Critter News

MARCH 16, 2009

Here is an article about the high cost of vet care and the ethical questions of how much do you spend. Do you ask the vet to euthanize the animal? Do you pay for the cat's medical treatment? I measure our cat Charlotte (pictured above in the masthead) in 42" HDTV's. She's at about 3 at the moment.

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Critter News

JUNE 16, 2010

I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. If they are "only" animals, if they are beasts which abstract not, then my comparison is a piece of sentimental foolishness. Tags: animal experimentation animal research. The following is from The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Today's New York Times gives us Adam Shriver's Op-Ed " Not Grass-Fed, But at Least Pain-Free ," which presents its dilemma at the end: If we cannot avoid factory farms altogether, the least we can do is eliminate the unpleasantness of pain in the animals that must live and die on them. It would be far better than doing nothing at all.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 24, 2009

I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. But see the qualifications in the article.The animal research has offered one explanation for the rising number of babies born with these conditions. So, why put the animals through this if it's not even a reflective experiment.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

Thanks to Patty at Animal Rights-Do Whatever is Necessary for reposting this list of 40 ways to help lab animals. There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. Know Your Adversary Part of being an effective activist on animal research issues is knowing the arguments in support of animal research.

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Critter News

JULY 20, 2009

I occasionally read Scienceblog when there is mention of animal research issues. Here's the first of an apparent series by a blogger on why we need to do animal testing.part 1 - drug discovery!!! I'm not going into why I do not support animal research. Testing drugs on animal is unpleasant. No one likes doing it.

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Critter News

JULY 12, 2009

I'm behind on my email and only just read this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Less than one year ago, Puerto Rico enacted a landmark animal protection law, based in part on a set of model laws drafted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. From the ALDF action alert page.

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Critter News

JULY 25, 2009

This is one of the reasons why we are still on the losing end of the battle with animal researchers. It doesn't mean that you have the moral authority to tell me that I must support animal testing because you know better. Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics medical research science.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 21, 2008

She supports medical research on animals. One scene has the author entering the part of the hospital where the research animals are. This woman, who I now mentally call "THE VIVISECTOR," defended medical research. She then said, "I think people are more important than animals." She is a practicing Catholic.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 26, 2009

Today's message and call to action is from David Cantor of Responsible Policies for Animals (thanks, Mike!). Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends! Meanwhile, donate when you can, get friends to become Responsible Policies for Animals members --and thank you for your support! . Best wishes, . David Cantor.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. You can buy some extra time by presoaking the animal in a basin of ice water.)" How long should one animal be used in the lab before it is euthanized?"

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 2, 2009

It was because of her that her husband could get medical care when he fell ill. The central message of the program was not about enslaving animals, of course. The impulse might be to say that we need to work on freeing women first, and then work on animals. Our job, it seems to me, is to help them see it.

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Animal Person

MAY 6, 2009

The book, which I have not read, that saved Derrick Jensen 's life is called The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith, who was a vegan for 20 years, suffered serious medical problems, and started feeling better when she recommenced eating animals. Tags: Activism Books Ethics.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 20, 2010

I've never discussed that Emily the kitty eats one meal of Ami vegan kibble on most days (and one of canned, animal-based food). He fares best (as evidenced by poop, energy, licking, scratching, and severity of limping) on food with no grains whatsoever and very high animal protein--almost carnivore level. She is doing fine with that.

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Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

My animal rescue-life has had many phases. Note to everyone who works with birds and water fowl: Hypothermia and rapid freezing are not appropriate methods of euthanasia and are not considered to be humane unless the animal is anesthetized prior to freezing. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 4, 2007

Hello Keith: I recently completed a documentary on the science, ethics, and politics of animal agriculture entitled "Beyond Closed Doors." The film contains personal interviews with prominent professionals such as Dr. Temple Grandin, Dr. Bernard Rollin, Dr. John Webster, Steve Wise, and many others.

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Animal Person

JULY 29, 2009

As for neighbors, a couple of years ago I wrote about how my next-door neighbor's daughter, who is in medical school, visited her parents and brought a puppy (Izzy) from a pet store with her. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. I'll think about it as I research cameras. Any advice?

