Critter News
AUGUST 15, 2010
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 20, 2010
Katie Couric did a story on the use of antibiotics on factory farms in the US and the potential harm to humans. According to her, there was a message that removing the use of antibiotics would actually improve these poor animals' welfare. Here is an article about the series.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 26, 2009
"Clearly the animal rights community is much more emboldened and aggressive than they have been in the past," said {National Milk Producers Federation} spokesman Chris Galen. "We This article has a good summary of the victories to which this industry is reacting. We need to play offense."
Critter News
MARCH 29, 2012
California dairy farmers have an ad campaign that cows are just darn happy on their factory farms. This article about the situation appears in the Merced Sun-Star which is from my home county of Merced! PETA is not convinced.
Critter News
AUGUST 17, 2008
“Although the court noted that these practices are controversial and that downed animals ‘suffer greatly,’ it found the record on appeal insufficient to warrant striking the regulations at this time,” explains an article from the Environmental News Service.
Critter News
MARCH 30, 2011
Gene Bauer from Farm Sanctuary appears in this article. I went to a restaurant for a work lunch and everyone ate meat but me, even the animal lovers. Pretty intense, but I hope people read it. There is a disturbing hedonism to eating. We just don't think about where that flesh came from.and most of us don't care.
Critter News
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Go here for the full article. Australian scientists have set themselves the challenge of understanding the minds of animals and what they are feeling. The purpose is to make them happier as livestock. I guess you have to decide for yourselves what you think about that. The excerpt below is from the Sydney Morning Herald.
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