Help Release Chimps from Medical Research
Critter News
MARCH 17, 2009
Visit this site. Project R&R is a campaign of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society. Tags: chimpanzees animal research animal cruelty vivisection anti-cruelty medical research.
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On Objections to Slaughterhouses Not Sandwich Shops
Animal Person
MARCH 31, 2009
I think I'm going to start a contest for the most absurd/ironic/bizarre sentence to come out of the mouth of a human each week. I'd have to narrow it down to published sentences, just to be fair; I wouldn't want to get into any he said/she said situations. The inaugural winner would be John Carbonaro, who found an article called " Slaughterhouse in Buffalo Wins Zoning Approval.
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Animal Ethics
MARCH 29, 2009
To the Editor: Re “ As Bullfighter Gains Honor, Peers Perceive a Grave Loss ” (Madrid Journal, March 19), which describes several bullfighters’ disapproval of a Spanish Fine Arts award given to a wealthy torero: It’s sickening that there are still people who derive entertainment from watching steel daggers being plunged into living flesh and blood. And this orgy in sadism is termed by some as “art”!
"Earthlings" Available as Audio Book
Critter News
MARCH 31, 2009
"Earthlings" is a film about animal abuse narrated by Joaquin Phoenix. I've never watched it, but heard it talked about on a vegan podcast. It's supposed to be so intense, it turns people into vegans (Ellen DeGeneres for one.) For those who can't handle the visuals, now it's available as an audio book. 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.
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Military Dogs Play Roles in Iraq and Afghanistan
Critter News
MARCH 31, 2009
We chain them, use them for experiments, eat them in some countries and make them wear funny sweaters in others. But we also use them to fight our wars and intimidate our detainees. The most famous example of military dogs is the Vietnam dogs who faithfully served American soldiers and then were abandoned to unknown fates after we left the country. But the grand tradition continues in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Modern Day Cattle Rustlers
Critter News
MARCH 30, 2009
Here is an interesting article about cattle rustling. Crashing through a gate in the dead of night, thieves using trucks and trailers recently robbed a farmer here of 53 Brahman crossbreed cows valued at some $50,000. Known for a distinctive hump at the base of the neck, Brahman cattle are rare here and would be easily spotted at a local auction, leading investigators to think the rustlers already had a buyer — or a butcher — lined up.
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Quote of the Week
Critter News
MARCH 30, 2009
How many meat-eaters would cut the throat of a cow themselves, and hack open its belly with a knife to empty its intestines? But the thousands of daily deaths of animals are hidden away and on the butcher's shelf meat looks innocuous, nothing like the living thing it was. It is odd: we prosecute anyone who is cruel to a cow - by beating it or giving it electric shocks, say - yet the connection between that fact and the dinner table is rarely made.
Are Women More Compassionate Than Men?
Critter News
MARCH 29, 2009
It's an intriguing question that would probably get quite a response at any dinner party. Frankly, I don't know. All I know is that the majority of vegetarians, ex-vegetarians, animal rights supporters, animal rescuers, animal shelter volunteers, and feral cat colony stewards that I know are women. Not all, but the majority. And I find that in conversations, women are more likely to listen and think about what I say than men, who often brush me off as an emotional female.
Publish Your Own AR Book or Magazine
Animal Person
MARCH 30, 2009
As you may know, I'm a writer/ghostwriter/editor. That's how I've made my living for over 20 years. My clients have always been a combination of experts who already have book deals with large publishers, and entrepreneurs who say Why on Earth would I let them take so much of my potential profits? The latter form a publishing company, get their own block of ISBNs (like Social Security numbers for publications of all kinds), and print and distribute the books themselves (or outsource those parts).
Listen Today on WALO Radio
Animal Person
MARCH 30, 2009
Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends! Today, March 30th, at 3:00 East Coast time, Susan Soltero of Puerto Rico will interview me live on the air at WALO Radio about Responsible Policies for Animals' 10,000 Years Is Enough campaign to get our universities out of the meat industry! Susan e-mailed after receiving RPA's news release on the organization's recent mailing to the governors of all 50 states about our land-grant universities' (LGUs') meat-industry problem.
