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2) If you live in Los Angeles, you are probably more aware of the goings-on around the panel discussion that will involve Dr. Ray Greek and members of the Pro-Test community at UCLA. This week I asked "Is this 'War'?" over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression and I welcome comments (and will respond to the current ones shortly). MORE
This day of fun with Hollywood flair will raise funds for seven Los Angeles animal rescues, all non-profit 501c3 organizations, who together help save thousands of animal lives. This is Los Angeles’s premier animal-related fundraising event benefiting the following non-profit rescue organizations: The Rescue Train, Best Friends Animal Society, Animal Alliance, A Dog’s Life Rescue, Stray Cat Alliance, Four-Legged Friends Foundation, and Molly’s Mutts & Meows. MORE
Must live in/around the Los Angeles or NYC area. Do you have a naughty cat? Does your cat’s behavior drive you, or others, crazy? Does your cat have what it takes to be on the Animal Planet show, My Cat From Hell ? They are now casting for crazy cats who need some help from cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy! From excessively growling, meowing, nipping, scratching, biting, ruining furniture, tearing the house upside down, escaping, etc., MORE
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A beagle rescued from a laboratory in Spain and brought to the Los Angeles has run off and his humans are trying to find him. :-(. This is such a sad story. sad story animal research spain california dogs animal laboratories beagles MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 361 [italics in original] [first edition published in 1983 With regard to wild animals, the general policy recommended by the rights view is: let them be! Since this will require increased human intervention in human practices that threaten rare or endangered species (e.g., MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 197-8 [italics in original; endnote omitted] [first edition published in 1983 Cruelty is manifested in different ways. People can rightly be judged cruel either for what they do or for what they fail to do, and either for what they feel or for what they fail to feel. MORE
Elaine Livesey-Fassel Los AngelesJonathan Safran Foer's pup-in-cheek essay " Let Them Eat Dog " (Weekend Journal, Oct. 31), while humorous enough, masks more serious issues. Beyond the environmental impacts of meat production there is a basic ethical issue involved. So here is an even more modest proposal than roasting Fido: Try eating only what animals you are willing to kill with your own hands. MORE
Tracy Reiman Executive Vice President People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Los Angeles, Oct. To the Editor: Re “ New Way to Help Chickens Cross to Other Side ” (front page, Oct. 22): PETA is proud to see that its hard work behind the scenes with Bell & Evans and other companies to encourage implementation of this new, less cruel form of slaughter is finally coming to fruition. MORE
From the young boy who rescued Adam and identified his abusers to the prosecutors who oversee a unique Animal Cruelty Prosecution program within the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, ALDF wants to applaud those who are fighting animal cruelty and honoring animal victims during National Justice for Animals Week.” From the better late then never category, the ALDF is having a National Justice for Animals Week to raise awareness about animal abuse. MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 97-8 [italics in original; endnote omitted] [first edition published in 1983 That individuals can be harmed without knowing it has important implications for the proper assessment of the treatment of animals. Modern farms (so-called factory farms), for example, raise animals in unnatural conditions. MORE
Caring for the homeless cat population in Los Angeles, FixNation , offers free spay and neuter services to caregivers of community cats. FixNation uses Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), which is a community-based program that involves trapping homeless, free-roaming cats, getting them spayed or neutered, and then returning the cats to the exact spot where they were trapped so they can live out the rest of their natural lives. The group has more than 7,000 volunteers locally who do this. MORE
But what we have accomplished up to this time must be multiplied a thousandfold if the great battles are to be joined and won." ( Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 399-400 [ellipsis added] [first edition published in 1983 MORE
Founded in 1997, it has become one of the largest animal rescue groups in Los Angeles. Kitten Rescue’s goal is to help Los Angeles become a no-kill city. WHEN: Saturday, September 11th, 2010 WHERE: The Skirball Cultural Center, Ahmanson Hall, Los Angeles. MORE
Oh how I wish that I could be there myself, but for those of you in the Los Angeles area, take note! Commemorating a half century since she first journeyed to Africa to study the behavior of the wild chimpanzee, iconic research pioneer Jane Goodall will appear in theaters nationwide via satellite broadcast live from Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 27, at 8:00 p.m. Angelina Jolie and Jane Goodall photo by Eric Liebowitz. Animal lovers, this is a very special event! MORE
