http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/animalrights/ en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:33:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102535/posts ZURICH -- For years, Swiss scientists have blithely created genetically modified rice, corn and apples. But did they ever stop to consider just how humiliating such experiments may be to plants? That's a question they must now ask. Last spring, this small Alpine nation began mandating that geneticists conduct their research without trampling on a plant's dignity. Beat Keller "Unfortunately, we have to take it seriously," Beat Keller, a molecular biologist at the University of Zurich. "It's one more constraint on doing genetic research." Dr. Keller recently sought government permission to do a field trial of genetically modified wheat that... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102535/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101039/posts Vincent Howard, 40, who is the operations director of Biocair in Cambridge, said he and his family lived in fear after Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) allegedly started to target the company and its employees in 2004. Mr Howard, a father-of-three, told Winchester Crown Court he and his partner Sandra Martin had paint stripper poured over their cars and tyres punctured at home. He was then informed a letter was circulating in the village falsely accusing him of being a convicted paedophile. He told the court: "I was coaching a kids football team at the time and that was a... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101039/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 02:41:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100548/posts ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling. Federal law prohibits agencies from taking actions that may adversely modify critical habitat and interfere with polar bear recovery. That likely will affect oil and gas activity, said Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity, one of three groups that sued to force the critical habitat designation. "Other than global warming, the worst thing that's going on in polar bear habitat right now is oil development and the potential for... AP via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100548/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 16:34:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100066/posts An endangered moose died as a result of a fall from a helicopter sling, the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources says. Department spokesman Dan Davis said veterinarians have confirmed the moose died of blunt force trauma. "It fell to the ground from the helicopter netting," Davis told CBC News Monday. "We don't know exactly how that happened. But we know there was an equipment malfunction, and that's being investigated. We just want to make sure that such a thing doesn't ever happen again." The moose, one of only about 1,000 in mainland Nova Scotia, died Thursday while wildlife officers... CBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100066/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 01:32:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099685/posts FLINT RIVER — A Cataula man and three friends nearly got more than they bargained for when an alligator hunt here near Campers Haven turned into a four-hour ordeal with a 680-pound monster that has been confirmed as the new state record. Shane Wilson said the night of Sept. 12 will be one he never forgets, and he’ll soon have the head of a 13-foot, 7-inch alligator on a wall in his Columbus-area home to prove it. Wilson, a self-professed “die-hard duck hunter” won the alligator-hunting lottery this fall in more ways than one. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources... Cordele Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099685/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:59:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099229/posts Norway's albino moose was back in the news on Friday, after some hunters threatened to shoot it.The moose, called "Albin," first sprang to attention after it was sighted in the forests south of Oslo in 2006. It since has been observed in Våler, Skiptvet, Spydeberg and Svinndal in Østfold County. The local hunting season south of Hedmark starts October 5 and will last all month. A wildlife conservation official in Østfold, Åsmund Fjellbakk, told newspaper VG that he now has heard that a hunting team in the area is keen on tracking down the rare animal and making it into... Aftenposten http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099229/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:17:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098689/posts A software CEO from Texas accused of allowing the killing of his neighbor's bison in South Park last winter is due in court. Forty-four-year-old Jeffrey Scott Hawn of Austin has been charged with 32 counts of animal cruelty, one count of theft of more than $20,000 and a one count of criminal mischief. Prosecutors allege that he "tortured, needlessly mutilated or needlessly killed" the bison, who belonged to another rancher. (AP) -- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098689/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:41:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098318/posts Happy chickens equal happy consumers, say proponents of Proposition 2, a November ballot measure that calls for the humane treatment of farm animals. The initiative, proposed by the Humane Society of the United States, would ban farmers from raising egg-producing poultry, veal calves and pregnant pigs in small cages and crates by 2015. [snip] California is responsible for about 6 percent of all the nation's table eggs, a $330 million industry in 2007. [snip] The proposition has ignited a counterattack by large-scale conventional farmers and small, cage-free producers alike, who say if the proposition passes it will put them out... Chain Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098318/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:49:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097155/posts Rendell Seeks Compromise on Pennsylvania Kennel Legislation An Open Letter To The Governor And Senate by JOHN YATES American Sporting Dog Alliance http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org asda@csonline.net HARRISBURG, PA – A series of amendments approved by the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee has thrown a wrench into plans for new laws to regulate kennels in Pennsylvania. What happens next is anyone’s guess, as negotiations unfold between the Senate, House and Gov. Ed Rendell, in the waning days of this year’s legislative session. The bottom line is that the Senate, House and Rendell must reach and act upon an agreement before the Senate... I am the writer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097155/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:25:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2095035/posts Question of the Day for Wednesday, Oct. 1: Starting today, most dogs and cats in the city of Los Angeles must be spay/neutered by the time they are 4 months old. KABC TV Los Angeles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2095035/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:38:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2094101/posts A life of garbage, early pregnancies and violent deaths plague big city bearsNEW YORK (SEPTEMBER 30, 2008) – Black bears that live around urban areas weigh more, get pregnant at a younger age, and are more likely to die violent deaths, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The study, published in the Fall 2008 issue of the journal Human-Wildlife Conflicts, tracked 12 bears over a 10-year period living in urban areas around Lake Tahoe, Nevada and compared them to 10 "wildland" bears that lived in outlying wild areas. The authors found that bears in urbanized areas... Wildlife Conservation Society http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2094101/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:44:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092670/posts HSUS Lies To Congress, Public About New ‘PUPS’ Legislation Would Call Out Feds On Many Non-Breeding Kennels by JOHN YATES American Sporting Dog Alliance http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org asda@csonline.net WASHINGTON, DC – The Humane Society of the United States is pushing new federal legislation that the radical animal rights group claims is aimed at stopping large dog breeding kennels that skirt the law. According to HSUS, the legislation targets only kennels that sell more than 50 puppies a year. The bill’s sponsors, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA), repeat those claims. They are lying through their teeth, an American Sporting... I am the writer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092670/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:07:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091828/posts <p>VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman.