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FL Animal Control Conducts Bizarre Experiment

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Clay County violated five federal animal welfare regulations in a in September 2008 experiment that involved putting a dog in a non-air-conditioned truck for an hour at midday, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture investigative report.

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Animal Ethics

Kathy Guillermo Director Laboratory Investigations Department People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va., May 21, 2008 And when one considers that millions of dogs and cats are killed each year in shelters because there are no homes for them, cloning becomes unethical as well.

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On "Wild Justice"

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This particular group fits in with other Bekoff books as well as those by Jonathan Balcombe and Jeffrey Masson (see here for more on some of them from April of 2008). The scientific investigation of morality, in humans and nonhumans alike, is in its infancy" (39). Tags: Books Ethics Language.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

He would have saved us the necessity of sending an undercover investigator to film the shocking mistreatment of animals. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive The Humane Society of the United States Washington, March 8, 2008 He might have prevented the recall of 143 million pounds of beef. Mr. Nocera is anything but a soothsayer.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Recent investigations by nonprofit groups in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania have revealed the atrocious living conditions of egg-laying hens, though their owners said they were humanely cared for. 9, 2008 The writer is president of United Poultry Concerns , a nonprofit organization that is a sponsor of Proposition 2.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In 2004, for example, The New York Times broke the story about a PETA undercover investigation that found routine animal abuse at AgriProcessors kosher slaughterhouse. Newkirk President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va., July 15, 2008 Animal suffering and human suffering are undeniably interconnected.