animal shelter management Los Angeles california animal sheltersLA Animal Services is the subject of an internal investigation surrounding missing animals. At first, it sounds like employees may have been taking them, but volunteers had access too. Excerpt from CityWatch. Brenda Barnette, General Manager of the Animal Services Department, said 64 animals have disappeared from six shelters in roughly a year,” Zanhiser reports. “Of MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 388 [first edition published in 1983 All that the rights view prohibits is science that violates individual rights. If that means that there are some things we cannot learn, then so be it. There are also some things we cannot learn by using humans, if we respect their rights. The rights view merely requires moral consistency in this regard. ( MORE
When Jahnna moved to Los Angeles to go after her dream of becoming an actress, she never guessed that it would be her long hair Chihuahua, Gizmo, that would be a star! Gizmo stole the limelight and started getting work! He even has his own web series where the camera follows him around to showcase his life, being on set, and the bond between him and his owner! Check out his series and become a fan [link] ! MORE
What began as a regional event in Los Angeles in 2011 has expanded to include a series of local Pack Walks around the country between September 24 – 30, led by North Shore Animal League America national shelter partners and Mutt-i-grees Curriculum schools. Cesar Millan, and Scooby-Doo have partnered again for the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on September 29 in Washington, D.C. MORE
From the Los Angeles Chronicle. The University of California, Davis is the focus of a major federal complaint charging it and two other nationally known university research centers have killed dozens of primates through traumatic injuries, veterinary negligence and other violations. The others are the University of Michigan and University of Louisiana/New Iberia. A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.), MORE
First the news, in case you haven't heard: Animal Acres in Los Angeles now has a blog by Philip called Vegan Sanctuary. Check it out! Tribe of Heart's heartbreaking yet inspiring Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home is premiering at the Moondance International Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado on September 26-27. For more information and to get the code for a widget to display your support on your Facebook page or blog, go here. As for "and. " MORE
Lisa Edmondson, Los AngelesTo the editor: The gorilla Harambe’s killing at the Cincinnati Zoo surely calls our society to ask if it is moral or just to keep animals in a prison to be used, at worst, as objects of entertainment or, at best, under the guise of “education.” (“ Harambe the gorilla dies, meat-eaters grieve ,” Opinion, June 5) Is there no accountability on the part of the parents of the child who found himself in the gorilla exhibit? MORE
Story continues to gain media attention. MORE
Along with about 200 Los Angeles Zoo employees, children and community members gathered today at City Hall, rock guitarist Slash pledged his support for completing the zoo’s Pachyderm Forest. Some animal-rights activists said the area still would not provide enough roaming room, and Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas suggested that the zoo’s lone Asian elephant be sent instead to the Performing Animal Welfare Society, a sanctuary in San Andreas. MORE
Maria de los Angeles Moreno, who is sponsoring the bill, said. I'm very, very surprised. And not very optimistic. Mexico is notorious for its bullfights and lack of animal rights. But, still, I can't dismiss it. From Fox News (blech). Senators from the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, are working on legislation to ban bullfights and guarantee animal rights in Mexico, a lawmaker said. MORE
Our work here in Los Angeles sends the strongest possible message everywhere that pet shops are supplied by puppy millers,” said Paul Berry, Best Friends chief executive officer. “If This is awesome. Pet Love is a business that sells animals from puppy mills.) The Beverly Center, an upscale shopping mall in Beverly Hills, California, has announced it will terminate Pet Love’s lease sometime in the next few months. Best Friends made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday. MORE
It's in Los Angeles this year. MORE
The party is being held in Los Angeles, but the exact location can only be found by checking out … Continue reading → The post DogLand and DOTT App launch party #DogLovingRevolution appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals DogLand along with DOTT Dog Tag is having a secret location launch party on September 30th, 2015 and you are invited! MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 31 [italics in original; endnote omitted] [first edition published in 1983 There is a neglected other side to the anthropomorphic coin. This is human chauvinism. The anthropomorphic side reads: "It is anthropomorphic to attribute characteristics to nonhumans that belong only to humans." MORE
Here's the full article from the Los Angeles Times. An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Umoya, a 21-year-old African elephant, died Thursday, possibly due to injuries suffered during an attack by another elephant. The Northern California-based In Defense of Animals called for the Department of Agriculture, which does inspections of zoos, to investigate Umoya's death. MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 267-8 [ellipsis added] [first edition published in 1983 Whether individuals have legal rights depends on the laws and other legal background (e.g., the constitution) of the society in which they live. In some countries (e.g., MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 174-5 [italics in original; ellipsis added; endnote omitted] [first edition published in 1983 Unlike [John] Rawls, whose considered views on our duties regarding animals are unclear at best, [Immanuel] Kant provides us with an explicit statement of an indirect duty view. MORE
