ANIMAL ISSUES: RESEARCH TOPICS

“ANIMALS ARE NOT OURS TO EAT, WEAR, EXPERIMENT ON, USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, OR ABUSE IN ANY WAY.” - PETA’S PHILOSOPHY

Research Topics, Skills, and More ~ 2013

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS PRESENTATION

You will choose ONE for a research skills project & complete an approval form this week!

• Animal Testing & Experimentation *Vivisection*

• Animals Used for Entertainment

• Animals Used for Food *Factory Farming*

• Animals Used to Help Humans *Service Animals/Animal Therapy*

• Organizations that Protect Animals/ “Whistleblowers”

ANIMAL ISSUES: TOPIC 1ANIMAL TESTING

Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is:  "Because the animals are like us."  Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is:  "Because the animals are not like us."  Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction.  ~Charles R. Magel

Animal Testing/Experimentation

Dog Animal Experimentation PictureThere is nothing wrong with this dog which has been taken from a dog pound, but it is the victim of major experimental surgery in an animal research testing laboratory. To help human beings and stop cruelty to animals, support humane medical research not involving animal tests.© Brian Gunn /IAAPEA

Vivisection (from Latin vivus, meaning "alive", and sectio, meaning "cutting") is defined as surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism, typically animals with a central nervous system, to view living internal structure. The term is sometimes more broadly defined as any experimentation on live animals (see animal testing.)[1][2][3] The term is often used by organizations opposed to animal experimentation[4] but is rarely used by practicing scientists.[2][5] Human vivisection has been perpetrated as a form of torture.

Types of Tests - photos by Brian Gunn of IAAPEA

LD 50 Toxicity Test On Animalshttp://stoptestinghouseholdproductsonanimals.com/info/ld50test

Draize Eye Irritancy Testhttp://stoptestinghouseholdproductsonanimals.com/info/draizetest

Cosmetic Animal Testing Experiments Pictures (Acute Toxicity, Skin Corrosivity/Irritation, &Skin Sensitization Tests)

http://www.cosmeticanimaltestingpictures.com/

Types of Tests - photos by Brian Gunn of IAAPEA

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BEHAVIOURAL ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH TESTING

http://www.iaapea.com/psychological_experiments.php

Deliberately Induced Stress - Animal ExperimentsA. Social Isolation B. Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Fear and Stress -C. Aggression Food Deprivation Electric Shocks Brain Damage Drugs Farm Animal Behaviour - Experiments and Research

Types of Tests - photos by Brian Gunn of IAAPEA

Stop Primate Animal Testing Experimentationhttp://www.stopprimateanimaltesting.com/

Warfare Animal Experiments (Military & Space)

http://www.iaapea.com/warfare.php

Other Types: Percutaneous Absorption Tests, Mutagenicity Tests, and more…

Where do the animals used in animal testing come from?

PeTA website explanation:

http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/how-animals-end-up-in-labs.aspx

Pound Seizure Lawshttp://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/animals_laboratories/pets_experiments/map_pound_seizure_laws.pdf

Info & Video about Monkeys used in Labshttps://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3888

Some Alternatives to Animal Testing

An embryonic stem cell test, using mouse-derived cells to assess potential toxicity to developing embryos, has been validated as a partial replacement for birth-defect testing in rats and rabbits.(9)

The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test uses cells grown in culture to assess the potential for sunlight-induced (“photo”) irritation to the skin.

Human skin model tests are now in use, including the validated EpiDerm™ test, which has been accepted almost universally as a total replacement for skin corrosion studies in rabbits.(10)

The use of human skin leftover from surgical procedures or donated cadavers can be used to measure the rate at which a chemical is able to penetrate the skin.

Microdosing can provide information on the safety of an experimental drug and how it is metabolized in the body by administering an extremely small one-time dose that is well below the threshold necessary for any potential pharmacologic effect to take place.

SOURCE: PeTA http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/alternatives-testing-without-torture.aspx

More About Alternatives

Website: The Humane Society of the UShttp://www.humanesociety.org/issues/cosmetic_testing/facts/alternatives_animal_tests.html Article 1: “Alternatives to animal testing gaining

ground” Baltimore Sun, 2010http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-08-26/health/bs-hs-animal-testing-20100826_1_animal-testing-animal-welfare-act-researchers Article 2:“Straight Talk about Alternatives” By Sue

Leary in AV Magazinehttp://www.aavs.org/atf/cf/%7B8989C292-EF46-4EEC-94D8-43EAA9D98B7B%7D/summer2005.pdf Article 3: Animal Research: Why We Need

Alternativeshttp://chronicle.com/article/Animal-Research-Why-We-Need/125240

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Animal Testing/Experimentation - VIDEOS

