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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Humane Society

Humane Society stories: 28 news summaries

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Disgraced Meatpacker to Close Doors

 Hallmark/Westland sees no hope
of recovery after biggest recall ever

Feb 23, 08 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - The biggest meat recall in history will put a fork in Hallmark/Westland, the meatpacker’s general manager told the Wall Street Journal. “I don’t see any way we could reopen,” he said. The USDA has said the California company could reopen under the right conditions, but... More »

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animal cruelty • cows • USDA • Humane Society • beef recall • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.

Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

What goes into a 99¢ burger can
be pretty unpleasant, author Pollan says

Feb 20, 08 5:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Don't fault slaughterhouse workers for this week's enormous beef recall, author and foodie Michael Pollan tells Newsweek—it's the system. Blinding-fast production lines that expect workers to slaughter up to seven cows per minute do not a safe or ethical steak make. "It's one of those episodes that peels... More »

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meat • cows • Humane Society • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • slaughterhouse • Michael Pollan • Department of Agriculture • farmers markets

Slaughterhouse Boss Faces Felony Charges

Cruelty charges follow video of Calif. meat packers abusing cattle

Feb 16, 08 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Prosecutors hit a slaughterhouse manager with what they say are unprecedented felony charges yesterday after a video released last month showed abusive methods being used to push ailing cattle into a slaughter box, the Press-Enterprise reports. Daniel Ugarte Navarro, 49, faces over 8 years in prison if convicted of five... More »

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California • food contamination • beef • animal cruelty • cows • Humane Society • Chino slaughterhouse

Vick's Talking Points end
Up on Ebay

Notes of his speech include apology to dogs, which he forgot

Sep 4, 07 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vick’s next note to self may be “apologize to the dogs next time.” TMZ readers have already seen his private notes from his apology last week and can even bid to own them, because the Humane Society has posted them on ebay. Vick’s list of regrets... More »

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eBay • Michael Vick • animal cruelty • dogfighting • Humane Society • apology

Dogs Bite Back at Vick, Cash In

Chewed-up football cards for the
Falcons' QB fetch
$7,400 on eBay

Aug 30, 07 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Cape Girardeau, Mo., woman let her two dogs loose on her collection of Michael Vick football cards, and sold the resulting mess for $7,400 on eBay, reports the Kansas City Star. The 22 cards were originally worth from $1 to $10 each; Rochelle Steffen says she will... More »

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eBay • Michael Vick • Humane Society • football card • dog

Michael Vick (and His Jersey) Go to the Dogs

Humane Society cleans up its kennels with number 7 shirts

Aug 18, 07 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deluged with jerseys of fleet-footed number 7, a humane society is putting them all to good use – in wiping up dog doo and keeping canines comfy, nestling their heads as they doze in their cages. The Atlanta Humane Society says it didn’t know what to do with the... More »

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Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • football • animal cruelty • dogfighting • Humane Society • jerseys

Net Hunting: The Nonexistent Menace

States jump to outlaw something nobody actually does

Aug 10, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - States are rushing to ban internet hunting—despite the fact that nobody does it. Since hunting by remote control gun over the internet was floated as a business plan, a Humane Society campaign spread outrage, and 33 states have banned the practice—a bill has even been introduced in Congress.... More »

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Internet • NRA • hunting • Humane Society • Internet hunting • John Lockwood

Michael Vick, Reincarnated
as Chew Toy

Jacksonville-based company enables dog-owner revenge

Aug 8, 07 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A company in Jacksonville, Fl., has begun selling Michael Vick-shaped chew toys for dogs, a tasty play on the dogfighting scandal that has incurred the fury of American canine lovers and earned Vick felony charges. The site sells the toys for $7.99 and promises a chewing experience satisfactory even... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • dogfighting • Jacksonville • Humane Society

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