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FL Animal Control Conducts Bizarre Experiment

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It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. Clay County violated five federal animal welfare regulations in a in September 2008 experiment that involved putting a dog in a non-air-conditioned truck for an hour at midday, according to a U.S. Weather conditions were also similar.

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New Book Shows Mark Twain an Early Advocate Against Animal Cruelty

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A new book by author and Stanford professor Shelly Fisher Fishkin reveals that Mark Twain was an early advocate against animal cruelty. From the review: Twain writes about cruelty to animals in a range of contexts, criticizing, for example, the insensitivity involved in the exploitation of animals for sport or entertainment.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of April 2018)

10,000 Birds

.” Despite the cruel, cold weather I was out and about on both Saturday and Sunday morning, despite the added cruelty of just having returned from (slightly) warmer North Carolina late on Friday night. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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Hurting animals and repenting later.

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It’s gotten to a point where it’s a constant buzz that keeps reminding me of my cruelties howsoever trivial they were. Have any of you guys here had similar experiences? Now I know I was a bully and I repulse every inch of me. I’m not sure if I should be talking to someone. What did you do to leave it all behind?

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Support the Great Ape Protection Act

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End the use of chimpanzees in animal experiments. Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty medical research. It's unconscionable.

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Quote of the Week

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Towards this end, experiments on living animals in classrooms should be stopped. To encourage cruelty in the name of science can only destroy the finer emotions of affection and sympathy, and breed an unfeeling callousness in the young towards suffering in all living creatures. -- Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Kenny Glenn Abuses a Cat on Youtube

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In fact, he's an excellent subject for a medical experiment. Tags: cat animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn us. He knew what he was doing and he is a sick piece of work. By the way, the cat Dusty is with a vet pending the results of the investigation. He should NEVER be returned to that family.

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