animal rights

Ethics February 5, 2024

Training an animal? An ethicist explains how and why your dog − but not your frog − can be punished

by Jon Garthoff, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People talk to their pets every day: offering praise when they’re good, reassurance when…

Quill pan and ink in article about absentee ballots

Letters to the Editor December 16, 2022

Letter to the Editor: “… animal studies remain critically important”

[This is a Letter to the Editor. For our policies on letters, and how to submit them, please see the bottom of this article] Contrary to the numerous claims made…

Letters to the Editor December 13, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Response to “What is Ethical Animal Research? …”

[This is a Letter to the Editor. For our policies on letters, and how to submit them, please see the bottom of this article] Dear Editor: Lana Ruvolo Grasser and…

A white rat in a lab, with a human hand lifting the animal's tail.

Ethics November 27, 2022

What is ethical animal research? A scientist and veterinarian explain

by Lana Ruvolo Grasser, National Institutes of Health and Rachelle Stammen, Emory University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A proposed measure in Switzerland would have…

Marietta May 19, 2020

Marietta police officer’s compassion for dog leads to drug bust

The compassion a Marietta police officer felt for an injured pit bull led to a drug bust Saturday morning. According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy, Marietta…

Bob Ott in article about proposed pet store dog and cat sales ban

Cobb County February 11, 2020

Proposed Cobb ordinance banning sale of dogs and cats withdrawn from consideration

The proposal to ban the sales of dogs and cats in pet stores in Cobb County was withdrawn from consideration at today’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners….

Smyrna April 17, 2018

Animal Rights advocates object to grizzly bears at Smyrna’s Jonquil festival

Toward the end of a mostly uneventful Smyrna City Council meeting Monday night, local resident Susan Bentley rose to speak about an issue regarding entertainment at the city’s upcoming Spring…

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Cobb County November 21, 2024

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