PeTA – Basic Informationhttp://www.peta.org/tv/videos/animal-experimentation/default.aspx “Unnecessary Fuss” – Univ. of Pennsylvania (Parts 1 & 2)This 1984 video was created from several hours of footage taken by vivisectors at the University of Pennsylvania. This

vivisection lab was set up and funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars to intentionally inflict severe head injury, and ultimately death, to primates. This type of vicious "research" continues in labs all over the world, torturing many different species of animals, for no other reason than to land lucrative grants and subsidies in the tens of thousands or millions of dollars. Vivisection (experimentation on animals) serves absolutely no purpose. Vivisectors are deep in denial and steeped in the antiquated propaganda of such barbaric and ineffective methods. The vacuous victimization of these helpless animals is sickening, and those who engage in it contribute nothing but shame and perversion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1nK5aAE99o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cx6cf6Nl_k Drug Testing on Beagles – PeTA Undercover FootageFor six months, a PETA undercover investigator worked in an Ohio lab where beagles were force-fed Oxycontin, a drug that had already

been tested on animals and had been on the market in the U.S. for decades. The tests were conducted ostensibly to satisfy Japanese regulatory requirements. This case led to PETA's involvement in the International Conference on Harmonization, which works to streamline regulatory requirements for drug testing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Eu3VTjuyo Huffington Post Videos & Photoshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/03/crazy-animal-experiments_n_1182166.html Is Animal Testing Justified? TV program discussing the topichttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD51eAOPSKc Fighting Animal Testing – Background Information -- Attempted ban in Europe 1993;

India wants to ban NOWhttp://www.ethicalocean.com/content/animal-testing-cosmetics-2012-video

Animal Testing/ExperimentationINFORMATIONAL WEBSITES PeTA Fact Sheethttp://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animals-used-for-experimentation-factsheets.aspx International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animalshttp://www.iaapea.com/aep.php American Anti-Vivisection Societyhttp://www.aavs.org/site/c.bkLTKfOSLhK6E/b.6457299/k.82D0/Types_of_Animal_Testing.htm PeTA Information about Military’s Animal Testinghttp://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/us-military-animal-testing.aspx Goats used in military training

http://prime.peta.org/2012/04/goats Info for kids from PeTA http://www.petakids.com/homework_help.asp3 More Information on Animal Testinghttp://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.veganpeace.com/animal_cruelty/

Pictures/dogresearch.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.veganpeace.com/animal_cruelty/animal_testing.htm&usg=__Ie1rM9m2buJriNLlAgI6DxAEyT4=&h=223&w=346&sz=47&hl=en&start=15&sig2=_RIYEU7SkR3-oP-_DDcIiA&zoom=1&tbnid=5hVAvsQ1-SGavM:&tbnh=77&tbnw=120&ei=sasBUdWpG_OJ0QHT2IG4Cw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DIMAGES%2BOF%2BANIMAL%2BTESTING%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

Animal Testing/Experimentation - Articles

Safer Methods http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/12/animal-testing-safer-methods The Truth about Animal Testinghttp://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/business/2012/07/truth-about-animal-testing How Much Does Animal Testing Tell Us?

TIMEhttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1815241,00.html First Word (AV magazine) Summer 2005 – various

articles

http://www.aavs.org/atf/cf/%7B8989c292-ef46-4eec-94d8-43eaa9d98b7b%7D/summer2002.pdf

Companies that Do/Don’t Test Lists

Companies that don't test on animalshttp://www.mediapeta.com/peta/PDF/companiesdonttest.pdf

Companies that DO test on animalshttp://www.mediapeta.com/peta/PDF/companiesdotest.pdf

PSA for Cruelty Free Products – “Bright Eyes”http://

www.fanpop.com/clubs/against-animal-cruelty/videos/32085103/title/animal-testing-3d-tv-commercial-bright-eyes

ARE YOUR FAVOURITE COSMETICS CRUELTY-FREE?

LEAPING BUNNY APPROVED

Paul Mitchell Urban Decay Sainbury's Marks & Spencer Liz Earle Faith In Nature The Co-operative Burt's Bees Dermalogica Bull Dog

NON-APPROVED COMPANIES

• L'Occitane • Yves Rocher• Caudalie • Mary Kay• Avon • Estee Laud• Revlon • Garnier• L'Oreal • Chanel

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181468/Big-beauty-brands-dropping-cruelty-free-animal-testing-policies-sell-products-China.html#ixzz2HxqOsbJz

• Johnson & Johnson • FCUK• Clinique • Christian Dior• Givenchy Yves • Saint Laurent• Lancome • Virgin Vie• Yardley • Proctor & Gamble

TRESemme’s Policy on Animal Testing

What is your policy on animal testing?Animal testing is a contentious issue, and there are strong and diverse opinions on the need for animal testing to underpin the development of new consumer products, particularly cosmetics. Unilever is required to provide animal data to comply with the safety regulations in place in different countries across the world. Where we are legally obliged to commission animal studies, we ensure that the minimum numbers of animals are used.

