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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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 4, 2008

If their own values commit them to changing the way they treat animals, why haven't they changed the way they treat animals? Philosophers are trained to do this. The answer is that not everyone has thought through the implications of his or her values.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

War has erupted between Toronto Zoo elephant keepers and the animal rights group helping to co-ordinate a move of three aging elephants to a California sanctuary. Excepted from the Toronto News.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. This makes perfect sense.

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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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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.

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