Firefighter Who Killed Dogs Fired
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JULY 16, 2009
Tags: animal cruelty idiocy. Good riddance.
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Portuguese City Tries to End Killing of Strays
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FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Under Portuguese legislation, stray and unwanted animals that are kept in municipal kennels, even healthy ones, can be put down after eight days if unclaimed. The majority of these animals are unwanted dogs, removed from the streets by municipal services or dropped off by members of the public.
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University of Utah Continues Getting Bad Press
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FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Investigative journalism by the Salt Lake Tribune, following-up on allegations levelled by PETA against the University of Utah's Comparative Medicine Center and the Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute laboratories revealed the two laboratories had used 190 dogs and cats in 2009, all obtained from shelters.
Is Shelter Appreciation Week a Sham?
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NOVEMBER 8, 2009
HSUS’ latest public relations gimmick is part of a larger attempt by the very animal control officers responsible for this neglect and abuse to reform their image from one of “dog catcher” to “humane law enforcement.” Nathan Winograd is an advocate for no-kill shelters (and is the author of several books on the subject).
Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?
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MAY 28, 2009
Is what he did consciously to his pitbulls that much worse than what we do unconsciously to animals every day? Some of us forget that dogs are mere animals, and that animal mistreatment is as American as Apple iPods. Like Vick, most of us shamelessly abuse and kill animals.
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