The Los Angeles Times went to the heart of this matter when it concluded: What happened in Honduras is a classic Latin American coup in another sense: Gen. by Mark Weisbrot, Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2009 [link] (July 23, 2009). We interrupt regularly scheduled deconstructing, editorializing, commenting and ranting to bring you a letter from John Perkins : Dear Friends Speaking of Democracy, Honduras, and President Obama. MORE
The amazing Canstructure will feature thousands of cans of Friskies Plus, all of which will be donated to three Los Angeles cat rescue organization after Wednesday’s event. Friskies will donate the cans used to build the Friskies Plus Catstruction to three Los Angeles based cat rescue organizations; The Lange Foundation , Kitt Crusaders and Kitten Rescue each will receive thousands of cans of Friskies Plus. Friskies is declaring February 29 “Friskies Plus Day”! MORE
Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. Here is the text we sent to Congressman Jim McDermott and Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray. It's based on the suggested text we saw on the web site for Physicians for Responsible Medicine. MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 360 [italics in original] [first edition published in 1983 The rights view is not opposed to efforts to save endangered species. It only insists that we be clear about the reasons for doing so. MORE
Twenty Semi-Finalists will each receive $500 cash, and those who are declared Finalists will receive an expense paid trip for two plus their “Pooch”, which includes airfare and accommodations to Los Angeles to compete for the National Championship. The All American Pet Company™, makers of super premium dog food brands Bow Wow Breakfast™ Cereal and Grrr-nola™ Natural Dog Food, announces its first ever Bow Wow Million Dollar Look-a-Like Contest. MORE
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 315 [italics in original; ellipsis added] [first edition published in 1983 The initial attractiveness of utilitarianism as a moral theory on which to rest the call for the better treatment of animals was noted in an earlier context. Because animals are sentient (i.e., MORE
With hidden cameras, LCA operatives spot-check several Los Angeles County kennels — essentially dog-breeding facilities that may be exceeding legal capacity limits. Add another voice to the growing choir of those speaking out against puppy mills! DOG WHISPERER: INSIDE PUPPY MILLS. Friday, May 8 at 9PM ET/PT. MORE
Here is a Los Angeles Times story about California's Proposition 2, which passed yesterday. I'm ambivalent about the proposition. On the one hand, it improves the lives of many farm animals. On the other hand, it entrenches the idea that they may be used as mere means to human ends. In the long run, measures such as this may make things worse for farm animals MORE
Dynamic duo Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) and Brendan Robinson (Pretty Little Liars) walk the red carpet at Kitty Bungalow’s CATS for Cats benefit concert at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The stars turned out for the 2nd annual CATS for Cats charity event on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. MORE
A federal judge in Los Angeles had issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month requiring the Navy to create a 12-nautical-mile, no-sonar zone along the California coast and to post trained lookouts to watch for marine mammals before and during exercises. MORE
She is an author, television and radio personality and dubbed “Best Dog Trainer in LA&# by Los Angeles Magazine. Today we welcome top Celebrity dog trainer and behavioral expert Inger Martens as a guest blogger. Her B.A. MORE
Today, according to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Ginichi Y Ohira was charged in Los Angeles federal court with selling whale meat in violation of the Federal Marine Mammal Protection Act. From examiner.com. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is just about ready to chalk up a win against a California seafood dealer who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Califorian restaurants. MORE
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animal shelter management Los Angeles california animal sheltersLA Animal Services is the subject of an internal investigation surrounding missing animals. At first, it sounds like employees may have been taking them, but volunteers had access too. Excerpt from CityWatch. Brenda Barnette, General Manager of the Animal Services Department, said 64 animals have disappeared from six shelters in roughly a year,” Zanhiser reports. “Of
Animal Ethics
JUNE 7, 2016
Lisa Edmondson, Los AngelesTo the editor: The gorilla Harambe’s killing at the Cincinnati Zoo surely calls our society to ask if it is moral or just to keep animals in a prison to be used, at worst, as objects of entertainment or, at best, under the guise of “education.” (“ Harambe the gorilla dies, meat-eaters grieve ,” Opinion, June 5) Is there no accountability on the part of the parents of the child who found himself in the gorilla exhibit?
