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Animal Cruelty

Every Week There is More Reason to Feel Empathy for Animals

Ingrid Newkirk | Posted 07.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Vegetarian, Jane Goodall, Animal Rights, Jacques Cousteau, Vegan, Birute Gladikas, Peta, Meat-Free, Green News
Ingrid Newkirk

This week, Sir Paul McCartney and his daughter Stella introduced the concept of "Meat-Free Mondays." It's a message that I wish I'd heard far earlier.

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Getting Bullish Against BSL

Carrie Pollare | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Vick Animal Cruelty, Animal Cruelty, Breed-Specific Legislation, Animal Rights, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Bsl, Living News
Carrie Pollare

Breed-Specific Legislation means entire breeds of dogs are being banned from cities and states, or even worse, euthanized because of the acts of a few "dangerous" dogs. It's not the solution.

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Foie Gras Wars Author Mark Caro on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Vegan, Charlie Trotter, Mark Caro, Foie Gras Wars, Tru, Video, Food, Chicago Foie Gras Ban, Chicago News
Mark Bazer

Watch Mark Caro, author of The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight discuss the all things ducky.

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Let Animals Take The Edge Off: Remember To Smile!

Carrie Pollare | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Dogs Smiling, The Giving Life, Im Tired Of, Smile, Living News
Carrie Pollare

When I was growing up, my French Poodle, Touche, would make a face on command, that we endearingly called "Little Teeth." It used to crack me up becau...

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Oprah Gives Out Free KFC in Most Hypocritical Move Yet

Paula Crossfield | Posted 06.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Factory Farms, Animal Cruelty, Food Safety, Chickens, Oprah Winfrey, Peta, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Free Kfc, Oprah Free Kfc, Oprah Free Chicken, Free Kfc Oprah, Kfc Free, Kfc Free Chicken, Free Kfc From Oprah, Green News
Paula Crossfield

Oprah has decided to bolster one of America's worst offenders when it comes to support for factory farming, KFC, by giving away two pieces of chicken to every human in America.

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EU Bans Seal Imports, Takes Aim At Canada's Seal Hunt

AP | CONSTANT BRAND | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Animals, Environment, Canada, Seal Hunt, Animal Cruelty, Canadian Seal Hunt, EU Seal Ban, Eu, Green News

STRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ban imports of seal products, including fur coats and even some ome...

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PETA: Michael Vick Eagles Signing Has Disappointed "Millions Of Decent Football Fans"

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein/Dave Burdick | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Slideshow, Animal Cruelty, Michael Vick PETA, Dogfighting, Peta, Animals, Michael Vick, Crime, Green News

UPDATE: Animals rights groups were dismayed to learn the Michael Vick had been signed by The Philadelphia Eagles. PETA released the following stateme...

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Does the First Amendment Protect Dog Snuff Films?

Patt Morrison | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Dog Fighting, Animals, Politics News
Patt Morrison

The Supreme Court will hear the case of a man appealing his conviction for selling videos of pit bulls fighting. Is it a classic First Amendment conundrum or just a shield for murder?

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Horrifying Animal Slaughter At Children's Zoo

Mail Online | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Zoos, Animals, Childrens Zoo Slaughter, Green News

Vandals slaughtered up to 50 animals at a children's zoo leaving a trail of devastation. About 30 rabbits and 20 chickens were found dead following...

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Use Free Speech to Celebrate Animal Life, Not to Enjoy Their Suffering

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 05.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Earth Day 2009, Freedom of Speech, Animal Cruelty, Vegetarian, Breaking Media News, Animal Rights, Earth Day, Vegan, Free Speech, Animal Abuse, Green, Gandhi, Media, TV and Animals, Animals, Vegetarianism, Media Bias, Media News
Vamsee Juluri

Under the dizzying spell of modernity's promises and consumerism's illusions, we see animals as mere objects, either as commodities for our consumption or as blank slates for us to write our fantasies and fears upon.

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Colorado Woman Accused Of Taping Dog To Fridge

AP | Posted 05.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Dog Taped to Fridge, Animal Cruelty, Shiba Inu, Animals, Green News

BOULDER, Colo. — Police say a Colorado woman wrapped her boyfriend's dog in packing tape and stuck the animal upside down to a refrigerator beca...

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Kittens Set On Fire, Left In Drawer

myfoxny.com | ARUN KRISTIAN DAS, MyFox New York | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Cats, Kittens, Animals, Crime, Green News

Firefighters in Westchester found four kittens inside a burning desk drawer in an apartment building in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Sunday. The Westchester SP...

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Vegan Living: No Joke - Letterman Knows Circuses Aren't for Animals

Katie Molinaro | Posted 07.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Animals, Circus, Ringling Brothers, Vegan Living, Vegan, David Letterman, Living News
Katie Molinaro

Vegan living is not only about making animal-friendly decisions when it comes to food and clothing, but entertainment as well. And circuses with animal "performers" do not fit the vegan bill.

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5 True (And Amazing) Animal Rescue Stories

Razoo | Kathryn Hawkins | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Amazing Stories of Animal Rescues, Animal Stories, Animal Cruelty, Animal Rescue, Saving Animals, Animals, The Giving Life, Living News

Luckily, there are still many people who care enough about animals to go to extreme measures to save the life of an innocent creature. Here are five o...

