Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

The study: 'Attempts to Objectify Pain and Consciousness in Conventional (captive bolt pistol stunning) and Ritual (halal, knife) Methods of Slaughtering Sheep and Calves' concludes that Islamic slaughtering is the most humane method of slaughter and that captive bolt stunning, practised in the West, causes severe pain to the animal.

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Animal Person

JUNE 22, 2009

I wouldn't do it to a dog, and I shouldn't do it to a chicken/sheep/cow/pig. There is no question about the motive here: seduce the sheep into believing you care so that they are easier to deal with and easier to lead to slaughter. Tags: Ethics Food and Drink Language. It's just not right. A treacherous giving up to an enemy.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 25, 2011

From Dolly the sheep (the first clone), to a Brahman bull that was a gentle giant, and even a cat that didn’t turn out to look a bit like the original! Would I clone my pet, even if I could afford the hefty price tag? The people in the book are wide and varied. Each with a unique reason for wanting to clone their animal.

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Animal Person

MARCH 30, 2009

The University of Puerto Rico, an "1862" LGU founded in 1900, operates a slaughter facility killing small ruminants -- typically goats and sheep, cattle being large ruminants. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics. There's an Archive icon for possible later listening.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Carnivores killed less than 1% of cattle (0.18%) and approximately 3% of sheep produced in the U.S.; • Out of Step with American Values - Americans value wildlife and abhor animal cruelty. Tags: fish and wildlife USDA.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2012

They typically provide a metal loop to attach a leash or lead and a smaller ring below the chin to hang an id tag. A sheep dog or other herding animal’s primary duty is to guard the flock against the designs of other carnivores. Normally a simple leather strap with a buckle, these basic collars are cheap and commonly available.

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Animal Person

MARCH 11, 2010

The same is true for cows, pigs, fishes, turkeys, chickens, buffaloes, sheeps, goats, and many other nonhuman animals whom we call "food." Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Language animal rights Huffington Post language sentience spirituality veganism William Horden. This is indeed a matter of conscience.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. Andrew from Good Honest Dollar had an excellent question. It's a thoughtful question I wish more people would ask. Here is my opinion. (As

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Critter News

JANUARY 21, 2010

Apparently, Australian scientists think less sheep burping (and less methane releasing) would help with global warming. Tags: climate australia global warming sheep.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 8, 2009

Suppose there was a breed of sheep that became very ill when the sheep’s fleece was removed; they did not function normally. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. Would we still wish to say that the amputated limbs were products rather than parts of the animals? KBJ: Ditto. KBJ: Bingo.

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Critter News

APRIL 7, 2010

Tags: australia sheep mulesing.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

The controversial practice - in which folds of skin are cut from a sheep's rear to prevent fly and maggot infestation - was due to end by 2010. Tags: mulesing. But a national vote of producers has elected a group of pro-mulesing directors to control Australian Wool Innovation (AWI).

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Clearly, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and fish do not consent to being eaten. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. In a possible world in which chimpanzees consent— really consent, not just “say yes”—to being eaten, it would be morally permissible to eat them. This, however, is not our world, so I don’t understand the bearing of the question.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 3, 2009

All we do as vegans is take a reality--the reality of the sentience of cats, dogs, horses, chickens, sheep, cows, etc. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics Language. What's all this about emotion, anyway?

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