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A Trip to an Animal Lab

Critter News

but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. It reminded me of an adoption poster at the animal shelter. It certainly doesn't fill me with confidence in these people's skills in compassion and humane care. Tags: animal experimentation mice Guinea Pigs medical research biotech. It was a rather grim place.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To compensate for their lack of skill, hunters set their dogs upon a wild pig—a descendant of boars brought to America solely to give hunters the pleasure of killing a helpless animal. As the dogs tear chunks of flesh from the terrified pig, the hunters undoubtedly feel proud of their accomplishment. June 23, 2008

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

10,000 Birds

I know on some level, I think that’s something almost all of us can get behind…no one, except the most callous and cold-hearted of the human race things its fine to torture animals, or deny that they are capable of pain and suffering. . – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights.