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• Survey: Better Animal Welfare say 8 out of 10 Europeans

  Published: May 16, 2007, 3:05 pm

  Tags: Study, Research Europe, Animal Welfare

  for producers who apply high animal welfare standards. There was also strong consensus (89%) that imports should have to be produced under the same animal welfare conditions as those originating in the EU.Perceived benefits of animal welfareIn addition to the traditional ethical concerns that generate support for animal welfare, the wellbeing of

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• TAfA post-conference breakdown

  Published: August 3, 2007, 6:33 pm

  Tags: Events, Animal Rights, Animal Welfare

  jumped in today) over at AnimalBlawg went one better and have been posting thorough reactions to various aspects of the conference, confirming my worst suspicions, and raising excellent points that the conference should have addressed. You can catch up by clicking on the following links:Overview and themesHealth and environment scienceAnimal

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• Murder, plain and simple

  Published: July 26, 2007, 12:49 pm

  Tags: Primates, Dogfighting, Wildlife, Farm Bill, Animal Welfare, Endangered Species

  full of confused stories on animal welfare (thanks for covering that one, Mary) and the all-over-the-map farm bill, including requests to incorporate more animal welfare measures into the bill before it is passed. Also, Michael Vick continues to make the news. Until a disturbing story came along, I had intended to cover the good news that

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• Farm Bill success

  Published: July 7, 2007, 12:48 pm

  Tags: Farm Bill, Animal Welfare, Animal Agriculture

  a variety of local and state animal welfare and food safety laws enacted through the democratic process. Additionally, another provision was removed from the updated version of the farm bill, a $12 million subsidy for the U.S. veal industry. Nice to see that support go away.Thanks also goes to the anonymous commenter who made sure I saw this

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• Is the Animal's Rights Movement Being Manipulated?

  Published: August 9, 2007, 11:17 pm

  Tags: Mike Vick, Culture, Society, Media, Animal Welfare, Dog Fighting, Deion Sanders

  that there is a link between animal abuse and human abuse. And ANYONE that is involved in or condones these activities needs psychological counseling.According to the American Humane Society:" The Link between violence to people and animals has now been well-established. Child and animal protection professionals have recognized that abuse of

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• "Humane" meat marches on

  Published: August 15, 2007, 8:25 pm

  Tags: Humane Meat, Veg Nism, Animal Welfare

  to me."This is bad news for animals, since there is no such thing as humane slaughter, as Mad Cowboy Howard Lyman puts it. Killing animals is inherently inhumane, but the animal exploitation industries are working overtime to convince consumers that reductions in suffering make it okay to kill animals for products they don't need. Only veganism

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• SA country cup raced despite horse flu restrictions

  Published: September 5, 2007, 4:11 am

  Tags: Diseases Disorders, Influenza, Animal Welfare, Horse Racing, Adelaide 5000, Balaklava 5461, Port Pirie 5540

  Organisers say restrictions in place because of the risk of horse flu failed to dent the enthusiasm of punters at the Balaklava Cup in the mid-north of South Australia today.

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• Help - The Animal Rights Movement is Being Hijacked

  Published: September 5, 2007, 1:23 pm

  Tags: Mike Vick, Society, The View, Whoopi Goldberg, Abc Media, Karl Rove, Animal Welfare, Dog Fighting

  social, political and yes, animal rights causes for me not to say something about these attempts at character assassination.Not that Whoopi needs my help. She weathered the Ted Dansen/black-face skit furor very well without me putting in my two cents. I just can't stand by and watch the wheels of the lie machine spin. This type of cow dung

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• Telstra bucks sponsorship over rodeo cruelty fears

  Published: September 18, 2007, 9:01 pm

  Tags: Telecommunications, Animals, Lifestyle Leisure, Animal Welfare, Australia, Nsw, Bega 2550, Wagga Wagga 2650, Vic, Corryong 3707

  Organisers of the Man from Snowy River Festival at Corryong, in north-eastern Victoria, are reeling after losing their major sponsor because of a rodeo event.

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• Man with 160 cats pleads guilty to mistreatment

  Published: September 21, 2007, 3:08 am

  Tags: Animal Welfare, Courts Trials, Adelaide 5000, Sturt 5047

  A man has pleaded guilty to mistreating some of 160 cats he kept at his home.

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• Melbourne Cup safe: Racing officials

  Published: September 27, 2007, 7:03 pm

  Tags: Federal Government, Animal Welfare, Equine Production, Veterinary Medicine, Horse Racing, Australia, Vic, Melbourne 3000

  Victorian racing officials are confident the an increase in the state's allocation of horse flu vaccines will safeguard the Melbourne Cup.

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• Race course shut down while horses get the jab

  Published: September 28, 2007, 12:17 am

  Tags: Federal Government, Animal Welfare, Equine Production, Veterinary Medicine, Horse Racing, Australia, Vic, Melbourne 3000

  All Victorian horse-racing centres including Flemington and Caulfield will remain in quarantine shutdown until after all horses have been vaccinated against equine influenza.

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• Pregnant mare dies of horse flu in Qld

  Published: October 1, 2007, 10:25 am

  Tags: Influenza, Rural, Animal Welfare, Quarantine, Veterinary Medicine, Australia, Qld, Marburg 4346

  An Arabian horse infected with equine influenza has died in south-east Queensland, in what is believed to be the state's first death linked to the virus.

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• On fish, ProAnimal ranchers and saved owls

  Published: October 4, 2007, 1:44 pm

  Tags: Omega 3, Humane Meat, Fish, Health, Animal Rights, Habitat Encroachment, Environment, Animal Welfare, Animal Agriculture, Endangered Species

  public with the co-option of animal welfare language like "humane-raised" meat, labels like "United Egg Producers Certified," and articles extolling the virtues of "happy veal."As much as they're fighting animal rights, the animal exploiters are looking more and more to become the final word on what animal welfare means, which only makes the need

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• Horses shot in SA outback town

  Published: October 4, 2007, 8:44 pm

  Tags: Animals, Animal Welfare, Police, Adelaide 5000, Kingoonya 5710, Port Pirie 5540

  EX-RN-ADL

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