Ted Kennedy and Animal Welfare
Critter News
AUGUST 28, 2009
Interesting article on Senator Edward Kennedy that highlights his little-known contributions to animal welfare. Tags: legislation animal welfare. It's from the Humane Society.
Critter News
AUGUST 28, 2009
Interesting article on Senator Edward Kennedy that highlights his little-known contributions to animal welfare. Tags: legislation animal welfare. It's from the Humane Society.
Critter News
JANUARY 5, 2009
It's a small mention in this Ag Week article about issues coming up in 2009 , but worth noting. Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. Tags: farm animal welfare us agribusiness. The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says.
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Critter News
MARCH 30, 2010
This article pretty much sums up how the two agendas are simply at cross-purposes. Tags: corporate lies humane society agriculture agribusiness. Compassion is perceived to hurt profits. It spotlights the Humane Society, but I think it's a pretty universal comparison.
Critter News
AUGUST 15, 2010
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 20, 2010
According to her, there was a message that removing the use of antibiotics would actually improve these poor animals' welfare. Here is an article about the series. Tags: antibiotics cbs farm animal welfare factory farm agriculture agribusiness. Unfortunately, I missed this series as we don't watch network television.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Every time I get depressed about animal issues (every other day it seems like), I see an article like this. It's an article about the pork industry having to address the increasingly positive media image of pigs as intelligent creatures that could be someone's pet. Tags: meat pigs pork farm animal welfare.
Critter News
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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