AltWeeklies Wire
Maybe All Clones Should be Labelednew
Some are debating whether they will eat cloned meat, but do they know a fertility researcher and a biotech company investor are busy cloning themselves?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
01-23-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Tex-Mex Horse Meatnew
Horse slaughtering has stopped in Texas, but the horses are still dying -- now in Mexico.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
01-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Animal Abuse, Inc.new
Prosecutors knew Patty Brooks made a living abusing animals. They just couldn't stop her.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
01-11-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The Cowboy Way: Horse Training Goes Naturalnew
Move over Monty Roberts, Oregon has its own "horse whisperer."
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
01-09-2008 |
Animal Issues
SF Zoo Tiger Fiasco Was a Tragedy Waiting to Happennew
When I look at this story through the lens of a behaviorist, I think about the traits of various human subspecies -- politicians, bureaucrats, managers, spin doctors, journalists, self-proclaimed experts, and supposed guardians of health and safety. Frankly, I am not impressed.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Craig McLaughlin |
01-09-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Terrorizing Mayor Villaraigosanew
Animal-rights zealots target his sister and suggest he should die.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
12-21-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Rabies 'R' Usnew
Do you have your local animal control hotline programmed into your cell phone? It's about time you did.
Washington City Paper |
Franklin Schneider |
12-13-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Baltimore OKs Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Release Programsnew

A bill passed by the City Council last week will decriminalize several aspects of the practice, notably the "return" part, which was previously considered animal abandonment.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
12-11-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Pearls Before Pigsnew
A haywire hunting trip in the Everglades for an elusive oinker.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
12-10-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Beasts of Burnin'new
An outlaw animal-rights group targets a bank branch in its war on animal testing.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
12-04-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Puppy Grubnew
Two sisters come up with a healthier way to plump up your pooch.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Felicia D'Ambrosio |
12-04-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The Not-So-Secret Life of Bees and Beekeepersnew
California bees and beekeepers dodge disease, thieves and vicious varroa mites.
Monterey County Weekly |
Nic Coury |
11-29-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Gassing Animals May be Outlawed in N.C.new
The use of carbon monoxide could be outlawed as a euthanasia method in animal shelters by 2012.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
11-16-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Dispatches from the Congonew
For the past decade, the Milwaukee Zoological Society's Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative has been dedicated to studying and protecting the elusive bonobo.
Shepherd Express |
Gay Reinartz |
11-12-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The Ohio Queen Project Creates 'Super Bee'new

Beekeepers are attempting to breed a bee immune to disease and the cold to deal with colony collapse disorder.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
11-09-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues