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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility.

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

It's not just cats and dogs! A new study, published online in Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, suggests that animal assisted therapy for people with mental disorders can be effective with farm animals. Tags: animal-assisted therapy farm animal welfare.

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JUNE 1, 2009

The animals included ducks, chickens, guinea hens, rabbits, sheep, dogs and cats. Tags: animal cruelty farm animal welfare us. At the time of the raid, Rockland County prosecutor Anthony Dellicarri described the property as "kind of like a petting zoo gone out of control" and "the zoo from hell.".

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

It's not perfect, but it's progress in one of the more animal welfare-challenged parts of the US. Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense. Tags: animal cruelty legislation Arkansas us.

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