Critter News

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Of course, right now, they're just being shipped to Canada and Mexico anyway, where health and welfare standards are much, much lower. Congress lifted the ban in a spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law Nov. Bad news for horses in the US. Read the complete article at pantagraph.com.

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Horse Slaughter Horses Slaughter Slaughtered 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

His obituary in The Auk describes him as “without a doubt” responsible for Texas’ laws on bird conservation, “for he was the first in the state to present the real facts concerning the importance of bird life in its relation to human welfare.”

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Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare." First of all, does he really believe that piffle?

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Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

Animal Ethics

APRIL 4, 2007

The documentary is not short on topics for substantive debate including "humane meat," productivity vs welfare, "animal terrorism laws," and of course the American Veterinary Medical Association's role in welfare reform. If you are able to post something on this documentary I would be grateful.

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