Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2010

The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. And while South Carolina's attorney general says animal cruelty laws prohibit bear baying, he hasn't prosecuted any cases. State law on the issue is murky.

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South Carolina Bears Humane Society Of The United States Humane 100

Critter News

JUNE 28, 2009

How much suffering can and should they endure without significantly affecting the human pocketbook. In South Carolina egg sales tally about $90 million annually. Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. Crowded and filthy conditions mean suffering for hens. Or corporate net income.

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Hens Eggs Investigation Animal Welfare South Carolina 100

Critter News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

From plastics made from feather protein to diesel fuel made from fat to organic fertilizer made from poultry litter, the USA's top meat producers are developing new uses and markets for the animal parts that humans won't eat, says Tom Cook, president of the National Renderers Association in Alexandria, Va. Tags: morbid thoughts.

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Animal South Carolina Meat Litter 100