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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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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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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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.

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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. Tags: ALF. 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

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. Tags: UK microchips legislation dogs.

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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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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). Tags: Activism Film Gray Matters. But that's me.

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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. This information is from Best Friends.

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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. Tags: ALF. Rydalch said the raid consisted of releasing minks and spray-painting parts of the farm, including a barn.

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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. Tags: norway iceland whales Japan whaling endangered species. From the Daily Mail.

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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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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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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.” Tags: proposition 2. From the campaign website : (Nov. on Prop 2 campaign.

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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 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.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 6, 2008

4, 2008 by the Environmental Protection Agency to charge a fee for air-polluting cows and hogs. The proposal was one of several drafted after a 2007 Supreme Court ruling found that greenhouse gases the animals emit through flatulence or belching amounts to air pollution. Tags: global warming methane cows us agribusiness.

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Critter News

JULY 2, 2009

Animal experts descended for investigations of their own, and employee morale sank to an all- time low. Attendance dropped by 20,831 to 904,000 in the 2008-2009 fiscal year, said Wayne Reading, the zoo's chief financial officer. Tags: zoos california san francisco tigers. Now, facing a $2.2

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 10, 2010

FSD specifically focuses its efforts on donating these animals to disabled military veterans. “We Established in 2008, the mission of The Dublin Dog Foundation is to foster the therapeutic and service roles of dogs in the development, support, and inspiration they provide to their human companions. About The Dublin Dog Foundation.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Since the launch Vet-Stem has treated more that 1800 dogs and more than 5,000 animals total. In Winter of 2008, Vet-Stem published a double blind placebo study in Veterinary Therapeutics which analyzed the effect of stem cells on dogs’ elbows. Vet-Stem originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 22, 2009.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

From WildEarth Guardians: WildEarth Guardians’ research reveals this agency is: • Biologically Unsound - Wildlife Services uses a “sledgehammer approach” to wildlife management, meaning over one million animals are killed each year using non-selective killing controls such as poisons, traps, and aerial gunning.

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Animal Person

JULY 3, 2009

" Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals ," By Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce, is the most recent (for me) book that debunks myths about the differences between human and nonhuman animals. The authors make a distinction between narrative ethology and "'animal stories' that proliferate on the Web.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In 2008, two-year-old Bill was released from a puppy mill breeder and put out to auction after spending the first two years of his life sitting in a cage. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 17, 2009. Tags: books. We also love that they donate to the great work being done by rescue groups.

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Animal Person

JUNE 27, 2009

.: One message is that there's nothing wrong with eating animals, and in fact it's fantastic and thrilling and a win-win-win (people-planet-profits) when you eat animals that were "produced" by Polyface Farms. We eat animals, and the CAFO system is an evil, filthy, cruel one, but it doesn't have to be that way.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 1, 2009

Tails Of Aloha is an all volunteer Animal Assisted Therapy Organization, located on Oahu in the state of Hawaii, with animals on all of the major Hawaiian Islands. Tails of Aloha was established in 1994 and received its Non-Profit designation in October 2008. Our animals range from a small pet rat to miniature horses.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 1, 2009

As of mid-2008, there were 4,777 black men imprisoned in America for every 100,000 black men in the population. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. Anyone counseling a less militant approach is counseling self-defeat. By comparison, there were only 727 white male inmates per 100,000 white men.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region. Lucky for us, world-traveler Tim Ryan of From the Faraway, Nearby was good enough to provide a profusely-illustrated account of his visit to Tambopata as a volunteer in 2008.

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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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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Sincerely, Julie Zickefoose Tags: cranes , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! we allow limited (by season and bag limits) hunting on populations of game animals that can sustain it. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 24, 2010

According to the RSPCA, in 2008 there was a 57% increase in the number of animals abandoned by their owners in the UK. Sheila Stewart, of Capricom Animal Rescue centre in Mold, United Kingdom, said that she believes that this can be overcome by the animal’s owners taking out pet insurance. The importance of pet insurance.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Here is a bit more about Niki the shop owner, and why she started her shop: After a break from touring as a triple-threat (dancer/singer/actress) and adopting her own Maltese, Sugar, Niki Rochelle established Sugar Chic Couture in 2008. Halloween and Sugar Chic Couture originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 8, 2010.

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