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27,000 Animals Rescued in Texas

Critter News

The raid followed an undercover investigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. An Arlington, Texas, municipal judge ruled that the animals suffered from neglect and cruel conditions, and an appeal by the company's owners to a higher court was denied last weekend. That's HUGE. that was allegedly mistreating its animals.

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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

Animal Person

As the economy continues to falter, law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the country are seeing major increases in the number of unwanted and neglected horses, some abandoned on public land, others left to starve by their owners.". Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Where did all the fanfare around horses go?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

4): There is a solution to at least some of the beef industry’s sustainability woes, and that is to raise cows in a pasture-based system. 5, 2008 To the Editor: Kudos to The New York Times for covering the much-neglected connections between meat and climate change. Finishing the cattle on grass is a far “greener” method.