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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

Critter News

While a nationwide vegan or vegetarian lifestyle change is highly unlikely, the abuse can be maintained through increased government regulation. Laws remain grossly inadequate as do practices at our nation’s slaughterhouses,” says Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder Gene Baur. Most animals in the U.S.

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Rescue Spotlight: Kitten Rescue

4 The Love Of Animals

WHAT: The Kitten Rescue Fur Ball at the Skirball is an annual fundraiser dinner held to support Kitten Rescue’s programs and the Kitten Rescue Homeless Cat Sanctuary. Sold out crowds of over 400 guests have enjoyed a vegetarian dinner complemented by cocktails with themed names such as the “Fuzzy Kitten” and the “Tom Cat”.

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On Children's Books, Introverts & Films

Animal Person

Working or volunteering at an animal sanctuary or shelter or participating (or starting) a Trap-Neuter-Release effort, maybe? which is a documentary co-produced by two young girls from NYC, one of whom was raised as a vegetarian. My usual recommendation for general What do I do? questions is two-fold: What are you good at/like to do?

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Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?

Critter News

In my opinion, and I am a vegetarian, the second definition of humane is the MINIMAL that we should expect. I highly recommend Farm Sanctuary's issue page.short and to the point.) The animal is well-treated during its life in terms of having space to roam, living free of fear and abuse, and being well-fed in clean conditions.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

The tiresome Hitler was a well-known vegetarian comment is included in this segment, but I found it irksome long before that. I'd love to say that this was Engber's epiphany, and that he fought for Clayton's removal to a sanctuary and is now a powerful voice against the vivisection of sentient nonhumans. But that's now what happened.

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Flight to Freedom

4 The Love Of Animals

Four lions, rescued by Animal Defenders International (ADI) from a Bolivian circus when the country banned the use of animals in circuses have a new home, and a life of luxury at the ARK 2000 sanctuary in Calaveras County. Because we have ARK2000, our 2,300-acre sanctuary in San Andreas, California, we were happy to be able to help. &#.

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