Unilever is committed to the elimination of animal testing for its business, and is at the forefront of research into non-animal approaches for assessing consumer safety. Currently, a very small amount of animal testing is still necessary to deliver innovative products that provide consumer benefits and are market competitive.

At Unilever, using non-animal approaches is the norm. Most of our products reach consumers without testing any of their ingredients on animals. We do not test our actual products on animals (any testing is undertaken on individual ingredients), and we do not undertake animal testing in our own laboratories (any studies are conducted by third party laboratories). A few countries still undertake product testing in their government laboratories. We are working with the local authorities to ensure the implementation of non-animal methods.

For more information, please visit www.Unilever.com/sustainability SOURCE: http://www.tresemme.com/faq/

What Other Companies Have to Say…

Avon

http://avoncompany.com/corporatecitizenship/corporateresponsibility/resourcecenter/policies_and_procedures/pdf/PETA%20Avon%20QA%20rev%2008-07-2012.pdf#search=%22animal%20testing%22 Paul Mitchell

http://www.paulmitchell.com/en-us/OurStory/CaringForOurPlanet/Pages/Home.aspx Burt’s Bees

Q. Do you test on animals and do your products contain animal-derived ingredients?

A. Burt's Bees does NOT conduct product or ingredient tests of any kind on animals. A few of our products contain ingredients derived from animals such as beeswax, royal jelly, milk and carmine.

ANIMAL ISSUES: TOPIC 2ANIMALS USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE, Oceana

Animals Used in Entertainment

What experiences have you had? How many different types of animal

“entertainment” venues can you name? What might be cruel about the involvement of

animals in the entertainment industry? Would you support or attend these “shows”

after learning about abuse? What kind of information would stop you?

YOU’RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT…

PHOTOS – Here’s what you see during the “show”…

PHOTOS – Here’s what you SHOULD see BEFORE & AFTER the show…

Animals Used in Entertainment – Venues

Circuses Zoos, Pseudo-Sanctuaries, Roadside Zoos, Wildlife Parks,

& Aquariums Animal Actors in movies, TV, & advertisements Horse-Drawn Carriages Exhibit Animals & “photo opp” animals Exotic Animals as “pets” Horse & Dog Racing Cruel Sports (such as dog fighting, bull fighting, cock

fighting, rodeos, dog sled racing, hunting) Fairs, Games, & Rides (pony rides, donkey basketball,

animals as prizes, racing or diving pigs, greased-pig contests, racing pigs, etc.)

Marine Parks (ex. – Sea World) Mascots for Colleges & Companies

Animals Used in Entertainment - VIDEOS

To Animals, It’s Not Entertainment – PeTAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2LZ6rw1e7g Have Trunk, Will Travel – Elephant Abusehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50wBdPhBQGo Ringling Beats Animals.comhttp://www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com/default.asp Circus Life: Behind the Sceneshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y6WKI8eKI4 Ringling Baby Elephant Trainer Tells Allhttp://www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com/about-whistleblower.asp Pig Diving!!! (especially for Micah!)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8d1AQ1i9O8

Animals Used in EntertainmentINFORMATIONAL WEBSITES PeTAhttp://www.peta.org/issues/Animals-In-Entertainment

http://www.petakids.com/homework_help.asp Born Free USA

http://www.bornfreeusa.org/a1_entertainment.php

http://www.bornfreeusa.org/facts.php?more=1&p=433 Ringling Beats Animals

http://www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com/ Animal Equality: Activism for Animal Rights

http://www.animalequality.net/entertainment Pros & Cons of Zoos

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pros-and-cons-of-zoos.html

http://animalrights.about.com/od/animalsinentertainment/a/Arguments-For-And-Against-Zoos.htm Save Zoo Elephants

http://www.savezooelephants.com/

Cartoons…sad but true!

Animals Used in Entertainment - Articles

Animals in Entertainmenthttp://www.dawnwatch.com/entertainment.htm “Cruel and Usual” from US News & World Reporthttp://www.dawnwatch.com/Cruel_and_Usual.htm Why Wild Animals and Hollywood Don’t Mix TIMEhttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2103595,00.html “Luck” raises stakes on animals’ usehttp://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/17/entertainment/la-et-0317-horse-safety-20120317 Huffington Post articles about Animals in Ent.http://search.huffingtonpost.com/search?q=animals+used+in+entertainment&s_it=header_form_v1 NY Times articleshttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/should-circus-elephants-be-banned/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/01/nyregion/animal-rights-groups-protest-circus-visit.htmlData about Horse Drawn Carriage Mishaps, Accidents, Abusehttp://www.peta2.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Horse-Drawn-Carriage-Factsheet.pdf

Animals Used in Entertainment - Articles

Animals in Entertainment - By the Animal Protection Institute (API)

https://www.wildlife-rescue.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=65

