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New Book Shows Mark Twain an Early Advocate Against Animal Cruelty

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A new book by author and Stanford professor Shelly Fisher Fishkin reveals that Mark Twain was an early advocate against animal cruelty. Called Mark Twain's Book of Animals , the book contains a number of his writing about animals.

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PETA Targets Live Octopus Meals.in New York!

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PETA is arguing that this practice violates New York's anti-cruelty laws. This link has a video with some examples. Tags: octopus New York animal cruelty restaurants PETA. Octopus are highly intelligent creatures.not that ANY creature should suffer like this. It's apparently a practice around the world.

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Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio

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To me, it's another example of the Humane Society's growing savvy and clout in the US. Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. From the Associated Press.

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What to do if you no longer can care for your bearded dragon.

4 The Love Of Animals

For people who own dogs and other creatures, their recourse is to leave the animals in a shelter, pound or simply let them loose. For example, what about bearded dragons? Shoppers discovered the abandoned animal, wrapped in a white plastic bag at Morrisons Supermarket located on Pilton Drive.

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

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" It affects the way we think about animals, and affects our views on animal cruelty. Snakes are highly specialized animals, who have undergone major evolutionary changes to their body & behavior to survive. This is where I'd like to bring up "anthropomorphic bias."

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

be they medical, behavioral, placement or training and education so that, in the long run, the cycle of cruelty to animals is broken. The real story here is our tireless commitment to fighting animal cruelty. We constantly stretch our limited resources to save lives as a nonprofit organization.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

9): Thank you for encouraging California voters to support the state’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, or Proposition 2, on the November ballot. While well intended, Proposition 2 is primarily based on emotion and not on a thorough scientific evaluation of all factors that contribute to animal well-being.