On AlterNet: animal cruelty

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "animal cruelty"

Smithfield Foods Exposed for (More) Cruelty at Factory Farms

Rachel Cernansky, TreeHugger. December 17, 2010.

Through an undercover investigation in Virginia, the Humane Society of the U.S. caught horrific treatment of female pigs and piglets on video.

Outrage Builds Over Extermination of Hundreds of Geese from Major City Park in New York

Deanna Zandt, AlterNet. July 16, 2010.

The NYC govt. and the USDA quietly captured 250-400 Prospect Park geese and carted them off to gas them, needless deaths that won't prevent plane crashes.

Military 'Researchers' Strapped Pigs in Body Armor and Blew Them Up, All in the Name of Science

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 8, 2009.

The 'study' was conducted last year in an undisclosed location, with the supposed goal of linking bomb blasts and brain injuries.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Cruelest Species of Them All?

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. February 23, 2008.

We are, of course, but a new book on animal cruelty will make your jaw drop about how vicious humans can be to other animals.

When Did the Ability to Kill Animals Become Prerequisite for the Presidency?

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone. February 18, 2008.

What is it with politicians who feel that they have to prove they have the ability to kill something with a weapon?

Will the Ghost of the Dog Huckabee's Son Tortured Come Back to Bite Him in the Ass?

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!. January 3, 2008.

I have two words for the Huckabee defenders: Michael Vick.

The Michael Vick Case: Beat a Woman, Play On! Beat a Dog? You're Gone

Sara Whitman, August 22, 2007.

Sara Whitman: If Vick had been beating women? He'd be in pre-season games instead of probably heading to jail.

Michael Vick Is Really Sick

Guest Blogger, July 18, 2007.

Dana Kennedy: No apology will suffice for NFL star Michael Vick, who's been indicted for participating in an illegal dog fighting ring.