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Shelter Sense Volume 07, Number 01

ShelterSense 1978-92

• Organizing an effective Board of Directors (Carroll S. Thrift)
• Circus fund-raisers are not acceptable (Jeanne Roush)
• Spay/neuter program helps Ohio county
• Landfill gas poses shelter hazard (Gary L. Mitchell)
• Congress acts on would labs, pets in housing
• A Letter to the Editor (Fred Andrus)
• Just Wright: Review and update your adoption policies (Phyllis Wright)

The Hsus Petitions U.S. Government To Protect Fur Seals

Close Up Reports

Our battle to end U.S. seal clubbing continues

Glro Winter 1984

Great Lakes Regional Office

• GLRO tip leads to dogfight raid
• Animal Control Academy
• Santa PAWS visits hospital
• Around the Region
• Direct Action Rally
• Regional Director's Desk (Sandy Rowland)
• GLRO rallies in support of pound seizure repeal

Humane Education Happenings Winter 1984

Humane Happenings 1975-81

No abstract provided.

American Attitudes Toward And Knowledge Of Animals: An Update, Stephen R. Kellert

Attitudes Towards Animals Collection

The distribution of a typology of basic attitudes toward animals in the American population is explored through personal interviews with 3,107 randomly selected persons in the 48 contiguous states and Alaska. Data is presented on the prevalence of these attitudes in the overall American population and among major social demographic and animal activity groups. In addition, results are presented on Americans' knowledge of animals as well as their species preferences. Finally, information is presented on perceptions of critical wildlife issues including endangered species, predator control, hunting, trapping, marine mammals and wildlife habitat protection.

Whales Are Not Cetacean Resources, Dale Jamieson, Tom Regan

Conservation Collection

What we know about whales is sufficient for ascribing to them the analogues of human rights, including the fundamental right to be treated with respect. Once we recognize their possession of this right, it follows that whales are not to be used or exploited by us for the promotion of our ends, however "benign" they may appear. In the case of humans, to refrain from killing them is to discharge only a small part of our total duties. We must also refrain from exploiting them, whether "consumptively" or "nonconsumptively." Having come as far as we have in our understanding of …

Empathy, Humaneness And Animal Welfare, M. W. Fox

Human and Animal Bonding Collection

In relation to a person's emotional rapport with an animal, is empathy possible? Sympathetic concern for animals is often judged, sometimes correctly, as being a sentimental, anthropomorphic projection. Sheer subjective sympathy toward an animal, without objective understanding of its behavior and needs, can lead to erroneous assumptions as to its well-being, and to misjudgement of others' treatment of animals as being cruel. Empathy is possible when the "feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another" can be vicariously experienced: thus when there is objective knowledge about what an animal's overt behavior signifies, and what emotional states, intentions, and expectations such overt behavior …

Human/Animal Communication: Cetacean Roles In Human Therapeutic Situations, M. Patricia Hindley

Animal-Assisted Therapy Collection

A review of the literature on the relationship between animal and human indicates that whales and dolphins may have a mutually beneficial role to play in human therapeutic situations. Florida researchers have discovered that interaction with dolphins has favourably altered the behaviour of neurologically impaired people, and of autistic children who are usually withdrawn and uncommunicative.

Explorations with both wild and captive cetaceans may find suggestive direction from extensive research currently being done with pets and domestic animals. Growing scientific evidence suggests that animals can benefit not only the physically and mentally ill, the lonely and the incarcerated, but also …

Logic And Limits Of Animal Liberation, Edward R. Bennett

Animal Welfare Collection

The current interest in treatment towards animals goes beyond the focus of isolated instances of brutality and encompasses the advocacy of significant changes in our traditional attitudes toward animals. In one year (1980) an estimated 2,054,281,000 hogs, beef, lamb, and poultry were raised on farms and slaughtered in the U.S.* (Agricultural Statistics 1981), and 1,653,385 laboratory animals were used by facilities registered with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA 197 4). Adding to this the number of related animal industries such as textiles, farm equipment manufacturing, cosmetics and drug industries, restaurants, and groceries, it is easy to appreciate the …

