Critter News

JANUARY 3, 2009

The RSPCA is investigating whether Prince Edward beat his dogs while hunting. Tags: animal abuse. Here is a link to the Daily Mail , complete with pictures. He alleges that he was merely trying to break up a fight between the two dogs.

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Critter News

JUNE 16, 2009

PETA has launched a spoof site for the Vancouver Olympic Games over seal hunting. On environmental and animal issues, not so much. Whether it's dumping raw sewage out of Victoria BC into Puget Sound, to their lenient treatment in animal abuse cases, I just don't agree with some of the policies they have.

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PETA Seals Canada Hunting 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

I am not anti-hunting. The “Crow Down” is a “hunting contest” where both adults and children slaughter as many crows as they possibly can in two days. It also brings to mind the uncontested link between animal abuse and violent behavior toward fellow humans. So how do you classify these contests? This is baloney.

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Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

I’m glad that Obama didn’t select Charles Stenholm, a former Texas congressman with a long history of defending animal abuse, who had sought the position with support from the factory farming industry. As Iowa’s Governor, Tom Vilsack took steps to protect animals, including vetoing a bill that allowed dove hunting.

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 11, 2023

Whether we like to admit it or not, we (culturally) view animals on a "sentience spectrum." " We're more willing to forgive acts of animal abuse against animals like fish & amphibians, compared to mammals & birds.

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Critter News

MAY 28, 2009

If you are a non-meat-eating, non-leather-wearing, non-shampoo-using, animal-rights activist for PETA, then it is not hypocritical to judge Vick for animal abuse. Many (though not all) animal lovers kind of suck too, including myself. And let's give slaps on the wrist to animal abusers.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 20, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. 12): While this is a step in the right direction toward reducing the animal abuse inherent in all factory farming (from the chicken’s point of view), it’s still a long way from what nature intended.

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