Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2008

I did have issues with the host country in this case because of the horrible way they treat animals, and their lack of any animal cruelty laws. They will continue to keep dogs and cats in cages too small to even stand up. Note - this is not a knock against all those that competed. I don't have issues with them.

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Critter News

JUNE 1, 2009

A farm-animal breeder who ran what a prosecutor called "the zoo from hell" was convicted Tuesday of animal cruelty. A jury in West Haverstraw deliberated less than two hours before convicting Robert Everle of all 13 charges of torturing, injuring and starving animals. And people wonder why I'm so disappointed by humans.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 20, 2009

A funny, heart-warming video called “ SMILE ,” developed by “I’m Tired of” (ITo), the makers of the popular “I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty” bracelet, which raises money for animal rights and rescue charities, has reached viral levels. People have responded incredibly well to our approach.”.

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Animal Person

JUNE 26, 2009

People in South Florida are still in an uproar over the mutilation and slaughter of 19 house cats (allegedly) by 18-year old Tyler Weinman, who was declared mentally competent and not a danger to himself or others (!). The four counts of burglary he is being charged with carry a heftier sentence than the animal killing.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Good article in the Irish Times analyzing the role of the Internet in the the crime and capture of Kenny Glenn, cat torturer. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn internet.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

It's just a cat. Why should we care so much about a cat and not about the abuse of a child? Are cats more important than people? Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn Michael Vick. He's a young boy who made one mistake. AND What, are you kidding me? What kind of world is this?

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Critter News

JUNE 1, 2009

That's why this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund strikes a cord with me. Sargeant, doing business as Sargeant’s Wholesale Biologicals, buys carcasses from animal shelters and sells them to research facilities such as UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. From the ALDF blog. Arrested in June 2007, Michael J.

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Critter News

MAY 28, 2009

Is what he did consciously to his pitbulls that much worse than what we do unconsciously to animals every day? Some of us forget that dogs are mere animals, and that animal mistreatment is as American as Apple iPods. Like Vick, most of us shamelessly abuse and kill animals. None of us is pure.

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Critter News

JULY 17, 2009

I rejoined my local animal shelter's volunteer program a few months ago (long story as to why I quit in the first place). Very sweet and gentle animal (I have a soft spot for pits.and pugs!) Someone had called in an animal cruelty report. I had a couple of dogs when I was a kid, but I mostly grew up with cats.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

Shoving a cat in a bin. Just a few weeks ago I saw an image of animal cruelty in my Twitter feed that still causes my chest to tighten when I think about it. The mobs that once enforced “justice” in the streets now do so online. I think we’ve all done it. Shot an elephant. Made an off-colour joke.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

Responding to an anonymous tip about a neglected cat, the Humane Law Enforcement agents arrived at Stewart’s residence to find a seven-week-old, one-pound orange tabby with his whiskers cut off and a serious injury to his right front paw. “The It was determined that Stewart had failed to get medical attention for her cat.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many pet owners are able to enjoy their pets for the entire duration of the animal’s life. This is great news for owners who have pets who have a long life span, such as dogs, cats and many other creatures. However, it becomes a problem for the animal when the owner decides that he can no longer keep the pet.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or But the disregard for animals that leads to teams using a live owl as a mascot…and having so little control over it that it got onto the field during play? Wicked, right?

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