4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 27, 2011

Such happy news from Joplin! The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Joplin Humane Society successfully found permanent homes for 745 pets during its weekend adopt-a-thon event on June 25 and 26. More than 5,700 people from 24 states rolled into Joplin, Mo.

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DECEMBER 9, 2008

The Islamic practice of slaughtering animals by means of a sharp cut to the front of the neck has frequently come under attack by some animal rights activists as being a form of animal cruelty, the claim being that it is a painful inhumane method of killing animals.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 26, 2011

Following the devastating tornado that ravaged Joplin, Missouri, American Humane Association has mobilized its famed Red Star Animal Emergency Services™ team to help the animal victims there. Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane Association. About American Humane Association.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

Responding to an anonymous tip about a neglected cat, the Humane Law Enforcement agents arrived at Stewart’s residence to find a seven-week-old, one-pound orange tabby with his whiskers cut off and a serious injury to his right front paw. “As Tags: ASPCA news. Do you Twitter?

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JULY 29, 2009

What do you all think about his upcoming work for the Humane Society? Tags: animal cruelty blood sport humane society Michael Vick sick. Plus, I personally have no room for forgiveness for Sick Vick. Others may, but I don't. Pretty savvy on HSUS' part? Or are they trying to get publicity?

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JULY 3, 2010

To me, it's another example of the Humane Society's growing savvy and clout in the US. Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. From the Associated Press.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

But everything humans do to animals really sucks anyway. In that case, why do we punish humans for crimes against other humans? Tags: pit bull animal cruelty blood sport Michael Vick sick. I see a lot of these rationales. Essentially, it goes like this. What Michael Vick did really sucked.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

Tags: UK animal cruelty.

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JUNE 1, 2009

And people wonder why I'm so disappointed by humans. A farm-animal breeder who ran what a prosecutor called "the zoo from hell" was convicted Tuesday of animal cruelty. Tags: animal cruelty farm animal welfare us.

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MARCH 3, 2009

Shadow was timid but in good condition Monday at the Capital Humane Society, executive director Bob Downey said. Schomaker, who was released from jail after paying a $400 fine on the arrest warrant, faces drug and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Tags: animal cruelty Stupid. What a bunch of.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Make a donation to help IFAW end dog culls in China and to protect animals around the world from similar cruelty. And we’re developing a rabies vaccination and sterilization program that we can offer to rural communities to humanely prevent rabies and control dog populations. Tags: news people helping animals.

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MARCH 30, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ Animal Abuse as Clue to Additional Cruelties ” (news article, March 18): As someone who deals with dozens of cruelty-to-animals cases every week, I applaud states that are imposing stricter penalties on people who hurt animals and that are working to establish online registries of animal abusers.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Quick work on the part of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), in partnership with the Humane Society of the U.S. This event serves as dramatic testament to what can happen when the humane community comes together to oppose cruelty," says AWI President, Cathy Liss. "We

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JANUARY 8, 2009

This is a new blog I came across called Paws4Life, The Reality of What Humans do. Tags: animal cruelty entertainment elephants. This post has three graphic pictures of a baby elephant allegedly being "trained" for the entertainment industry. I'm thinking it's India?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. Anderson, famous for slow-motion beach running scenes in the hit 1990s lifeguard TV show, wrote to R.C.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

If only we can overcome cruelty, to human and animal, with love and compassion we shall stand at the threshold of a new era in human moral and spiritual evolution - and realize, at last, our most unique quality: humanity. Jane Goodall.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

He said this research, along with other research that could vastly improve human quality of life, could absolutely not be done without animal testing, and wishes more people understood that “animal research is not cruel or inhumane, it benefits us all.” Tags: university research animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty.

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APRIL 13, 2009

Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Unfortunately, this goal tends to run counter to humane goals.” Baur believes that slaughterhouse cruelty can be reduced by simple operational changes, such as slowing down the slaughter lines.

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace. Animals suffer as much as we do. Albert Schweitzer.

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JANUARY 9, 2009

"The brute animals have all the same sensations of pain as human beings, and consequently endure as much pain when their body is hurt; but in their case the cruelty of torment is greater, because they have no mind to bear them up against their sufferings, and no hope to look forward to when enduring the last extreme pain."

