AVMA News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

That includes the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), which has given a $20,000 grant to the Maui Humane Society, a $10,000 grant to Greater Good Charities, and an $19,000 estate gift to the Hawaii VMA so that the organizations can help recover and treat animals in need.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

There is a virtual flock of new and interesting bird science news all of the sudden, including the rediscovery of an extinct Bahama Nuthatch. It was always thought that humans first inhabited the island of Madagascar about four or five thousand years ago or so. If they are the only evidence of humans, then not fine.

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AVMA News

AUGUST 14, 2023

#AVMA2023 rewind: Per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been linked to harmful health effects in both humans and animals. Dr. Heather D. Bair-Brake presented on the topic of PFAS in pets.

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AVMA News

APRIL 11, 2023

The AVMA and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) ended a monthlong social media campaign to raise awareness about companion animals and mental health with a Twitter chat on the importance of the human-animal bond and prioritizing wellbeing.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin commercial production and sales of human food from cultured animal cells to the public. Two companies have received final approval from the U.S.

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Reddit Animals

JUNE 22, 2023

I’ve been finding lots of news articles about monkeys kidnapping human babies. Is there a parental instinct in these monkeys or are they doing it to threaten humans? Why do they do that? submitted by /u/SoybeanCola1933 [link] [comments]

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2014

Shirley Koshi was a woman who devoted her life to caring for animals and sought to prevent a cat from the miseries of living out-of-doors. News cats New York City' She was cyber-bullied, her business was destroyed, and she took her own life. Rest in peace, Dr. Shirley Koshi. Hat-tip to 10,000 Birds reader Ben.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2013

I just read on the news that about 20 Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) were poisoned in Chile. Andean condors are vultures and feed exclusively on “carrion” dead animals. It is true that condors eat dead animals. The problem comes during times of low food available to condors when they congregate around a birthing animal.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

” Ebola is in the news a lot at the moment. If you’re feeling fearful or ignorant, well, I can recommend vox.com’s coverage (as in most things), but you could also do worse that picking up Spillover – Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen.

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Reddit Animals

JULY 7, 2023

Introducing "Mayan Spirit Animals Unleashed" ?? Hey there, fellow book lovers of r/animals ! I'm beyond excited to share some thrilling news with you all. ?? "Mayan Spirit Animals Unleashed" is just the beginning of a larger adventure. Get ready for a whole new realm of enchantment!

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Critter News

JUNE 12, 2012

This is an interesting opinion piece about the link between animal welfare and human welfare in nations. From the Huffington Post.

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 29, 2023

Im trynna find posts or videos or news about animals that died because they ate or took a bath in human shampoo, because a old chicken that i had took a shower with it, does anyone have any link of it ? Can someone help me in a research? Please submitted by /u/slendybia [link] [comments]

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Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

Thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this information from August 8. 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.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

From the San Jose Mercury News. A Menlo Park research facility Monday refused to allow a humane society representative to check up on a monkey that bit a female lab worker the day before. Tags: animal research humane society primates. If the incident is insignificant, then why deny access? The worker.

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Critter News

MARCH 21, 2012

I've finally decided to take the plunge and really learn about animal experimentation. It's a horrible topic and I post news articles about the abuses from time to time. Apparently, there is a lot of argument out there than animal experimentation is even good for humans. Many times tests fail. Or vice versa.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 25, 2010

Rats help save humans. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on April 25, 2010. Tags: news. The sizeable rodents are helping to detect tuberculosis (TB). Read more about these amazing rats and the work they are doing by visiting the full article here.

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Critter News

JANUARY 11, 2010

The world is facing a growing threat from new diseases that are jumping the human-animal species barrier as a result of environmental disruption, global warming and the progressive urbanisation of the planet, scientists have warned.

