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ALF Activist Receives 21-Month Sentence

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Alex Hall released 650 mink from McMullin Fur farm in South Jordan, Utah in 2008. Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act mink fur ALF. He received a sentence of 21 months under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA.) He is expected to be released in two or three months.

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Failure to launch

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The objective wasn’t even birds, it was fur seals. They are now protected by Taputeranga Marine Reserve , a marine reserve created in 2008 and to protect marine life around Wellington. It wasn’t fur seals, or even eciting birding, but it was fun to poke around. Which brings us to yesterday.

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Halloween and Sugar Chic Couture

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Here is a bit more about Niki the shop owner, and why she started her shop: After a break from touring as a triple-threat (dancer/singer/actress) and adopting her own Maltese, Sugar, Niki Rochelle established Sugar Chic Couture in 2008. Her mission is to provide the best in upscale, couture fashions and accessories for canine fur-babies.

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African Penguins in Peril

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Sharks, Cape Fur Seals and even Killer Whales will prey on them in the ocean. From 1978 to 2008 the Namibian population declined from 12,162 pairs to 4,563 pairs. Obviously, the penguins are more vulnerable on land, hence their propensity to nest on offshore islands. In 1979 the South African population was estimated at 56,900 pairs.

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Make This the Year You Do Right by Animals

Animal Ethics

Now that 2008 has arrived, I'd like once again to encourage new and old readers alike to make this the year that they stop supporting animal cruelty in all of its forms. Since the New Year's resolutions you have made for 2008 are your resolutions, I assume that you would actually like to succeed in keeping them. How and by when?

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Tails of Aloha

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Tails of Aloha was established in 1994 and received its Non-Profit designation in October 2008. His lil hand slowly and gently moved anchoress Polo’s fur. Tails Of Aloha is an all volunteer Animal Assisted Therapy Organization, located on Oahu in the state of Hawaii, with animals on all of the major Hawaiian Islands.

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