article thumbnail

PETA Settlement over Shelter Records

Critter News

Follow-up from the Utah scandal in which shelter animals were being sold for research purposes. The Davis County Commission has agreed to pay the legal fees of an animal rights group after settling a lawsuit over animal shelter records. For the full story, go to NECN.com. PETA will have access to the requested records.

PETA 100
article thumbnail

Research Animals Rescued from North Carolina Lab

Critter News

and more than a dozen animal shelters and rescues[1] succeeded in placing all of the rescued animals, offering hope that they will find loving homes and solace after their ordeal. Quick work on the part of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), in partnership with the Humane Society of the U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

And when one considers that millions of dogs and cats are killed each year in shelters because there are no homes for them, cloning becomes unethical as well. Kathy Guillermo Director Laboratory Investigations Department People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va., May 21, 2008

article thumbnail

From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

We’ve been educating, helping and begging people to spay and neuter their animals for years, but three million to four million cats and dogs still die in shelters every year because of simple math: too many animals, not enough worthy adoptive homes. Breeders kill shelter animals’ chances to find good homes.

article thumbnail

The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

10,000 Birds

It is simply not feasible to safely live-trap thousands of animals and conveniently move them to some rescue shelter…the time and money do not exist, and you will never remove every individual without accidentally killing some. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here.