article thumbnail

On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

A couple of years ago I wrote about whether it's a good use of my time to be a purist about the term "animal rights" when most of the world doesn't have the same understanding of the term as I do. Or how a paragraph would refer to animal rights and animal welfare as if they're interchangeable.

article thumbnail

Mexican Border Town Offers Tax Exemption for Euthanizing Dogs

Critter News

But there are animal rights activists in Mexico that will hopefully take notice and try to establish some kind of long-term and humane solution. The town has become so overrun with dogs, that the government began offering a tax exemption of $17 per stray that was offered for euthanasia. Sarcasm there of course. From Latino Fox News.

Stray Dog 100
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

Birds and Bling

10,000 Birds

As for nice clothing … right! The vet believed there was no way he could pass it, so the only options were risky, painful, long recovery-time surgery, or euthanasia. Second, even if we do, we have discovered through bitter experience that jewelry can either be snatched or, like very small guns, used against us.

article thumbnail

Study Shows Shorter Life Spans for Zoo Elephants

Critter News

They say that leads to obesity, atrophied muscles and cardiovascular problems, while the wet concrete they stand on can cause foot disease and lameness, which {Suzanne} Roy {of In Defense of Animals} said is the leading cause of euthanasia.

Elephants 100
article thumbnail

A Hamster’s Story: The making of a novel

4 The Love Of Animals

What I didn’t tell her was that the sleep would occur while he drifted on a cloud to the continent of Euthanasia the following day. I changed out the pillows, searching for the right insulation. I told her that he would die peacefully in his sleep. Hamlet’s organs were shutting down – it was the humane thing to do.

Hamsters 100