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FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Good article in the Irish Times analyzing the role of the Internet in the the crime and capture of Kenny Glenn, cat torturer. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn internet.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

This is a good article about the puppy mills operated by a Western Washington woman and her parents. The article is particularly thorough and damning. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty puppy mills animal welfare us. This is definitely a situation that could have been stopped early on.

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JUNE 15, 2009

I read an article last week about a series of cat killings and mutilations (20 total) in south Florida. He's charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary. Tags: animal cruelty. Just awful.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

As this article notes, as sad as this is, it's only going to spur accusations that animal lovers are also unfeeling human haters. I hope the sanctuary animals find good homes. Tags: animal sanctuary. In other words, we are abominations within our species. It's a load of BS though.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

The article is from October 5. A federal grand jury has indicted an animal rights activist who refused to testify about the release of thousands of mink from Utah ranches. Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act activism animal rights. I'm late on this one. Fox 13 Now reported.

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MAY 12, 2009

Animal hoarding is a pretty serious act that causes untold suffering for animals. From an article in, of all places, "Farm and Dairy: The Auction Guide and Rural Marketplace:".there Tags: animal cruelty animal welfare hoarding.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

They are trying to change the image of their agencies from “pounds” to “shelters,” from “animal control” to “animal care and control,” even while they refuse to reform their regressive and abusive practices which—were they to end—would naturally lead to the respect and gratitude they claim to be seeking.

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APRIL 13, 2009

I learned something new from this article. In the shadow of a $5 million-dollar grant given to Oklahoma State’s renowned veterinary school and then rescinded due to allegations of abusive and cruel animal research practices, Oklahoma State University Philosophy Club and Friends of the Forms will host animal activist Chris DeRose.

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JUNE 5, 2009

And the link below takes you to an article with the cutest orangutan baby enjoying himself. A prominent researcher in the specialized field of animal laughter, Jaak Panksepp of Washington State University, said it definitely goes farther back than that. "I Tags: animal behavior primates. I've seen it.

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APRIL 4, 2009

This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. Even if you become 100 percent vegan, how much of the drugs you take, the makeup you wear and the cleaning products you use have been tested on an animal?

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

I'm posting the whole article because it's so short. Another example of how animals (even goldfish!) Fite pleaded guilty to animal abuse and domestic-violence assault. Tags: animal abuse domestic violence. become victims of domestic violence. The Oregonian newspaper reported Fite declined comment Tuesday.

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MARCH 10, 2009

I responded to a post on animalblog that cited a recent article in the journal "Proceedings" of the National Academy of Sciences. Tags: animal experimentation medical research monkeys. It’s just a question of WILL.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

The title of this article is "Researchers to animal-rights activists: We are not afraid." Tags: animal abuse animal enterprise terrorism act medical research. All of this BS by medical researchers must be challenged. Otherwise, they portray themselves as the real victims and the rest of us as violent terrorists.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Whether intentionally or not, the title of the article catches the frivolity of the research."Don't So, why put the animals through this if it's not even a reflective experiment. Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics mice medical research. Don't let your mouse watch TV."

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JUNE 5, 2009

There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. Know Your Adversary Part of being an effective activist on animal research issues is knowing the arguments in support of animal research. Tags: animal experimentation animal research activism animal rights medical research.

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