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  • July 2008

    • Battle Rages Over Culling Mustang Herd

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 20, 08 8:27 AM CDT

      Battle Rages Over Culling Mustang Herd

      In the debate over how to deal with America's wild mustang herds, both sides claim to have the animals' best interests at heart. Federal agency officials tasked with protecting the horses say the most humane—and economical—course is to euthanize some so the rest don't starve. But activists see more sinister motivations, reports the New York Times. More »

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      animal rights  • wildlife  • drought  • euthanasia  • Bureau of Land Management  • mustang

    • Humane Society Finds Its Inner Pit Bull

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 19, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      Humane Society Finds Its Inner Pit Bull

      The Humane Society may spend a lot of time fighting for cute, furry creatures, but it's been  shedding its mild-mannered, do-gooder image under the direction of CEO Wayne Pacelle, writes the Los Angeles Times . Pacelle, a 42-year-old vegan who admires the NRA's steamroller approach, has turned the organization into a much more aggressive protector of animals over his 4 years in charge. More »

    • Army Pig-Shoot Angers Animal Rights Activists

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      Army Pig-Shoot Angers Animal Rights Activists

      The Army is butting heads with animal rights activists over a planned drill that involves shooting live pigs. As practice for battlefield medical care, soldiers will fire at the pigs, then rush to save them. "It's to teach Army personnel how to manage critically injured patients within the first few hours of their injury," said an Army spokesman. More »

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      animal rights  • PETA  • Army  • pigs  • Military  • medical training  • soldiers

  • June 2008

    • Spain Passes Ape Rights Bill

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 26, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      Spain Passes Ape Rights Bill

      Spanish Parliament passed a resolution promising fundamental “human” rights to the great apes, the Guardian reports. The bill enjoys wide support and would ban scientific experimentation involving higher-level primates. Zoo exhibition will still be legal, but supporters say living conditions will improve significantly. The legislative body was inspired by philosopher Peter Singer’s Great Apes Project, a primate advocacy group. More »

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      Spain  • animal rights  • chimpanzees  • gorilla  • apes  • parliament  • orangutans

    • Mexican-Style Rodeo Riles Activists

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 14, 08 9:25 AM CDT

      Mexican-Style Rodeo Riles Activists

      It's about equestrian skill, machismo, tradition, and, of course, sombreros: It's charreria, and it might be endangered. The centuries-old Mexican activity that mixes rodeo and fiesta is coming under fire in the US, where animal-rights activists have rallied for laws against practices like steer tailing and horse tripping. The New York Times visits California's Central Valley to check it out. More »

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      California  • animal rights  • rodeo  • Mexican-Americans

    • PETA Targets Fur-Wearing Olsen Twins

      newser  |  Sydney Morning Herald  |  Jun 13, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      PETA Targets Fur-Wearing Olsen Twins

      PETA is trying to make life hairy for the Olsen twins, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The animal rights group, noting that the sisters are still fond of fur, is urging activists to cut off their own locks and send them to the twins for their 22nd birthday today, "since they seem to be in such dire need of extra hair on their bodies." More »

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      animal rights  • PETA  • fur  • Mary Kate Olsen  • Ashley Olsen

    • Facebook Boots Kitty-Eating Kids

      newser  |  Copenhagen Post  |  Jun 12, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      Facebook Boots Kitty-Eating Kids

      A group of Danish students were kicked off Facebook when they posted photos of themselves cooking and eating a cat, the Copenhagen Post reports. The students intended to point out the hypocrisy in designating some animals pets and others food, but have infuriated the almighty social-networking site and animal rights groups alike. “This is the worst way to draw people's attention,” said the director of a Danish rescue group. More »

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      pets  • cat  • animal rights  • Denmark  • abuse  • cooking  • activist

    • Biology Class Is No Cut-Up for US Kids

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 1, 08 7:59 PM CDT

      Biology Class Is No Cut-Up for US Kids

      More biology students are ducking icky frog and fetal pig dissections by doing them on computers, the AP reports. Animal rights activists, thrilled that 14 states let kids skip dissections, are helping get the interactive programs to schools. One West Virginia group donated software to a high school that spends about $1,000 a year on frogs and $40 a pop for hogs. More »

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      computer  • high school  • animal rights  • frogs  • virtual imaging  • dissection

  • May 2008

    • Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban

      newser  |  Chicago Sun-Times  |  May 15, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban

      A Chicago restaurant ban on foie gras pate that animal lovers love to hate has been lifted by city legislators after two years. The ban caused widespread derision among foodies, fury in the restaurant industry—and plaudits from animal rights advocates who wanted to save the force-fed ducks and geese whose super fatty livers make the pate. Mayor Richard Daley bulldozed the repeal through the City Council, reports the Sun Times . More »

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      Chicago  • restaurant  • animal rights  • Richard Daley  • city council  • foie gras