“The Sanctuary” 60 Minutes story about circus elephants

http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/634126/the-sanctuary

Animals Used in Entertainment - Websites

Animal Liberation Front - GREAT SOURCE!http://

www.animalliberationfront.com/Practical/Entertainment/entertainment-index.htm

PeTAhttp://www.peta.org/issues/Animals-In-Entertainment/default.aspxhttp://

www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/default2.aspx Animal Circuses.com – excellent info.!http://www.animalcircuses.com/ Break the Chain – Campaign to end circus animal abusehttp://breakthechainus.com/ PAWS.org – Info. about circus crueltyhttp://www.paws.org/circus-cruelty.html

CRUELTY IN FILM & TV

The Hobbit

http://www.peta.org/features/the-hobbit-unexpected-cruelty.aspx

HBO’s “Luck”http://www.peta.org/mediacenter/news-releases/-Luck--Whistleblower-Releases-Damning-New-Evidence-of-Horses-Drugged--Mistreated-on-Set.aspx

ANIMAL ISSUES: TOPIC 3ANIMALS USED FOR FOOD

*Factory Farming*

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.   ~ Samuel Butler

Factory Farms – Animals Produced & Slaughtered in the Food Industry

Warning: Graphic Content

What ARE Factory Farms? AKA CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) or IFAP (Industrial Farm Animal Production) facilities

What ARE Factory Farms? http://www.h-ed.com.au/think/13-animal-industry/15-factory-farms.html

More Pics…http://www.animaljusticefund.org.nz/content/factory-farming-new-zealand

FACTORY FARM FACTS – informational listhttp://www.idausa.org/facts/factoryfarmfacts.html

How American turned its Livestock Farms into Factory Farmshttp://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/reports/factory-farm-nation

Factory Farm Nation: How America Turned Its Livestock Farms into Factorieshttp://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/tools-and-resources/factory-farm-nation-how-america-turned-its-livestock-farms-into-factories

Factory Farms – Animals Produced & Slaughtered in the Food Industry

Mahatma Gandhi was correct when he said, “The moral progress of a nation can be judged by how its animals are treated.”

Food Industry/Factory Farming – Photos of Egg Industry “secrets”

Workers from the Krasnaya Polyana Chicken FarmTipping baby chickens into oil cans for drowning or freezing to death

Factory Farming Male ChickensBeing Ground To Death-While Alive

Food Industry/Factory Farming – Photos of Poultry Industry “secrets”

Food Industry/Factory Farming – Photos of Meat Industry “secrets”

Food Industry/Factory Farming – Photos of Dairy Industry “secrets”

Food Industry/FF – VIDEOs WARNING! They are very graphic!

EGG INDUSTRY & POULTRY FARM CRUELTY Footage from KFC - Chickenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Yh5h29r80 Butterball Turkey’s “House of Horrors” footagehttp://www.peta.org/features/butterball-peta-investigation.aspx Tyson – Unethical Practiceshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNY4Fjsdft4 Hy-Line Hatchery = Treatment of Male & “weak” Chickshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ--faib7to Chicken By-Products – Mechanically Separated Poultry (2 videos)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/mechanically-separated-meat-chicken-mcnugget-photo_n_749893.htmlhttp://articles.businessinsider.com/2010-10-04/news/30037622_1_white-meat-chicken-nuggets Truth Behind Battery Cage Egg Productionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T67DvoH2H3E Turkey farm cruelty video

http://www.ethicalfarms.org/factory_farm_cruelty.html

More VideosWARNING! They are very graphic!

MEAT INDUSTRY CRUELTY FOOTAGE (Slaughter Houses)

“From Farm to Fridge” Footagehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzrRmB40l00 “If Slaughter Houses had Glass Walls, Everyone Would be Vegetarian”http://www.peta.org/tv/videos/celebrities-vegetarianism/86975251001.aspx Kosher Slaughter Houses’ Extreme Crueltyhttp://www.peta.org/features/agriprocessors.aspx “Where Horses Go to Retire” by PeTAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFG6aw_msHk Horse Slaughter “36 Hours to Hell” by PeTAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGVr0J8cVQ Slaughter House Footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksFlFuqeQVk Pork Industry Exposed by Mercy For Animals (Gestation Crates)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzO9W2wmPWs

More Videos WARNING! They are very graphic!

