Sentences with phrase «animal pounds for»

Tuskegee reported March 26 that the «animal - rights community» had questioned the university's «habit of purchasing or self - selecting adoptable dogs from local animal pounds for terminal experimentation.»

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Whole Foods» 365 - branded almond butter sold for $ 7.99 a jar, and animal - welfare - rated 85 percent lean ground beef was $ 6.99 per pound.
Chipotle as part of the announcement also said that it would give its chickens more space (6 pounds per square foot), provide them with improved lighting and litter in their housing, and change how its chickens are slaughtered to a practice pushed for by animal welfare activists.
The person who eats 400 pounds of animal meat every year is treading on the environment for others, and so a meat tax could be implemented as a matter of protecting personal liberty.
Using a minimum of 30 pounds per day for each elephant, that equals 21,600 pounds of food for ONLY TWO of the millions of animals on board for a year.
In contrast, China produces 450 pounds of cereal grain per person per year; 350 pounds goes for human consumption and 100 pounds to feed animals.
The United States raises 2,000 pounds of cereal grain per person per year; of that total, 150 pounds is used for human consumption, while 1,850 pounds is fed to animals to produce meat, eggs and dairy products.
I'm a sucker for a good classic fine crumb pound cake, and by sucker I mean I will suck up half the slices like a vacuum cleaner within 5 minutes because I am an animal, but also a machine.
Animal Care Centers of NYC, a nonprofit that runs the city's animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50Animal Care Centers of NYC, a nonprofit that runs the city's animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50 cats.
Diving with Steller sea lions is like playing rugby with a 500 - pound, 7 - foot animal that just doesn't have any respect for one's personal boundaries.
Its members sell an estimated 20 million to 25 million pounds of antibiotics for use in animals each year, much of it to promote growth.
But in the United States, nearly 25 million pounds of antibiotics per year, up from 16 million in the mid 1980s, are given to healthy animals for agriculture purposes, according to a 2000 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
«The Parliament has produced a charter for the multibillion - pound animal - research industry to carry on business as usual, with scant regard either for animal welfare or public opinion,» says Michelle Thew, chief executive of the European Coalition to End Animal Experianimal - research industry to carry on business as usual, with scant regard either for animal welfare or public opinion,» says Michelle Thew, chief executive of the European Coalition to End Animal Experianimal welfare or public opinion,» says Michelle Thew, chief executive of the European Coalition to End Animal ExperiAnimal Experiments.
How else can our brains achieve so much mind power without using any more energy, pound for pound, than the brains of other animals?
After tranquilizing the cougar using a long pole, they lay the 100 - pound animal on a tarp, drew blood for DNA analysis, tagged the cat's ear and strapped a high - tech collar equipped with a GPS device and motion sensor around its neck.
In general, animal - based foods are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions per pound than plant - based foods.
They find that fishing for large pelagic animals — species like tuna or swordfish — warms the climate, pound for pound, as much as raising pork.
Check with your veterinarian but the recommended dosage for animals is 1/4 teaspoon for every 10 pounds of body weight twice daily.
In 2001, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported in a toxicology brief that dogs weighing less than 160 pounds could get sick by eating half the contents of a 25 - gram tube of Fluorouracil cream, and that dogs less than 70 pounds could die.
Every minute, 7 million pounds of excrement are produced by animals raised for food in the U.S..
Aim for at least one gram of animal protein per pound of your body weight; more is even better.
As we thrash through the ocean chop, hammer our bike cranks for hours on end, repeatedly pound our flesh on hot pavement, and hoist large amounts of weight overhead, do we actually need the meat, milk and eggs of animals to maintain and restore our amino acids, vitamins and minerals — or can we get all our performance and recovery needs from plants alone?
You can team up with a few families and buy the half or whole grass fed animals for dollars a pound (1/2 kilo).
My favorite recommendation regarding omega 6 and 3 intake is to rely on animal products like bacon and beef to deliver to the body the small amounts of omega 6 it needs, consume about 1 pound of fatty fish a week, and leave the nuts for squirrels.
The beef industry estimates that a pound of beef requires 435 gallons of water, mostly for grain production to feed the animal.
Meat animals are fed anywhere from five to fifteen pounds of vegetable protein for each pound of meat produced — an unconscionable practice in a world where many go hungry.
You might be surprised to learn that greens even have high - quality, easily - assimilated amino acids — enough to build the protein that supports the muscle mass of the mighty, greens - eating gorilla, which pound - for - pound is the strongest animal on earth!
