Citing concerns about the spread of disease and injury, inhumane treatment of animals, and ecologic damage, Dr. Gail C. Golab, director of the AVMA Animal Welfare Division, recently spoke before a House subcommittee on the dangers of private ownership of nonhuman primates by unlicensed individuals.
The House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and [...]

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kittymowmow on March 7th, 2008

I posted a week or so ago about culling elephants in South Africa (by the way, culling, according to my dictionary, is to “reduce the population of a whild animal by selective slaughter). The article basically states that authorities would not resort to culling elephants unless they review all other options and see it [...]

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kittymowmow on February 13th, 2008

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Undercover Farmed Animal Investigation Reveals Unnecessary Cruelty to Animals
Today, February 12, 2008, marks the release of a two-year investigation by Handle with Care, a global coalition of national and international animal welfare organizations — including Born Free [...]

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