Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

Mentally, they go insane from boredom and stress, just as our dogs or cats would if they were kept in tiny crates or carriers for their entire lives. There is no difference between cruelty to a pig or a dog or a hen or a cat, and so the sooner we relegate these awful devices to the dustbin of history, the better.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 6, 2014

Compassionate consumers can take a stand against this cruelty by choosing vegan options. It is no more acceptable to confine 60 hens for their entire lives in a cage that you report is “about the size of a Ford F-150 pickup truck’s flatbed” than it would be to treat 60 cats similarly.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

To the Editor: Re “ A Free Speech Battle Arises From Videos of Fighting Dogs ” (front page, Sept. 19): The Supreme Court should reinstate a crucial 1999 federal law banning the commercial sale of videos depicting animal cruelty.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 27, 2008

To the Editor: “ Getting Bacon the Hard Way: Hog-Tying 400 Pounds of Fury ” (front page, June 21), about Texas hog hunters, illustrated the barbarity of hunting with dogs. As the dogs tear chunks of flesh from the terrified pig, the hunters undoubtedly feel proud of their accomplishment. June 23, 2008

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 30, 2008

Amicone, to establish a task force dedicated to ending the dog-fighting in Westchester, and specifically in the City of Yonkers, site of most of the fights. The Michael Vick case shed light on the disgrace of those who cause dogs to fight each other, an event often accompanied by drug sales and prostitution.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 18, 2007

The use of animals in entertainment when animal cruelty is involved is deplorable, whether it is dog fighting or bull riding. Bull riding events in rodeos are notorious for using spurs, flank straps and electric prods to promote bucking and to control the bull. Brad Goldberg President, Animal Welfare Trust Mamaroneck, N.Y., 11, 2007

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Critter News

DECEMBER 7, 2008

From the New York Times. Tags: animal cruelty Texas dog fighting us. Investigators found that dogfighting was on the rise in Texas and was much more widespread than they had expected. It’s like the Saturday night poker game for hardened criminals,” said one of the undercover agents, Sgt. Disgusting and disturbing.

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