Critter News

APRIL 12, 2010

The dog breeding legislation, intended to outlaw “puppy-farming”, was prepared by Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment John Gormley. The draft Bill proposes a new regime of annual inspections and fees for dog breeders. They also want an exemption for hunt kennels which do not breed dogs for commercial purposes.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 6, 2009

DOG WHISPERER: INSIDE PUPPY MILLS. Dog Whisperer: Inside Puppy Mills exposes inhumane conditions at these factory-like breeding operations, as Cesar joins an undercover mission with the animal welfare organization Last Chance for Animals (LCA). Add another voice to the growing choir of those speaking out against puppy mills!

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I can’t even imagine being in a position where my government was telling me to kill my dog, or have it beaten to death. Dog owners in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, are even being told to kill their own dogs, or else their dogs will be beaten to death by the police and the owners will be charged a fine.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Animal welfare workers are calling for stricter laws on breeding facilities after more than 500 allegedly malnourished dogs were seized from a Quebec puppy farm last week. The dogs were confiscated from Paws "R" Us Kennel in Clarendon Township, about 90 minutes northwest of Ottawa. Exerpted from CTV News.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 27, 2010

Sometimes an article has a couple of the above, as in the case of " Chinese Legal Experts Call for a Ban on Eating Cats and Dogs." Let's deconstruct: Legal experts in China are proposing a ban on the eating of dogs and cats. So the ban isn't being suggested because eating cats and dogs is wrong, but because it's creating conflict.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Puerto Rico's animal welfare is pathetic. I really like this group and donate to them. It's not that different from the rest of Latin America, but Puerto Rico is part of the United States. There's no excuse for them not to be on par with at least the worst US state.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility.

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Critter News

MARCH 23, 2009

News of the Weird Owners claim dog died from being in non-ventilated Animal Control vehicle. Stick another dog in the same situation and see if it dies too! The temperature did not exceed 86 degrees, the dog was closely monitored and suffered no ill affects, they said. How should Animal Control evaluate their claim?

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 2, 2012

The Cesar Millan Foundation is dedicated to promoting animal welfare by supporting the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of abused and abandoned dogs and by delivering community humane education programs, including the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum. By stepping up as a pack leader, it’s more than just walking a dog,” said Millan.

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Critter News

APRIL 23, 2009

Over $100 million went to medical research while about $1 million went to animal welfare causes. Actually, less than $1 million dollars went to animal welfare because a portion went to guide dog associations and that is human welfare as far as I’m concerned.) I’ll probably get into trouble for saying this, but whatever.)

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

(NYSE: KR) have teamed up to launch the second annual “ Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart ” campaign, celebrating the unique bond between people and their pets, while raising funds for animal welfare organizations nationwide. For each story shared, Purina and Kroger will make an additional donation to animal welfare organizations.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 27, 2015

Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, has announced its “Pets Go Wild for Wildlife” photo contest, seeking photos of furry family members acting “wild”: running like a cheetah, swimming like an orca, leaping like … Continue reading → The post Born Free USA’s “Pets Go Wild for Wildlife” (..)

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

She kept being given "one more chance" with the end result of about 600 dogs finally being seized from the establishments. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty puppy mills animal welfare us. This is definitely a situation that could have been stopped early on. How much suffering and death resulted from this family's practices?

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

It's not perfect, but it's progress in one of the more animal welfare-challenged parts of the US. Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 7, 2008

It's not just cats and dogs! Tags: animal-assisted therapy farm animal welfare. The study was released in April 2008, but I think it is still worth noting. The study was carried out with 90 patients with a variety of mental disorders: schizophrenia, anxiety, depression and personality disorders.

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Critter News

JUNE 1, 2009

The animals included ducks, chickens, guinea hens, rabbits, sheep, dogs and cats. Tags: animal cruelty farm animal welfare us. At the time of the raid, Rockland County prosecutor Anthony Dellicarri described the property as "kind of like a petting zoo gone out of control" and "the zoo from hell.".