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For The Love Of Doggies...

Carrie Pollare | Posted 03.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Bracelets for Animal Cruelty, Bracelets for a Cause, Bracelets, Fashion, Cruelty to Animals, Animals, The Giving Life, Living News
Carrie Pollare

As a doggie devotee, you can imagine how it pains me to see all the dogs with no homes or families... I've always wanted to make a difference for these innocent victims.

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Arkansas Animal Cruelty Bill Makes Abuse A Felony

AP | ANDREW DeMILLO | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Animal Cruelty Bill, Arkansas Animal Cruelty, Politics News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a ...

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Nepal's Monkey God for Experiments

Subhash Ghimire | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: Endangered Animals, Hindu, Animal Cruelty, Religion, Hinduism, Jane Goodall, Animal Rights, Pets, Wildlife Preservation Act, Wild Animals, Nepal, Animals, Monkeys, Spirituality, World News
Subhash Ghimire

The scientists and researchers who claim to be the savior of human kind are also the brutal and savage killers of animal species.

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Fashion Alert: Cruelty is so Last Season!

Anne Sullivan | Posted 02.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Clothing, Animal Cruelty, Magic Johnson, Peta, Diddy, Demi Moore, Spike Lee, Clothes, Sheepskin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Animals, Outerwear, Coats, Wool, Fur, Aretha Franklin, Sarah Silverman, Laura Bush, Jenna Bush, Steven Spielberg, Jessica Alba, Kate Capshaw, Fur Industry, Fashion, Barbara Bush, Men's Fashion, Michelle Obama, Do the Right Thing, Bush, Martha Stewart, P. Diddy, Lynne Cheney, Beyonce, Winter Fashion, New York, New York City, Women's Fashion, Obama Inauguration Aretha Franklin, Jill Biden, Jackets, Jay-Z, Cruelty to Animals, Bush Twins, Rosie Perez Obama, Tonya Lewis, Style News
Anne Sullivan

Lynne Cheney had a big fur collar on the coat she wore to the inauguration. Figures, with a husband who shoots at living creatures as a hobby (and I don't just mean ducks).

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The Kindest Cut

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nuisance, Usda, Louisiana, Animals, Tom Vilsack, Bobby Jindal, Agriculture, Wildlife, Coyotes, Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Non-Lethal Predator Deterents, Predator Control Program, USDA Policy, Connie Morella, Predator Killing, Farmer Compensation, Peter DeFazio, Steel-Jawed Legholds, Animal Rights Legislation, Non-Lethal Weaponry, Charlie Bass, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics News
Michael Markarian

When it comes to human-wildlife conflicts, I am quite sure we can do better at the state and federal levels than the programs built around large-scale killing of wildlife.

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Biden in the Doghouse

Cheri Shankar | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Joe Biden, Cruelty to Animals, Puppy Mills, Euthanasia, Overpopulation, Dog Breeders, Animal Cruelty, Joe Biden Puppy, Animal Rights, Pet Adoption, Dog Shelter, Shelter Dogs, Dog Adoptions, Living News
Cheri Shankar

While the news of Biden and his new cute-as-all-get-out purebred German Shepherd puppy is generating lots of positive reports, many of us in the animal community are concerned.

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New Charges For Man Convicted Of Bestiality

Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Indiana Bestiality Charges, Chicken Sex, Chicken Bestiality, Indiana Bestiality, Michael Bessigano, Bestiality, Indiana Bestiality Case, Chicago News

A Hobart, Ind. man convicted of sexually abusing and killing a chicken in 2001 has been indicted by a federal grand jury on new bestiality-related c...

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Peace Gnome to the Rescue

Mike Sheehan | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Poole, Elephant, Cruelty, Pachyderm, Zoo, Kucinich, Inhumane, Animals, Animal Cruelty, Peace Gnome, LA City Council, Animal Rights, Humane Treatment of Animals, Dennis Kucinich, L.A. County Zoo, Politics News
Mike Sheehan

Rep. Kucinich (D-OH) -- whom we around here affectionately refer to as the "Peace Gnome" -- is urging the L.A. City Council to free a captive elephant languishing in a county zoo.

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California Says Yes To Animal Rights

Treehugger | Alex Smith | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Factory Farms, Farm Animals, Animal Rights, Proposition 2, California, Animal Cruelty, Environmental Policy, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Green News

Yesterday, California voters voted overwhelmingly in favor of Proposition 2, a historic move that brings animals legal rights in the land of factory f...

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Living The Teenage Life; Peer Pressure and Carnivores

Chloe Spencer | Posted 12.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Vegetarian, Green Living, Reasons to Be a Vegetarian, Go Green, Vegetarianism, Teen Peer Pressure, Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Peer Pressure, Prop 2, Animal Slaughter, Slaughterhouses, Green Eating, Social Pressure, Packaged Meats, Environmental Footprint, Green News
Chloe Spencer

Even though you buy your nicely plastic-wrapped meat at the grocery store, it doesn't mean that what's in that package didn't suffer to get there.

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Help Californians Pass Prop 2, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Election 2008, California, Prop 2, Humane Society, Politics News
Wayne Pacelle

The greatest nation in the world, with the most innovative farmers, can do better than immobilize animals in severe confinement systems for their entire lives.

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