Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

For the full story, check out this link to the New York Times article. Animal rights advocates have singled out the crates, known as sow stalls, as inhumane, and several states have moved to ban or restrict their use not only in pork production, but also in the production of eggs and veal.

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Critter News

JANUARY 31, 2011

Full article at the BBC News. An animal rights group claims the dogs were killed inhumanely by an outdoor adventure company and thrown into a mass grave. Bad allegations connected to Whistler. Local media reports say business slumped after the 2010 Winter Olympics and the dogs were no longer needed.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

I came across this strange article about German research on which slaughter method creates more pain for the animal: the Western method of stunning or the Islamic method of a cut to the neck. You can read all about the results in the article. According to the researchers, the Islamic method wins.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 26, 2009

If you might wish to thank Utne for helping inform about the land-grant-university (LGU) meat problem and ask them to do more on it, send a brief note to editor@utne.com or Editors, Utne Reader, 12 North 12th Street, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55403 -- or ring them up at 612-338-5040 (editors actually answer the phone, but don't take advantage!).

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