</p> http://www.wnbc.com/news/17539627/detail.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091828/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:48:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090921/posts Due to the fact that I am unsure about rules pertaining to AP articles, I am not including a snip from the article. Please click on the link to check it out. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090921/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:43:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090586/posts Animal Rights Activists Get Official Roles In City and County Dog Law Enforcement Undercover Surveillance, Vigilantes, Uniforms and Badges by JOHN YATES American Sporting Dog Alliance http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org asda@csonline.net PALM BEACH, FL – Animal rights activists in many parts of the country are proving the adage that paranoia doesn’t necessarily mean dog owners are crazy. Cities and counties that have enacted repressive ordinances targeting dog owners are increasingly using volunteers as a major tool to enforce the law. Not surprisingly, only animal rights activists are likely to be accepted as volunteers. Many of these activists are opposed to the private ownership... I am the author http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090586/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089342/posts People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human... NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089342/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:43:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089172/posts HILLSBORO -- An Oregon Court of Appeals panel wasted no time Tuesday exploring the legal questions surrounding Snowball, the now-famous deer that a Molalla couple discovered seven years ago and adopted as a pet. The judges rapidly fired questions at state attorney Cecil A. Reniche-Smith and Geordie Duckler, who represents the Molalla couple, James Filipetti and Francesca Mantei. And the justices had a lot of questions. Sometimes the lawyers were in midsentence when other questions came their way: If the couple did not have a permit for the deer, how can they legally possess it? Why should the state return... The Oregonian via OregonLive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089172/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:33:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090647/posts 'There was a story in The Jerusalem Post recently about how Sarah Palin was driving a lot of the old Jews in Florida back into the hands of the Democrats. They still didn't particularly like Barack Obama, but they disliked Palin more, explained Steve Geller, a Jewish Democratic politician down there. It wasn't just the evangelical thing, he said. "Most of our South Florida condo people are appalled at seeing her standing over a moose." Finally. Thank God. I'd like to shake the hands of those South Florida condo people for saying what American Jews have been afraid to say... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090647/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:21:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090403/posts VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. "PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk in the food he serves," the statement says. PETA officials say a move to human... WNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090403/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:47:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090392/posts VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. "PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk in the food he serves," the statement says. PETA officials say a move to human... 10 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090392/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:36:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090341/posts VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. WNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090341/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:40:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090157/posts Police in Oregon town ordered to kill coyotes on sight September 19, 2008 SHERWOOD, Ore. -- Coyotes in Sherwood aren't going to be asked to leave town. After a high school student said two followed him home, the police got shoot-to-kill orders. "We don't want people to panic, to think that coyotes are on the rampage," Sherwood Sgt. Dwight Onchi said. "We just want them to know that if you see one, tell us, and we'll do our best to take care of it safely and humanely." Onchi said police will make sure of their backdrop before shooting. Bob Sallinger,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090157/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:42:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090273/posts Officials with Wild Earth Guardians filed a petition Tuesday under the Endangered Species Act and the Administrative Procedure Act asking the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to develop a recovery plan for wolves in the Southern Rocky Mountains. At the same time, Catron County commissioners in New Mexico are calling for the removal of a non-collared wolf causing predation against domestic pets and livestock in their area. The expansive region WildEarth Guardians seeks to open to wolves includes much of western Colorado, northern New Mexico and south-central Wyoming. On the other side of the wolf debate, Catron County commissioners in... Ruidoso News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090273/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:17:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090261/posts Catron County officials say an endangered Mexican gray wolf has been causing problems in the Cruzville area and they want the animal removed. The county said Monday that the uncollared wolf has killed family pets and attacked a horse at one property in the western New Mexico community. The county's wolf investigator has apparently confirmed the problems. The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090261/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:04:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089894/posts Scott Michael Turner, 29, charged with felony animal cruelty for throwing a kitten against a wall, is sentenced to seven months in the Ramsey County Workhouse. He's also banned from possessing animals during a four-year probationary period. Turner is also required to undergo anger management treatment and must abstain from using drugs or alcohol as part of his sentence, as part of a stayed 15-month prison sentence. Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner was pleased with the sentence, saying that animal cruelty crimes are often a red flag for abuse to children or adults. The St. Paul man was convicted by... myfoxtwincities.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089894/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:52:11 GMT