10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2011

Louis Hoppmann III has been charged with animal cruelty after hitting a gull with a baseball bat on the aptly named Folly Beach in South Carolina. He claims he was just trying to scare the birds away from his food, but that sounds like a post-hoc explanation to me… a.

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Bats South Carolina Animal Cruelty Killing 162

Critter News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Bats are being targeted. Tags: wildlife crime UK animal cruelty. The Brits are known for their animal rights activism, but there's been a rise in wildlife crime against all animals. Apparently they are seen as nuisances. Badgers are being caught for dog-baiting. A bird species is near extinction.

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Wildlife Badgers Animal Cruelty Cruelty 100

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. 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. And the article is worth reading just for that.

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San Francisco Cruelty Vivisection Open Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

This is quite a big deal for an island group that had no mammals save bats for millions of years. But opposition to its use can be understood if you oppose cruelty. New Zealand has been the recipient of a higher than average number of introduced species, in particular a range of mammals from elk to mice.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 261