10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

Shoving a cat in a bin. The story with Cecil was something of an exception, but the universe didn’t disappoint and sure enough the latest hunter outrage story today is, predictably, about a woman hunter. The mobs that once enforced “justice” in the streets now do so online. I think we’ve all done it.

Hunters 170

Hunters Hunting Animal Cruelty Game 170

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

Enjoy the guest post (thanks Susan): As I write this, my black cat, Sasha, is going through her pantomime, telling me that she either wants to go out, or she wants to eat. My youngest daughter spotted the exceedingly shy black cat and wanted her. Because she had never been socialized, this cat did not even know how to purr.

Pit Bulls 100

Pit Bulls Rescue Massachusetts Feral Cats 100

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

Here are some of my favorite quotes: " Companion anima l reduces a dog, cat, or other nonhuman to the role of companion. Through semantic reversal, fishers (like hunters) pretend to promote rather than destroy life" (67). By pairing humane with slaughter , legislators have sanctioned horrific cruelty and mass murder.

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Suffering Emotional 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

I’ve written at length about the specific vulnerability of insular faunas and the catastrophic extinctions caused by the arrival of rats, mice, ferrets, cats and possums (amongst others), here in New Zealand fully half the pre-human bird species were lost. But opposition to its use can be understood if you oppose cruelty.

Animal Rights 265

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 265

Critter News

MAY 28, 2009

Hunters shoot down animals in cold blood for mere sport. In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research.

Michael Vick 100

Michael Vick Guinea Pigs Animal Cruelty Animal Abuse 100