Critter News

MARCH 17, 2009

They are working with local animal welfare groups on this issue. Joining PETA as the petition’s signatories are the Animal Kingdom Foundation Inc. Opponents like to think that animal welfare is only an issue in developed countries amongst the white middle class. Tags: animal welfar zoo PETA phillipines.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Both groups will be protesting the seal hunt using the Olympic torch ceremony as the backdrop. PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it. Tags: IFAW PETA.

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Critter News

MAY 26, 2009

"You see people shut down if you talk about how a rat can suffer," says Chad Sandusky, director of toxicology and research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that fights for animal rights and advocates vegetarianism. Tags: rats animal experimentation laboratories medical research.

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Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

If Mercy For Animals could also post at Vimeo.com or make a downloadable copy available, it could do a world of good here. US groups need to make sure they post their videos on multiple sharing sites (at least on Vimeo.com). Tags: Activism Current Affairs. The activists in China need your help. Thanks for all you do!

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Critter News

OCTOBER 23, 2008

The endangered animals are often hunted for their ivory tusks. The ban comes as a conservation group prepares to release a report critical of the auction site. The International Fund for Animal Welfare will say more than 4,000 ivory products have been listed on eBay. Tags: ivory elephants.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

The post in the ANIMAL blog is in Portuguese , but here's the gist of it. She was volunteering for ANIMAL. ANIMAL is a Portuguese animal rights group that had already been having weekly actions directed at this particular shop, so they were not surprised by the venom of the owner's response.

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Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

We've argued in previous posts that factory farming is simply not conducive to animal welfare. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. Here's an example.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The bill also includes a five-year sentencing enhancement for anyone convicted of torturing an animal in the presence of a child. In exchange for the stiffer penalties, animal welfare groups made several concessions, including a change in state law so only certified law enforcement officers can arrest someone for animal cruelty.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 18, 2009

They also donate a portion of every sale towards rescue groups, and even allow customers to specify a local rescue agency! Fun product that also does good for animals? Pleasant-Tees Custom Canine Tees originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 18, 2009. Tags: reviews. Four paws up!

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 29, 2010

These three groups are already operating mobile veterinary clinics and other services in Haiti, and planning to go to Chile when they’re allowed in: IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare). American Humane and ARCH (Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti). WSPA (World Society for Protection of Animals). Donate Food.

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Critter News

APRIL 10, 2009

Good news following an investigation of farm animal abuses by Mercy for Animals. Nathan Runkle, executive director of Mercy for Animals, an Ohio-based animal rights organization, commends Eggland's Best "for finally stepping up to the plate and taking responsibility for their involvement in this abusive facility."

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 24, 2010

We recently got a chance to check out a lovely line of jewelry that celebrates animals, and supports the ASPCA! It’s called Heart U Back , and they offer a lot of fashion forward choices for animal lovers. This special grouping of bracelets, charms, pendants, and earrings is fashionable and fun to wear.

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Critter News

JANUARY 9, 2009

At once an accessible history of animal protection thought and a revealing narrative of campaigns for animal rights, The Longest Struggle is must read material for everyone who wants to understand the most radical social justice movement of our time. Tags: animal rights.

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Animal Person

MAY 23, 2009

With more than 2 million members across the globe, PETA is the largest animal advocacy group and comparable in size to the human rights organization, Amnesty International. First, note that now PeTA is an "animal advocacy group." And not necessarily for animals. It's not about making a gigantic group even bigger.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Lanthier doesn't hide his contempt for animal rights groups who lash out, without considering the role zoos play in conservation. One thing for sure -- all of the animals in the zoo will die eventually," said Lanthier. "We Tags: zoos canada seals polar bear endangered species.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I don't believe they want an honest dialogue about what they are doing to animals. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. I had to stay in that group because she must be challenged.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 1, 2009

We send Animal Therapy teams to hospitals, nursing homes, Hospices and even private homes for Animal assisted Therapy (where we have animals go to individuals or groups) or Animal Assisted Activities (Where we have an animal involved with the actual therapy of an individual that is observed and documented by a Health/Human service professional.)

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

This is Los Angeles’s premier animal-related fundraising event benefiting the following non-profit rescue organizations: The Rescue Train, Best Friends Animal Society, Animal Alliance, A Dog’s Life Rescue, Stray Cat Alliance, Four-Legged Friends Foundation, and Molly’s Mutts & Meows. Tags: events.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 11, 2010

First, you can search for animals in need at the local shelter. These animals also need care as they may not tolerate co-existence in large groups when they are forced to live in shelters. Guest Post: Dog Adoption originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on April 11, 2010. Tags: guest post pet care.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

Be cautious in repeating claims you find on the Web, especially those made by members of chat groups. Find the Databases Databases are loaded wit information relating to animal use in laboratories! It is not a free country for animals in laboratories, but it is a comparatively free one for you. Get FOIAed Up!

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

It's one that's brought on, no doubt, by the acts of vandalism and intimidation of radical animal-rights groups, but I think it also serves to insulate the research community from any responsibility it might otherwise have to increase transparency and public engagement with the work. Why should we euthanize Clayton and start over?

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