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2010
Story continues to gain media attention.
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APRIL 12, 2009
It's in Los Angeles this year.
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The party is being held in Los Angeles, but the exact location can only be found by checking out … Continue reading → The post DogLand and DOTT App launch party #DogLovingRevolution appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals DogLand along with DOTT Dog Tag is having a secret location launch party on September 30th, 2015 and you are invited!
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JUNE 7, 2012
A beagle rescued from a laboratory in Spain and brought to the Los Angeles has run off and his humans are trying to find him. :-(. This is such a sad story. sad story animal research spain california dogs animal laboratories beagles
Critter News
JANUARY 26, 2009
Along with about 200 Los Angeles Zoo employees, children and community members gathered today at City Hall, rock guitarist Slash pledged his support for completing the zoo’s Pachyderm Forest. Some animal-rights activists said the area still would not provide enough roaming room, and Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas suggested that the zoo’s lone Asian elephant be sent instead to the Performing Animal Welfare Society, a sanctuary in San Andreas.
Critter News
MAY 7, 2011
Maria de los Angeles Moreno, who is sponsoring the bill, said. I'm very, very surprised. And not very optimistic. Mexico is notorious for its bullfights and lack of animal rights. But, still, I can't dismiss it. From Fox News (blech). Senators from the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, are working on legislation to ban bullfights and guarantee animal rights in Mexico, a lawmaker said.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
The amazing Canstructure will feature thousands of cans of Friskies Plus, all of which will be donated to three Los Angeles cat rescue organization after Wednesday’s event. Friskies will donate the cans used to build the Friskies Plus Catstruction to three Los Angeles based cat rescue organizations; The Lange Foundation , Kitt Crusaders and Kitten Rescue each will receive thousands of cans of Friskies Plus. Friskies is declaring February 29 “Friskies Plus Day”!
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
When Jahnna moved to Los Angeles to go after her dream of becoming an actress, she never guessed that it would be her long hair Chihuahua, Gizmo, that would be a star! Gizmo stole the limelight and started getting work! He even has his own web series where the camera follows him around to showcase his life, being on set, and the bond between him and his owner! Check out his series and become a fan [link] !
Critter News
MAY 25, 2011
Today, according to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Ginichi Y Ohira was charged in Los Angeles federal court with selling whale meat in violation of the Federal Marine Mammal Protection Act. From examiner.com. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is just about ready to chalk up a win against a California seafood dealer who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Califorian restaurants.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. Here is the text we sent to Congressman Jim McDermott and Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray. It's based on the suggested text we saw on the web site for Physicians for Responsible Medicine.
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 388 [first edition published in 1983 All that the rights view prohibits is science that violates individual rights. If that means that there are some things we cannot learn, then so be it. There are also some things we cannot learn by using humans, if we respect their rights. The rights view merely requires moral consistency in this regard. (
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 31, 2010
Founded in 1997, it has become one of the largest animal rescue groups in Los Angeles. Kitten Rescue’s goal is to help Los Angeles become a no-kill city. WHEN: Saturday, September 11th, 2010 WHERE: The Skirball Cultural Center, Ahmanson Hall, Los Angeles.
Critter News
OCTOBER 25, 2009
From the Los Angeles Chronicle. The University of California, Davis is the focus of a major federal complaint charging it and two other nationally known university research centers have killed dozens of primates through traumatic injuries, veterinary negligence and other violations. The others are the University of Michigan and University of Louisiana/New Iberia. A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.),
Critter News
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Here's the full article from the Los Angeles Times. An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Umoya, a 21-year-old African elephant, died Thursday, possibly due to injuries suffered during an attack by another elephant. The Northern California-based In Defense of Animals called for the Department of Agriculture, which does inspections of zoos, to investigate Umoya's death.
