Awesome Pig Sanctuary
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OCTOBER 4, 2008
Pigs Peace Sanctuary is a wonderful place. They rescue farm pigs and pot-bellied pigs,farm animals, dogs, cats, you name it. Tags: animal sanctuary pot-bellied pigs. We've visited it.
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Marines Still Using Pigs for Medical Training
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AUGUST 13, 2009
They claim the animals are asleep during the procedures and feel no pain. 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. It's the best way to train medical personnel.
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PETA Protests Military's Testing on Pigs
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AUGUST 14, 2009
Tags: animal testing animal cruelty military pigs medical research PETA. But it's worth noting that someone out there took some action on this gruesome story. And that's what I like about PETA and why I recently became a member for the first time. They are fast, organized, committed and they get attention.
Horrible Animal Abuse at Iowa Pig Farm
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OCTOBER 9, 2008
Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty pigs farm animal welfare.
Pork Industry Moving into Defensive Mode
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MARCH 19, 2009
"It's not as much about what the animal rights activists are saying about how we are raising pigs as opposed to us demonstrating that we do care and we are giving the best possible care" she said. The pork industry does not make money from happy pigs, but from dead carcasses. I have a hard time with the logic of that statement.
Wisconsin-Madison Cleared by USDA
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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. Tags: animal research animal laboratories wisconsin. The report also noted a lack of cleanliness in some facilities. Dried blood, dust and floor stains were cited as deficiencies.
A Trip to an Animal Lab
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NOVEMBER 5, 2009
In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal lab. but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. Interesting that many of the grants this place gets specifically say they can't experiment on any domesticated animals (cats and dogs I guess.). They did not experiment on primates (I asked!),
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