    • Eight Belles Jockey Defends His Ride

      newser  |  USA Today  |  May 7, 08 7:23 PM CDT

      Eight Belles Jockey Defends His Ride

      The jockey who rode Eight Belles in the Kentucky Derby says the filly seemed to be in fine form during the race and denies pushing her against her will, USA Today reports. "I'm not going to encourage her to run if I know something is wrong because I can end up dead," said Gabriel Saez, 20. The horse's trainer has noted that the filly's ears were up at the finish line, a sign it was "perfectly happy." More »

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      horse racing  • animal rights  • Kentucky Derby  • Eight Belles  • Gabriel Saez

  • April 2008

    • To Animal Lovers, He's the Cat's Meow

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 21, 08 9:54 AM CDT

      To Animal Lovers, He's the Cat's Meow

      One group of Catholics who weren't surprised to see Pope Benedict XVI's "softer side" on his visit to the US are devout cat lovers. Benedict harbors a legendary fondness for felines; his house in Germany was filled with them, and in his former Vatican post he looked after cats who visited his building, the New York Times reports. And the affection goes both ways: a German cat wrote a children’s biography of the former Cardinal Ratzinger, with help from a journalist. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI  • cat  • animal rights  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • Children's books

    • Humane Hunters Hound Foxy Humans

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Apr 16, 08 11:08 AM CDT

      Humane Hunters Hound Foxy Humans

      England banned fox hunting with hounds three years ago—but riding clubs unwilling to give up centuries of tradition or the thrill of the chase are recruiting human prey, ABC News reports. The runners drag along a dead animal—road kill—to leave a trail for the hounds, and are paid $30 a day, plus "sandwiches, sausage rolls, cake, and hot tea," according to one club. More »

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      England  • dog  • animal rights  • hunting  • Cambridge University

    • Kangaroo Cull Canceled

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Apr 2, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      Kangaroo Cull Canceled

      Hundreds of kangaroos living on a former Australian naval base have won a stay of execution, the Independent reports. Plans to cull the animals met with a public outcry, and protesters vowed to form a human shield to protect the 'roos. The animals have been grazing heavily on grassland at the site, and environmentalists charge that they're damaging the habitat of some rare species. More »

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      Australia  • animal  • animal rights  • New South Wales  • kangaroo  • Canberra

  • March 2008

    • Man Eats Man's Best Friend

      newser  |  Salon  |  Mar 24, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      Man Eats Man's Best Friend

      While you're busy worrying about human rights in China, author and journalist Ted Kerasote argues, add animal rights to the list. After a trip to a ski camp in China where he was befriended by a "dead ringer for Lassie," he was appalled to find his canine pal served as the main dish at a feast in his honor. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • dog  • human rights  • pets  • animal cruelty  • cat  • animal rights

    • PETA Goes After NYC Carriages

      newser  |  New York  |  Mar 19, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      PETA Goes After NYC Carriages

      Animal-rights activists have long been champing at the bit to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City, and a PETA publicity strongman is in town to do just that, New York magazine reports. Though Michael Bloomberg and others in City Hall support the trade, PETA's Dan Mathews—legendary for his anti-fur tactics—has been crusading to ramp up attention since a Queens councilman proposed a ban in December. More »

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      New York City  • Michael Bloomberg  • animal rights  • horse  • PETA  • Central Park  • horse neglect

    • Elephant Bubble Plans Popped

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 15, 08 6:46 PM CDT

      Elephant Bubble Plans Popped

      A California science center has ditched plans to surround an elephant with a giant soap bubble, reports the LA Times, after a thousand outraged emailers protested the plan and zoo professionals blasted it as a "Vegas-style sideshow."  A "bubble artist" had planned to break a world record by blowing a bubble with a 39-year-old Asian elephant named Tai in it. More »

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      science  • art  • animal cruelty  • animal rights  • elephant

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Top Chefs Meet Their Meat

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 16, 08 4:08 PM CST

      Top Chefs Meet Their Meat

      Top chefs are trying to change the way we eat by calling attention to how animals are raised for meat. In Britain, Jamie Oliver killed a chicken on live television, and supermarkets across the UK sold out of free-range chickens and eggs. The New York Times reports it’s part of a movement by some chefs to become more involved with their food—before it’s killed. More »

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      food  • agriculture  • animal rights  • chef  • meat  • Jamie Oliver

    • Chimp Not a Person, Court Rules

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 15, 08 4:24 PM CST

      Chimp Not a Person, Court Rules

      Matthew Hiasl Pan, a 26-year-old chimp, is not legally a person, the Austrian Supreme Court has ruled. The animal shelter where he lives has declared bankruptcy, and human donors have volunteered to support him. But under Austrian law, only people can receive personal gifts, reports the AP, so the court rejected an animal rights group's petition to change Matthew's legal status. More »

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      Austria  • animal rights  • chimpanzees

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