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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

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In 2006 the Ethiopian government started building the giant Gibe III Dam further up the Omo River. The future of these tribal cultures faces considerable uncertainty.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Letters and emails by the thousand poured into the commissioners’ offices, protesting its crane hunting proposal. Kentucky Dept.

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

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Bush signed the “ Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act ” into law this past Monday (November 27, 2006). On September 30, 2006, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) introduced Senate Bill S. On September 30, 2006, the Senate passed S. And then realize this: On November 13, 2006, the lame duck House of Representatives passed H.R.4239