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Poisoned
“Africa’s lions are in trouble” and the reason why was because they are being poisoned. The lions are found outside protected game reserves, where they mingle with cattle. The lions kill the cattle and eat them; the cattle are a large percent of revenue for the population and puts food on the table. As a solution, cattle herders have begun using pesticides to kill the lions and protect their cattle.
Tags: Kenya; meat; market; Furadan; animals; protection; rights; wildlife; conservationists; creature
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Who's Watching Out for Me?
"Pennsylvania's dog wardens have been extremely lenient in policing licensed dog kennels. Our analysis of kennel inspection records, the first of its kind, showed that the vat majority of inspections recorded not a single violation, and even when violations were found, authorities almost never took firm action."
Tags: dogs; animals; health; inspections; Right to Know law; kennels
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In Iowa Meat Plant, Kosher 'Jungle' Breeds Fear; Injury, Short Pay
Nathaniel Popper, reporting for the Forward (NY) investigated a Kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, where he uncovered dangerous working conditions, low pay, and anti-unionization pressures that raised questions about the ethics of the Jewish owners of the plant towards their largely immigrant workers.
Tags: Agriprocessors; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; slaughterhouse workers; Latin American immigrants; accidental amputations; Postville, Iowa; union "devils"; animal rights group; health and safety violations; Conservative Jewish synagogue movement; Kosher certification; Orthodox Judaism; immigration authorities; ethics; United Food and Commercial Workers; Father Floyd Paul Ouderkirk; Sholom Rubashkin; Caitlin Didier; Lubavitch Hasidim; Stephen Bloom; "Postville"; PETA; undocumented immigrants; Human Rights Watch; Rabbi Morris Allen; Rabbinical Council of America; Orthodox Union
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Intolerable
"This article covers the 10-year history of reported cruelty at the City of Albuquerque's two animal shelters. Reports started in 1996 when a local animal rights advocate witnessed a kennel worker using a control pole on a kitten. A number of lawsuits ensued over the next few years, with continuing reports of cruelty and an evaluation from the Humane Society of the United States that deemed practices at the shelters were considered improved. However, a follow-up evaluation from the Humane Society in December 2006 found that many inhumane practices continue at the shelters. The Humane Society credited most of the problems at the shelters to insufficient staff and resources -- issues that were raised to the mayor and management at animal services for years, and remain unsolved."
Tags: animal cruelty; Humane Society; animal shelters;
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The Great Ape Debate; Animal Rights Activists Have Campaigned for Their Freedom for Years. Now the Primatologists Can't Even Agree Among Themselves: Is There Any Reason to Keep a Chimp in Captivity?
Some primatologists liken great apes to humans and feel that it is inhumane to keep them in captivity. Other scientists disagree and feel that captive chimps have been so beneficial to scientific advancements that they should remain in captivity. The article explores the debate.
Tags: monkeys; apes; gorillas; animal rights; zoos; Jane Goodall
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Slaughterhouse ride
A WISH-TV undercover investigation reports on how horses are auctioned and slaughtered in Indiana. The horse meat is then sold in Europe at a good price, which has been skyrocketing after the mad cow, and the hoof and mouth diseases ravaged the beef industry. The majority of the horses sold to kill buyers are still ridable and in good shape but go to slaughterhouses "because the money 's right," WISH-TV reports. Another major finding is that many of the animals are "full of drugs that clearly state on the label "not intended for human consumption." A hidden-camera segment reveals that when the horses are loaded into double-deck trailers, and forced to kneel in pain for days before they get to the place to be butchered. The reporters examine the laws that forbid kill auctions in other states, and look at the possible legislative developments in Indiana.
Tags: animal lovers; horse races; racing horses; undercover videos; Humane Farming Association; legislation; Indiana Horse Rescue; Indiana Horse Council
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When Man Bites Dog
A WPIX-TV investigation, conducted in conjunction with the Humane Society of the United States, reveals an underground market for dog meat among Koreans living in New York State. "A Korean speaking investigator... was able to buy a frozen canine carcas at a farm in the Catskills, and purchase what we were told was dog stew in a Korean restaurant in New York City. DNA testing would ultimately reveal the canine carcas could have been part coyote and the dog stew was not dog. But both buys, however did confirm a market for dog meat does exist in New York." Selling dog meat is illegal in six states, including New Jersey and California, but not in New York.
Tags: TAPE; dog meat; Koreans; New York state; canine; food; animal rights
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The Monkey Series: Shock the Monkeys; The Brain Gain; The Spy Who Loved Monkeys; Monkey in the Middle; Year of the Monkey
Willamette Week investigated a whistleblower's claims of inhumane treatment of research monkeys at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center. Some of the stories shed light on "a controversial procedure for collecting rhesus semen samples, known as electro-ejaculation," which has later been modified. Another part of the series profiles a researcher who examines what causes depression by using primates. A third part focuses on how an undercover observer documented the use of kittens for hearing-problems and deafness research, the atrocities taking place at a fox farm, and the cruel training of elephants for circus purposes.
Tags: animal care; medical records; undercover investigations; behavioral psychology; animal rights; ethics; sperm gathering; veterinary medicine; public records requests; biotechnology; PETA; vegetarians; reproduction biology
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Tooth and Nail: A U.K. Lab Company Is Besieged by Protests Against Animal Testing
This Wall Street Journal story focuses on the animal-rights activists' protests against the American Investment bank Stephens Inc. and its client, the British-based company Huntingdon Life Sciences. The reporter describes how a number of financial institutions have severed their ties with Huntigdon, "which tests drugs, pesticides and other products on about 70,000 animals a year." The story reports on the activists' attacks against the company's manager and his wife. The author finds that "as fear spurs British backers to abandon Huntingdon, battle heats up in U.S."
Tags: Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC); Huntingdon; Stephens inc.; Merrill Lynch; Citibank; Barclays; Royal Bank of Scotland; Bank of New York; Greg Avery; pharmaceutical companies; Brian Cass
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Fair Game?
"It's legal in more than 20 states to hunt native and exotic game on commercial hunting ranches. It's a growing and lucrative business which promises trophies for hunters who don't' have a lot of time. The hunts are guaranteed with no-kill, no-pay policies and a complete shopping list of game to choose. In some cases, animals that have been raised and fed by humans. Dateline decided to visit some commercial hunting operations to experience first-hand what they are like. Would there be a fair chase? Would the animals fear humans? Would they have any chance for escape, or would they be easy targets."
Tags: commerical hunting; animal rights; cruelty; ranches; undercover; wildlife; conservation; animal rights; trophy; TAPE