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Jan 14 2015 | karol orzechowski

Surveys Yield Conflicting Trends in U.S. Pet Ownership

A new article from the Veterinary Information Network highlights the importance of understanding research methodologies in evaluating the results of different studies. In this particular case, the authors examine the [...] READ MORE

Jan 12 2015 | karol orzechowski

Animal Welfare and Society Concerns Finding the Missing Link

In this recent paper, controversial agricultural scientist Temple Grandin makes a case for farmers to become more pro-active in opening up their operations to outside observers, especially affluent consumers in [...] READ MORE

Jan 5 2015 | karol orzechowski

Who’s Harming Whom? A PR Ethical Case Study of PETA’s Holocaust on Your Plate Campaign

This paper examines PETA's 2003-2004 "Holocaust on Your Plate" campaign, a travelling outreach and awareness campaign that paired graphic images of factory farming and nazi atrocities with quotes from Jewish [...] READ MORE

Jan 1 2015 | karol orzechowski

Journey From Wilderness: Facing Dilemmas of Wild Animal Exhibits

In this prose-like journal article, Ken Kawata outlines the common history of zoos and circuses, and describes their relationship to the capture and trade of exotic species from Africa and [...] READ MORE

Dec 30 2014 | karol orzechowski

Should Protections for Research With Humans Who Cannot Consent Apply to Research With Nonhuman Primates?

This paper considers how and why current protections for research with humans who cannot consent (such as children and those with severe dementia) can apply to nonhuman primates. Navigating the [...] READ MORE

Dec 22 2014 | karol orzechowski

Policing Farm Animal Welfare in Federated Nations: The Problem of Dual Federalism in Canada and the USA

This paper outlines problems with (and proposes some solutions for) the creation and enforcement of effective laws protecting farm animals in the United States and Canada. Taking a long view [...] READ MORE

Dec 22 2014 | Faunalytics

Study of Current and Former Vegetarians and Vegans

This Faunalytics original study examines key factors in people's decisions to either adopt or give up a vegetarian or vegan diet. READ MORE

Dec 19 2014 | karol orzechowski

Review of Proposed Rule Regarding Status of the Wolf Under the Endangered Species Act

This paper by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) is an independent scientific review of the US Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) proposed rule regarding the status [...] READ MORE

Nov 28 2014 | karol orzechowski

Lessons Learned: Challenges in Applying Current Constraints on Research on Chimpanzees to Other Animals

In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Necessity of the Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research, was charged with determining the scientific necessity of the [...] READ MORE

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Surveys Yield Conflicting Trends in U.S. Pet Ownership

Animal Welfare and Society Concerns Finding the Missing Link

Who’s Harming Whom? A PR Ethical Case Study of PETA’s Holocaust on Your Plate Campaign

Journey From Wilderness: Facing Dilemmas of Wild Animal Exhibits

Should Protections for Research With Humans Who Cannot Consent Apply to Research With Nonhuman Primates?

Policing Farm Animal Welfare in Federated Nations: The Problem of Dual Federalism in Canada and the USA

Study of Current and Former Vegetarians and Vegans

Review of Proposed Rule Regarding Status of the Wolf Under the Endangered Species Act

Lessons Learned: Challenges in Applying Current Constraints on Research on Chimpanzees to Other Animals

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