Critter News

AUGUST 14, 2009

Tags: animal testing animal cruelty military pigs medical research PETA. But it's worth noting that someone out there took some action on this gruesome story. And that's what I like about PETA and why I recently became a member for the first time. They are fast, organized, committed and they get attention.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.

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Critter News

MARCH 19, 2009

"It's not as much about what the animal rights activists are saying about how we are raising pigs as opposed to us demonstrating that we do care and we are giving the best possible care" she said. The pork industry does not make money from happy pigs, but from dead carcasses. I have a hard time with the logic of that statement.

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Critter News

MAY 28, 2009

In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research. So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)?

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