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The One About I Seem To Have Come Here From An Alternate Reality.
The One About... | December 5th 2009 by Roy
Greetings to the denizens of this reality. I mean you no harm. I am merely a lost soul who somehow has managed to slip from my home reality, (which I shall call R1) into your own (which I shall call R2).Now I'm sure you are wondering how I was able read more
Animal Welfare VS. Animal Rights
American Blue Lacy Dog Blog | December 5th 2009 by Stephanie Schenk
The general distinction between these two ideologies is that those promoting animal welfare accept human's dominion over the animals and conclude there should be an ethical concern for their well-being and humane treatment, even if they are livestock read more
How Many is Too Many? When Does Having Too Many Pets Become Hoar…
Animal Blawg | December 4th 2009 by dnc-1
Tiffany Gallo Hoarding is a syndrome that has become more publicized in the recent years. Normally, a hoarder collects inanimate objects and is addicted to the clutter. Compulsive Hoarding is the acquisition of and failure to use or discard suc read more
Newborn Calves Abused at Organic Farm
Animal Blawg | December 4th 2009 by dnc-1
Elizabeth Bennett Unfortunately, allegations of animal abuse at slaughterhouses have long been prevalent. It is not, however, too often that you hear of a farm or company being punished for such cruel behavior. Recently, an organically certified read more
Ringling Brothers Circus
My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings | December 3rd 2009 by Lisa
I’ve been meaning to get this post up, but Will’s been sick again (hence the lack of posts again. It’s hard to put a couple of thoughts together when you are living on less than 4 hrs of nonstraight sleep a night). That being sa read more
Three-Legged & Walk N Rollin’ Dogs – Show #292
Animal Talk Naturally | December 3rd 2009 by Dr. Kim Bloomer
Click here to buy Three-Legged & Walk N Rollin’ Dogs This time on Animal Talk Naturally we have a VERY special show about some VERY special dogs! Joining us is new guest, veterinarian, award winning New Zealand filmmaker and actor Geoff T read more
Animal Drop Boxes and the Economic Recession
Animal Blawg | December 3rd 2009 by dnc-1
Katy Steere Dog left in drop box in Sacramento, CA As more and more Americans face poverty and homelessness during this economic recession, their pets are being left at after hours shelter drop boxes in droves. Foreclosure pets make up a great numbe read more
SPAIN- "SOMOS TERRORISTAS" ...
Ajudem-nos!!!!! | December 3rd 2009 by Sofia Gonçalves
Según parece somos terroristas. En la edad media probablemente hubieramos sido considerados herejes. En la Norteamérica de la guerra fría, sin duda, comunistas. Ser calificado como terroristas es lo que toca ahora.Una noticia en el diario Público read more
Throwing the Wolves Out With the Bathwater
Animal Blawg | December 2nd 2009 by dnc-1
David Cassuto Odd editorial in today’s NYT. On the one hand, it lays bare the hypocrisy and bloodlust behind the wolf hunt in the Northern Rockies. For example, after several wolves were killed just outside of Yellowstone (outside the pa read more
Peta Piss People Off at the Catholic Church
thephotographer4you | December 2nd 2009 by dee
Peta has done it again by having the Catholic Church people panties in a bunch over this very interesting image. I am sure they are not the only folks pissed off about this advertisement to adopt only….what about the dog breeders and pet store read more
Animal Adoption Day at Aradippou Shelter
CypriotLiving - Guide to Living in Cyprus | December 2nd 2009 by Mio Shibata Georgiou
Larnaca- Famagusta Association for the Protection of Animals and Birds (ACS) is organizing another animal adoption day at the Aradippou Shelter. On October 31, a month after the Aradippou Shelter was transferred into their care, ACS organized a Dog read more
Should Be A Crime To Have Too Many Animals
Spy Gadgets vs Stupid Criminals | December 1st 2009 by Spy Gadget
Stupid Criminals - Cat In Hat (Photo courtesy of rick) If you’ve seen the neighborhood “Cat Lady” in your town then you know what they all look like (messed-up hair with wild & crazy eyes). Well, here’s a story read more
Are Seahorses Becoming Extinct?
