Critter News

DECEMBER 12, 2009

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. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 12, 2008

The killing and maiming of animals for sport is a cruel and violent activity that is the antithesis of what schools should be teaching. Brad Goldberg President, Animal Welfare Advocacy Mamaroneck, N.Y., March 8, 2008 We should not use public schools to try to reverse the inexorable decline in the “sport” of hunting.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

I served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which released a report in 2008 that detailed exactly how much these “efficiencies” are costing America. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. The meat industry loves to squeal that “the cost of bacon will rise” whenever it’s faced with pressure to change.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. Anna Lappé Brooklyn, July 31, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D.

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