Critter News

MARCH 30, 2009

Here is an interesting article about cattle rustling. Known for a distinctive hump at the base of the neck, Brahman cattle are rare here and would be easily spotted at a local auction, leading investigators to think the rustlers already had a buyer — or a butcher — lined up. Tags: cows.

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Animal Person

APRIL 7, 2009

This is about finding "affordable options for unwanted horses," the article says. Butcher (no joke) from Montana: " “No one has to send a horse to a processing plant. Butcher plainly speaks of the use of horses and that those not usable perhaps should be killed. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Financially).

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

However the designers also use discarded parts of animals killed by butchers, to "give new life to something that would normally be thrown away." The final paragraph of the article is perhaps the most cringe-worthy. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters Language. Meanwhile, it's death they're wearing--not life.

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