Critter News
OCTOBER 15, 2009
A 27-year-old man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and killed her pet fish has been sentenced to two years probation and a psychological evaluation. Fite pleaded guilty to animal abuse and domestic-violence assault. Tags: animal abuse domestic violence. Who knows what the next step could be? From Pets News.
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.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
He also admitted to participating in the killing of several underperforming dogs. Tags: pit bull animal abuse animal cruelty blood sport Michael Vick. Vick is serving a 23-month sentence at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., He is eligible for release in July. He plans on resuming his NFL career.
Critter News
APRIL 13, 2009
How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Most animals in the U.S. This is really interesting.
Animal Person
JANUARY 27, 2010
We can care about animals and people at the same time; they're not mutually exclusive. If you don't have to enslave, rape, dominate, or kill someone (or have someone else do it for you), why would you? Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals? Where do people get that idea?
Animal Person
JANUARY 11, 2010
If we throw up our hands in disgust at the level of support for animal abuse in America’s churches and synagogues, we will set back the animals’ cause by at least a generation and probably more. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Language Religion. Ask them what they had for breakfast.
Critter News
MAY 28, 2009
Some of us forget that dogs are mere animals, and that animal mistreatment is as American as Apple iPods. Like Vick, most of us shamelessly abuse and kill animals. Hunters shoot down animals in cold blood for mere sport. Many (though not all) animal lovers kind of suck too, including myself.
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