Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently heard arguments in National Meat Association v. Brown, a case in which the meat industry is attempting to invalidate a California law designed to reduce animal suffering and protect public safety. Did anyone know this was going on?

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 4, 2009

The first week in May is Be Kind to Animals week, and the folks at Iams are helping us celebrate by offering an amazing prize package for your pet! Here are the details: Leave a comment telling us a story of animal kindness that moved you. This giveaway is open to those in the United States only. Would you like to enter?

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Puerto Rico's animal welfare is pathetic. It's not that different from the rest of Latin America, but Puerto Rico is part of the United States. There's no excuse for them not to be on par with at least the worst US state. Tags: puerto rico animal rescue latin america us.

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Critter News

JUNE 14, 2010

Malaysia, under pressure from animal rights activists, is going to investigate Progenix Labs. Malaysia is considering shutting down a controversial British-funded animal testing lab if there is evidence of cruelty there, the goverment's top veterinary official said on Sunday. Tags: animal research malaysia.

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Critter News

APRIL 15, 2010

According to our government, the animal rights and environmental movements are the number one domestic terrorism threat in the United States. Was Tim McVeigh who blew up the Oklahoma Federal Building an animal rights/environmental activist? What about militias? White supremacists? This is absolutely unfair.

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Critter News

APRIL 23, 2010

They received citations for animal welfare infractions, although apparently few of these infractions overlap with PETA claims from an undercover investigation. Tags: animal research utah university of utah undercover investigation PETA. You decide. From the Deseret News.

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Animal Person

MAY 30, 2009

Bea directed me to an interview with Dr. Elizabeth Parker , the "chair man " (my emphasis) of the Animal Agriculture Alliance at CattleNetwork, which apparently is "The Source for Cattle News." If any "drastic measures" are employed, they are to remove animals from suffering, not to impose our dietary choices on others.

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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. State law on the issue is murky.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 11, 2010

Every year, roughly 3 million lost dogs and cats end up in shelters in the United States. Sharleen D from Arcadia, CA plans to take pictures of all the lost pets at her local animal shelter and make an album on facebook and share it with her friends. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 11, 2010.

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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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Critter News

JUNE 21, 2009

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

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Monkey business is big business in the United States, where some people pay up to $5,000 to adopt a monkey of their own, often a capuchin monkey, which can grow up to 22 inches and 9 pounds. I don't care how much these people love their "babies," these are wild animals that should be with their own kind. Remember Travis?

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

It's not perfect, but it's progress in one of the more animal welfare-challenged parts of the US. Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense. Tags: animal cruelty legislation Arkansas us.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 5, 2010

The Blind Dog Rescue Alliance is a small group of volunteers in the United States and portions of Canada dedicated to helping blind and visually impaired dogs. Blind Dog Rescue Alliance originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on April 5, 2010. Tags: people helping animals rescues.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

We love to see celebrities getting out there and helping animals find homes! Purina ONE has teamed up with Martha Stewart to visit animal shelters from San Francisco to NYC throughout the month of February. Our thanks to Purina ONE and Martha Stewart for doing something to help shelter animals!

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Did you know that every year, of the 8 million dogs and cats that enter animal shelters, 3 million of these healthy and treatable pets are euthanized? This new campaign, sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States, Maddie’s Fund, and the Ad Council, hopes to reverse this trend and find homes for these homeless, lovable pets.

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Critter News

MARCH 15, 2009

In December, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to the primate center for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates treatment of many commercial animals from pet kittens to laboratory guinea pigs. Tags: medical research PETA animal welfare us.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 26, 2008

I came across this 2005 book from the Society & Animals Journal titled Confronting Cruelty Moral Orthodoxy and the Challenge of the Animal Rights Movement. Readership: This book will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the animal rights movement in England, the United States and Australia.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2008

A judge has found five animal-rights activists not guilty of getting too close to seal hunters during the 2006 hunt off Canada's east coast. They are representatives of Humane Society International and Humane Society of the United States. Tags: seal hunters humane society. That's good news.

