Critter News

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

It's an article about the pork industry having to address the increasingly positive media image of pigs as intelligent creatures that could be someone's pet. The fact that this discussion warrants an article in the Des Moines Register means that there is some movement on this front and and it causes the pork industry concern.

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Industry Farm Animal Farmed Animals Pigs 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 21, 2012

It sure would be nice to be a celebrity pet! Tagg – The Pet Tracker! Tagg is an advanced pet tracking system equipped with GPS and wireless capabilities which enables owners to track where their pups are and be notified by text and email if they wander off beyond designated zones. For play, Fetch…for 4 Pets!

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Dogs Vegan Lifestyle Pets DC 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Casualties surrounding migration were limited to natural events such as weather – not wind generators, poisoned food and water from industry, farm run-off, or loss of traditional stopover areas due to habitat destruction. There was a time when our domestic pets were treated like objects.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

There actually is a study on the effect of wind farms on Chongming Dongtan (where these photos were taken) on Little Egrets. For some reason, the Latin species name of the Black-winged Kite is caeruleus , or azure-blue. Explanations or apologies by ornithologists are very welcome.

Birds 147

Birds Geese Fish Industry 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Blog readers sharing their house with a noisy teenager may consider replacing him or her with a Brown-headed Parrot , given this statement on a pet website : “Brown-Headed Parrot boasts another very desirable trait – these are very quiet parrots! The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet.

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Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Since the male offspring of dairy cows don't produce milk, they are sold to veal farms, where they are permanently confined in veal crates that prevent them from moving or turning around. So, by purchasing dairy products one is indirectly supporting the inherently cruel veal industry.

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Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Vegan Veal 40

Critter News

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The meat packing industry takes a single input, a steer, and produces many different final products. Each product must be assigned a cost including the different cuts of meat for human consumption, different food products for animal consumption (pet food) and basic ingredients for glue.".

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Animal Meat Industry Pets 100