Stereotype Behaviour In Sows And Gilts Housed In Stalls, Tethers, And Groups, Judith K. Blackshaw, J. F. Mcveigh

Agribusiness Collection

Observations of sows and gilts in tethers, stalls, and groups showed two distinct types of behaviour: pre-feed behaviour when pigs were anticipating food, and after-feed behaviour. Sows and gilts tethered for the first time do not show pre-feed excitement, but this develops in 42 days which suggests that pre-feed behaviour is not stereotype, as suggested by the literature, but is a conditioned reflex.

The question of the importance of after-feeding behaviours which are often called stereotypies is examined. The total time occupied by these behaviours over 24 hours by tethered sows is 14.5 to 29.0%, by tethered gilts 1.4 to …

Evils Of Modern Stables, James Irvine Lupton

Equines Collection

Portions of veterinarian James Irvine Lupton's book on horse management that deal with the problems of confinement husbandry practices have been selected as a significant historical record of humane concerns that were documented one hundred years ago. While the author's descriptive prose may lack scientific "objectivity," it does express a common sense morality and the subjective and intuitive observations and conclusions of an experienced veterinarian who clearly respects and understands the horse. His words bespeak of a bygone era where the care or husbandry of animals was both an art and a science, a discipline based upon empathy, compassion and …

Animal Boredom: Is A Scientific Study Of The Subjective Experiences Of Animals Possible?, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Sentience Collection

The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between different meta-scientific frameworks and the science of animal welfare. Animal Boredom 117 During the past few years, I have become more and more convinced that the great difficulty science has in studying subjective experience in its objects, might be related to the denial of any role to subjective experience in the observer as an interpretational guide. Can a quality in the world around us be observed, when this same quality is deliberately excluded from the process of observing?

As a practical example for the discussion described above, the phenomenon …

The Origins Of Empathy And Altruism, Carolyn Zahn-Waxler, Barbara Hollenbeck, Marian Radke-Yarrow

Human and Animal Bonding Collection

We will describe theories and research that try to explain the development, especially in children, of sensitivity to the needs of others. Are children born with empathy? Is it instinctive or learned? What kinds of changes do humane feelings and behaviors undergo as children develop? How do the environments in which children are reared determine whether they will be more or less likely to show concern and to assume responsibility for the welfare of others? We have examined these issues in a series of studies of (a) the early origins of emotional concern (empathy) and (b) the translation of concerned …

Attitudes Toward Animals: Age-Related Development Among Children, Stephen R. Kellert

Attitudes Towards Animals Collection

This paper reviews the results of a study of 267 children in the 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th grades. A battery of tests was used to examine children's knowledge and attitudes towards animals, and behavioral contacts with animals. A typology of basic attitudes towards animals and appropriate scales was employed. Children's knowledge and attitudes towards animals were also compared to those of adults 18 years of age and over. Major differences occurred among children distinguished by age, sex, ethnicity, and urban/rural residence. Additionally, significant knowledge and attitude variations occurred among diverse animal-related activity groups (e.g., among children who hunted, birdwatched, …

The Question Of Animal Awareness, Francoise Wemelsfelder

Sentience Collection

The problem of animal awareness lies at the interface of science and philosophy. As a starting point for the study of phenomena such as awareness, mind, consciousness, etc., we hardly have any reference other than our own human experience and in the context of a nondualistic ontology this can be justified. In philosophy and psychology it appears to be very difficult to give direct operational definitions of terms such as consciousness, etc. So we might expect this to be even more difficult in the study of animals. A detailed knowledge of animals and their behaviour is necessary in order to …

Aquatic Feeding By Moose: Selection Of Plant Species And Feeding Areas In Relation To Plant Chemical Composition And Characteristics Of Lakes, D. Fraser, E R. Chavez, J. E. Paleheimo

