Spring 2006
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A Long Way from Home ENGLAND A Northern bottlenose whale took a wrong turn and wandered up the River Thames to central London in late January, much to the delight of hundreds of Londoners. It was the first such sighting since records began nearly a century ago, as the endangered... more...
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European Whale Deaths Linked to British Navy This Cuvier's beaked whale is one of four who stranded in an atypical mass stranding event in Southern Spain. Antonio Jesús Fernández Rodríguez... more...
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Factory Farms Create the Environment for Deadly Bird Flu Workers at a factory farm in Thailand collect laying hens to be killed in an effort to contain the H5N1 virus. The birds are shoved into trash bags while they are still alive, and the bags are piled in... more...
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Inhumane Slaughter and Misconduct Uncovered at Kosher Slaughterhouse The AgriProcessors (AGRI) kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa was documented mutilating still-conscious cows and using improper and brutal handling practices for killing poultry (AWI Quarterly, winter 2005). An undercover People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals... more...
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AWI Book and Movie Reviews New Book Helps Rodents and Rabbits The latest publication from the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Variables, Refinement and Environmental Enrichment for Rodents and Rabbits kept in Research Institutions by Viktor and Annie Reinhardt, offers guidance on... more...
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The Caribbean—Sand, Sea and Saving Animals Above : Rockey Aguillera is a member of Nature Seekers, a WIDECAST Lead Organization that collects data on the reproductive success of one of the world's largest nesting colonies of... more...
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Freedom Fighter Environmental activist Yolanda Alaniz helps Mexico achieve landmark legislation for marine mammals and primates. History was made in January 2006, when the Mexican government adopted legislation that modified the General Wildlife Act to ban almost all imports... more...
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Wildlife Worldwide After Brief Hiatus, Aerial Wolf Gunning in Alaska Resumes UNITED STATES As we reported in the spring 2005 AWI Quarterly, using an aircraft to hunt down wildlife is illegal in most... more...
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Remembering Leibchen Southern Animal Foundation Gulf Coast Doberman Rescue's Terri Valenti contacted us with the sad news that Leibchen has died.... more...
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Frank Reese: A Good Shepherd for Turkeys At the Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch, Frank Reese holds one of his prized heritage birds. "I don't remember not loving... more...
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Interspecies Attachments Why Different Animals Form Bonds The friendship between Owen the hippo and Mzee the tortoise has inspired several children's books and countless news articles.... more...
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SAPL News from Capitol Hill All commercial breeders of dogs and cats should be inspected by USDA. Companion Animal Protection Society... more...
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US Navy Plans Active Sonar Range The US Navy is planning a 550-square mile permanent active sonar range off the North Carolina coast—a hotspot for marine mammal species such as the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale. The Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission has found that the evidence linking... more...
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Wavering on Whales INTERNATIONAL Over the winter, Japanese whalers tried to kill their self-appointed scientific research whaling quota of over 1,200 Bryde’s, fin, humpback, minke, sei and sperm whales. Norway upped its quota to 1,052 minke whales — slaughtered under its... more...
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Manatee Deaths Up, Protections Down Many manatees are marked with deep scars due to boat strikes. Despite an extremely high manatee mortality... more...
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Luna Hit by Tugboat Propeller Luna, a playful orca whale separated from his pod, was known for interacting with humans. ANON.org... more...
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US Protects Caribbean Forest Habitat On Dec. 1, 2005, the US government signed into law the Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005, designating nearly 4,047 hectares of the Caribbean National Forest and another site in Puerto Rico’s Luquillo Experimental Forest as wilderness areas. This... more...
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After Brief Hiatus, Aerial Wolf Gunning in Alaska Resumes UNITED STATES As we reported in the spring 2005 AWI Quarterly, using an aircraft to hunt down wildlife is illegal in most places— but not in Alaska. There, the cruel practice is a state-supported form of predator control. A controversial aerial gunning program was... more...
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Trapper Ordered to Pay Damages for Killing Dogs Bubba and Savannah were shot and killed after being caught in steel-jaw leghold traps. Kim Borgen... more...
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Permanent Ban Needed SUPPORT H.R. 503/S. 1915 With overwhelming public support, the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) convinced Congress to pass an amendment to the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that prohibits your tax dollars from being used to... more...
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Protect Your Pets SUPPORT ENGLISH-DOYLE BILL (H.R. 5229) The Pet Safety and Protection Act , a bill to stop the sale of dogs and cats to research laboratories by random source dealers, is being introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives... more...
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Revised Puppy Mill Bill Threatens to Undermine Existing Law All commercial breeders of dogs and cats should be inspected by USDA. Companion Animal Protection Society... more...
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Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues Reflections on Redecorating Nature By Marc Bekoff Temple University Press, 2005 ISBN: 1592133487; 320 pages, $26.95 In this collection of essays, author Marc Bekoff brings together some of the most important findings he has presented throughout his... more...
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New Book Helps Rodents and Rabbits The latest publication from the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Variables, Refinement and Environmental Enrichment for Rodents and Rabbits kept in Research Institutions by Viktor and Annie Reinhardt, offers guidance on how animal care... more...
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The Meatrix II: Revolting The Meatrix II: Revolting is now online! Following in the critically acclaimed hoof prints of 2003’s The Meatrix, the popular spoof of the feature-length film The Matrix, The Meatrix II features a trench coat-clad cow named Moopheus, a pig... more...
