Critter News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

It was not a whim or an attempt to get attention, as the sensationalist press will say; instead this is a response to the domination, objectification and commodification of millions of animals (mink, chinchilla, fox, raccoons, etc.)

Mexico 100

Mexico Chinchillas Fur Raccoons 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The status of animals in our legal system is in flux and attorneys are discovering creative and interesting ways to use legal arguments in the face of increasingly complex scenarios. Our clients are legally impacted by a vast array of human/animal interactions. Tags: animal law.

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Laws Animal Companion Animal Human Animals 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 5, 2009

Twice in the past 24 hours (once here and once on Stephanie's blog, in the comments )I have come across the following statement: "[insert animal here] are safe from predators, get fed regularly, and are better off on farms than if they were in 'the wild.'" The choice isn't the wild or the farm. It's not pretty.

Gazelles 100

Gazelles Slaughter Slaughtered Deer 100

Animal Ethics

MARCH 14, 2007

Perhaps she would argue that there is no double standard, i.e., that there is a morally relevant difference between human animals and nonhuman animals that justifies the difference in treatment. Are the lives of nonhuman animals less important, to them, than your life is to you? I can't imagine what it is.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 25, 2010

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

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Farm Sanctuary Factory Farm 40

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Well, as it turns out neither a trip to a slaughterhouse nor killing an animal yourself is powerful enough to make people go vegan. The bottom line is that there are many reasons why human-animal interactions are so often inconsistent and paradoxical. The campaign to moralize meat has largely been a failure.

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

Animal Person

JULY 6, 2010

I did go to Babies-R-Us for some odds and ends and here's the Animal Person-related experience. Animals are all over the place at Babies-R-Us. As long as the animals aren't on a farm or otherwise being used by humans, I love the idea of animals in the lives of babies.

Humane 100

Humane Animal Cows Greyhounds 100