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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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The three young men returned to their friends, bragged about their exploits, and showed them trophies: metal banding tags, which members of the Pacific Rim Conservation had carefully placed on the albatrosses’ legs in order to keep track of individual birds. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags.

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Western WA Puppy Mills Had Troubled History, But Still Allowed to Operate

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How much suffering and death resulted from this family's practices? Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty puppy mills animal welfare us. She kept being given "one more chance" with the end result of about 600 dogs finally being seized from the establishments. This is definitely a situation that could have been stopped early on.

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Kenny Glenn Abuses a Cat on Youtube

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

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Puppy Mill Raids in Western Washington

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Keeping abuse in the family! Tags: animal cruelty animal rescue puppy mills. And, of course, they are all "designer dogs." One of my coworkers is heavily involved in puppy mill issues. She says that northwest Washington is a refuge for puppy mills because regulation up there is particularly lax.

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Breed Specific Legislation

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According to information gathered by Best Friends Animal Society , the charity beneficiary of funds raised by ITo, “cities around the country are passing bills to round up and kill family pets, who simply look like the kind of dog who might attack someone.” ITo recently also introduced an “I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty&# t-shirt.

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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For example, why is it so hard for our family members and co-workers – many of whom have companion animals that they love – to cut cruelty from their diets and go vegan? Tags: advocacy. "Change Of Heart provides science-based answers to many questions that are hotly debated among animal activists.

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Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets

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WHAT : The Joplin Humane Society and the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) are hosting a major adoption event on June 25 and 26 for nearly 600 animals who need permanent homes after being displaced by the May 22 tornado that tore through Joplin.

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