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Critter News

JUNE 28, 2009

Nearly 95 percent of the 90 billion table eggs produced in the United States come from high-density cage systems. Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. The value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 In South Carolina egg sales tally about $90 million annually.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

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.” Tags: proposition 2. From the campaign website : (Nov. on Prop 2 campaign.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 16, 2013

The United States Fire Administration estimates 500,000 pets are affected by house fires each year. To spread awareness about this important topic, we here at BestBullySticks have partnered with the great folks at 4 The Love of Animals to host a giveaway! And sadly, even fewer have plans that include their pets.

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Critter News

MAY 27, 2009

. - The Humane Society of the United States assisted the Benton County Sheriff's Office today with the seizure of hundreds of dogs from a puppy mill here. Tags: HSUS puppy mills. The smell of hot urine eminated from the property lined with pens and more makeshift cages, created with plywood and rusty metal doors.

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Critter News

MARCH 31, 2009

"Earthlings" is a film about animal abuse narrated by Joaquin Phoenix. Earthlings is a feature-length documentary about how dependent human beings are on animals, primarily in five key areas: pets, food, clothing, entertainment and science. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty.

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Critter News

JANUARY 6, 2009

Barack Obama has picked Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa, to be the next Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). As Iowa’s Governor, Tom Vilsack took steps to protect animals, including vetoing a bill that allowed dove hunting. He has a mixed record on policies affecting industrialized agriculture.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 13, 2010

Men and women all over the United States are submitting reality films of their everyday life. Hardest Working Person in America originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 13, 2010. Tags: events. If you need a bit of inspiration, check out dog rescuer Sherri Rayburn! Check out her video submission at [link].

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 21, 2010

We love it when people and animals come together for a great cause! Members of the Honorary Committee include Congresswoman Maxine Waters, United States Senator Barbara Mikulski, United States Senator Robert P. For The Cure originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on January 21, 2010.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

The animals eat salmon as the fish try to pass Bonneville Dam each spring. Army Corps of Engineers estimates the animals eat three thousand salmon annually. Mosman denied an attempt by the Humane Society of the United States to stop the killings. Tags: salmon sea lions. Three thousand salmon is nothing.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Especially animal business. According to a statement from the AQHA, “The majority of horses processed for slaughter in the United States [prior to slaughterhouse closures in this country] were no longer viable for their intended use, unmanageable or simply unwanted by their owners. The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 15, 2010

While many animal shelters already struggle on a day-to-day basis to care for the millions of unwanted animals that are dropped at their door, the numbers have grown to an almost unmanageable degree over the last few years. The culprit for this surge in animal homelessness is a testimonial to these trying times: human homelessness.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 19, 2009

When I designed my first website several years ago ( Aimee’s Animals ) the goal was to help animals find homes. The internet evolved, and this site was created with a bigger, better vision, but the goal remained the same… help animals find homes through promoting rescue groups. Tags: rescue spotlight.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation. A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 14, 2010

I know I speak for everyone—from our staff in the field to those at our headquarters in the United States—when I say that we are honored to support Dr. Goodall’s mission and to make her extraordinary vision a reality every day.”. Tags: people helping animals. Hundreds of lecture tours and conferences.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 7, 2010

The application provides pet lovers with a simple tool to find the closest and most popular pet-friendly places in the United States in various categories, including lodging, dog parks, beaches, restaurants, travel, services and events. “petcentric&# mobile application originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on June 7, 2010.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

Save $$: Up to $500 or more depending on animal and breed. Save the Planet: Adopting a shelter pet not only saves a life, but it reduces demand for purebred animals, which are more likely to have medical problems due to genetic abnormalities. Good for You: Adopting an orphaned animal keeps it from having to be euthanized.

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Animal Person

JULY 1, 2009

Here's the backstory: Calgary has what they call a " western culture ," which essentially is their two word justification for abusing animals in the cruel and not-even-close-to fair venue of people-over-animals-who-don't-stand-a-chance. Safe, unharmed rodeo animals is an oxymoron). Not the rodeo.

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Animal Person

APRIL 7, 2009

But the really telling language begins with the next sentence: "The situation has renewed the debate over whether reopening slaughterhouses in the United States — the last ones closed in 2007 — would help address the problem.". Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. What about people who have children they cannot afford to have?

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