Critter News

APRIL 7, 2009

Military researchers have dressed live pigs in body armor and strapped them into Humvee simulators that were then blown up with explosives to study the link between roadside bomb blasts and brain injury. The explosions have ranged in intensity, wounding some of the pigs and killing others. Roadside bombs are the top killer of U.S.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has defended its use of more than 100 pigs in explosive tests in Wiltshire. Some 119 pigs were used in the research at the Government's military research laboratory Porton Down, near Salisbury, between 2006 and 2009. He said 25 pigs were used in 2006, 19 in 2007, 40 in 2008, and 35 in 2009.

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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2010

Compassion in World Farming led an undercover investigation that showed illegal tail docking and poor attempts at pig enrichment on factory farms, in violation of EU law. Now the pig industry is mad and claiming bias ( scroll down in article.) Tags: europe tail docking pigs factory farm agribusiness.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 22, 2008

It really sucks to be a factory farm pig in Europe. In one of the biggest undercover inquiries into pig-farming, CIWF visited 60 farms across five big pork-producing states, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary and Britain. Most farms made widespread but legal use of metal cages for confining pregnant pigs.

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Critter News

AUGUST 13, 2009

The Marines also claim that using live pigs and inflicting wounds on them is the only way to approximate real-life situations in combat. Tags: animal research military pigs. They claim the animals are asleep during the procedures and feel no pain. It's the best way to train medical personnel. Read and decide for yourself.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The mini-pig, darling of celebrities’ handbags, may have had its bacon Sunday after the EU earmarked it as the laboratory test animal of the future. A research project into the feasibility of using miniature pigs in laboratories concluded they are better suited for testing toxins, drugs and chemicals than dogs and monkeys.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

What happens when two mini-pigs join a family that already has a cat, a dog, and a chicken? Find out in this charming true story about life with mini-pigs! Oink: My Life with Mini-Pigs is told from the perspective of Matt Whyman, a writer who enjoys the quiet life living in the English countryside brings.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 26, 2017

The recent warm weather has been perfect for us, but some Guinea Pig’s have suffered. Guinea Pigs can quickly overheat during the summer leading to heatstroke, which in severe cases can be fatal. Unlike humans, Guinea Pigs cannot sweat – … Continue reading →

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Critter News

JANUARY 19, 2009

This year, the European Commission will issue a research contract, worth up to €1 million for a study into alternatives to the castration of pigs and dehorning of cattle. Tags: europe pigs farm animal welfare. They castrate piglets in Europe for sanitary purposes (to avoid taint in the meat), but the methods are not terribly humane.

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Critter News

MARCH 4, 2010

This lady is breeding tiny pet pigs that can live up to 11 years. Tags: Stupid pigs companion animals. People are buying them like crazy, which means.eventually people will start dumping them like crazy. And who will suffer? The animal shelters who have to find them homes at the expense of other animals. Thanks lady!

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Critter News

AUGUST 14, 2009

Tags: animal testing animal cruelty military pigs medical research PETA.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.

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Critter News

APRIL 11, 2009

It's a 5-minute film about conditions for pigs in the UK. Tags: UK meat pigs. Produced by Compassion in World Farming. As an aside, people who love to eat meat should also watch educational videos like these. They need to take responsibility and learn about the food they eat. Don't live in a cloud.wake up!

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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 26, 2010

Tags: europe pigs castration farm animal welfare belgium agribusiness.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

We were laughing out loud when we watched this interview of Rory the guinea pig! “Have you seen what turtles can do?” ” he asks, but more importantly he will let you know the real reason why being an only pet isn’t much fun! You can see more pet interviews on the PAL YouTube channel.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Millions of wild pigs weighing up to 300 pounds have been tearing up crops, trampling fences and eating just about anything in their path in Texas. This doesn't sound good. But now they had better watch their hairy backs.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2011

Hoary Marmots , also called Whistle Pigs , inhabit rocky areas near the treeline in northwestern North America up into Alaska. And marmots, of course, are nothing but pretentious groundhogs, so the name Whistle Pig seems like an extremely fair appellation.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2024

Throw in Iberian Pigs, the odd fighting bull and a few flocks of sheep and the similarities are striking. The Spanish would agree – they come in droves to visit… The aforementioned Iberian pigs roam the oak groves, feeding on the acorns, but even the gluttonous pig can’t eat it all so in the colder season Common Crane comes to winter.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

Whales emerge from within the larger group of mammals that includes cattle, deer, pigs, camels, with camels being the most deeply rooted. (So So pigs are camels, as you probably already suspected.) The point is, of course, that whales are not cows. Whales have a blow hole and fins, and they swim all the time. Cows do not. As Lee Et.Al

