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• Oreo, Abused Then Euthanized, Inspires Legislation

  
  City Room — Authority: 796
  Under a new bill, animal rescue organizations would be allowed to take custody on request of an animal that was scheduled to be euthanized by an animal shelter.
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• My Thoughts On "Oreo"

  
  themacinator — Authority: 117
  or, Another Open Letter to Nathan Winograd. There has been a lot of recent hubbub about a pit bull that was thrown from a roof in New York about 6 months ago. This was pretty much the epitome of a cruelty case by commission: someone literally took his dog and threw it off a roof. Every day animals are subjected to ...
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• Romeo’s Law

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 467
  Gillian Lyons In response to public outcry of a videotaped beating of a Labrador Retriever, Romeo- on April 16, 2008 Kentucky passed S.B. 58 (dubbed Romeo’s law) which amended § 525.135 to state that the “torture of a dog or cat is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for each ...
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• Glass Walls

  
  Vegan Soapbox — Authority: 484
  One Christmas morning during college my boyfriend gave me a pet fish. The fish was a beautiful, black, fancy goldfish. I was confused by this “gift” and I was worried about what it meant that my boyfriend thought giving me a goldfish was a good idea. I never wanted a pet fish. I didn’t like the idea of keeping ...
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• “Voiceless” Making Itself Heard

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 467
  David Cassuto Fine op-ed on animal welfare laws here by Katrina Sharman of Voiceless , an Australian animal advocacy organization.  Parallels to the U.S. situation are clear and present…
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• Slaughterhouse Days Are Good Days

  
  Pasture Raised and Grass Fed on Stony Brook Farm — Authority: 107
  The ultimate purpose of the farm, though not the whole point, is to raise animals to be slaughtered and butchered so that we can eat their meat. While the killing part is the most troubling, it is also the most satisfying. I feel the best about the farm not when I am on the farm [...]
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• Waiter, my food is still breathing . . .

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Eating carp while the fish is still alive is a Chinese delicacy. But its not the only morally dubious dish on world menus The Chinese have come in for some flak over their eating habits after a video was posted on YouTube showing diners eating a part-fried, still-breathing, carp. Chefs kept the fish alive by wrapping ...
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• “Oreo’s Law” Would Give Dogs a Second Chance at Life

  
  NYS Assembly Member Micah Kellner — Authority: 448
  The kennel at Pets Alive Animal Sanctuary, where Oreo would have been rehabilitated. The case of Oreo, an abused dog who was put down after her rescue by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (APSCA), brought to light a tragic loophole in our animal protection laws. This week, I am ...
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• Another Giveaway!! PetSmart Holiday Package Giveaway

  
  Thoughts Fur Paws — Authority: 123
  In today’s economy, many shoppers will be looking for pet lover gifts for the best value for everyone on their wish list, including that furry member of their family.In fact, according to a national PetSmart survey, 95 percent of pet parents give their pets a gift or special treat during the holiday season. PetSmart ...
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• Animal Welfare Institute, et. al. v. Roland D. Martin – Maine Lynx Lawsuit

  
  Black Bear Blog — Authority: 506
  The Court denies the Plaintiffs’ request for permanent injunction against the state of Maine’s current trapping regulations because it finds that the Plaintiffs have failed to prove the Canada lynx as a species will suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is not granted. A victory, perhaps only temporary, for ...
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• British men fined for pigeon tossing in Poland

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Pair made to pay £130 for throwing birds up into the air in Krakows Renaissance market Two British men have been fined by a court in Poland for pigeon tossing. The pair threw the birds up into the air in historic Krakows Renaissance market on October 24. According to local reports the stunned birds were unable to ...
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• “BatManu”

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 467
  Stephen Iannacone On Halloween night, Manu Ginobili, a shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs, swatted down a bat that got loose in the AT&T Center.  The bat had been loose for most of the game and after several failed attempts by the Spur’s mascot to catch the bat in a net, Ginobili got close enough to ...
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• Long Island House of Horrors: Animal Abuse in a Suburban Backyard

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 467
  Katy Steere   On November 5, 2009 43-year-old Sharon McDonough of Selden, New York was arrested on charges of running a “pet concentration camp” in her Long Island home. Upon investigation, the remains of at least 20 dogs were found buried in her backyard in shallow graves. Neighbor Andrea Martinez said, ...
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• Helping Islams green shoots grow | Nazry Bahrawi

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Indonesian Muslims are leading the religious environmentalism movement, but they could improve their treatment of animals In battling climate change, Indonesian Muslims have led their counterparts elsewhere in promoting the idea that Islam must not be a fair-weathered faith when it comes to environmental degradation. ...
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• Elephant treadmill will train Iditarod dogs

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 143
  What do you do with an ever-so-slightly used $100,000 elephant treadmill? If your a zoo in Alaska, you do the same thing you did with your captive elephant – admit it was a mistake and find it a new home. The Alaska Zoo had the treadmill custom made so that Maggie the elephant — fat, cold and lonely being the ...
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• Oreo

  
  Cats and Stuff — Authority: 117
  Some of you may have read of the case of Oreo who was thrown off a building last year. He was then sent to the ASPCA - and the ASPCA said they found that he was unpredictable and aggressive. Oreo was then killed on Friday. I can understand that he might not have been able to be adopted out - but its strange that when ...
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• Maine Lynx Case: “Capture Myopathy” Can Kill A Lynx?

  
  Black Bear Blog — Authority: 506
  I am only in the beginning stages of examining the court ruling in Animal Welfare Institute v. Roland D. Martin , in which the AWI and others sued for a permanent injunction to stop trapping because “incidental” takings of Canada lynx by trappers of coyote and other species, are harming the lynx population. Judge ...
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• Ohio’s Issue 2: Good for Animals?

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 467
  Laura Schierhoff On November 2nd, Ohio voters passed Issue 2, a constitutional amendment , which creates a ‘Livestock Care Standards Board’ to set standards for livestock and poultry care, food safety, disease prevention, farm management, and animal well-being.  The Board will comprise of 13 Ohioans appointed ...
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• BassetFest 2009 in Ohio a Great Success

  
  Thoughts Fur Paws — Authority: 123
  Imagine 50 Basset Hounds running around a 10-acre park like wild dogs…carousing one another, playing and wrestling, taking unauthorized swims – it’s a sight one will rarely have the chance to see. But that’s exactly what Ohio Basset Rescue’s (OBR) BassetFest 2009 was.Held in Delaware, Ohio at Columbus Dog ...
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• Oreo’s Survival Ends With Euthanization

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 467
  Tiffany Gallo On June 18, 2009 New Yorkers were outraged and saddened to hear that a one-year old pit bull mix was beaten and thrown off the roof of a six floor building in Brooklyn.  Oreo suffered two broken legs and a fractured ribcage, but miraculously survived the fall. After months of rehabilitation, the ...
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