Ted Kennedy and Animal Welfare
Critter News
AUGUST 28, 2009
Interesting article on Senator Edward Kennedy that highlights his little-known contributions to animal welfare. Tags: legislation animal welfare. It's from the Humane Society.
Animal Welfare at Change.org
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Did you see that Change.org now has an Animal Welfare page? is clearly someone who advocates for animal rights. Ernst believes we don't have a right to use sentient nonhumans and all of her posts (and those of Alex Melonas, who also posts at animalrights.change.org) are unequivocal about animal use.
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Animal Welfare Supported in Islam?
Critter News
JANUARY 12, 2009
Tags: islam animal rights animal welfare. Thanks to NARN for pointing out this short piece printed on the internet edition of the Saudi Gazette.
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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals
Critter News
APRIL 13, 2009
How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Most animals in the U.S. This is really interesting.
What's the Difference Between Animal Welfare and Animal Rights?
Critter News
JUNE 4, 2009
Tags: animal rights animal welfare. Here's one perspective. See if you can figure out when the author starts talking about PETA. She doesn't mention it by name, but who else could it be?).
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Key AETA Supporter Suspended Over Animal Welfare
Critter News
MAY 8, 2010
She testified in favor of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act in front of the House Judiciary Committee. Now, she's been suspended from working with animals. From Current.com She was recently suspended from working with animals, a “rare move prompted by what officials called a ‘clear pattern’ of problems with animal welfare.”
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Another Fake Animal Welfare Group
Critter News
DECEMBER 9, 2009
I was browsing for some quotes when I came across this group - The National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA). They had a page with quotes from animal rights activists, but as I was reading, I noticed that they were very unfavorable quotes from such activists as Wayne Pacelle and Ingrid Newkirk. Tags: corporate lies.
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Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?
Critter News
AUGUST 28, 2009
Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. It looks like Michigan's Big Ag is afraid they could end up with their own Proposition 2.
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100 EU Sends Inspectors to Portugal for Farm Animal Welfare
Critter News
DECEMBER 28, 2009
The inspectors found nothing wrong, but at least they responded to the issues raised by Animal Angels, based in Germany. My 2010 resolution is to try and track animal rights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Tags: europe portugal farm animal welfare.
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Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio
Critter News
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Issue 2 in Ohio would create 13-member state board to oversee the care of farm animals in the State. The Humane Society and other groups oppose it as a power grab by big agriculture to prevent another Proposition 2 (the initiative passed last year in California to improve standards for farm animal care.) It's an issue to follow though.
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Ontario Animal Welfare Law Goes Into Effect
Critter News
MARCH 8, 2009
The provincial government says it's gone from "worst to first" and Ontario is now the only jurisdiction in Canada with special protections for law-enforcement animals like police dogs and horses. Pet owners convicted of a crime under the act can also be barred from owning any animals for life.
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100 Pig Castration in Europe - An Animal Welfare Concern
Critter News
JANUARY 19, 2009
Tags: europe pigs farm animal welfare. This year, the European Commission will issue a research contract, worth up to €1 million for a study into alternatives to the castration of pigs and dehorning of cattle.
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100 Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues
Critter News
JANUARY 5, 2009
Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. You may hate to hear about this, but I do think that the animal-raising industries are going to have to reach some compromises with the Humane Society of the U.S. Tags: farm animal welfare us agribusiness. and other advocates.”
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Humane Society Likes Obama's Animal Welfare Picks
Critter News
DECEMBER 20, 2008
I bet you didn't realize that Obama had any animal welfare picks, but he did. He has a strong environmental record and he has supported some animal issues in the past. Tags: Obama humane society USDA us. And, in general, the Humane Society and its Legislative Fund likes them. In fact, he was their top choice.
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An Animal Welfare First in Spain
Critter News
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
She has also to pay 2,688 € to the animal refuge. Nacho Paunero, President of El Refugio, notes that this is the first time in Spain that someone has been fined for abandoning their animal at the doors of a refuge. He considers it a step forward in the protection of animals in Spain. Tags: spain dogs.
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Ontario Updates Animal Welfare Law
Critter News
NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Bill 50 makes it a provincial offence to abuse any animal, and it establishes the strongest penalties in the country for those charged with animal cruelty -- including the potential to prohibit offenders from owning animals ever again. Tags: animal law.
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AUGUST 13, 2010
The Volunteer Advantage ( www.TheVolunteerAdvantage.com ) has announced that August is the organization’s “Animal Rescue Month.&#. “Our volunteer members spend a significant amount of time and energy caring for animals in need, and we want to recognize that passion. . Tags: people helping animals.
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Senator Maria Cantwell Receives Award for Animal Welfare Work
Critter News
MARCH 8, 2010
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) received the Humane Society’s Legislative Leader award for her leadership in protecting animals. Tags: State of Washington legislation humane society congress us. The Society also noted Cantwell’s work on climate change.
Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio
Critter News
JULY 3, 2010
Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare. From the Associated Press.
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The Conflict Between Animal Welfare and Agribusiness
Critter News
MARCH 30, 2010
Tags: corporate lies humane society agriculture agribusiness. This article pretty much sums up how the two agendas are simply at cross-purposes. Compassion is perceived to hurt profits. It spotlights the Humane Society, but I think it's a pretty universal comparison.
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Irish Senator Complains of Animal Welfare "Cabal"
Critter News
APRIL 12, 2010
Tags: Ireland legislation puppy mills dogs. Fine Gael and rural Fianna Fáil backbenchers have called for greyhound breeders to be exempt because the industry is already regulated by existing legislation. They also want an exemption for hunt kennels which do not breed dogs for commercial purposes.
