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Bullfighting to Appear on Spanish TV Again

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In 2006, guidelines prohibited the showing of live bullfights because the "violent images" were unsuitable to be broadcast between 6 and 8 pm, during hours when children were most likely to be watching.

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Doris Day Animal League is Part of the Humane Society?

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Checking out their website, I came across this page saying that they merged with the Humane Society in 2006. The live link takes me to an announcement in 2006 about the merger. Tags: organizations animal welfare. I also learned that the Humane Society merged with the Fund for Animals in 2005.

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New Iberia Inspection Documents Available

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A 2006 inspection found no problems. Tags: louisiana animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty new iberia research center animal welfare us. . # A May 23, 2007, USDA inspection revealed several problems with drainage and waste disposal operations, and peeling paint in primate housing areas. #

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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month

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Of course, right now, they're just being shipped to Canada and Mexico anyway, where health and welfare standards are much, much lower. Slaughter opponents pushed a measure cutting off funding for horse meat inspections through Congress in 2006 after other efforts to pass outright bans on horse slaughter failed in previous years.

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Bob Barker Donates $1.5 Million to LA Zoo

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The planned future home to 23-year-old Billy the elephant, the Pachyderm Forest is a $42-million, 6-acre proposal that began in 2006, but was put on hold a month ago. The donation will go towards moving Billy to PAWS.

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Uncovered Reports Show Three Research Labs Fined for Violations

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A 2006 USDA inspection report faulted the school for withholding anesthesia from piglets and lambs during procedures without adequate scientific justification for doing so. Tags: university research animal research welfare violations medical research animal laboratories. The report does not identify the procedures.

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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

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A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. Inspectors found serious deficiencies in animal-care facilities in 2006 and put the UW on probation.

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