Critter News

MARCH 6, 2011

Hard to read emotionally, but short and informative. Written by Gene Bauer and appearing in the Huffington Post.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2009

“As an animal welfare worker (professionally or as a volunteer), you know what it feels like when you make a positive difference in the life of an animal. Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Exhaustion these are all familiar topics to those of us who spend our time helping animals. Thanks Cherie!

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Animal Person

APRIL 18, 2009

Yesterday , Abby wrote: Off topic, but I was wondering if you have any advice for those of us who are highly emotionally sensitive and also interested in animal welfare issues? I get so sad when I hear about the mistreatment of animals that it really affects me, but at the same time I want to be able to create change in the world.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

While well intended, Proposition 2 is primarily based on emotion and not on a thorough scientific evaluation of all factors that contribute to animal well-being. To protect the welfare of the animals as well as the safety of America’s food supply, the A.V.M.A.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

But there is a significant contingent who is not as enamored with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act as he is. To this day, 95 percent of the animals used in research labs receive no federal protection whatsoever under the Animal Welfare Act." It "guarantees humane treatment?" Maybe on paper. Part IV: Brown Dogs and Red Herrings.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As curious as I was to confidently identify the bird, I still held its welfare above all other things and tried to cause it as little trouble as possible. It toyed with my emotions for many minutes before it eventually flew off. Within a half hour, I had the bird in my hand. I repeat: I had a snipe in the hand.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. As a recent convert to vegetarianism, I found that it reinforced my feeling that the eating of living, thinking, emotional creatures is just plain wrong. To the Editor: Nicholas D. Kristof’s column broke my heart.

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Critter News

MARCH 22, 2011

Here's an article from the Telegraph regarding chickens feeling empathy. The research is from the School of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Bristol. I used to hate chickens as a child and thought they were irritating. Now, I think they're wonderful and we sponsor Camilla the Chicken through Farm Sanctuary's animal sponsorship program.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 3, 2009

Bea directed me to the Animal Welfare Special Report at TheHill.com , in which Rep. However, many of our concerns about modern food production stem from purely emotional concerns, in which we try to overlay our social mores onto sectors where they traditionally haven’t been applied. What's all this about emotion, anyway?

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