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10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

The National Trust of the Cayman Islands describes the success story as follows, “Willlie grows fruit and vegetables and raises pigs, and he noticed that the ducks were nibbling at the pig food. Willie Ebanks, at Hutland, Northside, in Grand Cayman. So he began to put out extra feed for the birds.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Of course, it should not be hard to find birds angry with Matthew Gonshaw of London, a pig in human form, who was recently jailed for six months after admitting to “ten charges of theft and possession of rare eggs.” …and some seriously pissed off birds.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2011

Pig in a poke. It’s a polite way to pronounce it, to make the i long, but it’s still feces. What IS a shitepoke? And suddenly, like a bolt, it hit me that &# poke&# is an archaic word for a sack or a bag. So “shitepoke” means “sh-tsack.” “Chalkline&# is another colloquial name for a heron.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2013

Yes, I did mean to use all caps because if you don’t… Birds like European Starlings will be all over that like ugly on a pig. But once you notice birds pecking (or squirrels chewing) in your siding–YOU MUST ACT FAST. Clearly, the patch job didn’t work.

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Critter News

AUGUST 26, 2009

The heroes are a pair of guinea pigs. Here is a CBS article that at least explains basic care for guinea pigs. Having cared for guinea pigs at the Seattle Animal Shelter, I can tell you that guinea pigs are certainly cute. Tags: Guinea Pigs. The latest movie to prompt this kind of behavior is G-Force.

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Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

The pig industry, says Dr MacDougald, is marked by generally poor production and financial analysis. These pigs are simply raw materials. Tags: economics pigs farm animal welfare agribusiness. This means poor assessment of ROI {Return on Investment} for interventions and little focus on opportunity cost.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2020

I hope that the next time it will vocalize for me; it apparently sounds something like a grunting pig. The Masked Tityra is a tropical bird found from Mexico to Nicaragua. This one was a true lifer for me. Both of these species were unusual finds in a site like La Escalera.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2023

Mexicans, always careful to avoid offense, more politely name this bird “ puerquito “, suggesting that its call sounds like a pig’s oink. The Merlin app describes it as “a wet quacking or farting sound” (I’ll bet you didn’t expect to read that word in a bird guide.)

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Potbelly and pygmy pigs are susceptible. Pet pigs may contract swine flu. The ASPCA recommends taking “steps to limit possible transmission from humans to pigs and vice versa.&# Influenza Type A vaccines are available for pigs. Ferrets and birds are susceptible.

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Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2010

In this week's podcast ending January 26, 2010: **Animal rescue efforts are underway in disaster-stricken Haiti; **A research study involving the burial of live pigs is halted; **The blood sport of dogfighting enjoys a revival in Afghanistan; **And a report by animal welfare organizations criticize pig farming in the European Union.

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Critter News

MAY 3, 2009

A Canadian man has apparently infected some pigs after catching the flu on a trip to Mexico. From the article: About 10 percent of the Alberta farm’s 2,200 pigs showed symptoms of the same H1N1 strain that has spread across the globe.

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Animal Person

JUNE 6, 2009

We are currently doing an investigation on pig farms in Spain, including intensive and extensive/free-range farms (tho extensive ones are scarce since intensive ones are the majority in the industry). There's a donate button on the homepage of AnimalEquality right at the bottom of the "Pig Farms" panel. Thanks a lot.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

Next to them are White-breasted and Common Kingfishers , while Cattle Egrets are spread among both deer and pigs. Barn Swallows are chasing insects low above water… and there’s a head of a croc hiding in it!

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AnimalEquality.net

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Cows, pigs, and chickens suffer daily on factory farms, with abuse often ignored by authorities. Advocates say reforming the Mexican Constitution could change everything. Could this be a turning point…

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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2010

In one case, a pen housing a large pig was constructed with slats that regularly caused the pig to fall when its feet fell through. According to the ten-page detailed report from December, the USDA cited sanitation, ventilation and enclosure concerns within the Center’s facilities.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I think every naturalist in the United States knows the outlines of this urban tale: The pristine marshes of New Jersey are poisoned by pollution, toxic waste, pig farms, and probably every single way in which human beings can destroy the environment. The Nature of the Meadowlands is a celebration of an environmental success story.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 15, 2008

These harvested cells are taken from an animal, such as a pig, and placed in a "nutrient-rich medium" that mimics blood. Earlier this year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced that it will offer a $1 million X Prize for the creation of affordable, humane, and "commercially viable" test-tube meat by 2012.

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