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JANUARY 3, 2009

The RSPCA is investigating whether Prince Edward beat his dogs while hunting. Tags: animal abuse. Here is a link to the Daily Mail , complete with pictures. He alleges that he was merely trying to break up a fight between the two dogs.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

to investigate the abuse of over 100 dogs by an animal hoarder in Michigan. Tags: animal abuse ALDF. The Animal Legal Defense Fund provided $3500.00 From the ALDF site: Dearborn, Mich.– You can read more about it by clicking on the link.

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DECEMBER 22, 2008

Investigators from Compassion in World Farming found 80 per cent of farms across five European countries engaging in illegal practices such as barren pens and routine tail-docking. Tags: UK europe spain pigs factory farm. It really sucks to be a factory farm pig in Europe. Conditions are so bad, some pigs are resorting to cannibalism.

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There are many strands that make up the scientific investigations into the question, “Where do the birds go?” I do not think we have solved the mystery of bird migration. As Heiman points out herself, there are many migratory species we still know very little about.

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JUNE 4, 2009

Tags: animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty medical research. "The animal research industry is just as unregulated as Wall Street was before the current economic crisis," said Michael A. Budkie, SAEN executive director. "If If this system is not overhauled, the next meltdown will be in research laboratories.".

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JULY 4, 2010

Tags: animal research PETA. Interesting short interview with Kathy Guillermo.

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JUNE 28, 2009

Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. The value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 In South Carolina egg sales tally about $90 million annually. Changing production conditions are bound to affect the bottom the line.

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APRIL 23, 2010

They received citations for animal welfare infractions, although apparently few of these infractions overlap with PETA claims from an undercover investigation. Tags: animal research utah university of utah undercover investigation PETA. You decide. From the Deseret News.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Tags: university research animal research undercover investigation PETA. The PETA activist who worked undercover at the University of Utah, and collected video footage of alleged mistreatment of lab animals, was also involved in an operation at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. I say "good for her!"

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MAY 31, 2009

An animal cruelty investigator from Animal Cruelty Investigations and sheriff deputy were injured at a bullfight in Thornton CA. Tags: bullfighting. Though the bulls were supposed to be hit with velcro darts, these ones were allegedly stabbed with nails.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

An undercover PETA investigator shot hours of footage of alleged mistreatment of animals. Tags: universities animal research utah undercover investigation PETA. A University representative denied any mistreatment: "None of the things she alleges are substantive," said Tom Parks, the U.'s s vice president for research.

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JUNE 24, 2010

The investigation cleared the animal lab. MALAYSIA will not shut down a controversial British-funded animal testing lab after investigations showed that the animals were not exposed to torture, a senior official said on Thursday. Tags: animal research malaysia. From Straits Time.

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JULY 1, 2009

Here is a long post from Quarrygirl.com about an investigation they did into some LA restaurants to find out if they are actually vegan. From the looks of it, they did some serious investigative work. Tags: vegan. I'd comment on it but I haven't read it yet! But I will tonight.

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APRIL 10, 2009

Good news following an investigation of farm animal abuses by Mercy for Animals. In a written statement the company said it was making the move after an investigation revealed that Radlo Foods violated the terms of an agreement by working with a farm that is not in compliance with its strict animal welfare standards.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Their investigations produce results. An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility. From the PR Newswire.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2010

This rescue is the result of a PETA undercover investigation. The raid followed an undercover investigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Tags: zoos exotic animals detroit animal rescue PETA. A lot of these animals are reptiles, spiders and amphibians, which explains the large number.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2009

This protest comes after an undercover PETA investigator collected evidence of alleged animal abuse in the University laboratories. Tags: animal research utah medical research PETA.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

When SPCA investigators received an anonymous tip Wednesday afternoon about animals in need of medical care at a home in northwest Houston, they had no idea it would turn into one of the largest U.S. Tags: animal abuse Houston. The SPCA took 1045 animals out of a home in Texas that were living in horrible conditions.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

From PETA's site: A new PETA undercover investigation inside a Land O'Lakes supplier facility in Pennsylvania has revealed routine neglect and cruelty to cows who are milked for the Fortune 250 company's products. And the disturbing video: Tags: animal cruelty PETA. Not a pretty picture.

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DECEMBER 25, 2009

Investigators say Page admitted buying 35 gall bladders in 2007 and 2008, including 17 from undercover officers. Investigators say some believe gall bladders have healing powers and can draw thousands of dollars on the black market. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears. Page, 63, was sentenced Dec.

