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Animals News tagged with Animal welfare

Government Consultation Could Mean the End for Animal Circuses
Animals  (tags: animal circuses, consultation, government, banning animal circues, animal welfare )

Simone
- 4 hours ago - captiveanimals.org
A DEFRA (Department of Environment) consultation could see an end to the use of elephants, tigers and other wild animals in circuses. The day after the consultation was published, eight tigers and a lioness died during a 20-hour journey from Russia to
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ALL Downers Deserve Better
Animals  (tags: farm animals, crippled, ill, dragged, abused, beaten, laws, protection, animal welfare )

Simone
- 1 day ago - all-creatures.org
Sadly, millions of animals who are too sick, weak or injured to stand, known as "downers," are forced to make their way into the slaughterhouse by any means necessary. While there has been a victory for cattle with the USDA's adoption of a regulatory
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ACTION ALERT: "OUR POOR LITTLE CATS IN CHINA CRY FOR YOUR HELP" !!
Animals  (tags: china cats, animal cruelty, slaughtered, animal welfare, worldwide )

Simone
- 5 days ago - change.org
"Dear Friend, It is very nice of you to care for our poor little cats in China. They are terribly tortured and slaughtered in Guangdong Province, China. All these cats stolen around the countryare shipped to Guangdong, where there are a great number of
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Why We Must Ban Export of Live Sheep
Animals  (tags: australian government, live sheep exports, suffering, horrendous journey, savage brutal torture, animal welfare, laws )

Simone
- 7 days ago - smh.com.au
Australians may think of themselves as animal lovers, yet our laws allow many animals to suffer a lifetime of cruelty in the name of profit. We are well behind world's best practice in this area, particularly Europe. Here, millions of farmed
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Clorox: Stop Animal Testing!
Animals  (tags: clorox, company, animal testing torture experiments, animal welfare )

Simone
- 8 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Clorox is a company that manufacturers popular brands like: Glad, Pine-Sol, Soft Scrub, S.O.S., Fresh Step Litter, Tilex, and many more. What you may not realize is Clorox also tests their products on animals even when it is not required by law.
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ACTION ALERT: End Animal Torture in USA Military Training: Co-Sponsor H.R. 4269, the BEST Practices Act!
Animals  (tags: animal experiments, military, legalisation, animal welfare, protection, rights )

Simone
- 9 days ago - animalrights.change.org
In April 2009, USA Today reported: "Military researchers have dressed live pigs in body armor and strapped them into Humvee simulators that were then blown up with explosives to study the link between roadside bomb blasts and brain injury. . . .
7 comments
ACTION ALERT: Austin Needs Animal Police!!!
Animals  (tags: animal welfare, animal cruelty cases, austin police department, animal protection )

Simone
- 9 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Other major cities have Police Units specifically for dealing with Animal Abuse. Since living in Austin I have been horrified by this cities lack of resources concerning this problem. If you call the police most times they tell you there is nothing
10 comments
ACTION ALERT: Tell British Airways to Stop Promoting Rodeo "Trips"!
Animals  (tags: british airways, promoting rodeos, animal cruelty, animal welfare )

Simone
- 9 days ago - all-creatures.org
Let British Airways hear your outrage at their promotion of rodeo "trips."
13 comments
ACTION ALERT: Sign Petition: "Ask His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco to Intervene and Help Moroccan Animals"
Animals  (tags: animals, animal welfare, animal protection, animals, mistreated, cruelty, suffering )

Simone
- 10 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
"If you visit Morocco, you'll certainly be charmed by the hospitality of the Moroccans, their kindness and goodness. However, a question remains: Have Moroccans forgotten that animals are living beings and that they deserve Respect
10 comments
ACTION ALERT: Tell DailyCandy That Pigs Are NOT Good Gifts!!
Animals  (tags: pigs, not gifts, daily candy, animal welfare )

Simone
- 13 days ago - all-creatures.org
Pigs can make wonderful companions, but no animal should be given as a gift without due consideration to their needs - pigs are not realistic companion animals for most people. You can read about the miniature pig phenomenon here. Royal Dandies are not
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PLEASE HELP: On the Brink of Death- Ana and Her Pups!!
Animals  (tags: ana, animal welfare, puppies, unwanted, sterilization, animal advocates, funds )

Simone
- 14 days ago - apam.ro
This was Ana's fate who ended up was faithful all her life.....After all it fault that instead being sterilized not to make more puppies was left to bring lots of babies.... over night We are desperate, we have puppies all over, we need donors to
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ACTION ALERT: Serbian Voice for Animals Petitions!!- Need More Signatures.
Animals  (tags: serbian voice animals, animal welfare, animalsl in morroco, petitions, animal legalisation, protection )

Simone
- 14 days ago - serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com
We are dropping back with getting support for the two very important petitions we are running at the moment on the Care2 site: · A Request for Royal Intervention to Save and Protect the Animals of Morocco ·
30 comments
ACTION ALERT: Ask Pope Benedict XVI and Vatican to Speak for Animal Welfare!!!
Animals  (tags: vatican, religion, pope benedict, animal welfare, animal rights, protection )

Simone
- 16 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
Animal cruelty escalates in our society; many studies have proven that animal cruelty also links to violent crimes ranging from serial killers (they first started off with animals then graduated to children and adults), to domestic violence. Please pray
12 comments
ACTION ALERT: NO to Animal Circuses!!
Animals  (tags: circus animal circuses, abuse, video evidence, cruetly, imprisonment, animal welfare, advocates )

Simone
- 17 days ago - ipetitions.com
Using animals for entertainment purposes such as in an animal circus or dolphinarium is cruel and stressful for these forced performers. Such shows are just money making ventures which act as a disservice to all educational campaigns held locally on
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"Living Cadavers" Replace Living Animals in Surgery Training
Animals  (tags: living cadavers, replacing animal experiments, animal testing, animal welfare, rights )

Simone
- 21 days ago - all-creatures.org
It's a win-win-win solution roviding advanced training at low cost with the promise of further replacing animals in medical and veterinary training. The replacement of live animal models with alternatives is an encouraging recent trend in medical
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