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May 15, 2012
The Texas Farm Bureau Applauds Domino's Support for Gestation Crates, Orders a Pizza
Confining sows in small gestation crates has come under great scrutiny lately. Major companies like McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and most recently the nation's second largest grocery chain, Safeway, have announced a phase-out of pork supplied by farms that use gestation crates. However, recent ... More >>
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February 14, 2012
McDonald's To Phase Out Gestation Crate Pork, a Victory for McRibs Everywhere
Last November we reported that Smithfield, the world's top pork producer, had recommitted to phasing out gestation-crate confinement at all of its facilities by 2017. Soon they could have incentive phase the questionable practice out more quickly. McDonald's announced yesterday a new initiat ... More >>
News
February 2, 2012
The Thin Line Between Dog Rescuing and Dog Hoarding
With the city overrun with strays, Dallas' animal rescuers want to save dogs from cruelty and neglect. But some need to be saved from themselves.
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Smithfield, Torturer of Future-Bacon, Renews Promise Its To Phase Out Gestation Crates
The Humane Society of the United StatesA few weeks back we told you (reminded you, really) about the evils of McDonald's pork supplier, Smithfield Foods. The Humane Society was roasting the commercial pig factory for its use of gestation crates, noted for their impossibly small size and gener ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
The Problems with Smithfield Pork and the Way to Guilt-Free-ish Bacon
Be nice to her before you fry her delicious parts.McDonald's is closing out its second week of McRib season, giving the Atlantic a hook to ponder the evils of its pork supplier, Smithfield Foods. The article points out that in the midst of Smithfield's increased welfare practices intended to ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Kunkle Wants Dallas to Become "No-Kill City"
Mark GrahamLieutenant Scott Walton, interim division manager at Dallas Animal ServicesThe myriad issues with the Dallas Animal Services have been well chronicled, especially in our January cover story on the shelter, which described the conflicting mindsets there thusly: "The old dog catcher ment ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
City, Animal Shelter Commission Differ On "Disaster" Year at Dallas Animal Services
From our slideshow hereOn Friday, Assistant City Manager Forest Turner -- to whom I spoke for last week's cover story about cruelty, cronyism and incompetence at Dallas Animal Services -- sent out a memo to city council members updating them on progress made at DAS with regard to the Humane Socie ... More >>
News
January 20, 2011
Dallas taxpayers have every right to be pissed about the goings on at the city's animal shelter.
From our slideshow hereOn Friday, Assistant City Manager Forest Turner -- to whom I spoke for last week's cover story about cruelty, cronyism and incompetence at Dallas Animal Services -- sent out a memo to city council members updating them on progress made at DAS with regard to the Humane Socie ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
Texas Trib Documented Dallas PD, Humane Society's Cockfighting Bust Last Weekend
Late Saturday, the Dallas Police Department sent word that, along with the Humane Society of the United States, it broke up an enormous cockfighting operation in Southeast Dallas. As it turns out, The Texas Tribune's cameras accompanied DPD during the bust, which resulted in only a few arrests -- ... More >>
Blogs
December 18, 2010
Dallas PD, Humane Society Seize Some 100 Roosters During Raid on Cockfight Saturday
Via, a patent for "non-lethal cockfighting"The Dallas Police Department sends word this evening: The Humane Society of the United States shot some undercover video of what sounds like a mammoth cockfighting operation in Southeast Dallas -- where, the release says, "cruel cockfights were reportedl ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2010
Maybe With Their Powers Combined, Dallas Animal Services Can Be "Compassionate"
Photos by Andrea GrimesThe newly banded wrists of a few DAS employees: "Compassion" is the new name of the game.I stopped by Dallas Animal Services over on Westmoreland Road this afternoon to check out the facilities in anticipation of the long-awaited and long-delayed Humane Society of the Unite ... More >>
News
April 15, 2010
The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights
Photos by Andrea GrimesThe newly banded wrists of a few DAS employees: "Compassion" is the new name of the game.I stopped by Dallas Animal Services over on Westmoreland Road this afternoon to check out the facilities in anticipation of the long-awaited and long-delayed Humane Society of the Unite ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2010
More About This Week's Dallas Observer Cover Story
Patrick FaricyThis week's feature story, Down on the Farm chronicles an increasingly heated national battle over "factory-farmed" food. On one side: a phalanx of corporation- and family-owned farms across the country. On the other: the Washington, D.C.-based Humane Society of the United States.C ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2009
SPCA Brings to North Texas 150 Dogs Rescued From an Arkansas Puppy Mill
Courtesy the SPCA of TexasTwo of the 350 dogs rescued from an Arkansas puppy mill this week; they will be up for adoption in coming days.Yesterday, the SPCA of Texas began transferring to McKinney 150 dogs seized from a Paris, Arkansas, puppy mill. In all, some 400 animals -- including miniature pon ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2009
Tomorrow, Protestors to Demand Petland Hop Off the Puppy Mill Pronto
Tomorrow up in Plano, animal-rights activists are scheduled to bark at Petland, which is being accused of selling dogs bred in puppy mills. The exact location's 340 Coit Road near the Bush Turnpike, if you're in the area and wondering about the barking. (No word about plans for the Preston Forest lo ... More >>
Dining
January 10, 2008
Tex-Mex Horse Meat
Horse slaughtering has stopped in Texas, but the horses are still dying—now in Mexico
News
March 15, 2007
Cock Blocking
Horse slaughtering has stopped in Texas, but the horses are still dying—now in Mexico
News
January 18, 2007
Chicken Man
Parting words from the greatest cockfighter who ever lived
Calendar
November 24, 2005
Holly Daze
Parting words from the greatest cockfighter who ever lived
Calendar
June 23, 2005
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Parting words from the greatest cockfighter who ever lived
Calendar
March 4, 2004
Bein' Green
Don't Mess with Erin
Calendar
February 26, 2004
Best in Show
Meet the four-pawed, cold-nosed athletes of Pet Fest
News
February 27, 2003
Osama bin Bunny
House Bill 433 tackles terrorism?
News
June 6, 2002
Up in Arms
Plus: Rave for a Rave, Barking up Wrong Tree
News
May 30, 2002
Helter Shelter
The city's animal control efforts are running wild, but that's not the critters' fault. It's a people problem. The question now is, will Dallas residents pay to fix it?
News
August 5, 1999
Caged and confused
While critics howl, the SPCA of Texas dreams of opening a rural animal utopia. Meanwhile, Dallas kills hundreds of pets every day.
News
June 17, 1999
Disturbing personality
An unsolved string of cat mutilations in North Dallas leaves police and residents wondering who could do such a thing
News
October 15, 1998
Letters
An unsolved string of cat mutilations in North Dallas leaves police and residents wondering who could do such a thing
News
October 1, 1998
A horse is a course
in Belgium, anyway. But some West-Coast horse lovers have Texas' meat men--the guys who supply the little-known equine slaughter industry--on the run.
News
February 12, 1998
Bull--it's what's for dinner
The cows aren't the only ones pumping out manure in windy Amarillo, where Oprah is giving the cattlemen a lesson in steer wrestling

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