Critter News

JUNE 1, 2009

A farm-animal breeder who ran what a prosecutor called "the zoo from hell" was convicted Tuesday of animal cruelty. A jury in West Haverstraw deliberated less than two hours before convicting Robert Everle of all 13 charges of torturing, injuring and starving animals. And people wonder why I'm so disappointed by humans.

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Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty illegal pets primates us. Pierce Onthank, the president of an oil and gas company, was charged in January with illegal possession of a primate for keeping a siamang, a type of gibbon that is native to rain forests in Malaysia and Indonesia and can weigh up to 30 pounds and stand 3 feet high.

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Critter News

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. For those who can't handle the visuals, now it's available as an audio book.

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Critter News

JULY 17, 2009

Someone had called in an animal cruelty report. I believe that a feral may never be a lap cat and they may never even let you pet them. Tags: animal shelter management euthanization animal shelters dogs. The puppy seemed too thin to me so I asked about her story. All eight of the puppies were in foster care.

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