Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2012
Clearly a win for the damn livestock industry. A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. It was a question of federal vs. state authority. And it was a unanimous decision. Read the full story at CNN.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Syngenta warns that “Talon” is “hazardous to dogs, cats, pigs, poultry and other wildlife.” Syngenta advises users to “NOT place baits in locations which are accessible to pets, domestic animals, livestock or birds” or to “contaminate dams, waterways and drains with the bait or its used container.”
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Critter News
AUGUST 15, 2010
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go. This concession was to avoid a November ballot vote a la California's Proposition 2.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2009
Over the past week, tigers have frequently lifted livestock from the villages outside Kaziranga, with a tiger killing a domestic pig in the park's Sildubi area on Saturday itself. We are waiting for the report on the exact cause of death," said Kaziranga divisional forest officer D D Gogoi.
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 12, 2008
To the Editor: The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated that nearly a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gases is generated by livestock production, more than by transportation. 9, 2008 Note from KBJ: Some reasons for vegetarianism apply to all animals, from cows, pigs, and sheep to turkeys, chickens, and fish.
Animal Ethics
APRIL 2, 2007
March 27, 2007 To the Editor: Livestock producers raise their animals under humane standards and under the care of a veterinarian. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, management and husbandry are more important than the type of production system for ensuring the health and well-being of pigs.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2008
We have become the pigs, and we are paying the price with our health. Raising livestock is the best use of most pasture land, not growing crops. 27, 2008 The writer is a pig farmer. Having a roast or baked chicken used to be for special occasions. We reap what we sow. Michelle Gordon Gulfport, Miss., Walter Jeffries Orange, Vt.,
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