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Mexico City, one of the world’s largest cities, has an estimated 3 million street dogs that end up being killed in shelters or the victims of human cruelty. Eight of every 10 dogs sold in Mexico end up in the streets, with most of them having been family pets at some point, official figures show.

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MARCH 31, 2009

Earthlings is a feature-length documentary about how dependent human beings are on animals, primarily in five key areas: pets, food, clothing, entertainment and science. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty. It's supposed to be so intense, it turns people into vegans (Ellen DeGeneres for one.)

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

But there are animal rights activists in Mexico that will hopefully take notice and try to establish some kind of long-term and humane solution. From Latino Fox News. Clearly, there's no spay/neuter program in this place. Mexican border town has a big dog problem, and it’s not sure what to do about it.

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MARCH 19, 2009

The only real concern comes from the spread of illness to humans from eating diseased meat, but they only need to provide minimal care to avoid that. Tags: animal cruelty pigs pork farm animal welfare factory farm animal welfare. There is no economic motivation to treat them well or to care about their wellbeing.

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MAY 27, 2009

The Humane Society of the United States assisted the Benton County Sheriff's Office today with the seizure of hundreds of dogs from a puppy mill here. Prosecutors are considering charges in connection with today's seizure against Ella Stewart, owner and operator of Sun Valley Kennel, who was recently charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

We received an email about a new book being released by Lantern Books. The author is Nick Cooney and he's the Director of The Humane League, an animal advocacy non-profit with offices in Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC. It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change."

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Thousands of live animals are shot, stabbed, dismembered, burned, and poisoned every year in Department of Defense (DoD) training exercises designed to train medics and infantry in how to treat various human battlefield injuries. Tags: animal research animal cruelty military Obama PETA.

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MARCH 30, 2008

It is a blight on Westchester to have a city consistently in the news for such an odious activity. 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. Yonkers prides itself on its gentrification and revitalization efforts.

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JULY 25, 2007

To the Editor: “ For ‘Animal Precinct,’ Reality Subject to Dispute ” (news article, July 23) missed the entire point of comprehensive animal welfare: that effective animal welfare requires both response and prevention. The real story here is our tireless commitment to fighting animal cruelty.

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JULY 17, 2009

Someone had called in an animal cruelty report. There are also many "feral" and "food-aggressive" personality types in humans, but we don't put them down.) The puppy seemed too thin to me so I asked about her story. Apparently, she, her mother and seven siblings had been confiscated from a crack house. To me, that means a lot.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

According to this Technorati article , the Humane Society rated the states on their animal protection laws. New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

September 7, 2006, a bill banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption( H.R. News flash: Slaughtering horses does not promote their welfare. Calling an inhumane practice "humane" does not make that practice humane. Calling an inhumane practice "humane" does not make that practice humane.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

Humane Society International (HSI) called on Wednesday for a ban on the fur trade to Australia. Excerpted from the International Business Times. The call was issued after the animal rights group discovered that the fur were sourced from the raccoon dog in China, ABC Radio Australia reports.

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MAY 28, 2009

So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)? Vick lost millions of dollars in income, spent hard time in prison, and faced public scorn for actions that did not lead to the abuse of one single human being. Tags: animal cruelty Michael Vick animal rights.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2008

Few people know the depth of our work, as it is mostly our stunts that make the news. While cruelty to animals is a serious matter that should elicit widespread public outrage, efforts to reach the public through more serious means often fall on deaf ears in a world in which sex sells and there are both a war and an economic downturn.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

ADI’s Mission: To educate, create awareness, and promote the interest of humanity in the cause of justice, and the suppression of all forms of cruelty to animals wherever possible to alleviate suffering, and to conserve and protect animals and the environment. Tags: news people helping animals rescues webvideos.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

The Obama-Biden ticket is the better choice on animal protection, and we urge all voters who care about the humane treatment of animals, no matter what their party affiliation, to vote for them. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has been a solid supporter of animal protection at both the state and federal levels. In the U.S.

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