Feeding Behavior Collection

Aquatic feeding by moose was studied with emphasis on (i) the chemical composition of aquatic plants compared with terrestrial browse, (ii) the chemical composition of preferred and unpreferred aquatic plant species and (iii) characteristics of preferred feeding areas. Compared with woody browse, aquatic plants had much higher levels of sodium and iron, and similar levels of other nutrients tested. In a "cafeteria" selection experiment, moose consistently ate seven species of aquatic plants (preferred plants), consistently rejected five species (unpreferred plants), and gave an intermediate response to seven species. Preferred species had significantly higher sodium content. Those in the intermediate class …

Getting At The Numbers, Jim Mason

Interviews

Henry Spira, leader of the Campaign Against the LD50 test, talks about how he builds coalitions to focus action.

Hs News Volume 29, Number 01

HSUS News 1979-88

• President's Perspective: World Congress for the Protection of Animals (John A. Hoyt)
• Sea World wins it way
• Trap seeks foot-held
• Television series announced
• Reaction to the Alert
• Farm animal welfare: new directions and developments (Deborah Salem, Linda Mickley, and Dr. Michael W. Fox)
• Dealing with a change in your pet's behavior (Martha I. Finney)
• Time runs out for "Gentle Jungle" (Sue Pressman)
• HSUS Loxahatchee suit all but stymies hunt
• All one family: The kinship of all living things served as the theme of the 1983 HSUS Annual Conference
• From consciousness to conscience: excerpts from President Hoyt's address
• 1983 Resolutions
• Fox …

Animal Rights Coalitions Coordinator's Report '83, Coalition To Abolish The Ld50

Animal Rights Coalitions

• The world is changing
• Benchmarks
• 1983 News Flashes
• The permanent revolution
• 1983: The end of the LD50
• Industry on the fast track
• Youth can build anew
• Personal involvement: give your time, energy & skills
• Here's what you can do
• Industry Initiatives
• Highlights from: The Procter & Gamble Company, May 11, 1983
• Highlights from: Smith Kline & French Laboratories, May 5, 1983
• The coalition strategy: why we do it the way we do it
• On a personal note

Do Our Schools Give A'S For Cruelty?, Animal Rights International

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We have enough violence and cruelty in New York.We don't need to promote it in our schools. Yet in New York State, students in all grades, elementary through high school, are routinely allowed to inflict violent harm on living animals.

Advances In Animal Welfare Science 1984/85, M. W. Fox, L. D. Mickley

eBooks

This book, the first in an annual series, written by academicians--scientists, philosopher and other--is not intended exclusively for animal welfarists and conservationists. Since it is written by scholars, it will appeal to a wide range of academic and professional readers who are involved with animals for scientific, economic, altruistic, and other reasons. While this first volume cannot cover the entire spectrum of animal welfare science-related topics, it does, in its diversity of contributions, demonstrate the multi-faceted and interdisciplinary nature of the subject of this new series.

Resources And The Evolution Of Social Behavior, Con Slobodchikoff

Social Behavior Collection

No abstract provided.

Lots Of Talk About Ld50, Marjorie Sun

Popular Press Items

When animal rights groups protest the use of animals in experiments, one of their favorite targets is a test known as the LD50. Since the late 1920's, scientists have killed millions of animals to conduct the test, which was designed to help judge the acute toxicity of drugs, pesticides, and other chemicals. But animal rights groups and scientists in general agree that the test is now outdated and has limited value. Even so, according to animal rights activists, industry continues to perform the test to meet federal requirements, unnecessarily killing millions of animals a year. The animal rights groups have …

