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Breed Specific Legislation

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BSL (Breed-Specific Legislation) is the canine equivalent of racial profiling, banning certain dog breeds that have been labeled “dangerous.” Focusing on the breeds, instead of putting the blame where it belongs — on the individual dogs and their irresponsible owners — is discrimination in no uncertain terms.

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags. Who suffers for these crimes? If his lawyer succeeds, Gutierrez won’t, either.

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Are Micro Pigs the Next Stupid Pet Trend?

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This lady is breeding tiny pet pigs that can live up to 11 years. And who will suffer? Tags: Stupid pigs companion animals. People are buying them like crazy, which means.eventually people will start dumping them like crazy. The animal shelters who have to find them homes at the expense of other animals. Thanks lady!

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EU Backing Cloned Animal Products

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If this policy is adopted, European farms could be populated by cloned supersize animals used as breeding stock for cows, pigs and sheep that are reared for food. Clones themselves can suffer a range of painful conditions, including malformed organs and gigantism. Tags: europe cloning farm animal welfare.

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Quote of the Week

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To encourage cruelty in the name of science can only destroy the finer emotions of affection and sympathy, and breed an unfeeling callousness in the young towards suffering in all living creatures. -- Eleanor Roosevelt. Tags: quotes. Towards this end, experiments on living animals in classrooms should be stopped.

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Great Gray Owl: Seeing the Ghost

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Though hardly common, Great Gray sightings are a yearly occurrence in Western Montana, and it is one of the twelve species of owl known to breed in the state. Not only did they, but they invited us to tag along with them. As a result, its territory in the Rocky Mountains extends far south of the bulk of its range.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

However young and healthy, captives judged inappropriate for exhibition or breeding are considered 'excess' and usually are 'unloaded' or killed. In their publications, vivisectors virtually never state that they inflicted the harm suffered by their victims. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language. Overly generous inclusion?

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