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Animal Rights

The Dog-gone News

February 1, 2006

S250, a bill to prohibit canine ear cropping in Vermont, passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday and now moves to the full Senate. The bill was amended slightly to clarify that owners will not be penalized if they have their dogs’ ears cropped in another state, where the practice is legal. The new version also includes references to Vermont veterinarians’ general support for the bill, as well

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What is Animal Deathing?

July 16, 2005

Found this to be a pretty interesting article. It’s a bit different, but that’s what opinions are supposed to be…

What happens when we die? In our society, death is often hidden away. Rarely are we present for the passing of a loved one, a major exception being our animal family members.

Echo, my horse of 22 years, took her time dying, even with the help of euthanasia

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A Look At Animal Ethics

May 29, 2005

by Jon Dunkerley

Introduction

A long time ago, before evolution turned the primate into a businessman carrying a briefcase, the topic of ethical considerations concerning animals was as talked about as an episode of Barney at a dog trainer’s convention. Why is this? I believe that this is because nobody bothered to decide to give the issue any thought. And how could they? Back in the day of

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No Need For BSL – Breed Specific Legislation

May 15, 2005

In short, breed specific legislation is a quick fix for a growing problem, only thing is it does not fix the problem. Many cities, countries, states and provinces have now jumped on the band wagon to implement BSL. Most recently Ontario and there ban against “Pit Bull’s”. What people do not realize is that it will not stop here, the bites will not stop, the government will not stop banning

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Dog Stew, Anyone?

May 8, 2005

A good friend of mine wrote this article. I think it is a great topic to open up discussion on the issue of Animal Ethics …

Food is a substance that holds cultures together. Common foods unify and define countries and regions. However, a food that one group considers a delicacy, another group may find offensive. The French have long been called “frogs” because of their taste for amphibians.

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