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Help Haiti's Animals
Critter News
JANUARY 19, 2010
Here's a link to the Best Friends page to donate to animal rescue in Haiti. The organization is part of the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti. Haiti.the only country where I believe human welfare is only slightly better than animal welfare. Tags: natural disaster Haiti animal rescue Best Friends.
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Yale Animal Researchers Complain About Paperwork
Critter News
MARCH 4, 2010
Yale animal researchers complain that all these darn regulations for animal welfare are creating too much paperwork. Tags: Yale animal research. insert crying baby here).
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100 EU Backing Cloned Animal Products
Critter News
OCTOBER 18, 2010
It's bad enough having to deal with the welfare of normal farm animals, but what about the welfare of cloned animals? If they are cloned solely for the products they provide, will it be more difficult to argue for their welfare as living creatures? Tags: europe cloning farm animal welfare.
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100 Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line
Critter News
APRIL 24, 2009
We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Here's an example.
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Sad About World Farm Animals Day
Critter News
OCTOBER 2, 2009
World Farm Animals Day was today. Tags: depressed farm animal welfare. Perhaps it's because of gloomy October or maybe it's because I'm getting over the flu, but I felt very sad. There was a picture on the bus commemorating the event with a picture of a cow looking, dare I say it, noble and long-suffering. How depressing.
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Research Animals Rescued from North Carolina Lab
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility.
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Identify Signs of Animal Cruelty
Critter News
JUNE 1, 2009
Here is a link to a PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) web page with signs of what to look for. Tags: animal cruelty. It's a Washington State organization, but the information is still useful anywhere.
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100 FL Animal Control Conducts Bizarre Experiment
Critter News
MARCH 23, 2009
News of the Weird Owners claim dog died from being in non-ventilated Animal Control vehicle. How should Animal Control evaluate their claim? It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. Tags: animal cruelty Stupid USDA animal welfare us.
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Animal Hoarding is a Serious Issue
Critter News
MAY 12, 2009
Animal hoarding is a pretty serious act that causes untold suffering for animals. there are probably several factors that go into how a person develops into an animal hoarder, but “we think it may be related to obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.”
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Animal Person
MARCH 28, 2009
" Two Animal Rights Conferences: Will you be there? " by Drew Wilson at Care2's animal welfare blog has yet to have any comments about rights and welfare. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Language. I don't know how big the readership of that blog is, but it is international if that matters.
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100 Ag's Reaction to Ohio Deal with Humane Society
Critter News
JULY 4, 2010
Yesterday, I raised the issue that some may think the Humane Society copped out by making a deal with Ohio agriculture and NOT bringing new animal welfare regulations to the ballot. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare agriculture agribusiness.
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100 Farm Animals Help Alleviate Mental Illness
Critter News
OCTOBER 7, 2008
A new study, published online in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, suggests that animal assisted therapy for people with mental disorders can be effective with farm animals. After six months of animal assisted therapy with farm animals, all patients reported significantly increased coping skills.
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100 Doris Day Animal League is Part of the Humane Society?
Critter News
MARCH 9, 2009
I just recently became a member of the Doris Day Animal League. I also learned that the Humane Society merged with the Fund for Animals in 2005. Tags: organizations animal welfare. Checking out their website, I came across this page saying that they merged with the Humane Society in 2006.
Manila Zoo Sounds Like a Nasty Place
Critter News
MARCH 17, 2009
PETA is trying to prevent more animals going to the Manila Zoo. They are working with local animal welfare groups on this issue. Joining PETA as the petition’s signatories are the Animal Kingdom Foundation Inc. Tags: animal welfar zoo PETA phillipines. Good for them. That's not true.
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World Farm Animal Day is October 2
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Tags: farm animal welfare. Lest we forget their suffering.
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100 Thoroughbred Dealer Convicted of Animal Cruelty
Critter News
MARCH 14, 2010
A judge convicted Paragallo of 33 of 34 misdemeanor animal cruelty counts in a nonjury trial in Greene County. The 52-year-old Long Island resident was charged after state police and animal welfare investigators raided his farm in Coxsackie in April and seized 177 malnourished horses.
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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?
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. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farm animal welfare factory farm.
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100 Chicken Wars in the Pacific Northwest
Critter News
JUNE 28, 2010
Tags: seattle pacific northwest farm animal welfare chickens. Silly piece in a way about the battle between people who want urban chickens and those who don't.
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Our Strange Relationship with Animals
Critter News
AUGUST 24, 2009
I thought this was an interesting piece contrasting three different people and their relationships with animals. One is a meat-eating professor of animal welfare, another is an animal rights activist, and the third is an animal researcher. This quote from the animal rights person is spot-on for me.[Maria's]
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100 Horrible Animal Abuse at Iowa Pig Farm
Critter News
OCTOBER 9, 2008
Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.
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100 World Animal Day in Minsk
Critter News
OCTOBER 5, 2008
City Fauna and another animal welfare charity named Ehida brought around 40 pets from their shelters to the park on Sunday in an attempt to re-home them. They also put up a tent to collect donations, such as pet food, cages, collars and other pet supplies, for stray and abandoned animals kept at the shelters. Byalyanava said.
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100 Sri Lanka Attempts to Establish Animal Research Guidelines
Critter News
JANUARY 25, 2010
Last Monday (January 18, 2010), this country reached a milestone with regard to animal research when a booklet on the ‘Guidelines for Ethics Review of Research Proposals Involving Animals in Sri Lanka’, was launched at a simple ceremony held at the Colombo Medical Faculty presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Prof.
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100 British Center Working On Animal Replacement in Research?
Critter News
APRIL 4, 2009
The group is called NC3E (National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research). Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research.
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