Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

It was an exotic animal importing firm (why the eff do those even exist?) that was allegedly mistreating its animals. A lot of these animals are reptiles, spiders and amphibians, which explains the large number. The raid followed an undercover investigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

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Critter News

MAY 16, 2010

Anyway, I'm wondering if the decision could have been influenced by PETA's investigation of how reptiles are being skinned alive for these sales. Tags: animal cruelty exotic skins lizards. And I just bought something from them last month for the first time. This PETA post doesn't claim the credit though.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

He was caught at an airport with about 70 live animals, including at least three different endangered species and eight inch-long Caiman crocodiles. I don't know how these poor animals survive stuffed in luggage. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime reptiles crocodile south africa endangered species. Very cruel.

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Animal Person

APRIL 1, 2010

Meanwhile, "new speciesism" is the notion that within a paradigm where rights are included for nonhuman animals, some are more deserving of rights than others for any of a variety of reasons (e.g., Although we have reptilian ancestors, we didn't descend from reptiles or any species alive today (105).

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Critter News

AUGUST 19, 2008

Amy, a German shepherd, and Uno, a Labrador retriever, have joined the team at {Frankfurt,} one of Europe's busiest airports — the first two dogs in Germany trained to sniff out live animals, plants or derivatives or remains of them. Tags: wildlife trafficking smuggling Germany. That's huge.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 11, 2009

The following is a guest post from the amazing animal lovers of Adopt-a-Pet.com. Sadly there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. When that animal is available, I am notified the next time a pet matching my search is added on Adopt-a-Pet.com.

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