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"Educate, Investigate, Liberate"

Animal Person

He recently wrote me: We are an abolitionist group and our approach is "Educate, Investigate & Liberate". We are currently doing an investigation on pig farms in Spain, including intensive and extensive/free-range farms (tho extensive ones are scarce since intensive ones are the majority in the industry). Thanks a lot.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

And she is very conscious of the ethics involved in the scientific processes she describes, even interviewing an ethics specialist on whether we should be burdening tiny birds with our scientific apparatus. There are many strands that make up the scientific investigations into the question, “Where do the birds go?”

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Canadian Council Says Mouse Pain Study Was Ethical

Critter News

But he said in the case, the pain was necessary and scientifically justified.However, Leslie Norins, the publisher of the newsletter that led to the council's investigation, questioned Mogil's research methods. "No one likes putting animals in pain," said Mogil, who holds a Canada research chair in the genetics of pain.

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Isolation, a.k.a. Business as Usual

10,000 Birds

We remained inside our vehicle as ethical observation always is our first priority. Before we got to our destination, I pulled the car over to investigate an almost deafening twittering. The female Short-tailed Hawk at the nest stood calmly and quietly, casting occasional glances here and there.

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Controversial Elephant Death at San Diego Zoo

Critter News

An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The Northern California-based In Defense of Animals called for the Department of Agriculture, which does inspections of zoos, to investigate Umoya's death.

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27,000 Animals Rescued in Texas

Critter News

This rescue is the result of a PETA undercover investigation. The raid followed an undercover investigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. A lot of these animals are reptiles, spiders and amphibians, which explains the large number. See, husband, this is why I like PETA!) From the Detroit Free Press.

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Research Animals Rescued from North Carolina Lab

Critter News

Their investigations produce results. 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. From the PR Newswire.