Bird control in necessary to keep the number of pest birds such as pigeons under control. The number of predator birds is decreasing causing an increase in the number of pest birds. We as humans have caused this problem with the use of our fancy birdhouses and birdbaths and scattering of bird seed in our… Continue reading Why Bird Control is the Only Solution to Keep Birds Away
Interior Design Trends in Autumn 2013
Autumn is quickly approaching (and feels as though it has recently arrived!), this means changing out the summery, light interior decor for something a bit more comfy and warm. Brass On each decorator’s idea list, this autumn is that this alloy. Polished and antique brass are showing through to staircases, picture frames, tables, book-ends, lighting… Continue reading Interior Design Trends in Autumn 2013
Do Animals Have Emotions? Of Course They Do
“Emotions are the gifts of our ancestors. We have them and so do they. No longer do we have to put words like happy or sad in quotation marks when we speak of animal emotions and animals’ inner lives. Animals will always have their mysteries but their emotional lives are public and transparent.” Do animals… Continue reading Do Animals Have Emotions? Of Course They Do
Consumers Want Leather Moved out of Cars
A 1997 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals survey indicated that 87 per cent of people in the UK were opposed to wearing fur, and this year, research conducted by the Consumer Analysis Group with Safeway claims that all Britons could be vegetarian by 2047, as 2,000 people a week stop eating… Continue reading Consumers Want Leather Moved out of Cars
Animal Experiments More Stressful than Previously Recognized
Mice, rabbits, rats, beagles, geese, and other animals all show measurable physiological stress responses to routine laboratory procedures that have been up until now viewed as relatively benign. The findings come in a new report published in Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science, based on an extensive review of the scientific literature by ethologist Jonathan… Continue reading Animal Experiments More Stressful than Previously Recognized
A Time For Peace For The Wolves Of Quebec?
Wolves leave no one indifferent and never fail to ignite human passions. Once marginally protected, now overhunted-such is the sad reality of wolves. Wolves everywhere pay a high price for living near humans. As the government resolutely encourages the hunting and trapping of wolves, more and more people are defending their cause. Wolves thus spur… Continue reading A Time For Peace For The Wolves Of Quebec?
The Fur Industry Exposed
Editor’s note: I conducted this interview in a devil’s advocate style in an attempt to refute every possible justification for wearing fur. It worked. The Fur Bearer-Defenders is one of the first organizations I became involved in to protect animal rights. Fur, which again has become trendy, is a luxury gained at the expense of… Continue reading The Fur Industry Exposed
Factory Farming
Every year, over eight billion cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, sheep, and goats are raised, transported and slaughtered under grossly cruel and inhumane conditions. The vast majority of these animals are reared in intense confinement operations, commonly referred to as “factory farms.” Cramped into cages and crates, or pressed together in overcrowded pens, these animals endure… Continue reading Factory Farming
Morality Aside, is Violence an Effective Strategy?
May 6, 2002, Volkert van der Graaf, a 33 year-old vegan animal rights activist was waiting nervously in a parking lot outside of a Denmark radio studio. It was days before the Dutch general elections. Inside the studio, political candidate Pim Fortuyn swore that if his party rose to power he would lift the ban… Continue reading Morality Aside, is Violence an Effective Strategy?
Animalrights
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