Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But within the last year, an animal cruelty investigation almost shut one down because spikes were being used to antagonize the bull. Anyway, here is an article that describes the practice and provides some background on the Portuguese-Americans in California. Tags: portuguese-americans california bullfighting.

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Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

“Although the court noted that these practices are controversial and that downed animals ‘suffer greatly,’ it found the record on appeal insufficient to warrant striking the regulations at this time,” explains an article from the Environmental News Service. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm us.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

I came across this strange article about German research on which slaughter method creates more pain for the animal: the Western method of stunning or the Islamic method of a cut to the neck. You can read all about the results in the article. Tags: islam Slaughterhouse Germany cows. What an utterly grotesque project.

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Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2009

Juluri is referring to something specific: the Supreme Court's examination of First Amendment protection of acts of cruelty to animals. And the article is worth reading just for that. It may be for the courts to decide whether cruelty to animals can pass off as free speech, but we must also rethink these important ideas as a culture.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

Since it is a felony to assault a New York State Peace Officer, Stewart could receive two counts of felony assault and one count of animal cruelty. Use this hashtag to tweet on this article: @aspca and #AgentsAttacked Permalink: Brooklyn Woman Assaults Two ASPCA Agents. Tags: ASPCA news. Do you Twitter?

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Animal Person

APRIL 22, 2009

How ridiculous is it that " On the Psychological Continuum ," to say nothing of an article against rabbit fur, is on the same page as Gabriella's Fur Den? The ads I see today have nothing to do with animal cruelty--the opposite is true. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters. Or perhaps it's my lucky day.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

This short article reports that Vancouver, BC is considering a measure similar to Prop 2 in California, but there are concerns amongst advocates of the poor. Tags: proposition 2 eggs factory farm food chickens. Especially in these economic times.

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Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

If you can get through the article's pernicious nonsense, there are some salient points, albeit the result of confusion on the part of the author. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare." There's nothing like a mirror to set you straight.

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