Critter News

APRIL 12, 2010

This complaint is the result of proposed legislation to ban puppy mills in Ireland. The dog breeding legislation, intended to outlaw “puppy-farming”, was prepared by Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment John Gormley. They also want an exemption for hunt kennels which do not breed dogs for commercial purposes.

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Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

A handful Animal Person readers since May of 2006, when I started this then-daily blog, have asked me if I've read Joan Dunayer. And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. Dunayer devotes a chapter each to the language used in hunting, zoos, "marine parks," vivisection and "animal agriculture."

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2013

A bored puppy is an unhappy puppy, and possibly a destructive puppy. Dogs are intelligent animals. What can your pup do to exercise their mind, if they aren’t involved in the pack’s hunt? As a result, even games of catch give your puppy more to think about. Puzzles are great tools to keep boredom away.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

See TIME’s photo essay “ Puppies Behind Bars “ Henry the schnoodle just did a remarkable thing. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. Hare lifts it to reveal the biscuit reward.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

It was, based on a quick glance, a puppy, around 6 to 7 months old. Pippa called the park ranger in charge of animals. It took most of the rest of the day, but finally at around 5 we found the pack literally on the southern fenceline of the reserve, deep inside the hunting concession that made up the bottom of the park.

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