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 24, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 361 [italics in original] [first edition published in 1983 With regard to wild animals, the general policy recommended by the rights view is: let them be! Since this will require increased human intervention in human practices that threaten rare or endangered species (e.g.,
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 14, 2012
Must live in/around the Los Angeles or NYC area. Do you have a naughty cat? Does your cat’s behavior drive you, or others, crazy? Does your cat have what it takes to be on the Animal Planet show, My Cat From Hell ? They are now casting for crazy cats who need some help from cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy! From excessively growling, meowing, nipping, scratching, biting, ruining furniture, tearing the house upside down, escaping, etc.,
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 5, 2008
Here is a Los Angeles Times story about California's Proposition 2, which passed yesterday. I'm ambivalent about the proposition. On the one hand, it improves the lives of many farm animals. On the other hand, it entrenches the idea that they may be used as mere means to human ends. In the long run, measures such as this may make things worse for farm animals
Animal Ethics
JULY 24, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 315 [italics in original; ellipsis added] [first edition published in 1983 The initial attractiveness of utilitarianism as a moral theory on which to rest the call for the better treatment of animals was noted in an earlier context. Because animals are sentient (i.e.,
Critter News
DECEMBER 27, 2008
Our work here in Los Angeles sends the strongest possible message everywhere that pet shops are supplied by puppy millers,” said Paul Berry, Best Friends chief executive officer. “If This is awesome. Pet Love is a business that sells animals from puppy mills.) The Beverly Center, an upscale shopping mall in Beverly Hills, California, has announced it will terminate Pet Love’s lease sometime in the next few months. Best Friends made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday.
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 2, 2012
What began as a regional event in Los Angeles in 2011 has expanded to include a series of local Pack Walks around the country between September 24 – 30, led by North Shore Animal League America national shelter partners and Mutt-i-grees Curriculum schools. Cesar Millan, and Scooby-Doo have partnered again for the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on September 29 in Washington, D.C.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Caring for the homeless cat population in Los Angeles, FixNation , offers free spay and neuter services to caregivers of community cats. FixNation uses Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), which is a community-based program that involves trapping homeless, free-roaming cats, getting them spayed or neutered, and then returning the cats to the exact spot where they were trapped so they can live out the rest of their natural lives. The group has more than 7,000 volunteers locally who do this.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 7, 2011
She is an author, television and radio personality and dubbed “Best Dog Trainer in LA&# by Los Angeles Magazine. Today we welcome top Celebrity dog trainer and behavioral expert Inger Martens as a guest blogger. Her B.A.
Animal Person
FEBRUARY 13, 2010
2) If you live in Los Angeles, you are probably more aware of the goings-on around the panel discussion that will involve Dr. Ray Greek and members of the Pro-Test community at UCLA. This week I asked "Is this 'War'?" over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression and I welcome comments (and will respond to the current ones shortly).
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 6, 2009
With hidden cameras, LCA operatives spot-check several Los Angeles County kennels — essentially dog-breeding facilities that may be exceeding legal capacity limits. Add another voice to the growing choir of those speaking out against puppy mills! DOG WHISPERER: INSIDE PUPPY MILLS. Friday, May 8 at 9PM ET/PT.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
This day of fun with Hollywood flair will raise funds for seven Los Angeles animal rescues, all non-profit 501c3 organizations, who together help save thousands of animal lives. This is Los Angeles’s premier animal-related fundraising event benefiting the following non-profit rescue organizations: The Rescue Train, Best Friends Animal Society, Animal Alliance, A Dog’s Life Rescue, Stray Cat Alliance, Four-Legged Friends Foundation, and Molly’s Mutts & Meows.
Animal Ethics
MAY 28, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 31 [italics in original; endnote omitted] [first edition published in 1983 There is a neglected other side to the anthropomorphic coin. This is human chauvinism. The anthropomorphic side reads: "It is anthropomorphic to attribute characteristics to nonhumans that belong only to humans."
