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OCTOBER 9, 2009

The United Egg Producers issues a press release claiming that egg prices will rise 25% if animal welfare advocates get their way. Tags: eggs idiocy. All according to a study by some agribusiness related consulting firm. Reuters dutifully puts it on their website , which then gets picked up on my Google news page.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 28, 2010

It’s exciting to receive positive press, and we would be remiss if we didn’t thank you, our readers, for making our blog what it is! Tags: news. This means the world to us, as we started this blog as a way to help animals and those who love them. You like us! originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on June 28, 2010.

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JANUARY 2, 2009

"I watched prairie dogs every day, rise before the sun, stand with their paws pressed together facing the rising sun in total stillness for up to 30 minutes," says Williams. And then I watched them at the end of the day take that same gesture 30 minutes before the sun goes down they would press their palms together in perfect stillness.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2010

From the Detroit Free Press. Tags: zoos exotic animals detroit animal rescue PETA. (See, husband, this is why I like PETA!) The raid followed an undercover investigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

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MARCH 18, 2010

From the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Tags: utah animal enterprise terrorism act FBI ALF. The FBI served a search warrant Monday on a Salt Lake City home occupied by a supporter of the Animal Liberation Front. Young, 32, said at least eight FBI agents arrived about 11:30 a.m. A federal judge in Iowa issued the warrant.

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DECEMBER 19, 2008

This according to a communique received at the ALF Press office. Tags: ALF. UC Berkeley vivisector Ralph Freeman and all of the current lab members in Freeman's Visual Neuroscience Lab were sent a trojan horse virus embedded into email. Interesting. I've never heard of them using this tactic before.

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MAY 5, 2009

From the press release: Euro-MPs have voted overwhelmingly for a total ban on the trade in seal products across Europe. Tags: seal hunters. That's good news. Labour Euro MP Arlene McCarthy, who helped steer the ban through the European Parliament, said: "This law is a victory for people power and a credit to the campaigners involved.".

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JULY 3, 2010

From the Associated Press. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare. To me, it's another example of the Humane Society's growing savvy and clout in the US. I know many will disagree with me and say it's a cop-out, but I'll take what I can get.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I should be able to watch the press conference about the bill this afternoon if a conference call doesn't take too long, and I'll update if there's anything new and exciting. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. What a fitting addition to discussions about speciesism!

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MAY 31, 2010

We cannot test on human beings," he told The Associated Press. Tags: animal research animal laboratories malaysia. "God created animals for the benefits of human beings. That's why he created rats and monkeys. This is the way it has to be. God created monkeys, and some have to be tested.".

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

"The facts are clear, we have an overpopulation of black bears in New Jersey, and we must address that issue," said Martin in a press statement. "A Tags: cull new jersey bears hunting.

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APRIL 21, 2009

And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts. Tags: canada meat seals restaurants. Definitely a niche market ,but demand has been increasing. For time immemorial seal has been eaten -- raw -- as a traditional food by indigenous people such as the Inuit.

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JUNE 28, 2010

From the Associated Press. Tags: exotic meats phoenix arizona lion. No, I'm not making this up. A restaurant owner who put lion burgers on the menu in honor of the World Cup has felt a roar of anger from outraged animal rights activists. Reservations sold out, with a waiting list 100 long.

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MAY 18, 2009

From the Associated Press: Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species. Here's hoping Sarah Palin leaves them alone.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Congratulations to them and many thanks to the many, many participants of each phase of this fun, fun, fun giveaway as well as Richard Crossley and our friends at Princeton University Press ! Tags: Asides , richard crossley • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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JUNE 28, 2009

From the Clemson press release. Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. But it's not just about the hens.it's about the money. How much suffering can and should they endure without significantly affecting the human pocketbook. Or corporate net income. laying hens is no small matter.

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MARCH 14, 2010

From the Associated Press. Tags: New York animal cruelty horses. He didn't know how his horses were being treated on his own farm? Come on, that's a Michael Vick defense that didn't work with him either. Plus, this is the guy's BUSINESS. And he didn't know? Yeah, right.

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AUGUST 1, 2009

From the Press Association. Tags: India tigers wildlife endangered species. But is it enough? India is to amend its wildlife crime laws to protect the country's tigers, a government minister said. This will increase the habitat area for tigers, who prefer to live and hunt in thick vegetation.

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

There were plenty of shocked witnesses and the student is going to press charges upon her return from Xmas with her family. Tags: fur portugal. ANIMAL is a Portuguese animal rights group that had already been having weekly actions directed at this particular shop, so they were not surprised by the venom of the owner's response.

