Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2010

Ugh, this is barbaric and right out of the dark ages. The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. Animal rights advocates say it's cruel to the nearly defenseless bears and harms them psychologically. From the AP.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2009

“The breeds most often affected by BSL are Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, Chow Chows and even German Shepherds, those who tend to get the most attention in the media for dog fighting and attacks,” said Dan Hoffman, ITo co-founder and animal rights activist. Tags: news.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The fact that if puppies don't get enough love when they are young means they aren't likely to grow into dogs like Benjy explains a lot about greyhounds who are bred, trained and forced to race. Charles, however, who was also bred and trained to race, did so exactly twice.

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Animal Person

JUNE 20, 2009

And they were, before they stopped their train of thought prior to it reaching its most important station. To treat animals fairly, he needs to treat his workers fairly." And the absurdity is in the reality that the author and the featured person who kills sentient nonhumans for a living, think they're onto something. Not eating them.

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Animal Person

MARCH 23, 2009

Ian says, regarding " Veterinarians Train Sealers to Kill Humanely, " that "veterinarians very often do not care about animals but rather are more like auto mechanics who are providing a service for humans (that service may be to save an animal or kill an animal, etc)." which includes a poll. That was a lot, I know.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

It's one that's brought on, no doubt, by the acts of vandalism and intimidation of radical animal-rights groups, but I think it also serves to insulate the research community from any responsibility it might otherwise have to increase transparency and public engagement with the work. Why should we euthanize Clayton and start over?

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Animal Person

AUGUST 10, 2010

The idea of family is currently being used by the dairy industry in a series of commercials with the tag line: "99% of dairy farms are family owned." Of course, you're supposed to hop onto the following train of thought: These are good people. Families are just as capable of horrendous policies toward animals as anyone else.

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