Animal Blawg | December 1st 2009 by dnc-1
Elisa D’Ortenzio Today, there are so many threats to the various ecosystems and the animals that live in them that it has become hard to keep track of them all. One animal that seems to receive little attention is the seahorse, even as many read more
Dr Teresa Buss-Carden says: the slaughter of kangaroos and live a…
Humane Chain - helping to end the cruel live export trade | December 1st 2009 by Jessica Borg
Whilst working for the World League for Protection of Animals (WLPA) my main aim has been to stop the massacre of kangaroos in Australia, which is currently the largest land wildlife slaughter on our planet. However I am also deeply concerned about t read more
Aradippou Shelter
CypriotLiving - Guide to Living in Cyprus | December 1st 2009 by Mio Shibata Georgiou
Recently the Larnaca-Famagusta Association for the Protection of Animals and Birds (ACS) petitioned successfully for the management of Aradippou Shelter to be transferred into their care. Since September 25th, 2009, ACS has been busy making changes read more
Vegan With a Vengeance
Animal Blawg | December 1st 2009 by dnc-1
Tara Dugo On November 22, 2009, the New York Times ran an op ed that discussed, of all things, veganism. (Previously discussed on this blawg on November 24, 2009 and November 27, 2009.) The op ed, which was written by Gary Steiner, a Professor of read more
The Lisbon Treaty: recognising animal sentience
Ajudem-nos!!!!! | December 1st 2009 by Sofia Gonçalves
“A sentient animal is one for whom feelings matter.”The Lisbon Treaty is good news for farm animals. It brings a greater opportunity to improve the lives of billions of individual animals, each one a sentient being with intrinsic value.Back in 19 read more
Dancing With The Stars Joanna Krupa Gets Her Puppies Out For The…
The Daily Scatter | December 1st 2009 by Jaye
Oreo’s Law
Animal Blawg | November 30th 2009 by dnc-1
Christopher Cuomo In June 2009, I was deeply saddened to learn that a fellow New Yorker threw his pit bull (Oreo) off the roof of a building. Despite the horrendous act I was happy to hear that the owner was being prosecuted and Oreo was recovering. read more
INDUSTRIAL FARM ANIMAL PRODUCTION: The cost of feeding cattle cor…
The Conservation Report | November 30th 2009 by Buck Denton
Growing fast food: Cattle fed on corn eventually become sick and die. Via a transcript from Fresh Air with Terry Gross (emphasis added): GROSS: Let’s get back to the cow’s stomach. Mr. POLLAN: Yeah. GROSS: So the cow now is eating corn in read more
Eagles TAWK
Animal Blawg | November 30th 2009 by dnc-1
Jessica Kordas In 2007, Michael Vick, then quarterback for the NFL Atlanta Falcons, was convicted and sentences to 23 months in prison for dog fighting related offenses. When Vick was arrested and charged, the NFL suspended him from the league inde read more
Euthanasia is NOT the Answer
Animal Blawg | November 29th 2009 by dnc-1
Elisa D’Ortenzio As the year 2009 comes to an end, over 4 million dogs and cats will have been euthanized in the United States alone due to over population in animal shelters. Dogs and cats that do not end up living in shelters often live as s read more
Disgusting Animal Abuse Case in Lithuania Leads to the Potential…
Animal Blawg | November 29th 2009 by dnc-1
Irina Knopp Recently, the shocking video of a dog being thrown from a bridge has circulated the internet. Svajunas Beniuk from Kaunas, Lithuania was the culprit. Svajunas, who was joined by at least two other people who filmed the event, took a n read more
The Utopian Suggestion of Natural Predator Reintroduction
Animal Blawg | November 28th 2009 by dnc-1
Jonathan Vandina The deer population in the Northeast has exploded. Some maintain that one of the reasons is due to the previous housing boom. During the boom, thousands of acres of land were cleared with the intentions of building homes that were n read more
Exotics Lose in Florida
Animal Blawg | November 28th 2009 by dnc-1
Marjorie Levine Last month, a red-bellied piranha was caught by a 15-year-old boy. The next day, fish and wildlife officials caught two more in the same lake. No, this didn’t take place in the Amazon; it happened in West Palm Beach, Florida, Th read more
Where Have All The Rational People Gone?
Animal Blawg | November 27th 2009 by dnc-1
[The following post is written by one my Animal Law students who prefers to remain anonymous --dnc] I read an article recently that really offended me. The article was written on November 21, 2009 by Gary Steiner and was published in the New York Ti read more
The Cow Has No Legs
RochesterChiro | November 27th 2009 by Brett Kinsler
Many people, of course, prefer food in what the vegetarians call ’the secondhand form’, i.e. after it has been digested and converted into meat for us by domestic animals kept for this purpose. In all these processes, however, ninety-nine par read more
No Humane Slaughter? No Problem (because) No Standing
Animal Blawg | November 26th 2009 by dnc-1
David Cassuto The 9th Circuit recently decided Levine v. Vilsack, a case challenging the ongoing failure of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include birds under the auspices of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA). The read more
Another Shelter Fiasco
Animal Blawg | November 26th 2009 by dnc-1
Angela Garrone A three week investigation has been ongoing at the Memphis Animal Shelter in Memphis, Tennessee after authorities discovered deplorable conditions at the shelter. Sheriff’s deputies raided the facility on October 27 2009 after rece read more
Thanksgiving & A Christmas Fair
Writer's Cramp | November 26th 2009 by Therese Brady
Today is Thanksgiving, Yippee I hear the American’s cry! Happy thanksgiving to one and all….A time for family, friends and best of all….food. But this is traditionally the day to give thanks for all the blessings in our lives and f read more
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