Tag: Animal Rights
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Ag Gag laws are growing threat to free speech and food safety
Ted Genoways at Mother Jones has an excellent cover story on the growing number of so-called "ag gag" laws that criminalize documenting animal abuse at factory farms.
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Lab testing on chimps may end as U.S. moves to declare them all 'endangered'
Under proposed changes, it will be illegal to injure or kill any chimpanzee.
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Planets Are People, My Friends
If animals, rivers, forests and corporations have legal rights, why not the planet?
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IKEA Monkey trial begins in Toronto
Darwin's mom is fighting to get her monkey back.
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India bans captive dolphin shows, says dolphins should be seen as ‘non-human persons’
In a bold move to protect the well-being of dolphins, India has moved to ban dolphin shows -- a push that helps elevate their status from creatures of mere curiosity to one that borders more closely to the personhood we seem to share.
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USDA whistleblowers claim poultry plant chemicals a serious health hazard
Chemicals used to clean chicken carcasses are causing serious health impacts for plant workers and USDA inspectors, claim two whistleblowers.
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Is your state criminalizing farm cruelty whistleblowers?
12 states are currently considering legislation to outlaw or impede undercover citizen investigations of animal cruelty. Is yours on the list?
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How ALEC is working to criminalize factory farm whistleblowers
Legislative efforts to silence animal advocacy groups are cropping up across the country. It should probably not be a surprise that the American Legislative Exchange Council appears to be responsible.
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Will killing horses in the US reduce their suffering?
Writing in Bloomberg, Marc Champion has a thought-provoking, but controversial take on horse meat, noting that the ban of horse slaughterhouses in the US has increased suffering for the animals. Is that a case for killing them here?
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Considering the lobster claw game
Conor Friedersdorf has written a thoughtful take that looks at what is morally disturbing about trying to catch a live animal with a giant metal claw.
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The cosmetic industry is using humans as guinea pigs, argues Mark Bittman
The European Union is banning cosmetics tested on animals, but does that mean humans are not the test subjects?
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This sounds environmentally friendly: Powering whaling ships on whale oil
Well, perhaps it is better than burning penguins for fuel like they did a century ago.
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Drowning for attention
PETA's new ad features actor Joaquin Phoenix drowning to bring attention to veganism.
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Steampunk Cat Transit System Shuttles Kitties across Mad Scientist's Secret Lab
We are not usually fans of grade separated pedestrian walkways, but this one purrs.
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Lessons from Darwin, The IKEA Monkey
We now treat our pets like our kids or our spouses. Is this a healthy thing?
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Most Pork is Contaminated, New Study Shows
The Consumer Reports analysis also shows most of the sickening bacteria samples were resistant to antibiotics.
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7 Shocking Facts About Your Thanksgiving Turkey
From the 'know where you food comes from' file, the truth behind your turkey dinner.
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New Mexico Gun Store Sponsors Coyote Killing Contest
A gun store owner is hosting a contest to see who can kill the most coyotes this weekend, offering guns as a prize.
