Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Travers said, “We created this competition to boost fashion careers and honor independent designers who have compassion for animals and for the ethical and green fashion movement. Our hope is that these talented participants will help pave the way for a more ethical fashion industry in the future.”

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Animal Person

JANUARY 1, 2010

I'm doing my best in an imperfect world to respect the rights of other sentients, and I have heard vegans say that sanctuaries--and not pet ownership--will be the only way out of subjugation for cats and dogs. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters Language. Do you agree with that?

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Animal Person

JULY 10, 2009

I was thinking about the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary calendar of rescued animals photographed by Deb Durant that's on my refrigerator. Most had no idea that there were sanctuaries that include animals we use for food, though they don't flinch at the idea that I have a friend who spends her Saturdays (or is it Sundays now?)

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

As a vegan, part of what I believe is that bringing animals onto this planet to use them as food or as pets isn't ethical. Many vegans also believe that bringing people onto this planet isn't ethical, but I'm more of the school that says that if you have the urge to parent, having a biological child isn't in opposition to veganism.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The voices of Jim Vandersluis and Cheri Ezell-Vandersluis of Maple Farm Sanctuary were especially poignant, and the anguish in their faces--in their eyes--jumps off the screen as they explain how and when it hit them that the business of raising goats for milk requires surrendering the babies to be slaughtered. For all of us.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 10, 2010

One of the most important things about Deb's blog, Invisible Voices , is that many of the fortunate animals who end up at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary , where she volunteers, came from family farms. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics Language. Yes, factory farms are the stuff of nightmares for nonhuman animals.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 28, 2010

Click here if you'd like to sponsor a farm animal in need for Valentine's Day.

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Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2010

Working or volunteering at an animal sanctuary or shelter or participating (or starting) a Trap-Neuter-Release effort, maybe? Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language ePub Introverts Jamie Oliver The End of the Line What's on Your Plate. My usual recommendation for general What do I do?

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Animal Person

JUNE 22, 2009

I'd say no argument here if this were some kind of sanctuary situation, and the animals were in need of a loving home for the rest of their lives. Tags: Ethics Food and Drink Language. No factory farms, no large-scale operations where animals are crammed together under a roof, never to see the light of day.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 6, 2014

BRUCE FRIEDRICH Senior Policy Director Farm Sanctuary Washington, March 4, 2014 To the Editor: The humane laws for hens in California that provide them more space in which to live should be countrywide. Compassionate consumers can take a stand against this cruelty by choosing vegan options. Chickens deserve to live humanely.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 7, 2008

Let's take a roll in the hay.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.' There is no difference between cruelty to a pig or a dog or a hen or a cat, and so the sooner we relegate these awful devices to the dustbin of history, the better. FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 7, 2016

Many sanctuaries do not permit breeding. It is estimated that due to conflicts with humans, the bushmeat and body parts trade, disease and habitat destruction, large mammals in Africa may be extinct by the end of this century.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 25, 2010

At our farm sanctuary, we see how much chickens rescued from factory farms delight in these experiences. 15, 2010 The writers are co-founders of Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary. Most will never know sunlight, breezes, plants or soil. Like humans, animals have a right to enjoy life. Bill Crain Ellen Crain Poughquag, N.Y.,

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Hi Keith, I wanted to make sure you knew that Farm Sanctuary has officially launched its new shelter blog, “Sanctuary Tails,” which can be viewed here. This blog is an up-to-date listing of the exciting news and events happening around the farm at both our New York and California Shelters.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. This one gives us a look inside the mind of the vivisectionist, Daniel Engber.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 19, 2008

Hi Keith, Below is a calendar listing for Farm Sanctuary's annual Country Hoe Down at our Orland, California Shelter. Warm Regards, Natalie Bowman Communications Coordinator Farm Sanctuary P.O. Warm Regards, Natalie Bowman Communications Coordinator Farm Sanctuary P.O. Please let me know if you would like more information.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 28, 2011

Please see below for the press release. Any help you can provide in getting the word out would be deeply appreciated.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Keith, On Sunday, October 4, Farm Sanctuary held the largest Walk for Farm Animals in New York City history. Nearly 700 registrants converged on Central Park, making the event quite possibly the largest gathering of people standing in solidarity with farm animals ever.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

To the Editor: It is disappointing that our government plans to keep approximately 550 chimpanzees in the laboratories where they reside, rather than provide them a sanctuary they deserve (“ After Hard Labor, a Soft Landing ,” special Giving section, Nov. It is time to retire chimpanzees in labs to sanctuaries like Chimp Haven.

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APRIL 15, 2015

This certainly raises a question of ethics for any birder contemplating a visit; should you hurry to Ghana’s forests and witness the last of this diversity as it is being destroyed or is it better to simply stay away?

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Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

Films, blogs, books, e-zines, sanctuaries, protests, promotion of adoption (of humans and nonhumans!). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal rights Blogging veganism writing. All we know for sure, just from speaking with other vegans, is that there are as many stories as there are individuals.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2009

Here is the latest from Farm Sanctuary.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 29, 2009

Keith, Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, is extremely close to reaching our goal of collecting 10,000 signatures on our "Truth Behind Labels" petition to the USDA to tell them their "naturally raised" label is not natural. We're currently at 9,556 signatures—96% of the way there!

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Here is the latest issue (winter 2006) of The Prairie Progress, which is the newsletter of Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2006

Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary has put up a billboard in downtown Denver. See here.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 3, 2007

Hi Keith, Farm Sanctuary’s Farm Animal Forum will be here before we know it! Thank you so much, Wendy Hankle Farm Sanctuary , Communications Assistant 607-583-2225 x 250 Farm Sanctuary’s Farm Animal Forum April 29, 2007 National Constitution Center 525 Arch St. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 12, 2006

In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals. To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Historically, these diseases have been studied only when they affect human populations or domestic animals.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

Several colleagues and I recently conducted a purely observational study to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in chimpanzees previously used in experimental research and now living in a sanctuary in Louisiana. Our findings follow many other studies demonstrating mental anguish in traumatized animals.

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