists, Animal Rights Groups Protest Each Other " back in 2008). I'm not saying that criticism of PETA, or any other group, isn't warranted.

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Critter News

APRIL 8, 2010

I came across this British article from 2008. The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species. Very disturbing and sad hypotheses, especially in light of the unconscionable actions (or lack of) by CITES recently.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

This is an animated map made from Christmas Bird Count data of Eurasian Collared-Dove sightings from 1987 through 1997 2. This next map is data from 2007 through 2008. They often tend to displace native species, whether they be plant or animal. And the last one shows the stats from 2013 to the present.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

The others follow, some dozen animals in all. This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668! They are crossing one or two at a time.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

A man in Utah has pled guilty to "interfering with an animal enterprise" in federal court. The raid to which Viehl pleaded guilty took place at the McMullin mink farm in South Jordan in August 2008. Rydalch said the raid consisted of releasing minks and spray-painting parts of the farm, including a barn.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2014

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on animals taken in fiscal year 2013 , “Wildlife Services” intentionally killed 657,134 Red-winged Blackbirds and dispersed1,777,960. See Birdchick’s post here. No one knows how many of those numbers were actually Tricolored Blackbirds. v=3rwi0SF8r8o.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The NSPCA in November 2008 charged Jordaan for his "merciless treatment" of a heavily pregnant vervet monkey. Jordaan allegedly submitted a research application to the University of the Free State, but its animal ethics committee rejected it. From news24.com. He had severed her spinal cord to paralyse her for a "backyard experiment.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. All animals deserve humane treatment, including animals raised for food.” From the campaign website : (Nov. As of 11 PM PST, Prop 2 was leading 62% to 38%.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 4, 2008

On Monday, December 2, 2008, the Year of the Gorilla was launched by the UN and Monaco's Prince Albert. backed Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals said they hoped to raise half a million euros ($630,000) for projects aimed at fighting the animals' biggest threats. Officials for the U.N.-backed

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Founded by Helen Woodward Animal Center and supported by Iams, the Iams Home 4 the Holidays campaign began in 1999 with just 14 participating animal shelters in San Diego County. Today there are 3,500 animal organizations in 17 countries around the world helping orphaned animals find loving homes. 1, 2009 and Jan.

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Critter News

JUNE 20, 2010

To many people, the number of animal fatalities at the Calgary Zoo in newer years seemed very high. It reported that human error surrounded more deaths than at any other zoo and forced immediate plans be taken to make sure of the animals’ safety. The study reported that the zoo was not properly able to handle the marine animals.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

(NYSE: KR) have teamed up to launch the second annual “ Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart ” campaign, celebrating the unique bond between people and their pets, while raising funds for animal welfare organizations nationwide. For each story shared, Purina and Kroger will make an additional donation to animal welfare organizations.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2010

This pitiful story fired Claudia’s imagination and even though she holds down a full-time job, she managed to find the time to open a soup kitchen for pets including dogs, cats, rabbits and any other animals people had in their homes but were having trouble feeding. Tags: people helping animals. Not everyone is eligible for help.

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Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

As members of the raphine tribe spread out and diversified, taking on strange and sometimes flightless forms on small islands, many lost their ability to adapt to new competitors and predators — notably, humans and the animals that travel with us. Choiseul Pigeon ( Microgoura meeki ) by J.G.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

2008 and this video recommended by the Ted Talk people: The Early Birdwatchers ), or the social behavior of Common Guillemots (what we North Americans call Common Murres) ( Bird Sense: What it Is Like to Be a Bird , 2012). It’s a huge scope for a 338-page book.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Whitaker was told that birds don’t smell by a in 2008. . I have my quibbles (Brown-headed Cowbird should be under ‘Cowbird, Brown-headed,’ not ‘Brown-headed Cowbird’) but it’s pretty good, indexing names, birds, animals, and scientific topics. . ” * Nevertheless, the myth continued.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2013

The last time I was out there was in January of 2008 and Daisy and I had really enjoyed both the boat ride and the island itself. The one thing I really wanted to do on this most recent trip to southern California was visit Santa Cruz Island again. Trips California pelagic Santa Cruz shearwaters whales'

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Indeed, by 2008, when I first really became aware of the issue, the West Coast of South Island was pretty much their only stronghold. I mentioned 2008 as the year I became aware of the issue. By the 1970s the Mallards were beginning to rule the roost. Or so it was assumed. Why were the Mallards so successful?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2018

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”) protects species of plants and animals threatened with extinction by listing them as either “endangered” or “threatened,” which in turn confers certain legal protections. What does that mean?

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