Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT http://www.animalconcerns.org en Copyright 1992-2009 The EnviroLink Network The Animal Concerns News Service, a service of the EnviroLink Network, compiles the most relevant news stories of interest to the global animal rights/welfare community from sources around the Internet. newsdesk@envirolink.org support@envirolink.org http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907030027520.298949 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT Officials at the MSPCA said that as temperatures go up, so do claims of animal abuse. During the summer months, a spike of 33 percent is seen in animal cruelty reports. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907030023530.629871 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT The focus now shifts to Darnell and Hare and whether one or both of them could face criminal charges in her daughter's death. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907030819200.224643 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT In doing so, it has clearly stated where the company stands on the issue of animal rights and animal cruelty. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907030032090.0100612 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT The shocking details are contained in the State Government's latest Animal Research Review Panel report, with critics claiming the findings prove federal and state measures to replace animals in research were failing. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907030050590.052165 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT League City, TX, July 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Artzi Media, a Houston-based web design firm, has decided to join the fight against animal cruelty by teaming up with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in order to benefit its cause. Eight percent of all profits from Artzi Media’s projects will go straight to the ASPCA. The firm will also incorporate the group’s logo, mission, and website into its advertisements and will dedicate a page of its website to the ASPCA in order to promote awareness of the problem of animal cruelty and this group’s mission to stop it. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907030009490.307248 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT Animal-rights groups in Arizona and nationally are criticizing the decision by Navajo County animal-control officers to shoot and kill more than 50 dogs owned by a man who was in jail for a month in early May and couldn't take care of them. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907030020110.532198 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT The German shepherds were left in a car Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of police headquarters in Nottingham, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) north of London. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907022310020.306621 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT Project TNR (Trap-Neuter-Release) applauds the Old Bridge Animal Rights Association (OBARA) for reaching out to the community to offer its services in managing the township's feral-cat population. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907022319310.106038 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Artist Robert Indiana isn't too keen on adding the word "vegetarian" to his famous EAT sign that went on public display for the first time in 44 years last month. EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200907021218170.796793 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:35:59 EDT We assume specialty vegan restaurants in big cities like Los Angeles are looking out for us vegans, making sure our food is cruelty-free and completely plant-based. Well I have bad news for you: EnviroLink