Humane Education Volume 07, Number 04

Humane Education 1983-5

• Footprint fantasies (Mary Jo Puckett Cliatt)
• A narrow escape
• For the love of birds (Carol O'Donnell)
• Action for humane awareness: a unique effort in humane education (Lorraine Holden)
• Author-Humane Educator Charlotte Baker Montgomery receives the Humane Society's top honor
• It's their home too! A mini unit on learning to coexist with the animals around us (Lorraine P. Holden)
• Happenings
• Research in Review: Teaching about predators in elementary education (Vanessa Malcarne)
• Familiar animal neighbors: opossum, mallard duck, raccoon, gray squirrel
• A provocative look at young people's perceptions of animals (Miriam O. Westervelt)
• Calendar
• What's a Picture Worth? : Foul play

Shelter Sense Volume 06, Number 10

ShelterSense 1978-92

• Veterinarian survey reveals humane work (Debbie Reed)
• Texans give their SHARE
• Girl dies despite rabies vaccine
• Dentists push pet care
• License campaign ups revenue, visibility
• Another dogfight raid
• Service wells trap animals
• Shelter Sense Reproducible – This winter, put yourself in their shoes …
• Just Wright: Community service means meeting community needs (Phyllis Wright)

Shelter Sense Volume 06, Number 09

ShelterSense 1978-92

• Computers streamline control efforts (Debbie Reed)
• HSUS, police sweep Illinois dogfight
• Traveling shows may pose animal problems (Jeanne Roush)
• SPCA plays to zoo visitors
• Man throws dog; Judge throws book
• Just Wright: Pet and owner should suit one another (Phyllis Wright)

Gsro Fall 1983

Gulf States Regional Office

• Lab animal suffering widespread in region
• Carriage horse problems in San Antonio, Texas
• 1984 Spring Workshop headed for Louisiana
• Legislation
• Around the Region
• "Sody Pop" the Bear gets new quarters
• Oklahoma City mandates spay/neuter
• Director's Comment (Bill Meade)
• Pari-mutuel horse racing stopped in Texas -- Passed in Oklahoma

Ijsap Volume 04, Number 04

IJSAP VOL 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS – VOL. 4(4), 1983

LETTERS

EDITORIALS

NEWS AND ANALYSIS

• Agribusiness Chicken Myth Dispelled
• Tuna Fishing and Improved Monitoring of Dolphin Mortality
• A Clear Mandate to Abolish Factory Farming
• Relief for Iguana Lizards
• Dogs Endanger Wolves
• DES in Veal
• The Welfare of Adult Pigs: The Effects of Five Housing Treatments on Behavior, Plasma Corticosteroids and Injuries
• Reflections of an Ex-Veal Farmer
• Research Into Bizarre Alternatives
• Animal Models in Biomedical Research—Some Paradoxical Findings

COMMENTS

• A Survey of Animal Behavior-Related Research and Testing Activities in North American Agricultural and Veterinary Medical Colleges – W.R. Stricklin
• Some Preliminary Thoughts on Permitting …

Hs News Volume 28, Number 04

HSUS News 1979-88

• President’s Perspective: Let the dialogue continue / John A. Hoyt
• Zoo fallout
• PSA on the way
• Bear reward
• A response to a response
• Nix for Orcas
• Moving towards 1986: "Whales Alive" conference and IWC meeting chart whales' hopeful future / Patricia Forkan
• The North American Black Duck: twenty-eight years of failure in American wildlife management / John Grandy
• The HSUS introduces two new periodicals this fall
• Kind News promises a bright new approach for children
• The Animal Activist Alert rushes legislative news to activist members
• Keeping racing out of your state / Ann Church
• "Arnett vs. Loxahatchee" : a fragile …

Shelter Sense Volume 06, Number 08

ShelterSense 1978-92

• Working together in Wichita Falls (Debbie Reed)
• Wisconsin horse owners strictly against cruelty
• Bird blood may tell wildlife rabies levels
• PAW Council gives ’83 Shelter Awards
• Art fair visitors learn about Humane Society
• Stiff sentence for Florida kitten abuser
• Dogs give blood under new program
• Shelter Sense Reproducible – For some animals, Halloween hurts!
• Just Wright: Staff burnout needs your attention (Phyllis Wright)