DAIRY INDUSTRY CRUELTY Dairy Cow Slaughter House Abusehttp://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=5417&pst=1126583 House of Raeford Farms, Inc. Undercover Turkey & Chicken

Abuse Investigationhttp://www.mercyforanimals.org/hor/ “My Story” – Dairy Cow Abuse Exposedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g56DGkc2T78&feature=youtu.be Mercy For Animals – Tries to Stop Farm Cruelty (News

Footage)http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=y9wvWRthCIE&feature=endscreen Cow Abuse at Dairy Farms – news coveragehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slViiNP_c1E

Food Industry/FF - Websites

PeTA kidshttp://www.petakids.com/homework_help.asp The World Society for the Protection of Animals

(WSPA)http://www.wspa-usa.org/Search.aspx?keywords=factory+farming&pn=1&ipp=10&x=0&y=0 Disturbing Facts about Factory Farminghttp://www.organicconsumers.org/Toxic/factoryfarm.cfm 11 Facts about Factory Farming – dosomething.org/http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-animals-and-factory-farms Factory Farming is Barbaric & Needs to Stop!http://www.animal-rights-action.com/factory-farming.html

Food Industry/FF - Websites See Where FACTORY FARMS are LOCATED in your state!http://www.factoryfarmmap.org/#animal:all;location:US;year:2007

Factory farms in PAhttp://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/factsheet/factory-farms-in-pennsylvania/

http://www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/get-informed/locations/locations

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/reports/factory-farm-nation/

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/tools-and-resources/factory-farm-nation-how-america-turned-its-livestock-farms-into-factories/

Health risks due to Factory Farms in PAhttp://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=5226

Good facts and statshttp://www.rodale.com/factory-farm-map

Food Industry/FF - Websites

RESTARAUNTS UNDER SCRUTINY KFChttp://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/u-tyson.asphttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C96473%2C00.htmlhttp://www.peta2.com/issue/cruelty-in-the-kfc-slaughterhouse/ McDONALD’shttp://www.mccruelty.com/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-19/business/ct-biz-1119-mcds-egg-farm-20111119_1_sparboe-farms-cruelty-bob-langerthttp://aafprofessional.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/mcdonalds-battles-controversy-but-sales-are-still-increasing-new-ads-to-blame/http://theweek.com/article/index/221164/mcrib-controversy-the-pork-supplierrsquos-hellish-methods BURGER KINGhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_YcWOuVqkhttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dairy-workers-charged-animal-cruelty-undercover-video-shows-beating-cows-article-1.1180649http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/10/3043822/animal-rights-group-targets-burger.htmlhttp://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2007-03-28-bk-cagefree_N.htm WENDY’shttp://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/farm/wendys_ad_111207.pdfhttp://www.usuallyvegan.com/tag/wendys-animal-cruelty/http://on.aol.com/video/animal-abuse-allegations-linked-to-kraft--wendys-supplier-517503722http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/10/11/2306463/burger-king-wendys-suspend-relationship.html

Petitions Against Factory Farming Urge Pennsylvania to take a

firm stand against factory farming animal cruelty

http://www.change.org/petitions/urge-pennsylvania-to-take-a-firm-stand-against-factory-farming-animal-cruelty#

Petitioning Secretary Thomas James Vilsack

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)http://www.change.org/petitions/reform-rethink-factory-farming#invite/

Food Industry/FF - Articles Factory Farming is Not the Best We Have to Offerhttp://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/13/factory-farming-is-not-the-best-we-have-to-offer/ Many Articles about Slaughter Houses – Orlando Sentinelhttp://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/slaughterhouse Feds close CA Slaughter Househttp://www.examiner.com/article/feds-close-california-slaughterhouse-after-video-reveals-abuse CBS Reports “More Slaughter Houses Cited for Abuse”http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-204_162-4057626.html USA Today Articlehttp://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-25-downer-cattle_N.htm Huffington Post Article about USDA Beef & Slaughter Househttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/california-slaughterhouse-abuse-video-usda-beef_n_1821126.html Food From Factory Farms are Killing Ushttp://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/05/food-from-factory-farms-is-killing-us.html Autism Rates & Factory Farminghttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-5369956-503544.html Cow Abuse Isn’t Rare from The Press-Enterprisehttp://www.pe.com/local-news/reports/beef-recall/beef-recall-headlines/20080326-researcher-cow-abuse-isnt-rare.ece WHO PROTECTS ANIMALS? An article about the “ag-gag” lawshttp://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/who-protects-the-animals/

Food Industry/FF - Articles Factory Farming is Not the Best We Have to Offerhttp://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/13/factory-farming-is-not-the-best-we-have-to-offer/ Many Articles about Slaughter Houses – Orlando Sentinelhttp://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/slaughterhouse Feds close CA Slaughter Househttp://www.examiner.com/article/feds-close-california-slaughterhouse-after-video-reveals-abuse CBS Reports “More Slaughter Houses Cited for Abuse”http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-204_162-4057626.html USA Today Articlehttp://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-25-downer-cattle_N.htm Huffington Post Article about USDA Beef & Slaughter Househttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/california-slaughterhouse-abuse-video-usda-beef_n_1821126.html Food From Factory Farms are Killing Ushttp://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/05/food-from-factory-farms-is-killing-us.html Autism Rates & Factory Farminghttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-5369956-503544.html Cow Abuse Isn’t Rare from The Press-Enterprisehttp://www.pe.com/local-news/reports/beef-recall/beef-recall-headlines/20080326-researcher-cow-abuse-isnt-rare.ece WHO PROTECTS ANIMALS? An article about the “ag-gag” lawshttp://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/who-protects-the-animals/ Article about Egg Industry & Salmonella http://www.mfablog.org/2010/09/striking-new-illustration-highlights-battery-cage-salmonella-link.html Burger King – Cruelty to Cows footagehttp://www.mfablog.org/ http://www.burgerkingcruelty.com/

