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January 21, 2009

 

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The Effect of Inmates' Self-Reported Childhood and Adolescent Animal Cruelty

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 1/20/2009; Original Item from 2008

 

 

 

 

Based on a sample of 261 inmates at medium- and maximum-security prisons in a southern U.S. state, this study examines the relationship among several motives (anger, fun, dislike, and imitation) for animal cruelty and violent crime convictions (assault, rape, and murder). Almost half of inmates reported abusing animals out of anger, whereas more than a third did so for fun.

by University of Tennessee, Morehead State University

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Animal Rights Challenge, by Kim Stallwood (Part 2)

 

 

New Blog Entry, HRC-Authored, Entered on 1/19/2009

 

 

 

 

In this post, I cover part two of Kim Stallwood's presentation at the Minding Animals Conference in London, which is serialized on grumpyvegan.com. Stallwood argues that an important challenge for animal advocates is to "make t

he moral and legal status of animals a mainstream political issue." Overcoming this challenge is made even more important because opponents of animals currently have the advantage with more sophisticated political involvement and the resources to use tools like message framing.

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are We There Yet? A Communications Evaluation Guide

 

 

New External Resource, Entered on 1/17/2009

 

 

 

 

This guide helps foundation and nonprofit communicators determine whether or not their communications are effective, what is being achieved, and if any course corrections are necessary to improve the effectiveness of communications. The guide points out that evaluation need not be limited to large-scale campaigns or major outreach activities, but should also conducted for efforts to raise awareness of an organization or an issue. And once an evaluation is underway, the guide suggests that findings be shared with those who may benefit from what is learned, such as team members, the board, colleagues, and peers.

by The Communications Network

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Feature: Meatpaper Embraces "Meat Culture"

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 1/16/2009; Original Item from 2009

 

 

 

 

This article profiles Meatpaper, a San Francisco-based quarterly journal focusing on meat and meat culture, including concepts of "whole animal" cooking, which proclaims to do right by the animal by preparing and consuming all parts of it.

 

by Meatingplace

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3115

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higher Welfare Pork Launched

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 1/15/2009; Original Item from 2009

 

 

 

 

As of January 2009, in response to a poll of 100,000 UK customers, The Co-operative's brand of "Truly Irresistible" pork, bacon, and sausages will be made using animals reared on farms approved under the Freedom Food scheme, which assesses conditions for farm animals in accordance to standards devised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

by ThePigSite

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3114