Animal Person
AUGUST 6, 2009
The Los Angeles Times went to the heart of this matter when it concluded: What happened in Honduras is a classic Latin American coup in another sense: Gen. by Mark Weisbrot, Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2009 [link] (July 23, 2009). We interrupt regularly scheduled deconstructing, editorializing, commenting and ranting to bring you a letter from John Perkins : Dear Friends Speaking of Democracy, Honduras, and President Obama.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Oh how I wish that I could be there myself, but for those of you in the Los Angeles area, take note! Commemorating a half century since she first journeyed to Africa to study the behavior of the wild chimpanzee, iconic research pioneer Jane Goodall will appear in theaters nationwide via satellite broadcast live from Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 27, at 8:00 p.m. Angelina Jolie and Jane Goodall photo by Eric Liebowitz. Animal lovers, this is a very special event!
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 31, 2010
Tracy Reiman Executive Vice President People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Los Angeles, Oct. To the Editor: Re “ New Way to Help Chickens Cross to Other Side ” (front page, Oct. 22): PETA is proud to see that its hard work behind the scenes with Bell & Evans and other companies to encourage implementation of this new, less cruel form of slaughter is finally coming to fruition.
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 15, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 360 [italics in original] [first edition published in 1983 The rights view is not opposed to efforts to save endangered species. It only insists that we be clear about the reasons for doing so.
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
But what we have accomplished up to this time must be multiplied a thousandfold if the great battles are to be joined and won." ( Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 399-400 [ellipsis added] [first edition published in 1983
Animal Ethics
JUNE 27, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 174-5 [italics in original; ellipsis added; endnote omitted] [first edition published in 1983 Unlike [John] Rawls, whose considered views on our duties regarding animals are unclear at best, [Immanuel] Kant provides us with an explicit statement of an indirect duty view.
Animal Person
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
First the news, in case you haven't heard: Animal Acres in Los Angeles now has a blog by Philip called Vegan Sanctuary. Check it out! Tribe of Heart's heartbreaking yet inspiring Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home is premiering at the Moondance International Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado on September 26-27. For more information and to get the code for a widget to display your support on your Facebook page or blog, go here. As for "and. "
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 29, 2009
Twenty Semi-Finalists will each receive $500 cash, and those who are declared Finalists will receive an expense paid trip for two plus their “Pooch”, which includes airfare and accommodations to Los Angeles to compete for the National Championship. The All American Pet Company™, makers of super premium dog food brands Bow Wow Breakfast™ Cereal and Grrr-nola™ Natural Dog Food, announces its first ever Bow Wow Million Dollar Look-a-Like Contest.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
From the young boy who rescued Adam and identified his abusers to the prosecutors who oversee a unique Animal Cruelty Prosecution program within the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, ALDF wants to applaud those who are fighting animal cruelty and honoring animal victims during National Justice for Animals Week.” From the better late then never category, the ALDF is having a National Justice for Animals Week to raise awareness about animal abuse.
Animal Ethics
JUNE 12, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 97-8 [italics in original; endnote omitted] [first edition published in 1983 That individuals can be harmed without knowing it has important implications for the proper assessment of the treatment of animals. Modern farms (so-called factory farms), for example, raise animals in unnatural conditions.
Animal Ethics
JULY 8, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 197-8 [italics in original; endnote omitted] [first edition published in 1983 Cruelty is manifested in different ways. People can rightly be judged cruel either for what they do or for what they fail to do, and either for what they feel or for what they fail to feel.
Animal Ethics
JULY 14, 2012
Tom Regan , The Case for Animal Rights , updated with a new preface [Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004], 267-8 [ellipsis added] [first edition published in 1983 Whether individuals have legal rights depends on the laws and other legal background (e.g., the constitution) of the society in which they live. In some countries (e.g.,
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 6, 2009
Elaine Livesey-Fassel Los AngelesJonathan Safran Foer's pup-in-cheek essay " Let Them Eat Dog " (Weekend Journal, Oct. 31), while humorous enough, masks more serious issues. Beyond the environmental impacts of meat production there is a basic ethical issue involved. So here is an even more modest proposal than roasting Fido: Try eating only what animals you are willing to kill with your own hands.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 17, 2008
A federal judge in Los Angeles had issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month requiring the Navy to create a 12-nautical-mile, no-sonar zone along the California coast and to post trained lookouts to watch for marine mammals before and during exercises.
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