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National Justice for Animals Week

Critter News

Here is the full press release: During its first-ever National Justice for Animals Week, February 22 – 28, 2009, the national non-profit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is recognizing some of the top law enforcement professionals in the nation for getting real justice for animals who are victims of abuse.

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

Reddit Animals

link] The strategies used by professional reptile keepers are only successful because they take into account the behavioral flexibility of the reptiles. " It affects the way we think about animals, and affects our views on animal cruelty. Reptiles that are not treated ethically simply do not make good pets.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 8 of 13

Animal Ethics

That these organizations have not gone far enough and that wide areas of animal cruelty still exist does not show that their methods are wrong. In any case, which various political strategies would be most efficient for achieving humane treatment of animals is an empirical question.