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If Men Perform More Good Deeds When There's a Chance to Procreate, How Come...

By Sheila Hageman Feb 09th 2012 - 09:30AM

File this research under "Useless Drivel Designed to Waste a Lot of Money While Coming to a 'No-duh' Finding."

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Bruce Friedrich: 2012: The Best Year Yet for Farm Animals (If You Want It)

By Bruce Friedrich Feb 08th 2012 - 03:55PM

The past few months have been deeply encouraging for Americans who care about the worst abuses of farm animals, as legislation has been introduced that would -- once and for all -- relegate the barren battery cage to the dust bin of history and the two most well-known pork producers have pledged to stop using gestation...

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Animal Rights Activists Target Local Michelin-Starred Restaurants

By carey.polis@huffingtonpost.com(Carey Polis) Feb 08th 2012 - 01:55PM

There are plenty of reasons to dislike the Michelin Guide -- one can claim that it has a bias toward extremely expensive restaurants, that its descriptions are sometimes opaque or perhaps that there needs to be more clarity regarding the process of reviewing.

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Men Arrested After 43 Puppies Found In Vehicle

By lizzie.schiffman@huffingtonpost.com(Lizzie Schiffman) Feb 08th 2012 - 01:25PM

A police officer investigating loud barking coming from a suspicious vehicle on the 2500 block of West Cermak found 43 puppies crowded into containers inside.

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Humane Society Genesis Awards Nominations: 'War Horse,' 'Planet Of The Apes,' 'Rio,' And More

By Alex Suskind Feb 07th 2012 - 04:04PM

Yes, the animal advocacy organization made a surprising move when Michel Hazanavicius' ode to cinema history was snubbed for a Feature Film nomination at the group's annual Genesis Awards -- this despite the hoopla surrounding the film's pseudo-movie star, Uggie the dog.

animal rights News From the Web

  • 02/10/12 Cruelty at NSW abbatoir Source: The Mercury - Tasmania - Australia VIDEO footage from a western Sydney abattoir under investigation for animal cruelty shows pigs being battered over the head with a metal pole.
  • 02/10/12 Around Town — Certified Humane Source: The Frederick News-Post - Frederick MD Kate Sowers of South Mountain Creamery is shown Monday with about 15,000 hens that produce eggs for South Mountain Creamery.

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