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MAY 16, 2010

Anyway, I'm wondering if the decision could have been influenced by PETA's investigation of how reptiles are being skinned alive for these sales. Tags: animal cruelty exotic skins lizards. And I just bought something from them last month for the first time. This PETA post doesn't claim the credit though.

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The three young men returned to their friends, bragged about their exploits, and showed them trophies: metal banding tags, which members of the Pacific Rim Conservation had carefully placed on the albatrosses’ legs in order to keep track of individual birds. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

PETA's undercover investigation showed some really questionable practices going on in the University of Utah's animal research program. Tags: animal research university of utah animal shelters. Well, I guess those are the lucky ones. What if an animal doesn't make it through? What if an animal doesn't make it through? So sad, too bad?

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The latter comment is in reference to Zoocheck Canada , a zoo watchdog demanding the independent investigation. Since I agree that the excessive number of deaths at this zoo should be investigated, I guess I must be an extremist too. Tags: zoos canada. “They’re basically a bunch of ambulance chasers.”

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MARCH 23, 2009

Here's some background on the New Iberia Research Center, target of the Humane Society investigation showing alleged chimpanzee abuse. Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation humane society new iberia research center medical research us.

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DECEMBER 7, 2008

Investigators found that dogfighting was on the rise in Texas and was much more widespread than they had expected. The ring broken up here had links to dogfighting organizations in other states and in Mexico, suggesting an extensive underground network of people devoted to the activity, investigators said. From the New York Times.

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JULY 10, 2010

the tape {from an undercover investigation by Mercy for Animals,) Conklin is shown kicking a cow that is lying down. The criminal investigation isn't over, however. Tags: ohio animal enterprise terrorism act mercy for animals farm animal welfare.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

According to a Wales on Sunday investigation, the number of animals used at Cardiff has risen by 13 percent since 2006. Tags: universities animal experimentation UK animal research wales cardiff university. Here's an article about an increase in animal experiments at Cardiff University in Wales.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

It's the first episode ever of "Animal Planet Investigates: Dogfighting Exposed." Tags: Animal Planet blood sport dog fighting. I received this from the Humane Society regarding a program to premiere January 25 on Animal Planet. Unfortunately, I don't get Animal Planet, but I'm pleased to see them running edgier programming.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Investigative journalism by the Salt Lake Tribune, following-up on allegations levelled by PETA against the University of Utah's Comparative Medicine Center and the Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute laboratories revealed the two laboratories had used 190 dogs and cats in 2009, all obtained from shelters.

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MARCH 30, 2009

Known for a distinctive hump at the base of the neck, Brahman cattle are rare here and would be easily spotted at a local auction, leading investigators to think the rustlers already had a buyer — or a butcher — lined up. Tags: cows.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Law enforcement there has a long-running investigation into animal releases at a University of Iowa laboratory. Tags: utah animal enterprise terrorism act FBI ALF. "It's important to highlight the fact that I am being targeted just because I am a public figure on the subject" of animal rights, Young said in an interview Tuesday.

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

The Humane Society has another great investigation into the shady practices of a corporate giant. Among the investigation findings. The investigation revealed that some of Petland's brokers are also buying from puppy mills. Tags: pet stores puppy mills us. This news story slipped by in November. but that's another post.)

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JUNE 6, 2009

I recently became a member of PETA because I admire their investigative arm and their ability to get media attention. Tags: activism political movement PETA. And I think that, yes, there is a place for shock value in the animal rights movement. Sometimes you have to have a "bomb-thrower" (figuratively speaking!)

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JULY 26, 2010

But he said in the case, the pain was necessary and scientifically justified.However, Leslie Norins, the publisher of the newsletter that led to the council's investigation, questioned Mogil's research methods. Tags: canada animal experimentation animal research mice pain.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Thanks to PETA's undercover investigation of University of Utah labs for bringing this issue to media attention. Tags: animal research animal shelters strays. From the AP. Scores of abandoned dogs, cats and livestock from Utah animal shelters become subjects of laboratory research at the University of Utah each year.

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MARCH 18, 2010

This is the same place that was nailed by a Humane Society undercover investigation. Tags: chimpanzees animal research humane society chimp haven new iberia research center primates. These chimps are currently at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center. Videos showed mistreatment of the lab animals.

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