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. This is really interesting. I certainly didn't.

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Animal Welfare Act Animal Welfare Farm Animal Farmed Animals 100

Animal Person

MAY 31, 2009

Here's the problem: A friend doesn't respect my veganism. She jokes about eating animals. Though I don't ever equate veganism with religion, let's just say I were a practicing Orthodox Jew (is practicing Orthodox redundant?). Why is veganism. My evidence? She jokes about it. And then I get this. I just turned 57.)

Animal Abuse 100

Animal Abuse Vegan Animal Slaughter 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

It is not just a few outspoken animal rights fanatics who hold this view. Animal abuse is a crime in all fifty states, and rightly so. Similarly, most people also agree that: (2) It is wrong to kill a conscious sentient animal for no good reason. Running time: 12 Minutes.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Lacto-Ovo Ethics 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 20, 2007

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. Though chickens can live for 5 to 11 years, after two years, they are hauled away to slaughter just like battery-caged hens.

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New York Times New York Battery Cages Factory Farm 40