Critter News
OCTOBER 26, 2010
I realize that the most humane method of treating chickens is to not kill them for food.BUT, as long as there is still a demand for their meat, PETA is advocating "Controlled-Atmosphere Killing" as an improvement over current methods of electric immobilization. The birds are not "gassed" (i.e., Controlled-atmosphere killing is a U.S.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Here's what they say about Trader Joe's eggs (definitely does not sound humane to me.) None of the employees at my local store could offer any information concerning the welfare of the hens. If, in fact, Trader Joe's deems debeaking as necessary, then this immediately reveals the high density of birds.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
There is: Growing skepticism about how well the North American Model serves not just the wild animals in our public trust, but also the conservation priorities of non-consumptive users who are the majority users of public lands. This principle reaffirms that animal welfare is an integral part of modern conservation.
Critter News
AUGUST 17, 2008
In a unanimous decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court rejected a broad challenge by animal protection advocates to the state’s rules on the care of farmed animals) but struck down regulations that regard husbandry practices as being “humane” merely because they are routine.
Critter News
DECEMBER 12, 2009
They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds. The zoo blamed human error for the deaths, saying it didn’t have the expertise to manage the fish and that a lack of dissolved oxygen led to the deaths. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare.
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
(You can buy some extra time by presoaking the animal in a basin of ice water.)" For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. It "guarantees humane treatment?"
Animal Person
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
There are few animal rights stories in the news. We are not people who are interested in discussing animal rights, as in, the right of sentient nonhumans to not be used by humans for potential profit, for sport or for lunch. Our friend Miranda had her eye on Tina, the only bird distinctive enough to be named."
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