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Reddit Animals

MARCH 17, 2024

Info: A brutal and deathly animal abuse and raped of a husky named "Oliver" was reported the previous November in 2023. Only human hands are possible to do such things! Tola confirmed the human abuse but everyone else tried to make her to look wrong! LATEST NEWS ! The veterinarian K.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2022

Indian gazelle You know the secret of how African park rangers find animals for tourists? And the animals themselves? When they spot a traffic jam in the savanna, it is easy enough to conclude that some unfortunate animal is being surrounded by telephoto lenses. After my trip, I followed the news of this species closely.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 20, 2008

I bet you didn't realize that Obama had any animal welfare picks, but he did. And, in general, the Humane Society and its Legislative Fund likes them. He has a strong environmental record and he has supported some animal issues in the past. Tags: Obama humane society USDA us. In fact, he was their top choice.

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Animal Person

MAY 27, 2009

We who want humans to stop using sentient nonhumans have few victories to celebrate. Here are a couple recent bits of good news. There are people who care for the animals they use and trade, as the article shows. And not every dog's career ends in death or broken bones. Some get adopted into great homes.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

Thankfully, there are some organizations out there that make it their business to look after and care for our animal counterparts. Proving that society’s conscience hasn’t been completely compromised, these companies and their employees make it a point to put animals first. Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. In my opinion, the crux of the question touches on what is “humane.” Here is my opinion.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2018

The Weekly Reader had shocked everyone in class with news of Bald Eagles dying – and humans were to blame! When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. Fast forward to the next decade and humans were at it again.

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Critter News

MARCH 9, 2009

I just recently became a member of the Doris Day Animal League. Checking out their website, I came across this page saying that they merged with the Humane Society in 2006. I also learned that the Humane Society merged with the Fund for Animals in 2005. Tags: organizations animal welfare.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Katie Couric did a story on the use of antibiotics on factory farms in the US and the potential harm to humans. According to her, there was a message that removing the use of antibiotics would actually improve these poor animals' welfare. And, of course, the focus is on the impact on humans. Here is an article about the series.

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Critter News

MAY 21, 2010

It looks like they have some great workshops with people like Gene Bauer from Farm Sanctuary and Nicole Pollata from the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF.). Tags: humane society conferences. Someday, I hope to attend one of these conferences.

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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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Critter News

MARCH 18, 2010

These chimps are currently at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center. This is the same place that was nailed by a Humane Society undercover investigation. Videos showed mistreatment of the lab animals. I just love the language used by the Research Center's spokesperson. Interesting.

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Critter News

MARCH 19, 2010

I don't care if they're supposedly working for altruistic purposes (they're not, but that's another story), they are allowing animals to suffer through negligent care separate from the excruciating experiments they must still undergo. The improperly euthanized animals remained alive but were discarded as if they were dead.

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Animal Person

APRIL 6, 2010

Riddle me this: Why would any human animal use as a default position that nonhuman animals do not have personalities as rich, distinct, obnoxious, obsequious and varied as human animals? Have they not ever observed nonhuman animals? We're all animals, aren't we? We're sentient. Or "even" obnoxious?

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Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2012

A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. Read the full story at CNN.

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Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2010

Armed with new undercover video of four such events, the Humane Society of the United States is pressuring state officials to explicitly outlaw the practice, which the organization says is effectively banned in every other state. Animal rights advocates say it's cruel to the nearly defenseless bears and harms them psychologically.

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Critter News

JULY 26, 2009

Bad news from the Guardian. experiments were performed on animals last year, a rise of 454,000 or 14% on the previous year, the Home Office said. The increase marks the greatest leap in animal use in medical research since 1986, when the government introduced new auditing procedures.

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Critter News

JUNE 21, 2009

From the Humane Society's press release. Further advancing its leadership in human-animal studies, Humane Society University, an affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States, announced today that it has received a license as a higher education degree-granting institution by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission.

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Critter News

JANUARY 17, 2012

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

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Sometimes, on the bird news beat, you find gold at both ends of the rainbow. That would be the serious, thought-provoking “news” side, and the lighter, kookier, “what the heck?” Multiple news outlets are reporting on the “zombie pigeons” that have been spotted in the city. ” side.

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