Critter News

APRIL 30, 2009

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. Tags: Swine Flu. There are a estimated 300,000 that will be killed.

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Critter News

MAY 3, 2009

Tags: Swine Flu. 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. They are recovering “on their own,” said Dr. Brian Evans, executive vice president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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Critter News

APRIL 28, 2009

Tags: Swine Flu factory farm. The company denies it. You can read all about the horrible things Smithfield Foods has done in the US in this long Rolling Stone article. I can only imagine how things are run in Mexico.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

According to theASPCA dogs have little chance of contracting swine flu. Pet pigs may contract swine flu. Ferrets and birds may develop swine flu, or other human flu viruses. Avoid exposing your pet to people and animals with flu symptoms. Tags: pet care. Dogs are safe.

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Critter News

MAY 26, 2009

Tags: meat Swine Flu factory farm agribusiness. Of course, agribusinesses is desperate to deny all this is happening: their bottom line depends on keeping this model on its shaky trotters. But once you factor in the cost of all these diseases and pandemics, cheap meat suddenly looks like an illusion.

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Animal Person

APRIL 30, 2009

I wasn't feeling well yesterday, and every time I coughed someone asked me if I had swine flu, by the way, so I plopped myself on the couch to watch some TV. Tags: Activism Current Affairs. I'm at [link] , by the way, where this morning I pondered the un-veganness of the film Twilight.

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Animal Person

MAY 3, 2009

Oh, and I forgot to tell you that I had been so run down that I was coughing and had lost my voice (no, not swine flu) and then developed a fever. Tags: Ethics Food and Drink Greyhound Matters. I could scream only to myself as I was in so much pain that I couldn't muster up the energy to make any noise.

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