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

There are people who love dogs, cats, gerbils and even racoons (not to be recommended). Unlike dogs and cats, you need to provide your bird with an array of different foods to keep it healthy and happy. There are so many different types of pets out there.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2010

Claudia Hollm saw a TV show about a family who had to relinquish their dog because of economic hardship. The family simply did not have enough money to feed their beloved dog and with breaking hearts they relinquished him to a shelter where he died shortly thereafter of a broken heart after being so loved by this family for many years.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

To the Editor: As Mark Bittman rightly notes, California’s new farm animal welfare law presages what is coming for all farm animal industries nationally (“ Hens, Unbound ,” column, Jan. Mentally, they go insane from boredom and stress, just as our dogs or cats would if they were kept in tiny crates or carriers for their entire lives.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2016

” Their disregard for the welfare of the wildlife they purport to regard so highly also flies in the face of the North American Nature Photography Association’s Principles of Ethical Field Practices which states, “ do not distress wildlife or their habitat. .”

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Thinking Pink for Pups: Dogtopia Pampers Dogs for Cancer Research. Dogs across the country will get primped and pampered in October, all in the name of breast cancer awareness and research. Dogtopia, a full-service dog day care, spa and boutique with locations throughout the U.S. is partnering with Susan G. About Dogtopia®.

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Critter News

JUNE 20, 2009

A dog also had to be euthanized after a gauze square was left in its abdominal cavity during a previous surgery and caused an obstruction. Tags: university research animal research welfare violations medical research animal laboratories. "It is assumed the animal was alive prior to being placed" into the sterilizer, the report said.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

Animal rights is concerned with individual animals, and their suffering and welfare. And because they are lions they don’t like other large predators, and so now there are less hyenas and leopards and the African Wild Dogs only hunt in a few areas not favoured by the lions. So we do the best we can with what we have. To a point.

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Animal Person

JUNE 2, 2009

Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science ," thankfully wasn't called Pepper, the stolen dog that changed American science," so that was an encouraging sign. Perhaps I am mistaken or misreading, but didn't she really represent a turning point in the commodification of dogs and other sentient nonhumans used for research?

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Part II: Man Cuts Dog. Maybe on paper.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 30, 2011

I didn’t get my first dog until I was 20, but since then I have been making up for lost time. Today I own 40 outdoor dogs and two more who live indoors! Start with easier pets – Many people don’t want to start with the responsibility of a dog or cat. A particularly excitable dog is not necessary.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 11, 2010

Every year, roughly 3 million lost dogs and cats end up in shelters in the United States. We think it’s a great idea, and are excited to see that they are engaging younger people in the cause of animal welfare and rescue. DoSomething.org is all about empowering young people to take action on causes they care about.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

The League Against Cruel Sports believes that in the interests of raptor welfare, no further licences should be issued. In the case of fox hunting (a true bloodsport), dogs are domesticated animals that are killing, not for food, but for sport. The League believes that the bloodsport of falconry should be banned.&#

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 29, 2010

These three groups are already operating mobile veterinary clinics and other services in Haiti, and planning to go to Chile when they’re allowed in: IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare). If you’re looking for a pet, consider adopting a cat or dog displaced by the recent disasters. Offer your time. Adopt a displaced pet.

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Critter News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Tags: Best Friends animal welfare conferences.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

And by the way, he debunks the idea of dogs and unconditional love, as well as the idea that pet owners are less lonely than people who don’t own pets. At least his research on pit bull-types of dogs demonstrates the injustice they face. . The campaign to moralize meat has largely been a failure. They are extraordinary.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 4, 2007

In terms of welfare (i.e., overall well-being), there is great inequality among dogs. Some dogs have their basic needs satisfied, but little more. What we should be concerned with is not the gap between "rich" dogs and "poor" dogs, but the absolute welfare level of dogs. What's important is welfare.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

And when Foer writes that he approves of farms that treat their animals the way we treat pet dogs, that's his real message. This is the message of animal welfare--there is nothing inherently unjust about bringing animals into this world for your own use and/or profit. It's okay to choose violence when you don't need to.

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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2012

MEXICO CITY – Animal rights activists staged a protest against the sale of pets in Mexico City, urging residents to adopt dogs and other animals instead of buying them. 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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Animal Person

APRIL 5, 2011

Or how a paragraph would refer to animal rights and animal welfare as if they're interchangeable. I spent several years writing, daily, and often with shock, about how, for instance, the NYT- -the New York Times (OMG!!!!!)--would would call HSUS an animal rights group (after all, HSUS doesn't even do that).

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Animal Person

MARCH 23, 2009

Stephanie has been dealing with the usual "dogs-love-to-run" and "it's-part-of-our culture" and "this-is-what-they're-bred-to-do" crowd, which is a thankless, enervating and maddening job. He also notes that evidence that welfarism is misguided is that even the sealers are for it. There is an elephant who deperately needs our help.

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