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Bias Bitesnew

Pit bull bans blasted as biased, without merit.
Wisconsin Gazette  |  Lisa Neff  |  05-21-2015  |  Animal Issues

The Cult of the Pitnew

You love me now, but will you when I’m four?
San Diego Reader  |  Bill Manson  |  04-22-2015  |  Animal Issues

What Food Producers Don’t Want You To Knownew

More than 80 undercover investigations have been conducted at U.S. factory farms in the past decade, resulting in dozens of videos that reveal animal abuse and real threats to food safety. And even as campaigns are launched to implement policies that can prevent such cruelty, counter-campaigns are trying to prevent undercover investigations in the first place.
Wisconsin Gazette  |  Lisa Neff  |  11-14-2014  |  Animal Issues

Exotic Enormitynew

Violations of Alberta's Zoo Standards lead to more suffering animals.
VUE Weekly  |  Rebecca Medel  |  05-21-2014  |  Animal Issues

Man vs. Wolfnew

A new fight now looms between wolf advocates, game managers, ranchers, conservationists and hunters: After nearly 50 years on the Endangered Species List, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service earlier this month proposed removing federal protections for gray wolves nationwide. While thousands of Idaho hunters have stalked wolves over three recent seasons, just a few hundred have succeeded. Robert Roman has likely claimed more than any other hunter or trapper in the state.
The Inlander  |  Jacob Jones  |  07-01-2013  |  Animal Issues

Pat Derby, Savior of Elephants, Diesnew

Pat Derby founded Ark2000, a 2000-acre refuge for elephants in the Mother Lode where at least one of the alleged pachyderm victims of the Los Angeles Zoo lived out her last days in happier refuge.
Random Lengths News  |  Lionel Rolfe  |  02-25-2013  |  Animal Issues

Fowl Playnew

Have chickens driven Eldorado clucking crazy?
Santa Fe Reporter  |  Joey Peters  |  01-23-2013  |  Animal Issues

Rent A Pupnew

Oregon’s richest veterinarian wants to lease you a pet—but complaints dog his business.
Willamette Week  |  Andrea Damewood  |  11-16-2012  |  Animal Issues

Retired Lab Chimps Pressed Back Into Servicenew

A San Antonio lab says primate research is necessary for curing diseases like AIDS and hepatits. But what progress has really been made?
Houston Press  |  Craig Malisow  |  10-05-2012  |  Animal Issues

From Neglect to Colony Member: Cat Companionship in Several Halting Stepsnew

Don't feed the stray cats!" they told me. Who? Everyone, it seemed — neighbors, acquaintances, the mail man.
San Antonio Current  |  Scott Andrews  |  08-23-2012  |  Animal Issues

No Sanctuarynew

People dropping dogs off at the refuge trusted they were sending them to the best place possible. Not exactly.
Houston Press  |  Craig Malisow  |  08-17-2012  |  Animal Issues

Exotic Theoriesnew

After Zanesville, an Oklahoma advocate cries conspiracy.
Cleveland Scene  |  Vince Grzegorek  |  06-21-2012  |  Animal Issues

'The Saddest Aquarium on Earth'new

'I was a tourist in Seal Guantanamo,' and other tales of the Morro Bay Aquarium.
San Luis Obispo New Times  |  Colin Rigley  |  05-18-2012  |  Animal Issues

Ducking the Debatenew

California chefs turned lobbyists take to Sacramento to challenge the state's foie gras ban.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Nick Miller  |  05-10-2012  |  Animal Issues

Ferrets Eat Babies. They Shred Human Tissue. They Drink Blood.new

The hush-hush life of forbidden pet ownership.
San Diego Reader  |  Dave Good  |  05-09-2012  |  Animal Issues

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