10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2013
And so, injunctions were granted and lifted, granted and lifted, over the course of more than a decade; during one busy period in 1982, the official stance on killing the goats changed five times in two months. And so, a breed association formed to preserve these goats. (No No such association was formed on behalf of the ear mites.)
Critter News
DECEMBER 12, 2009
They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds. In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare. In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs. A zookeeper had left the knife behind in the exhibit.
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Animal Person
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
That leaves us with animal welfare, which I do think we are genuinely interested in, mostly because of the myriad videos, documentaries, books and websites that have made it tough to avoid over the past few years. Lipka introduced me to the idea of killing "respectfully." And by highlights, I mean sentences that made me want to scream.
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
But there is a significant contingent who is not as enamored with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act as he is. To this day, 95 percent of the animals used in research labs receive no federal protection whatsoever under the Animal Welfare Act." It "guarantees humane treatment?" Maybe on paper. Part IV: Brown Dogs and Red Herrings.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
If left unchecked, free-roaming cats will breed and their populations increase at locations where they find suitable shelter and food, resulting in environmental/property damage, and public nuisance. Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 6, 2007
Consider some of the victories: On November 5th, 2002, more than two and a half million Floridians voted "Yes" on Amendment 10 to amend the state constitution and prohibit the use of gestation crates , narrow metal cages where breeding pigs are kept for most of their lives. News flash: Slaughtering horses does not promote their welfare.
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2012
In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. And people that work in either conservation or animal welfare tend to like animals. Western Gull chick.
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