What you can do…

Go to Extremes… Become a vegetarianhttp://veganismisthefuture.com/the15thwhistleblower/ Become a veganOr…Just Be Smart About From Where Your Food Comes… Eat Better! http://www.chooseveg.com/ Boycott Factory Farming Boycott Animal By-Products (ex. – Don’t eat fast food) Buy Local Visit http://www.humaneitarian.org/ for availability of

humanely raised meat in our area Visit http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/ to find animal

welfare approved food available in our area

ANIMAL ISSUES: TOPIC 4ANIMALS THAT HELP

HUMANS*Service Animals/Animal

Therapy*“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”Anatole France

Background Information

The Difference between: Service, Therapy, Companion and "Social/therapy" Animals

Service Animals are legally defined (Americans With Disabilities Act, 1990) and are trained to meet the disability-related needs of their handlers who have disabilities. Federal laws protect the rights of individuals with disabilities to be accompanied by their service animals in public places. Service animals are not considered 'pets'.

Therapy Animals are not legally defined by federal law, but some states have laws defining therapy animals. They provide people with contact to animals, but are not limited to working with people who have disabilities. They are usually the personal pets of their handlers, and work with their handlers to provide services to others. Federal laws have no provisions for people to be accompanied by therapy animals in places of public accommodation that have "no pets" policies. Therapy animals usually are not service animals.

A Companion Animal is not legally defined, but is accepted as another term for pet. 'Social/therapy' Animals have no legal definition. They often are animals that did

not complete service animal or service dog training due to health, disposition, trainability, or other factors, and are made available as pets for people who have disabilities. These animals might or might not meet the definition of service animals.

SOURCE: http://www.petpartners.org/page.aspx?pid=303

Types of Service Animals

Dogs *Most popular Miniature Horses Capuchin Monkeys Goats Cats Ferrets Birds & Ducks Iguanas

Reasons Why People Require Service Animals

Physical Handicaps, Wheelchair-Bound Individuals, & those with Degenerative Diseases, such as Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS or Parkinson’s Disease

Psychological Disorders, such as PTSD or Bipolar Disorder

Visual or Hearing Impairments Other diseases, such as diabetes, epilepsy &

seizure disorders Autism Spinal Cord & Brain Injuries Other Uses: prisons, religious ministries, grief &

loss, and more!

Service Animals & Animal Therapy - Information

NPR segments – Read script & listen to radio news segments for facts, stats, and interview!

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/09/146583986/pet-therapy-how-animals-and-humans-heal-each-otherhttp://www.npr.org/2012/03/06/148053980/pets-and-owners-form-a-mutually-beneficial-bondhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19148435http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126162874

Service Animals & Animal Therapy - Videos

Definition of a Service Animalhttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhczql_what-a-service-animal-is_animals Info about Service Dogshttp://www.servicedogcentral.org/content/node/127 How Service Animals Aid the Disabledhttp://videos.disabled-world.com/category/service-animals Noble Paws – Service Animals videohttp://www.metacafe.com/watch/1030005/noble_paws_the_importance_of_service_animals/ How Service Dogs Assist Vets with PTSD - CNNhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyKld0UXjcY Canine Companions Assist Vetshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OP7duJV9gs Humans, Horses, & Autism – 1st video - report by CBS; 2nd about Coltonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN4jrA3pYdkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHzEfMdRE30

Service Animals & Animal Therapy – Websites

What is a service dog?http://www.petside.com/article/what-service-dog

Paws With a Cause – Trains Service Animalshttp://www.pawswithacause.org/

Service Dogs for Vets Paws and Stripeshttp://www.pawsandstripes.org/ Alpha K9http://alphak9.org/ Canine Angelshttp://www.canine-angels.net/ Patriot Pawshttp://patriotpaws.org/

Other Service Animal Info.Various Articles from the LA Timeshttp://articles.latimes.com/keyword/service-animalsVarious Article from the Chicago Timeshttp://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/service-dogService Animals Help More than the Blindhttp://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jul/29/an-unusual-partnership/

