Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2011

New legislation in California increases the misdemeanor penalty for animal neglect and makes it a crime to sell a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, or carnival. California SB 917 Two new laws in Oregon and California prohibit the possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins.

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Critter News

APRIL 24, 2012

Potentially bad news for California Agriculture. The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state’s meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is unaffected. There are about 620,000 beef cows on 11,800 California ranches.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 18, 2011

In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California. But for seven hours on Friday night, at a restaurant appropriately known as Animal, three chefs presented an eight-course meal that was nothing short of a glorification of this soon-to-be-outlawed delicacy. Apparently, this will happen in 8 months. I had no idea!

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Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2012

At issue was whether federal regulations dealing with inspection of domesticated animals about to be killed, processed, and sold for human consumption preempted -- or nullified -- California Penal Code 599f. The FMIA expressly preempts such a state law.".

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Critter News

MARCH 29, 2012

California dairy farmers have an ad campaign that cows are just darn happy on their factory farms. PETA is not convinced. This article about the situation appears in the Merced Sun-Star which is from my home county of Merced!

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Proposition 2 has been passed in California. 4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. All animals deserve humane treatment, including animals raised for food.” From the campaign website : (Nov.

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Critter News

JUNE 3, 2009

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's new budget is calling for the euthanization of animals after only three days. It's not the animals' fault that they have found themselves in this situation. It's the constant and conscious culture of killing animals in this society that I absolutely hate. Thanks to LA Unleashed for the story.

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Critter News

JANUARY 19, 2009

Basically, it sounds like the ag committee will be including food safety and animal welfare concerns in their discussions. There is definitely a new tide in California, post Proposition 2. Tags: california bile farming farm animal welfare agribusiness food. The ag industry does NOT like this.

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JUNE 13, 2021

For instance, you can own a lion in Alabama, but not in California. In Oregon you can’t own any “dangerous” wild animals, but you can get a special permit for a service monkey and anyone can fill their backyard with giraffes. You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. Are we fed up yet?

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Critter News

JANUARY 3, 2011

According to this Technorati article , the Humane Society rated the states on their animal protection laws. BEST STATES California (best-yay!) BEST Illinois (best) Maine Michigan Oregon California WORST Mississippi Idaho Hawaii North Dakota Kentucky.

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Reddit Animals

DECEMBER 12, 2022

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Critter News

MARCH 9, 2010

Here's a link to his opinion piece on the proposed animal abuse registry in California. Tags: jerk california animal abuse registry. I can't tell whether this Phil Bronstein is just being a jerk. My first impression is that he's being an a#$#le, but maybe I'm overeacting because I don't agree with him.

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Reddit Animals

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Consider the vegetation, topography, climate predators, and increased urbanization (ROADS ROADS ROADS) and how they could either allow the Giant Elands to thrive or die. submitted by /u/RealFee1405 [link] [comments]

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JULY 2, 2023

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 19, 2012

If you love nature, maybe you have noticed that a lot of animals, and other parts of nature like rivers, make sounds that seem musical. In his recently released book, The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World’s Wild Places , Bernie Krause explores the sounds of the natural world all over the globe.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

At just under 1,000 acres of reserve property with several habitat types, it hosts a diversity of plants and animals. Multi-million-dollar homes, fancy restaurants, rugged swimming, California sea lions, and close-up looks at some birds. Osprey carrying a fish La Jolla Cove has a lot going on.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I recently got an email from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. They are pioneering legislation in California to make public animal abuse registries. Please take time to read it, and if you are in California, get in touch with your representative and encourage them to support this if you believe it’s a good thing.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Tags: animal research medical research.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

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Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2011

July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. .

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Critter News

DECEMBER 26, 2008

The ALDF has released a report on how different states' animal protection laws stack up. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon. Tags: animal law.

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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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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Self-cleaning pens, never-empty feed buckets,” wrote Angel in South Carolina and Zoe in California. “A wrote Veronica in California. “I It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. That’s easy!”

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Critter News

AUGUST 28, 2009

Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

From the better late then never category, the ALDF is having a National Justice for Animals Week to raise awareness about animal abuse. Adam was rescued by an 11-year-old boy who also later identified the girls who committed the crime, allowing them to be charged with felony animal cruelty.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

This morning I posted " On California's Animal Abuse Registry Proposal " over at Animal Rights & AntiOppression and welcome any discussion about it. I should be able to watch the press conference about the bill this afternoon if a conference call doesn't take too long, and I'll update if there's anything new and exciting.

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Critter News

MAY 26, 2009

I didn't know that there were specific breeders out there producing animal subjects for medical research. According to this article, some are so bad that the University of California and the University of Cincinnati have actually decided to end their relationships with them and stop purchasing animals bred for research use.

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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.)

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

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MARCH 23, 2024

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Based on his own experiences teaching ornithology to high school students in California, he believes that high school student often just need the spark of an interesting elective class that fills a graduation requirement. In other words, a “spark class” rather than a “spark bird.” And many become birders.

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Critter News

JANUARY 5, 2009

Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says. He adds that this is more than just a matter of voter education, given the $8 million spent by the California poultry industry fighting the proposition.

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Critter News

JULY 29, 2009

On July 13th, defense attorneys for Joseph Buddenberg, Maryam Khajavi, Nathan Pope and Adriana Stumpo (the AETA 4) presented oral arguments on their motion to dismiss the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Here's a summary.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 25, 2009

The University of California, Davis is the focus of a major federal complaint charging it and two other nationally known university research centers have killed dozens of primates through traumatic injuries, veterinary negligence and other violations. From the Los Angeles Chronicle. A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.),

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Reddit Animals

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Would they survive or die instantly? Idk the question randomly crossed my mind. submitted by /u/RealFee1405 [link] [comments]

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Critter News

JANUARY 17, 2012

California is #1 again.yay! Here's a way to find out how your state ranks. Washington State, where I currently live, is #6! At the bottom.(drum drum roll please) South Dakota!!!

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Reddit Animals

OCTOBER 27, 2021

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