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MAY 27, 2009

From the HSUS press release: KENNEWICK, Wash. - Tags: HSUS puppy mills. Dogs were seized at a Kennewick puppy mill with the help of the HSUS. H/t to HelpAnimals on Twitter. The Humane Society of the United States assisted the Benton County Sheriff's Office today with the seizure of hundreds of dogs from a puppy mill here.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

From their press release.such BS. Tags: animal research corporate lies medical research biotech. Once again, they're just using their most effective weapon.guilt. The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) announced today it has launched a one-year national animal research education campaign.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

It was not a whim or an attempt to get attention, as the sensationalist press will say; instead this is a response to the domination, objectification and commodification of millions of animals (mink, chinchilla, fox, raccoons, etc.) Tags: fur ALF. With this sabotage we join the international week against MaxMara.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 15, 2010

From the press release: A giraffe’s gestation period is approximately 15 months, and the new babies will nurse for about one year. Tags: cute animal photos cute of the day. The giraffes joined the rest of the heard on the Serengeti Plain on July 13th. These births are part of a successful long-term breeding program at Busch Gardens.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Well-owner BP PLC, meanwhile, faces penalties "in the many billions of dollars," for the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster that has been spewing an estimated minimum 12,000 to 19,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf, said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Tags: oil drilling Obama 2010 oil spill.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Congratulations to them and many thanks to the many, many participants of each phase of this fun, fun, fun giveaway as well as Richard Crossley and our friends at Princeton University Press ! Tags: Asides , owls • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Wicked, right? Get yours today!

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JUNE 21, 2009

From the Humane Society's press release. Tags: humane society animal policy animal studies. I've been looking for something like this for a long time. The degrees are designed to educate students to qualify them for employment with one of the more than 17,000 U.S.

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DECEMBER 29, 2008

"Their numbers are so low that they might drift into extinction if no one does anything," Payne told The Associated Press. Tags: captive breeding rhino asia malaysia.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick will be allowed to finish his sentence under home confinement because there is no room at a halfway house for him, a government official told The Associated Press Thursday. Tags: pit bull animal abuse animal cruelty blood sport Michael Vick. He is eligible for release in July.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! If you didn’t win a free copy of The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds , better go buy a copy. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin!

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MAY 24, 2009

From the press release: “To characterize protest and speech as terrorist activities is ludicrous,” said Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) cooperating attorney Matthew Strugar. Tags: animal experimentation AETA 4. Attorney's for 4 people accused under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act filed a motion to have the charges dismissed.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

This via the ALF Press Office : As he left his car parked in a garage on campus, he was whistling and had no idea he had been followed. Tags: ALF. We preceded to vandalize his shiny new Audi, paid for with blood money. This action was carried out with full dedication and solidarity to the SHAC-UK prisoners.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

A kid, 17 years old with a survival suit, jumped into the water and the dolphin just kind of attached to him and wrapped his flippers around him, like a friend or a mate," the mayor's wife told The Associated Press. Tags: canada dolphin newfoundland animal rescue.

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MAY 15, 2009

At the same time, the opinion of the European Parliament is that these objectives have to be achieved without impeding research on various serious diseases in Europe, reported the parliament’s press room. Tags: animal experimentation europe animal research medical research.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Our dear friends at Princeton University Press , home of so many indispensable and inspired birding books, has graciously offered three copies of the new Crossley ID Guide for 10,000 Birds readers. Tags: features , field guide , giveaway , richard crossley • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!

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APRIL 18, 2009

Four senior Wildlife Officers have been arrested and imprisoned after the state Congolese Wildlife Agency (ICCN) pressed charges for complicity in the destruction of the protected forests of Virunga National Park in the east of DR Congo. Tags: wildlife crime virunga congo gorillas endangered species.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 15, 2010

Among many press accolades, the book was included in People Magazine’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide. Tags: giveaways. Mark’s follow-up effort, Barking Up the Family Tree , captures kids with their cherished furry friends. The work went on to become part of Hallmark’s Book Program.

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MARCH 26, 2009

It has written a letter to Goodell to press its case and is urging supporters to write e-mails to Goodell. Tags: animal cruelty Michael Vick. Oh PETA, my PETA. PETA is demanding that Vick be barred from the league unless he has a brain scan to prove he’s not a psychopath. What he did revealed the kind of person he is. It says enough.

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