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Animal Person

MAY 3, 2009

After the ligament medication it wasn't the ligament. Tags: Ethics Food and Drink Greyhound Matters. He may have a nerve sheath tumor, which is inoperable but can be tackled via radiation. All I want is for my poor boy to be able to use his leg properly. And obviously to not be in pain. So after the corn removal, it wasn't the corn.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 16, 2007

To inflict death or pain on animals for scientific or medical research is wrong morally, and ought to be prohibited. This follows from everything said in the text about the rights of animals. This does not mean that animals may never be deliberately harmed or become subjects of research. Animals cannot give consent.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 21, 2007

To the Editor: I appreciate Nicolette Hahn Niman’s efforts in raising awareness about the conditions in which pigs are raised (“ Pig Out ,” Op-Ed, March 14), but I was struck by her comment that it is incumbent on us to ensure that animals have decent lives because we ask them to make the ultimate sacrifice for us. They don’t volunteer.

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Critter News

MAY 2, 2012

An animal-rights group that watchdogs research facilities across the country has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, citing multiple incidents in which animals were injured, escaped from their cages or were found dead. From the normantranscript.com.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

9): Thank you for encouraging California voters to support the state’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, or Proposition 2, on the November ballot. To the Editor: The American Veterinary Medical Association urges California voters to think twice before voting on Proposition 2.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2010

Groups like the American Veterinary Medical Association support these modern egg-laying housing systems. Inhumane confinement, illegal anticompetitive practices and factory farming hurt animals, the environment, the consumer, the public health and the farmer. Gene Gregory President, United Egg Producers Alpharetta, Ga.,

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Animal Ethics

JULY 25, 2007

To the Editor: “ For ‘Animal Precinct,’ Reality Subject to Dispute ” (news article, July 23) missed the entire point of comprehensive animal welfare: that effective animal welfare requires both response and prevention. The real story here is our tireless commitment to fighting animal cruelty. New York, July 23, 2007

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2007

Why is it that so many progressives think it's silly to accord moral status to animals? Then again, progressives think abortion is merely a medical procedure, devoid of moral significance. Those of you who care about animals might want to join Matthew Scully and me on the conservative side.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2008

Traces of analgesics, antidepressants, antibiotics, antihistamines, anti-hypertension drugs, anti-seizure medications, and birth control hormones are turning up in the Nation's municipally-delivered drinking water and also in our rivers, lakes, and streams. It's a problem for animals, particularly aquatic animals, as well.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 2, 2007

March 27, 2007 To the Editor: Livestock producers raise their animals under humane standards and under the care of a veterinarian. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, management and husbandry are more important than the type of production system for ensuring the health and well-being of pigs. That is never humane.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

In my earlier post "Children and Heart Disease" available here , I noted that, in the seventh and final edition of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care: A Handbook for Parents of the Developing Child from Birth to Adolescence , Dr. Benjamin Spock no longer recommends feeding animal products to children after two years of age. The answer is "Yes."

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 16, 2006

He received the highest score in both my fall 2005 Social and Political Philosophy course and my spring 2006 Ethics course. I believe Jonathan’s plan was to become a medical doctor. Love, of course, isn’t sufficient for being a philosopher (it may not even be necessary), but Jonathan has a genuine aptitude for philosophy.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

To address this problem, I have introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. To address this problem, I have introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 23, 2008

Key paragraph: "It’s important that each person take responsibility for taking care of themselves," says Edmund Herrold, a clinical cardiologist in New York City and professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. Get a regular checkup. Take an aspirin every day.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 21, 2007

18, 2007 The writer is associate director, Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Preservation of nature is not just an abstract aesthetic issue; our future depends on survival of things that fit. Epstein, M.D. Boston, Oct.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

4, 2009 To the Editor: I have been a strict vegetarian most of my life, and, as such, I have never lacked reasons—ethical, economic and health-related—to continue this lifestyle. Serge Scherbatskoy Arcata, Calif., He said, “I have to look at the entire industry, not just what is best for public health.”

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 4, 2007

They have the best food money can buy, climate-controlled shelter, comfortable bedding, ample exercise, liberty to move about, toys to play with, and medical care (including control of parasites). How many are suffering for lack of food, fuel, shelter, clothing, or medical care? Some, such as my niece's Tag, are utterly spoiled.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2007

The medical journal Lancet recently published findings showing that children who are not adequately nourished in the first five years of life sometimes never catch up to their peers. It is not enough to simply cut animal products (or carbohydrates, or calories) out of one’s diet. Nicole Speer Boulder, Colo.,

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

7, 2008 The writer is director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Eric Chivian Boston, Jan. To the Editor: The argument made by Gov.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

Europe and Canada outlawed using hormones on dairy cows because of such human and animal health concerns. There is as yet no medical research showing the cost of several extra years of hormones flooding the system. In cows, the hormones have been shown to increase lameness, udder infections and bone cancer.

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