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MARCH 25, 2010

The opening line in this USA Today article says it all, "Every proposal to protect marine species at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Doha, Qatar was voted down." Tags: CITES marine animals Japan china endangered species. It's unfortunate, but true, thanks primarily to Japan and China.

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AUGUST 17, 2008

Thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this information from August 8. In a unanimous decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court rejected a broad challenge by animal protection advocates to the state’s rules on the care of farmed animals) but struck down regulations that regard husbandry practices as being “humane” merely because they are routine.

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DECEMBER 26, 2009

The Humane Society gives President Obama a B- on animal protection. Not that great, but I no longer think of Obama as a progressive anyway. It's probably still better than w.

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MAY 2, 2023

The treatment of the animals at the Woodbridge, NJ SeaQuest is horrific. This was the same for many other of the animals there: potbelly pigs, a sad otter, rabbits, chickens and Bengal cats. The zoo also allows patrons to pay to interact with certain animals, allowing kids to flop around with them in enclosures.

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DECEMBER 26, 2008

The ALDF has released a report on how different states' animal protection laws stack up. Tags: animal law. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

Thankfully, there are some organizations out there that make it their business to look after and care for our animal counterparts. Proving that society’s conscience hasn’t been completely compromised, these companies and their employees make it a point to put animals first. Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. whether it be animal rights or human rights. whether it be animal rights or human rights. What kind of protection do they really mean? I don't trust the Chinese government on any issue.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

The Indian government has decided to add bulls to the list of animals protected from entertainment uses. This prevents them from being exploited in Goa, an Indian state that had considered reviving the tradition. Goa was once part of the Portuguese empire which is where the bullfighting ridiculousness comes from.as

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

From Spanish News - RTN (Round Town News). She has also to pay 2,688 € to the animal refuge. Nacho Paunero, President of El Refugio, notes that this is the first time in Spain that someone has been fined for abandoning their animal at the doors of a refuge. No need to click. Here's all it says.

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JULY 26, 2009

The group is called Seal Sitters and they protect baby seals who have been left on the each while their moms fish. Tags: seattle animal rescue marine life seals. It's a nice story to offset the cruelty of the dead baby tiger in Hanoi.

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AUGUST 1, 2009

India is to amend its wildlife crime laws to protect the country's tigers, a government minister said. Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said that speeding up justice as well as hefty fines are needed to strengthen the Wildlife Protection Act. From the Press Association.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. The animal slowly walked away from us, stopping every now and then to check on our behaviour. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I recently got an email from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. They are pioneering legislation in California to make public animal abuse registries. sexual abuse, and animal fighting as well as neglect (such as hoarding). His girlfriend turned him in, and he took a plea bargain that admitted abuse of only one animal.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

From Latino Fox News. Mexico's first "anti-bullfighting" town has signed a petition calling on the United Nations to approve a universal declaration on animal welfare. Teocelo, a town of 15,000 inhabitants, last month became the first Mexican municipality to ban bullfighting and other events that involve animal mistreatment or cruelty.

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. .

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Nick Rahall and Raul Grijalva have introduced a bill that would protect healthy wild horses from being killed by the BLM. As wild animals living on public land, management of these horses and burros fell to the Federal government, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, BLM.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

Read the rest of the article in the Courthouse News Service. Animal-rights activists claim an orca is being held in an "inadequate tank" in the Miami Seaquarium. The activists claim Lolita is being "kept in an inadequate tank, without companions of her own species or adequate protection from the sun.".

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JULY 17, 2010

This is very good news from July 13, reported in Action for Animals Austin. district court judge today dismissed federal charges against the AETA 4, four activists charges with acts of terrorism under the Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act. In fact, he said their activities were protected free speech.

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MAY 23, 2011

An animal rights group based in the United States has ranked Quebec “the best province to be an animal abuser” in a report on Canada’s animal welfare record. That sucks. From the Montreal Gazette.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Excerpted from CTV News. Animal rights groups are seeking leave to appeal to the high court in their ongoing fight to have Lucy the elephant moved to a warm-weather U.S. In their Supreme Court application, the groups say private citizens have a right to seek legal remedies to ensure that governments enforce animal protection laws.

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MARCH 7, 2009

End the use of chimpanzees in animal experiments. Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty medical research. It's unconscionable.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Portugal is NOT known for its kindness to animals so this is a significant development for a Portuguese city. From the Portugal News Online. Under Portuguese legislation, stray and unwanted animals that are kept in municipal kennels, even healthy ones, can be put down after eight days if unclaimed.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

We support two ocean protection organizations: People for Puget Sound (local) and the Ocean Conservancy. The purpose is to protect ocean species as a whole. I'm not sure how this fits into my support of animal rights though. Tags: oceans marine animals. I was reading Ocean Conservancy's magazine today.

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MARCH 23, 2010

According to this interview, he credits animal rights extremists for fueling the public backlash against animal protection. Tags: UK animal research. Discouraging article.

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JUNE 9, 2018

Featured image – Photo in “Bird-lore” by the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals). That last bit of knowledge was shared by a pilot with a gift for understatement. And, I hear that the night sky is worth it! For more info – Dry Tortugas Bird Checklist.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility. From the PR Newswire.

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APRIL 23, 2009

The justices said they would review, at the request of the federal government, an appeals court decision that said Congress's broad attempt to discourage animal cruelty by outlawing its depiction violates the First Amendment. Thanks to Animal Law Online for the catch. Tags: us supreme court animal cruelty animal law.

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AUGUST 1, 2009

From the WTF files.and reported by the Associated Content news site. Canary fighting is the new blood sport in Shelton, Conn. Tags: animal cruelty blood sport Stupid. Aficionados range in age from 26 to 62, and it is more widespread than you think.

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JUNE 29, 2009

Here's a video and transcript of Amy Goodman's interview with Andrew Stepanian, an animal rights activist who was jailed at a secretive prison known as a Communication Management Unit, or CMU. He was jailed along with six other activists for violating the Animal Enterprise Protection Act. Tags: animal rights.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

For starters, the official national animal is the unicorn, a fairy-tale beast chosen by Scottish royalty in the Middle Ages for its reputation as the natural enemy of the lion, the adopted mascot of English kings. Pair of Golden Eagles (1899) by Scottish painter Archibald Thornburn (1860-1935).

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APRIL 4, 2011

The Ministry of the Environment is in the process of amending the Japanese animal protection law. The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) has proposed that the Ministry exempt JAZA's members from the current requirement to register as animal handlers with local authorities.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. Within its Belt and Road Initiative, China asked for this location for the new harbour. I think all were males, at last two huge ones certainly were.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Delegates to the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) conference in Qatar voted down three of four proposals to protect sharks. According to the New York Times. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan china endangered species. This really sucks.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The RSPCA are trying to raise awareness of its urgent campaign to protect the welfare of UK meat chickens. Right now, the UK government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number of chickens allowed in rearing sheds. Quash the Squash originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 28, 2009.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

Issue 2 in Ohio would create 13-member state board to oversee the care of farm animals in the State. The Humane Society and other groups oppose it as a power grab by big agriculture to prevent another Proposition 2 (the initiative passed last year in California to improve standards for farm animal care.) It's an issue to follow though.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The world is facing a growing threat from new diseases that are jumping the human-animal species barrier as a result of environmental disruption, global warming and the progressive urbanisation of the planet, scientists have warned.

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