Critter News

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

An eastern Missouri woman is sentenced to 12 year in prison for neglecting her dogs. Six dogs were seized. Authorities said the animals were infested with fleas and lacked adequate food and water. That's a pretty stiff sentence. The sentence for 46-year-old Tamara Lynn Benscoter of Park Hills was handed down Friday.

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Animal Abuse Missouri For Animals Neglecting 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The agonizing ailment targets a dog’s joints, usually around the paws, shoulders and lowers back. They say dogs are like their owners and this is true, regarding joints. Just like humans, dogs depend on joints for flexibility and movement. Unlike their owners, dogs cannot vocalise how they feel.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 20, 2009

A funny, heart-warming video called “ SMILE ,” developed by “I’m Tired of” (ITo), the makers of the popular “I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty” bracelet, which raises money for animal rights and rescue charities, has reached viral levels. People have responded incredibly well to our approach.”.

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Animal Cruelty Cruelty Rescue Neglecting 100

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Jonathan Bennett , "The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn," Philosophy 49 [April 1974]: 123-34, at 133 [italics in original]) Note from KBJ: I thought of animals when I read this. Many people exclude animals from moral consideration, even though they would never think to neglect, much less harm, a dog or a cat.

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