Canadian Seal Slaughter Starts Tomorrow

Posted on March 21, 2009 by nothoney

I want to stop blogging about the annual, government-subsidized Canadian slaughter of baby harp seals. I want it to be over – forever. I want the Canadian government and the people of Newfoundland to wake up and smell the blood sport and put an end to the brutality. Wayne Pacelle of HSUS and Captain Paul [...]

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Palin Plans Massive Bear Slaughter; Gassing Wolf Cubs in Dens

Posted on March 14, 2009 by nothoney

What the hell is wrong with this woman and her idiot government? Black bears are not an endangered species but she seems determined to wipe them out of Alaska permanently, and take along a few endangered brown bears while she’s at it! I read Mudflats regularly to keep up with Palin’s next plans to destroy [...]

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HBO and Time Magazine: Factory Farming In the News

Posted on March 12, 2009 by nothoney

Here’s the most recent DawnWatch Alert! There is stunning news in the animal advocacy world, particularly for those of us who have been working in the field for years and remember the days when it was hard to find a news story that even touched on the cruelty to animals being documented by activists. This [...]

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HBO Documentary: Death On A Factory Farm

Posted on March 6, 2009 by nothoney

HBO presents the documentary “Death On A Factory Farm” on March 16. You can get schedule information and more at the official Web site, and view a clip on YouTube. Here’s a synopsis from the HBO site for “Death On A Factory Farm:” Each year, 10 billion animals are raised for consumption in the U.S., [...]

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HSUS Undercover Exposes Torture for Chimps in Research Lab

Posted on March 4, 2009 by nothoney

Thanks to Vanessa for sending along this update from HSUS about tonight’s Nightline program. WATCH. Tonight, go inside a research facility with an undercover investigator for The Humane Society of the United States. For nine months, she investigated the wretched existence of chimpanzees and other primates who are warehoused or used for research in laboratories [...]

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Ringling Elephant Trial Information and Updates

Posted on February 25, 2009 by nothoney

You can get a lot of information including exhibits and a daily update posted by someone in attendance at the Endangered Species & Wetland Report Web site. So run over there and catch up on what’s happening in the courtroom, and see Feld squirming to somehow get out of this case. s.

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Farm Sanctuary: Sanctuary Tails Blog

Posted on February 25, 2009 by nothoney

A few days ago I read this AP story about how the recession has lowered the prices of dairy products to the point where farmers can no longer afford to feed their dairy cows. News flash, people! Dairy cows do not live in big pastures, happily chewing grass until it’s time for milking by the [...]

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200 Grey Seals Killed on Hay Island

Posted on February 20, 2009 by nothoney

It’s been a really horrible week for news about human cruelty to non-human animals. It’s why I haven’t posted much this week; sometimes it’s all more than I can take in at once and I need time to get past the horror and on to the activism. This news from HSI is really fucking horrible. [...]

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Updates From the Ringling Elephant Trial

Posted on February 17, 2009 by nothoney

Some updates fell into my lap from an eyewitness to the trial proceedings. It’s quite long so pick a section or read the entire post: Monday, Feb. 9, Plaintiff Witness Lewis/Louis Geto or Gedo Monday, Feb. 9, Plaintiff Witness Cuviello Tuesday, Feb. 10 Tuesday, Feb. 10, Plaintiff Witness Sinnott Tuesday, Feb. 10, Plaintiff Witness Hart [...]

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Update On Abused Turkey Farm Workers

Posted on February 13, 2009 by nothoney

The story of the abused Henry’s Turkey Service workers, Iowa Slaughterhouse Accused of Abusing Mentally Disabled Workers, is far from over. According to Vegan.com, a reporter is making some revealing blog posts about the conditions the mentally disabled men were kept in at the farm. They were promised a ranch in Texas when they retired; [...]

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