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It’s midnight, and I can’t fall asleep because I’m anxious. You’ll never guess about what. I could be spinning about what happens next. How the PrezObam is going to salvage something out of the wreckage of the last eight years. I’d say most people are more optimistic than I am, which is probably a good thing. [...] This video shows workers abusing pigs. You know it’s just the tip of the iceberg. AP Exclusive: Video shows workers abusing pigs WASHINGTON – An undercover video shot at an Iowa pig farm shows workers hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor and bragging about jamming rods up into sows’ hindquarters. On the video, [...] Most people seem to think of animals as organic machines. As if they are tools or production equipment that can be abused for our benefit and discarded at will. I find it appalling, and yes, I do lose sleep over it. China has dominated the news lately for many reasons, but one thing that has received [...] Part Four of Four Are you as happy as I am that I’m done? I deliberately chose not to post photos of animal torture in this series. One, looking at them makes me sick and two, I didn’t want to sensationalize the issue. Also, I’ve spent enough time on this. I have a partially written Part [...] Part Three of Four Animal experimentation is a multi-billion-dollar industry enabled by massive public funding and involving a complex web of corporate, government, and university laboratories, cage and food manufacturers, animal breeders, dealers, and transporters. Two of the largest industries that perform testing on animals are in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical arenas. Regarding cosmetics – animal [...] Part Two of Four The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) requires that minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for certain animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported commercially, or exhibited to the public. Individuals who operate facilities in these categories must provide their animals with adequate care and treatment in the areas of [...] Guess I got burned out on blogging last week. It’s interesting to observe myself with this. I can have a dozen ideas swimming around in my head that I would like to bring up for comments, ranting or simple musing but then I can’t be bothered. Yesterday, Fuad took Lucy to a pet grooming place for [...] The morning after Chuck F. and I reached El Reno, we drove the RAV4 out to the family farm. Along the way we passed a small ranch with a sign out front claiming that “Beef is Best.” Ranchers, no doubt. Although I don’t eat it anymore, I did like beef. I admit – a good steak [...] There’s an article at latimes.com called A beastly kind of cruelty. The summary line reads: Drive-by shooters, often youths, are killing farm animals in a growing wave of violence. The culprits may face only vandalism charges. They just get charged with vandalism? Execution might be more appropriate*. If someone is this sadistic as a kid, what [...] |
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