Critter News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

After all the brewhaha about improving the conditions at the King County animal shelters in Washington State (where we live), I'm still seeing this kind of stuff. Tags: animal shelter management seattle State of Washington King county. When is King County going to clean up its act?

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

It's in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including The Humane Society of the United States. District Court in Washington, D.C., Tags: Gray Wolf. The ruling today affects wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. says the 2007 decision by the U.S.

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Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

Gregory is the president and CEO of UEP, an industry trade group. Efforts for such a ballot initiative in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire and Vermont have failed but efforts are currently underway to establish similar legislation in Colorado and Washington. Tags: california farm animal welfare factory farm us.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

That one or two or a few might still exist somewhere “incognito,” perhaps in the company of doves or rock pigeons, maybe even somewhere deep within the Olympic Rain Forest of Washington State. Gene Stratton-Porter ( Photo used with the permissions of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites ).

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Critter News

DECEMBER 21, 2008

So, I belong to this book group of 5 to 7 women. I've been with the group for a while and it's not bad. There is one member of this group who works for a pharmaceutical company. Tags: tales from the trenches. I do enjoy reading books and discussing them, but I have a quandary that I'm going to post about.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

When you read stories in major newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek, be wary of simplification, bias, and a tendency to support traditional views indifferent to animals’ interests. Be cautious in repeating claims you find on the Web, especially those made by members of chat groups.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington. 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.

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