Critter News

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The Animal Welfare Institute thinks these new rules could be a blow to the horse slaughter industry, but only if actually implemented. Tags: canada meat horse slaughter Slaughterhouse.

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Critter News

APRIL 25, 2010

I don't support the slaughter of any animal, but if an animal will die anyway, don't we want the best possible conditions? Tags: canada gordon ramsey mexico horse slaughter. Unfortunately, a record number of horses are now going to Canadian and Mexican slaughterhouses, where there is no USDA control over animal welfare conditions.

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Animal Person

APRIL 5, 2009

Tell the governor's office that (live) horses are a symbol of the American West and Montana should not want to be known as the horse slaughter capitol of the country. Please read this excellent and compelling letter by former Mayor Paula Bacon about the disastrous effects of having a slaughter facility in her hometown of Kaufman, Texas.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2013

But, when you receive such a call, and your supervisor agrees that you can have the rest of the day off from work as personal time, you end up showing a Snowy Owl for a very nice reporter and on then you end up on the news for NBC’s New York City affiliate. … News Floyd Bennett Field Snowy Owl' 1 Commerce Plaza.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2012

New York City killed less Canada Geese this year than any year since they started rounding the geese up and slaughtering them. The cullings have happened every year since the 2009 emergency landing of a US Airways plane in the Hudson River after the plane struck geese and was disabled.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

I came across this strange article about German research on which slaughter method creates more pain for the animal: the Western method of stunning or the Islamic method of a cut to the neck. According to the researchers, the Islamic method wins. You can read all about the results in the article. What an utterly grotesque project.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2014

They are filling up comment sections on blogs , rallying on Facebook , and doing everything they can to stop the removal of cats and allow the continued slaughter of wildlife by said cats. (If As is only to be expected, the cat crazies are out in force trying to stop this wholly rational and logical action.

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Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

A Sumatran female at the Taman Rimbo Zoo was drugged by poachers, slaughtered and harvested for her parts. Tigers are not safe anywhere. Just awful.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

Many of these stories will be known to avid readers of environmental news items and social media. I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus.

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Critter News

APRIL 30, 2009

The Egyptian government has begun slaughtering all of the pigs in the country. From the NY Times: Egypt has begun forcibly slaughtering the country’s pig herds as a precaution against swine flu, a move that the United Nations described as “a real mistake” and one that is prompting anger among the country’s pig farmers.

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Critter News

MARCH 22, 2009

Kudos for Russian leader Vladimir Putin for stopping the slaughter of seals. Conservation groups have staged protests in 20 Russian cities this week, demanding an end to the slaughter. Maybe Canada can learn something from the former KGB agent and avid hunter about compassion.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

It's that time of year in Taiji Japan when they start slaughtering dolphins. You can read about Save Japan Dolphin's efforts here. It looks like there is at least some hope.

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Critter News

APRIL 21, 2009

WHO could defend the slaughter of 300,000 harp, hooded and grey seals by hook-wielding hunters out to make a quick buck from the seals' pelts? Ah, nothing like a column defending baby sea killers to get the blood going.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The piece describes why this corner of the world often has an attitude toward indiscriminate hunting that ranges from laissez-faire to Wild West, and also the toll that the ensuing slaughter takes on populations of birds that are protected in their northern European summer homes. Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).

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Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2008

That's good news. The five were charged with coming within 10 metres of seal hunters on March 26, 2006 while filming the annual slaughter in the Gulf of St. A judge has found five animal-rights activists not guilty of getting too close to seal hunters during the 2006 hunt off Canada's east coast. Lawrence, not far from Cape Breton.

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Critter News

JANUARY 23, 2009

Today, the man who trained Flipper for the popular 1960s TV series is crusading against the slaughter of dolphins in Japan, captured by hidden cameras in a chilling documentary called “The Cove” that’s being shown at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. That was 39 years ago.

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Critter News

JUNE 6, 2012

This article reaffirms my belief that it's more humane to slaughter horses in the US than to ship them for slaughter to Canada or Mexico. I don't like it either way, but one is better than the other for sure.

