Animal rights News
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Albuquerque -
A 46 year-old New Mexico man has been arrested for what authorities can only describe as a bizarre and heinous case of animal cruelty.
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"Someday," a new video created by PETA and animated by Anna Saunders, is scheduled to be featured on rock icon Morrissey's nationwide tour.
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Lab rats have been instrumental in many scientific discoveries. However new evidence suggests that lab rats are sentient.
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Actress Alexandra Paul, best known for playing Lt. Stephanie Holden on "Baywatch," took some time from her schedule to chat about her recent endeavors, animal rights and upcoming plans.
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Brasstown -
It has been said that a person can tell where they would have stood on the issue of slavery had they been alive at the time, by looking at their stance on animal rights. North Carolina has shown the world that tradition outweighs human decency.
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Sanford -
A story about a puppy and his human companion who was willing to spend his entire disability check on vet care is still circulating like wildfire on the web. The heartwarming story reached a happy ending when Dolly’s Foundation stepped in.
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Yonkers -
PETA, ASPCA and several other animal rights organizations are offering a reward of more than $23,000 to find the person who killed 25 cats and hung their bodies from a tree in a Yonkers Neighborhood.
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Edmonton -
Hundreds of animal lovers gathered at the Alberta Legislature on April 27 to call for changes to Canada's anti-cruelty laws.
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In the wake of Michael Vick's appointment to the New York Jets, the support for Vick — and those deemed worse than Vick — places the NFL outside the perimeter of societal decency and common respect.
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The decision by the New York Jets to sign Michael Vick is being met with resistance, as Vick's animal cruelty past is coming back to the surface.
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New York -
With the announcement over the weekend that Michael Vick has been signed to the New York Jets, a social media advocacy campaign was launched in an effort to remove Vick from the Jets roster.
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New York -
An open letter addressed to Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, on having signed Michael Vick to the quarterback position.
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There has been a dramatic shift in the tactics used by animal-rights activists over the past decade, with individual researchers and the businesses supplying them being targeted instead of their universities.
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Edmonton -
March 15 was designated a global day of action against the canned hunting of lions in South Africa. Marches took place in several cities around the world.
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Copenhagen -
The nation that recently banned ritual preparation of meat is facing an international campaign to end the legality of sexual contact with animals inside its borders.
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Santa Cruz Biotechnology, one of the biggest suppliers of antibodies for laboratory research, is accused of repeatedly violating the Animal Welfare Act according to the USDA.
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The cover of this month’s issue of TIME depicts a young female deer below the headline “America’s Pest Problem.” The wildlife activist community is in an uproar over the article many see as factually inaccurate and something more fit for an op-ed
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Animal cruelty happens every minute, all around the world. Animals do not have legal rights like humans do, so it is up to concerned individuals to raise awareness about it.
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Niagara Falls -
Recently Digital Journal published an article about two visitors to Marineland who had vowed never to return over the treatment of its animals. Marineland's rebuttal was not only strange, it was downright wacky.
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An animal research facility at the University of Milan’s pharmacology department has been raided by animal rights activists and the animals were released. Scientists claim that five years' of research has been lost.
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Roswell -
Valley Meat Company in Roswell, New Mexico is set to open a horse slaughter plant on April 29, subject to approval by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The first horse slaughterhouse to open in the US since 2007 is not without controversy.
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On Monday, a full ban on the testing of cosmetic products on animals came into force in the European Union. The complete ban was welcomed by animal rights groups but some in the cosmetics industry remain unconvinced.
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Irvine -
As the long awaited next instalment of the video game Starcraft II entitled “Heart of the Swarm” was officially launched worldwide at 12 midnight last night, animal rights campaigning group PETA took a novel approach to publicising their cause.
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A truck carrying more than 900 dogs destined to be killed in a slaughterhouse was stopped by animal activists in Chongqing, China.
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Arborg -
Animal rights group Mercy for Animals Canada has condemned the treatment of pigs at a Puratone Corp. Farm near Arborg, Manitoba. The group secretly shot video footage of maltreatment of pigs on the farm during August and September 2012.
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Norfolk -
A new ad showing model Joanna Krupa with long hair coming out of the bottom of her panties has caused some disturbance amongst certain viewers. The ad equates wearing fur to showing off pubic hair.
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Last Friday France’s highest constitutional court rejected a case brought by animal rights activists calling for a nationwide ban on bullfighting.
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Animal activist groups versus political parties is not something that makes the news everyday. Today though it does, especially in the South of France where the debate on traditional bullfighting is on and hot.
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Animal rights protesters plan to stage a huge protest rally outside Lady Gaga's concert in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday (Sept.15), over her recent decision to wear fur.
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Toronto -
One of the favorite spots at Toronto's CNE to take the kids is The Farm. There are an assortment of domesticated animals located inside the building. Some have space to move but at least two of the animals are trapped in small quarters.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday 15 April 2012.
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Infographic designed in support of the #KickOutVick advocacy campaign to remove Michael Vick from the New York Jets
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday, 15 April 2012.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday 15 April 2012.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday 15 April 2012.
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Chipotle
Chipotle minimizes animal rights protest by acknowledging the balance with human rights and using local produce and treating animals humanely.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday 15 April 2012.
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Some of the people and dogs at Charlee's Angels for the Animals rally on April 27, 2014.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday 15 April 2012.
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A German Shepherd attempting to get out of a kennel.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday 15 April 2012.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday 15 April 2012.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday 15 April 2012.
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Cat that has lived in a tree for seven months.
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Some of the people and dogs at Charlee's Angels for the Animals rally on April 27, 2014.
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Some of the people and dogs at Charlee's Angels for the Animals rally on April 27, 2014.
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Some of the people and dogs at Charlee's Angels for the Animals rally on April 27, 2014. Some of Shania's puppies.
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Ban Live Exports - Sydney Rally. Sunday, 15 April 2012.
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Global March for Lions in Edmonton.
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Global March for Lions in Edmonton.
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