The State of the Animal Rights Dialogue
Critter News
MARCH 27, 2009
This opinion piece is from the Christian Science Monitor in 2002. It may be almost 7 years old, but I think it is as relevant now as it was then. Worth reading and, I think, some reflection. Tags: animal rights.
New Iberia Inspection Documents Available
Critter News
MARCH 27, 2009
I found them here. What the documents show # A USDA inspection on Feb. 18 focusing on allegations by Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN) found the center in compliance. # A routine USDA inspection in September 2008 found the center in compliance. # A May 23, 2007, USDA inspection revealed several problems with drainage and waste disposal operations, and peeling paint in primate housing areas. # A 2006 inspection found no problems. # USDA inspections dated July 19, 2005 and Dec. 7, 2004, found nu
EPA Wants to Rely Less on Animal Testing
Critter News
MARCH 27, 2009
It's not a move based on compassion, but efficiency. I'll take what I can get though, even if it's not an immediate eradication of a despicable practice. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reducing its reliance on animal testing to assess human risk of chemical toxicity and will instead focus more heavily on the tools made possible by advances in molecular biology, genomics and computational modeling.
German Court Bans PETA "Holocaust" Campaign
Critter News
MARCH 28, 2009
PETA wants to run a campaign that compares factory farming to the Holocaust. Touchy subject there in Germany. The German constitutional court has ruled that animal rights organisation PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) must end its campaign in which it draws a comparison between the Holocaust and industrial farming. The court ruled that the PETA campaign, called The Holocaust on your Plate, violated human dignity: "In Germany, the word Holocaust will long remain synonymous with a ver
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On Project Treadstone and Welfare, OED-Style
Animal Person
MARCH 28, 2009
Project Treadstone If anyone in Palm Beach County wants to get involved in the Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) of feral cats, now is the time, as the county's Spay Shuttle is back in business (but for a whopping $40/cat rather than the original $15), and Pahokee ($25/cat) is open as well. Appointments must be made, and several may be obtained for each day (the person who schedules me can get up to 10 per day, but I don't think Trapper Man can get 10 cats/day.
On "Animal Rights Conferences"
Animal Person
MARCH 28, 2009
" Two Animal Rights Conferences: Will you be there? " by Drew Wilson at Care2's animal welfare blog has yet to have any comments about rights and welfare. I don't know how big the readership of that blog is, but it is international if that matters. The post itself doesn't actually intentionally differentiate between the terms, but does align TAFA with reform and AR with rights (and then mentions Vegan Outreach).
The Ex-Vegetarians Among Us
Critter News
MARCH 26, 2009
Of my current circle. I have two friends who, before I knew them. were vegetarians for years before switching back to meat-eating. I recently found out that a male coworker was also a vegetarian for eight years before reverting back to meat. That's three people that I know who are ex-vegetarians. Not counting myself, I only know one other vegetarian/vegan.
Shelter Strays Used as Lab Animals
Critter News
MARCH 26, 2009
I thought it was an urban myth that animal shelters would actually turn over unwanted animals to laboratories for research, but apparently not. Montcalm County has taken a step towards ending its relationship with an animal research facility. The county has a contract with R&R Research in Howard City to euthanize the county's unwanted animals. In return, the company can use some of the unwanted dogs for animal research.
PETA Says Vick's Brain Should be Scanned for Psychopathy
Critter News
MARCH 26, 2009
Oh PETA, my PETA. PETA is demanding that Vick be barred from the league unless he has a brain scan to prove he’s not a psychopath. It has written a letter to Goodell to press its case and is urging supporters to write e-mails to Goodell. From the PETA Web site: Vick’s behavior seems to fit the American Psychiatric Association profile for anti-social personality disorder (APD).
People Who Want to Ban Circus Animals are Bozos?
Animal Person
MARCH 27, 2009
In "Council Bozos Want to Ban Circus Animals in City" Ellis Henican ridicules the New York City Council for introducing a bill to ban the "display of wild or exotic animals for public entertainment or amusement." Henican writes: The truth of the matter, of course, is that most city kids will never have the chance to visit the wilds of Africa and Asia, assuming there are any wilds left in the decades to come.