Service Animals & Animal Therapy - Articles

Military Service Dogs Also Suffer with PTSDhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/us/more-military-dogs-show-signs-of-combat-stress.html?ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=all&_r=0 NY Times article: “Creature Comforts”http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/magazine/04Creatures-t.html?pagewanted=all Article about Service Animals from LA Timeshttp://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/05/nation/na-subway5 Service Dogs for Bipolar Disorderhttp://bipolar.about.com/od/disability/a/servicedogs.htm College Students Train Service Dogs in Labhttp://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/07/5096401/students-make-university-of-kentucky.html Info. on Dogs that Assist People with Seizure Disordershttp://www.petpartners.org/document.doc?id=227 Various Articles about Service Animalshttp://www.disabled-world.com/disability/serviceanimals / Animal-Assisted Therapy Info.http://www.petfinder.com/animal-shelters-and-rescues/volunteering-with-dogs/animal-assisted-therapy-dogs

Service Animals & Animal Therapy – More Articles

Service Dogs for Children with Disabilitieshttp://www.petpartners.org/document.doc?id=226 Service Dogs for Autistic Childrenhttp://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/service-dogs-love-protect-and-connect-autistic-kid Horses Soothe Children with Autismhttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=horses-soothe-kids-with-autism Healing Autism with Horses – from NY Timeshttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/healing-autism-with-horses/ Prisoners working with foster dogshttp://

www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Inmates-rehabilitate-problem-pooches-3751769.php

More inmates working with dogs – includes a videohttp://

www.timesunion.com/local/article/Inmates-dogs-learning-together-1335711.php#media-5028

Can Canines Sniff out Seizures? Article from US News & World Reporthttp://

www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/11/27/canine-noses-may-sniff-out-seizures Animal Therapy comes in all Formshttp://

health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-your-healthcare/treatment/articles/2011/12/27/the-new-face-of-pet-therapy

ANIMAL ISSUES: TOPIC 5ORGANIZATIONS THAT ANIMALS & WHISTLE

BLOWERSIn the words of Mahatma Gandhi: "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

Organizations that Protect Animals

(Animal Rights Organizations)

Organizations that Help Animals - Websites

The Humane Society of the United Stateshttp://www.humanesociety.org/ People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA)http://www.peta.org/ American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

(ASPCA)http://www.aspca.org/ Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

(PSPCA)http://pspca.org/ World Wildlife Fundhttp://www.wwf.org/ American Humane Associationhttp://www.americanhumane.org/ 4 Paws for Abilityhttp://4pawsforability.org/autism-assistance-dog/

Organizations that Help Animals - Websites

Best Friends Animal Societyhttp://www.bestfriends.org/home.aspx Greenpeacehttp://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/ Mercy for Animalshttp://www.mercyforanimals.org/ World Society for the Protection of Animalshttp://www.wspa-international.org/ Sea Shepherdhttp://www.seashepherd.org/ International Fund for Animal Welfarehttp://www.ifaw.org/united-states Animal Legal Defense Fundhttp://aldf.org/ http://aldf.org/section.php?id=4 Locket’s Meadow Farmhttp://locketsmeadow.com/

Organizations that Help Animals – Videos on Various Topics

ASPCAhttp://www.aspca.org/Get-Involved/aspca-video Humane Society of the United States http://video.humanesociety.org/ PeTAhttp://www.peta.org/tv/default.aspx Greenpeacehttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/multimedia/videos/?accept=2a9d16f4be843df8af1423ad17e15f7b World Wildlife Fundhttp://worldwildlife.org/media?filter=videos

Organizations that Help Animals – Articles

THE NY TIMES PeTA

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/p/people_for_the_ethical_treatment_of_animals/index.html ASPCA http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/ASPCA/ HSUS

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/humane+society+of+the+united+states/ Greenpeace

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/greenpeace/

HUFFINGTON POST PeTA

http://search.huffingtonpost.com/search?o_q=hsus&s_it=topsearchbox.search&q=peta ASPCA

http://search.huffingtonpost.com/search?o_q=peta&s_it=topsearchbox.search&q=aspca HSUS

http://search.huffingtonpost.com/search?q=hsus&s_it=header_form_v1 Greenpeace

http://search.huffingtonpost.com/search?o_q=aspca&s_it=topsearchbox.search&q=greenpeace

Whistle Blowers!

What ARE Whistle Blowers?http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-Whistleblowers?&id=1802786

http://animalwhistleblowers.org/

http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2013/01/wy-ag-gag-hb0126-opposition-011513.html

ANIMAL TESTING WHISTLE BLOWERSExamples of Lab Cruelty reported to PeTAhttp://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/Be-a-Hero-to-Animals-in-Labs.aspxhttp://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-peta-snbl.htmlhttp://www.all-creatures.org/saen/usda-20071015.htmlhttp://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/24284

Whistle Blower in Chimp Cruelty in Lab Investigationhttp://nihchimpcruelty.net/nih_press1.html

Article w lots of Exampleshttp://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-05-05/news/9605031569_1_peta-treatment-of-animals-monkeys

Chimp abuse http://nihchimpcruelty.net/nih_overview.html \Lab Responds to Whistleblower Monkey abusehttp://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/12/05/9227484-lab-responds-to-petas-monkey-abuse-allegations?lite

More Whistle Blowers!