Whole Foods Market makes sure all their turkeys enjoy minimum lifestyle standards, with no crowding or cages, and no antibiotics or animal by - products in their feed; birds that meet those standards go for $ 1.89 a pound.
Check with your veterinarian but the common dosage for animals is 1/4 teaspoon for every 10 pounds of body weight twice daily.
Hey my name is jason im 5 ft 9 185 pounds short brown hair green eyes and im from flemington nj im on here looking for a ssbbw i enjoy the outdoors theres nothing like a good bbq lol i also like sports and i love animals as well
I'm 5 «2 145 pound mixed Puerto Rican and black, light skin light brown eyes jet balck hair, no kids a non smoker, a home body, animal lover, just lookin for a serious older man that's knows what he wants.
down to earth, want simple things in life, dedicated, grandfather of 5, family man, few extra pounds, love animals, looking for someone to share good times, quiet dinners, holding hands, cuddling by fire to watch movie, make memories
Pure muscle moving together for speed, with a man atop them, vulnerable, at the mercy of the animal's trust.There are few things more thrilling than being atop a galloping horse at full speed, the wind ripping past you, the pounding of the hooves in your year and rattling yoiur spine, but at that moment you become one with the horse, as though you had become an appendage.
Jurassic World was probably the worst offender in this regard with its endless «we used THIS reptile's DNA which is why the blah - blah - saur can do THAT» exposition, but for a movie like this, all we really need to know is that good animals took some sort of crazy serum and now they're big and angry; the script's four authors, including Carlton Cuse (Lost, The Strain), devotes way more energy than they — or we — need trying to explain why a 500 - pound albino gorilla doubles in size overnight, and why later, a wolf develops porcupine - like quills and «wings» like a 200 - foot - long flying squirrel.
Growing, processing, shipping, and preparing food — particularly the kind Americans typically eat (and schools typically serve)-- requires huge amounts of energy and produces tons of waste: Animal agriculture contributes nearly one - fifth of the greenhouse - gas emissions responsible for climate change — 1 pound of beef generates the equivalent of 36 pounds of carbon dioxide, according to researchers.
Pet and rescue groups attending include Sooner Golden Retriever Rescue, Epic's Pit Bull Rescue, Lab Rescue OK, Inc., German Shepherd Rescue of Tulsa, Horizon Animal Heroes Association, GI Wishes / A Pet for a Vet, Tulsa Animal Welfare, Chouteau Pound Pals, TX & OK German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue, Okmulgee Humane Society and Mutty Paws.
This breaks down into several species, but in general terms, these animals top out at less than 14 inches and under 10 pounds, perfectly manageable for just about any household.
NSW also has a useful resource for animal holding establishments, including shelters and pounds.
If your pet needs to lose a few pounds our doctor can advise you on food portions, correct food choices and an exercise regimen that will be a benefit for your animal.
If you desire a particular breed because you like the character that breed displays, why not visit your local animal shelter or pound and adopt a pet with the characteristics that you are looking for?
Or this tired myth, pound for pound pit bulls have the strongest jaws of any animal.
One problem in South County is that many residents come from Mexico, where «la perrera» — the pound — is known for forcibly removing animals and frequently euthanizing them.
Humane societies and dog pounds routinely scan dogs for chips to see if they have owners before the animals are given up for adoption or euthanized.
The City of Laval will soon decide if either Auberge Zen or Berger Blanc to hold the contract for animal management and pound service.
On the simple basis that it is a fact that more companion animals are being bred than there are homes for, we can see sense in the argument that there is no reason to sell, en - mass, animals bred specifically for sale, when there are so many animals already looking for homes in rescue centres and pounds worldwide.
The general public inevitably picks up the bill for this fallout though taxation required to run overburdened animal control services, dog wardens service, pounds Etc. or by voluntary donation and support given to charities and non profits who handle their proportion of the casualties.
There are no provisions, such as the US CAPA which make it illegal for a pound to kill animals where rescue groups are willing to take them.
The group's attempt to create a municipally run animal services agency comes after televised images recorded with a hidden camera at Berger Blanc, a for - profit pound that provides animal control services for 10 of Montreal's 19 boroughs, that depict animals being euthanized inhumanely.
This provision of the Code is paragraph 20 of the Audit Report — it's not entirely clear why it's quoted at this point, other perhaps, than to provide an apologia for the discussion about the necessity of animal killing in the Victorian pound system.
What it doesn't do, which is where it fails to meet community expectation, is legislate for practices which will assist the maximum number of animals to leave the pound alive.
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