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Organizations Putting Animals First

4 The Love Of Animals

Thankfully, there are some organizations out there that make it their business to look after and care for our animal counterparts. Formed in 2007, this organization seeks to promote the humane treatment of animals by promoting effective animal sanctuary management. A non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C.,

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

10,000 Birds

One is Tylenol (the human pain medication) — a completely selective feral-cat poison. And why would the National Audubon Society cave so quickly to an organization completely at odds with its conservation mission? But the TNR lobby has blocked its registration for this use. The other is trap and euthanize.

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Life Along The Delaware Bay: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I also did not understand the centrality of the Delaware Bay to shorebird migration, how timing and geographic design and water quality and tidal streams, the rich salt marshes and protected beaches combine to make this specific area of New Jersey and Delaware “The Most Important Stopover of the Western Hemisphere.”

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Consumer boycotts and protective laws are desperately needed. 9, 2008 The writer is president of United Poultry Concerns , a nonprofit organization that is a sponsor of Proposition 2. To the Editor: The American Veterinary Medical Association urges California voters to think twice before voting on Proposition 2.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In the United States pork industry, the vast majority of the more than 100 million pigs raised each year are housed in climate-controlled buildings that protect them from the elements, illness and disease and that allow for individual care. Finally, organic doesn’t mean safe.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems. 7, 2008 The writer is director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Eric Chivian Boston, Jan. To the Editor: The argument made by Gov.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

There simply is no dispute in the medical community that human breast milk is the best food a human infant can be fed. as well as the District of Columbia offer women no protection or very limited protection of their right to breastfeed their children. The legislators in these 12 states ought to be ashamed.

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