Whistle Blower exposes testing at Mars Candy Co. – Animal Crueltyhttp://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/26814

Check this source out for all articles about Whistle Blowers of Animal Cruelty!http://enn.com/

FARM FACTORY WHISTLE BLOWERScruelty to pigshttp://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/27313

animal antibiotic data withheldhttp://www.whistleblower.org/press/press-release-archive/2012/2399-gap-sues-fda-for-wrongful-withholding-of-animal-drug-data

Ag-Gag Laws will threaten whistle blowershttp://gmo-journal.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/23/6927718-another-state-ag-gag-bill-threatens-animal-rights-whistleblowershttp://www.whistleblowersblog.org/2011/04/articles/legislation/iowa-house-votes-to-put-animal-rights-whistleblowers-in-jail/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2077514,00.html http://www.npr.org/2012/03/10/148363509/ag-gag-law-blows-animal-activists-coverhttp://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/03/the-ag-gag-laws-hiding-factory-farm-abuses-from-public-scrutiny/254674/http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/%E2%80%98ag-gag%E2%80%99-laws-chill-speech-threaten-food-supply

Example of an Anti-Ag-Gag Petitionhttp://www.change.org/petitions/dont-put-animal-cruelty-whistleblowers-in-jail

SLAUGHTERHOUSE TWO: PETA undercover investigator Philip Schein and his wife, Hannah, exposed inhumane practices at a kosher meat plant in Uruguay

More Whistle Blowers!WHISTLE BLOWERS IN THE ANIMALS FOR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRYVarious Articleshttp://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-whistleblower.htmlAccounts of circus abuse & employees share storieshttp://www.animalliberationfront.com/Practical/Entertainment/RinglingWhistleblowers.htm

http://www.animalliberationfront.com/ALFront/Actions-USA/USDAvsRingling.htm

SAM HADDOCKhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/12/15/ST2009121505174.html?sid=ST2009121505174

Sam's sworn statementshttp://www.allanimals.org/files/haddockDeclarationRedacted.pdf

PeTA Urges Regular Citizens to Become Whistle Blowers! FILM & TELEVISION

http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/Be-a-Whistleblower.aspx

PeTA Urges Regular Citizens to Become Whistle Blowers! ZOOshttp://suite101.com/article/peta-seeks-zoo-animal-mistreatment-reports-a61938

Q &A w undercover agenthttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1883742,00.html

Whistle Blower Videos!

PeTA – Imprisoned and Poisonedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFCCsm_qT1Y

Ag-Gag Anti-Whistleblower Bills: Keeping Americans in the Dark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoHqY_3RhAk

Ag-gag Bill news coverage – Jane Valez-Mitchellhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIKx_zc0U Protecting America’s Shame = Ag-Gag law news

coveragehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN97uvvEkK4

FYI: The Research Sources Stop Here…

OTHER ORGAINZATIONS/LINKS:

PET ABUSE.COMhttp://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/animal_cruelty/reporting_abuse.phphttp://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/cruelty_laws.php HUMANEITARIAN.ORGhttp://www.humaneitarian.org/ ANIMAL WELFARE APPROVED.ORGhttp://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/

INTERESTING SITES & ARTICLES THAT DENOUNCE ORGANIZATIONS:

http://911animalabuse.org/About-Us.php http://www.petakillsanimals.com/ http://www.humanewatch.org/ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/o

pedcolumnists/the_lawsuit_circus_2qt5F2tVROO52lhmFLpp8I

http://washingtonexaminer.com/sunday-reflection-when-animal-rights-groups-attack/article/2517588#.UOrZMoGd60M

http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?cat=8

Happy Stories…Animal Heroes & Animal Miracles!

Top 10 Heroic Dogs of 2011http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhczql_what-a-service-animal-is_animals

ANIMAL MIRACLES – ANIMAL PLANEThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFGvgbQsI7I

READER’s DIGEST – Animal Heroeshttp://www.rd.com/slideshows/americas-hero-pets/

http://www.rd.com/advice/pets/true-stories-of-hero-pets/

TIME magazine Top 10 Animal Heroeshttp://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2059858,00.html

WAYS FOR US TO PROTEST/BECOME INVOLVED!!!!

The White Househttps://petitions.whitehouse.gov/ Care 2 Carehttp://www.care2.com/take-action/ Do Something http://www.dosomething.org/ Change.org http://www.change.org/Animal League Defense Fund http://aldf.org/article.php?id=1946&gclid=CPjQ

1q7O5rQCFQSg4AoddT8ADg

OTHER INFORMATIONAL SITES Animal Liberation Front – BLOCKED @ CMHS

(only viewable from home)http://www.animalliberationfront.com/index.html

http://www.animalliberationfront.com/Saints/StsAlive.htm

Wikispace for ideas of sub-topics to further research (NOT FOR THIS PROJECT!)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_farming