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PETA Among Groups Spied on by Maryland State Police

Critter News

PETA was labeled a "security threat group" in April 2005, and by July police were looking into a tip that the group had learned about a failing chicken farm in Kent County and planned on "protesting or stealing the chickens."

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US Retailers Concerned Over Australia's Delay in Ending Mulesing

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Macy's, Gap and Liz Claiborne Inc are among the big names to warn of their ''growing alarm'' and frustration over the backdown by the marketing and research body Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) from its promise in 2005 to replace mulesing with a commercially viable alternative by the end of this year.

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The True Costs of the Rhetoric of Terror Continue to Mount – Part 1

Animal Ethics

On November 4, 2005, Rep. In Part 2, I will discuss and defend these claims, but here in Part 1, I want examine the real motivation for the Act, as well as the rhetoric that allowed such chilling legislation to sail through both houses of Congress. Thomas Petri (R-WI) introduced House Bill H.R.4239