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Catalonia is First Region to Ban Bullfighting

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Lawmakers in Catalonia's regional parliament approved the controversial ban, 68-55, with nine abstentions, after emotional speeches that mixed expressions of support for preserving tradition with denunciations of bullfighting as institutionalized cruelty. The ban will take effect in the region, of which Barcelona is the capital, in 2012.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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2008 and this video recommended by the Ted Talk people: The Early Birdwatchers ), or the social behavior of Common Guillemots (what we North Americans call Common Murres) ( Bird Sense: What it Is Like to Be a Bird , 2012).

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PETA urges everyone to avoid this product of cruelty to animals. Foie gras is the diseased liver of ducks or geese that have been force-fed through pipes shoved down their throats. GABE WALTERS Counsel, PETA Foundation Norfolk, Va.,

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Foie Gras Disappearing From San Diego Restaurants

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In addition, back in 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill making foie gras illegal starting in 2012. Tags: animal cruelty california foie gras food. No single effort is insignificant when combined with many others doing the exact same thing.

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