PETA Criticizes Michael Jackson
Critter News
MARCH 25, 2009
The disfigured pop star Michael Jackson has been criticized by PETA for his use of exotic animals. Animal rights group PETA have condemned Michael Jackson's apparent plans to ride an elephant on stage at his forthcoming London residency. Tags: exotic pets freaks.
Chinese Give Gerbils Contraceptives to Cut Population
Critter News
MARCH 25, 2009
Weird, but I give them credit for doing the humane thing. And I don't give the Chinese much credit in this blog. Forestry officials are leaving pills by the gerbils' burrows to try to cut back the rodents' exploding numbers. The gerbils, officials say, are threatening the fragile desert ecosystem in the vast Xinjiang region. Tags: Gerbils china.
On Exploitation, OED-Style
Animal Person
MARCH 26, 2009
Ian asked about the history of exploit and exploitation according to the Oxford English Dictionary a couple of days ago. I have another post in the works for today as well, but for now, here they are: I won't get into exploit as a noun (e.g., "1755 SMOLLETT Quix. (1803) II. 24 The glory of having undertaken such an exploit no malice. can impair"), although the original (and now obsolete) uses of exploit as a verb feels familiar to it. 1.
FL Animal Control Conducts Bizarre Experiment
Critter News
MARCH 23, 2009
News of the Weird Owners claim dog died from being in non-ventilated Animal Control vehicle. How should Animal Control evaluate their claim? Stick another dog in the same situation and see if it dies too! It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. Clay County violated five federal animal welfare regulations in a in September 2008 experiment that involved putting a dog in a non-air-conditioned truck for an hour at midday, according to a U.S.
Trophy Hunters Imperil Polar Bears
Critter News
MARCH 23, 2009
I have no sympathy for trophy hunters. They are not hunting for food or for any subsistence whatsoever. It's all about the thrill of the hunt and, sorry to say it, the thrill of the testosterone surge. Perhaps there are female trophy hunters out there too, but I suspect they are in the minority. Therefore, to me it's a slam dunk as to whether trophy hunters should continue to hunt polar bears.
Some History on the New Iberia Research Center
Critter News
MARCH 23, 2009
Here's some background on the New Iberia Research Center, target of the Humane Society investigation showing alleged chimpanzee abuse. Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation humane society new iberia research center medical research us.
Maple Farm Sanctuary Needs Your Help!
Animal Person
MARCH 24, 2009
Late last night I received this message from Jenny Stein. I' m concerned about Maple Farm Sanctuary , whose founders are two of the seven subjects in our new film , and I was wondering if you'd be willing to reach out through your blog to let people know that the sanctuary is in a financial tight spot right now. As you know, Cheri and Jim are in the early stages of setting up their sanctuary, after a long journey of conscience that began with them closing their dairy goat operation, then transit
Let the Bloodbath Begin: Canadian Seal Hunt Resumes
Critter News
MARCH 22, 2009
The Canadian government has authorized the killing of 280,000 harp seals. I won't even bother asking the Canadians to stop this barbaric practice. The only way it will end is if the market for this product in Europe dries up. The US already has such a ban in place. From the article, animal activist group Equanimal is working on it from the European end.
Seal Slaughter Stopped by Russia. Canada? Not So Much.
Critter News
MARCH 22, 2009
Kudos for Russian leader Vladimir Putin for stopping the slaughter of seals. Maybe Canada can learn something from the former KGB agent and avid hunter about compassion. The ministry said: “This is a serious step forward to protect Russia’s biological diversity. This decision was made largely thanks to public environmental organisations which took an active position on this issue.
Melange Monday
Animal Person
MARCH 23, 2009
So many things to say today. First, check out " The Vegan Solution: An Ideal Whose Time Has Come " over at Care2. And what do you think about the word "ideal"? But more important, commenter Daniel Manahan could use some gentle education. And former vegan, Chuck Roomi, who says veganism isn't practical "For people who do not have a desire to eat exotic foods from thousands of miles away, or mechanically-formulated suplements" also warrants a response.
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