Animal rights has taken a serious blow

The Supreme Court has protected so called freedom of speech and stopped animal rights in its tracks. Last week the Supreme Court ruled that "crush" films are completely legal and are protected under the first amendment.

Crush films are films in which views see a woman from the waste down in high heels and a small animal (puppies, kittens, rats, etc...) The woman talks to the animal in a dominatrix like voice and will step on the animal impaling it with the high heel.

The whole idea of crush films being labeled under freedom of expression is ridiculous. It is sick and the people who get their jollies from watching it need help not a free pass.

Child porn is illegal because it is wrong and processing it is a felony, why is killing an animal and selling video of it legal?

For once our government has seriously disappointed me.

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Billionaire's bid for park bison cause outrage

Billionaire Ted Turner has offered to hold 88 bison from Yellow Stone National Park for five years so that they are not slaughtered.
In return Turner wants to be able to keep up to 90 percent of the bison's offspring.
The bid is creating controversy about just how much big pocketed business men should be allowed to help in conservation.
Hunters, environmentalists and property law experts have all given their opinion on the matter and most say Turner's plan sets a dangerous precedent for the commercialization of public wildlife. However, others describe Turner as a responsible steward of the land with the resources needed to take care of animals that desperately need a home.

- To read the full story for the Washington Post click here

Indianapolis firetrucks may be getting a paint job. The animal rights group PETA has sent a letter to Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard offering a donation of $7,500 to the city in return for advertising space on the cities firetrucks.
PETA's offer came after fast-food chain KFC announced a deal to pay for fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in the city in exchange for advertising space on them.
Jen Pittman, a spokesperson for Ballard, said Friday that officials were willing to discuss the offer with PETA but that the advertisement would have to meet city guidelines.




Courtesy of Indystar.com

British Town Bans Cats and Dogs

A new British 450-house development in Farnsborough, about a half-hour's drive southwest of London does not allow residents to have cats or dogs.
The development, is located in an area protected by the Eurapean Union Birds Directive as a wild bird sactuary. THe EUBD requires member countries to create protection zones, maintain and restore habitats, and create biotropes.


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Indiana cracking down on puppy mills with new law

Indiana dog breeders and brokers who breed and sell dogs for commercial purposes must register with the state under a new law the takes affect Jan. 1.

The law, passed by the Indiana General Assembly last April, requires commercial brokers to register with the State Board of Animal Health if they sell more than 500 dogs per year. The law requires breeders to register if they have more than 20 unspayed dog over the age of 12 months.

Brokers pay a flat rate of $1,ooo a year and breeders pay based on the number of female dogs they have.

Animal shelters, rescue operations, hobby breeders, or anyone who breeds at least 75 percent of there dogs for sporting, service, law enforcement, or military purposes are exempt from the law.

- The Indy Star

Cat cams show cats nap only six percent of the day

Fifty house cats in Los Angeles were given collar cams so that researches could see just what cats do all day when there owners are away.

Topping the list was looking out windows which is done 22 percent of the day. 12 percent was used to interact with other family pets and eight percent was spent climbing on chairs or kitty condos. Just six percent of their hours were spent sleeping. Playing with toys came it at five percent, and eating and/or looking at food came in at four percent.

"What surprised me was how active the cats were. I believed my three cats were sleeping during the day," said Jill Villarreal, an animal behavior scientist who collected the data for Nestle Purina PetCare's Friskies brand of cat food.

According too Villarreal the cats may be equipped with movie cameras next but it is still being debater.

Courtesy of The Associated Press and news Chanel 25

Marine finds new friend Iraq

A United States Marine Core Sergeant found an unlikely friend while serving in Iraq. Sergeant Brain Dennis and his squad ran across a pack of wild dogs. One of those dogs walked up to Dennis who named the dog Nubs because of his cut ears.
The dog would acompany Dennis on guard duty and run after his Humvee when he left. When Nubs was stabbed by a screw driver Dennis and his team patched him up, and after that the dog began to fully trust Dennis. The next time Dennis left he followed him all the way back to his base 40 miles away, showing up and surprising everyone.
Dennis knew this dog was meant to be his and with the help of his family and friend back home came up with 5,000 dollars to send the dog to America. Friends took care of Nubs until Dennis finished his deployment and now the two live in San Diego. read the full story here.