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Pam Anderson Urges End to India's Animal Testing

Critter News

Her letter to the Indian research facility is pretty distressing. 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. Sounds like she watched a harsh video.

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

In March, Gutierrez changed his story and agreed to “cooperate with prosecutors,” so his 15 counts of animal cruelty were dropped to one. Biologist Lindsay Young says it will take 8 years to replace the breeding birds; 14 years of research and data have been destroyed. Who suffers for these crimes?

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PETA Petition to Stop Animal Torture at Defense Department

Critter News

Please help animals who suffer for military training by asking President Obama to extend his ban on torture to include animals used in military trauma-training exercises. Tags: animal research animal cruelty military Obama PETA. These methods are readily available and already in use at several military installations.

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FL Animal Control Conducts Bizarre Experiment

Critter News

It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. The temperature did not exceed 86 degrees, the dog was closely monitored and suffered no ill affects, they said. Tags: animal cruelty Stupid USDA animal welfare us. How should Animal Control evaluate their claim?

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

Reddit Animals

" However, various lines of scientific & behavioral research show that reptiles not only feel pain & experience stress the same way mammals & birds do, but that they are also likely capable of a range of emotions including anxiety, distress, excitement, fear, frustration, pain, stress, and suffering.

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82-foot-long “Rescue Rig” on Way to Missouri

4 The Love Of Animals

American Humane Association is deploying in Joplin in partnership with the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) at the request of the Jasper County Emergency Management Agency. The Red Star team consists of 13 staff and volunteers who will begin work tomorrow.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

He pairs conventional wisdom with actual research on such wisdom and speaks to experts who’ve been pondering the issues from the perspectives of their various disciplines. The research, much of the time, doesn’t support the conventional wisdom (which is not to say the case is closed on any issue).

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