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Critter News

MAY 18, 2009

The endangered whales, possibly the largest animals ever to live on Earth, have yet to recover from the worldwide slaughter that eliminated 99 percent of their number, according to the American Cetacean Society. The hunting peaked in 1931 with more than 29,000 animals killed in one season.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In hopes of protecting the Petrels without slaughtering cats, the National Park Service, American Bird Conservancy, and other groups spent a lot of time and money putting up a 5-mile-long, 6-foot-high fence meant to keep the cats out.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2016

I’m a wildlife rehabilitator, so I’m always ranting about things like eagles being lead poisoned or songbirds being slaughtered by outdoor and feral cats. Before the case goes to federal claims court or before you get arrested, please call immediately on our hotline: 619-503-1690.”. For a minute, she had me. Uh-oh, I thought.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it. Plans will be unveiled at a news conference in Halifax in advance of the Olympic torch's arrival.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

From China Smack (link has dead dogs picture): 2009 May 31, an indiscriminate massacre was carried out throughout the entire 3206 square kilometer county of Yangxian in Shaanxi province — the target of the massacre were dogs!

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The class-action lawsuit accuses companies of slaughtering thousands of cows just to decrease supply. Animal rights group Compassion Over Killing was the first to uncover the alleged systematic slaughter of healthy dairy cows in California.

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Critter News

MAY 3, 2009

Montana has passed a law making it difficult to challenge the building of a horse slaughtering facility in that state. Judicial review of equine slaughter or processing facilities -- surety bond -- attorney fees -- venue. (1) Judicial review of equine slaughter or processing facilities -- surety bond -- attorney fees -- venue. (1)

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Critter News

APRIL 2, 2012

These dogs were rescued by Chinese activists before they could be slaughtered for meat. According to this article from the NPR site , such rescues are occuring more regularly as dogs are increasingly becoming pets. A good story from China for once.

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Critter News

MAY 5, 2009

That's good news. A resolution at the end of a three-year campaign, triggered by a public outcry at the annual seal culls in Canada and Norway, condemned the slaughter of seals as "inherently inhumane". From the press release: Euro-MPs have voted overwhelmingly for a total ban on the trade in seal products across Europe.

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Critter News

AUGUST 6, 2009

We posted about this film a while ago, but it is still inspiring news coverage. The captivity industry keeps the slaughter going,” O’Barry charges in movie. Clearly, it is disturbing enough to provoke some real discussions about the ethics of dolphins in amusement parks.

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Critter News

AUGUST 8, 2009

It is not a favorable portrayal. They are basically portrayed as benefiting from the horrific hunting and capture of dolphins in Japan.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Great, just after we managed to get rid of the last one "It doesn't mean you have to do it.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Here is the letter: I’ve just received an urgent report that another city in China is planning a mass cull to slaughter any unregistered dogs, strays, and even registered family dogs that are over 14 inches (35cm) tall. Can you imagine being forced to kill your own dog to save it from a more brutal slaughter? Thank you, Fred.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

There are few animal rights stories in the news. Farmers were bragging about how much they "loved" the animals they would soon betray and slaughter, and many omnivores who had discovered how animals are treated wanted to assuage their consciences a bit by "at least" giving the animals a better life prior to their untimely slaughter.

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Critter News

MAY 7, 2012

An unidentified German actor has been stopped by Berlin’s administrative court, following his announcement that he planned to strangle two puppies with cable wires on stage to protest against the slaughter of sled dogs in Alaska and hunting dogs in Spain, with their death being accompanied by a funeral march music and loud gong.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2023

Meliboea, a daughter of Niobe and Amphion, who was so traumatized by the slaughter of her siblings by a vengeful Apollo that she turned pale and changed her name to Chloris, the pale one)” I think it is very nice of the HBW to give you some choices in this matter. As I have probably mentioned before, Ms.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 12, 2008

That is the allegation in this Defenders to Wildlife video. If true, that's another reason not to vote for this backwoods goofball hick.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

As an Illinois state senator, he backed at least a dozen animal protection laws, including those to strengthen the penalties for animal cruelty, to help animal shelters, to promote spaying and neutering, and to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. In the U.S.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

This woman is a complete dumbass. And yes, you will be hearing more about her here. We've been following her destructive policies since before she brought her trailer trash values down to the lower 48, and we'll keep following her until she leaves office.

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Critter News

AUGUST 29, 2009

From the African Conservation Foundation.the story was actually published earlier in August, but still worth posting A shocking undercover journey reveals that a poaching cartel known as ‘The Crocodile Gang’, led by Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa, is slaughtering rhinos and elephants to fulfill ‘requests’ for horn and ivory.

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