I found this article and had to share it. Sorry I’ve been a little MIA lately - I was in a wedding this weekend up in my hometown. Doggy pictures forthcoming…
From Times Online
May 20, 2008
1. Helping animals also helps the global poor
While there is ample and justified moral indignation about the diversion [...]
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Posted in Animal Cruelty, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged Animal Cruelty, Animal Protection Organizations, animal suffering, cows, dairy, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, Humane Society on June 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The Humane Society of the United States has unfortunately uncovered more abuse of dairy cows. This time the abuse occurred at an auction house in New Mexico. The following video shows some of the offenses, including kicking a weak cow in the head, sticking cows in the eyes with pokers, dragging them by [...]
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Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Farmed Animals, tagged animal suffering, Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, animal-derived products, Farmed Animals, Animal Protection Organizations, Animals Asia, Jill Robinson, bears on June 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, that there is no story about the cruelty humans inflict upon non-human animals that could possibly shock you, you learn something new. Today, I learned about Chinese bear farms from Please Do Not Tap On the Glass, which is a great blog resource for anyone interested in [...]
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This past weekend my youngest sister adopted an 8 month old puppy from the local Humane Society. She is a French bulldog/pug mix (the dog, not my sister - har har!) and has been named Ellie May.
Ellie was rescued a couple weeks ago here in Minnesota: “They were in a barn in [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged animal activism, Animal Cruelty, animal suffering, animals in science, chimpanzees, famous quotes, get involved, legislation, make a difference, pictures on May 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: “Because the animals are like us.” Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is: “Because the animals are not like us.” Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction.
~Charles R. Magel
Did you know that the United [...]
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Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal suffering, Animal Cruelty, famous quotes, volunteer, get involved, make a difference on April 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.”
~Albert Schweitzer
I think about this a lot. Maybe too much.
Sometimes, even though we all know there is immense suffering in the world, we ignore it. In some ways it’s a defense mechanism - how much suffering can we bear to know about [...]
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This morning on Minnesota Public Radio I heard a story about a local cockfighting operation that was busted in St. Paul. This amazes me. I mean, I know this kind of stuff goes on, I guess, but you don’t think it could be happening at your neighbor’s house or somewhere so close.
According to [...]
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Posted in Environmental Concerns, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, Veganism, tagged battery cages, environment, gestation crates, pictures, Animal Cruelty, pictures of factory farms, animal agriculture and the environment on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Not long ago I went to a presentation called “From Farm to Fork: The Environmental Impacts of Animal Agriculture” held at the Bell Museum in Minneapolis. The featured speaker was Gowri Koneswaran, Director of Animal Agricultural Impacts at the Humane Society of the United States. It was a great presentation.
During the first half of [...]
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