Critter News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

It's that time of year in Taiji Japan when they start slaughtering dolphins. Tags: Japan whaling. 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

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. Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species.

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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. Tags: oceans captivity dolphin Gretchen the animal hater.

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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. Tags: IFAW PETA.

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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". Tags: seal hunters.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Tags: horse. It's that if you don't have the funds, and you don't have the feed, and don't have the place to keep them, and they are old, and they are no longer going to work for what you need them for, it's a place for them to go," said Billings Livestock and Horse Sale's Jenn Parker. A place for them to go?

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Critter News

AUGUST 8, 2009

Tags: captivity dolphin marine life Japan amusement parks. 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

JUNE 5, 2009

Tags: dogs china. No matter whether it has a license, whether it was vaccinated, whether it was leashed, whether it was owned, they were all given the death penalty on May 31. After Heilongjiang province’s Heihe city’s plot to become a dog-less county failed, Yangxian has become the first dog-less county in the entire country.

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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. Tags: captivity dolphin animal cruelty marine life Japan. Clearly, it is disturbing enough to provoke some real discussions about the ethics of dolphins in amusement parks.

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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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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

OCTOBER 12, 2008

Tags: Palin wolves. 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

MAY 8, 2009

A cow that escaped from a slaughter house in NY City has been allowed to go to an animal sanctuary. Tags: meat animal rescue Slaughterhouse cows meatpacking.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Tags: Dumbass Palin. 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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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

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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Critter News

NOVEMBER 15, 2008

A Congolese minister says that "In 2007 alone, we recorded the slaughter of 15 mountain gorillas and more than 20,000 antelopes,".adding Tags: congo gorillas. adding that in the past decade the number of hippopotami had fallen from 30,000 to 1,000. 30,000 to 1,000? I don't have the words to react anymore.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

6598) is a bill that criminalizes the sale and transportation of horses for slaughter. According to a statement from the AQHA, “The majority of horses processed for slaughter in the United States [prior to slaughterhouse closures in this country] were no longer viable for their intended use, unmanageable or simply unwanted by their owners.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2010

Tags: Stupid legislation horse slaughter Missouri. The late-night, anonymous phone calls led Shoss to file a harassment complaint last week with the University City Police Department. The calls stopped, she said, after the Post-Dispatch started asking lawmakers about them.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Department of Agriculture (USDA)-approved slaughter method that is currently used to kill 75 percent of turkeys and 25 percent of chickens in the United Kingdom and 10 percent of all birds in the European Union. Tags: meat PETA farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. Controlled-atmosphere killing is a U.S.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Here's the good news: This is a very readable explanation of how animals in the Hundred Heartbeat Club (there are 100 or fewer individuals in the wild today) got to be in the club. Corwin tells the story of the Maasai of Kenya, whose culture involved disdain for and slaughter of lions.

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Critter News

MARCH 2, 2009

That's a huge slaughter in my opinion. Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa zambia trafficking elephants. 36 elephants?

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

But I will say that this attention on her turkey slaughter interview is a bit hypocritical. Tags: Palin thanksgiving turkey massacre. Now, I'm no fan of Sarah Palin's. I think she is an evil George Wallace in a dress. Sure, there was a turkey being ground up behind her, but, come on. It's not pretty or nice, with sugar and spice.

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Critter News

JUNE 16, 2009

I hate the seal slaughter. Tags: PETA. PETA has launched a spoof site for the Vancouver Olympic Games over seal hunting. I criticize PETA a lot, but in this case I think they are right on the money. I think it's barbaric and should be ended. You can go on and on about tradition, but just because something is old doesn't make it good.

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Animal Person

MARCH 30, 2009

Susan e-mailed after receiving RPA's news release on the organization's recent mailing to the governors of all 50 states about our land-grant universities' (LGUs') meat-industry problem. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics. The interview is scheduled for 10-15 minutes of Monday's one-hour show.

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Critter News

AUGUST 26, 2009

Until he can show some respect for the animals Novartis sends to slaughter then we see no reason to respect his dead. Tags: ALF. We kidnapped the ashes of one of his immediate family members in order to teach him that in life and death all beings are equal and deserve to be treated so.

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Animal Person

MAY 30, 2009

Bea directed me to an interview with Dr. Elizabeth Parker , the "chair man " (my emphasis) of the Animal Agriculture Alliance at CattleNetwork, which apparently is "The Source for Cattle News." Parker uses the term "anti-modern farming activists," which is new to me. The HSUS isn't even anti-hunting !

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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. A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds. by Scott Weidensaul. Norton, Pan Macmilan (U.K.).

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Critter News

APRIL 13, 2009

Baur believes that slaughterhouse cruelty can be reduced by simple operational changes, such as slowing down the slaughter lines. Tags: animal cruelty proposition 2 cattle farm animal welfare agribusiness. The faster they go, the greater the problems with animals being handled roughly and being improperly killed.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

For some people, it is inhumane to eat meat in any situation, no matter how well the animal is treated prior to and during slaughter. There is an abundance of information on the web about undercover investigations, livestock conditions, slaughter procedures, etc. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness.

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The good news is that if you know someone who needs to be schooled on all of the sordid details of factory farming, and appreciates good writing, this is a great book. If you're a vegan and you read books by vegans and about our relationship with sentient nonhumans, there's nothing new in "EATING ANIMALS." Ever, in fact.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

It is a very interesting read, and as I stated in the post I wrote on my blog , part of the team that wrote the plan is the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, one of the states proposing a Sandhill Crane slaughter. It has not. As always, thank you for caring, and for writing.

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Critter News

JUNE 26, 2009

He added "a large number of game animals", including antelopes, had also been slaughtered. Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species. Bantu Lukamba, from local environmental NGO Innovation, said: "At least 31 animals, including 11 migratory birds and three hippos were killed over 21 days." Here's sobering statistic.

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Critter News

MARCH 29, 2009

Locals have told Hicks that up to a few years ago there was very little poaching (except for elephants) in the area, and that it is the mining of diamonds and gold that has lead to the current slaughter of wildlife. Tags: chimpanzees poaching congo endangered species.

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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? Tags: seal hunters idiocy. Ah, nothing like a column defending baby sea killers to get the blood going. So, he pens this little poisonous article to see what kind of reaction he can get.

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