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Activists in Canada Found Not Guilty of Getting to Close to Seal Slaughter

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A judge has found five animal-rights activists not guilty of getting too close to seal hunters during the 2006 hunt off Canada's east coast. The five were charged with coming within 10 metres of seal hunters on March 26, 2006 while filming the annual slaughter in the Gulf of St. That's good news.

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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

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Instead of Special Weapons and Tactics, think: Sealed With A Trap. They would be made up of people who are sick and tired of government-protected species being slaughtered by domestic cats. Sealed With A Trap. Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. It’s time for this to end.

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PETA Goes After Canada's Seal Hunt

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PETA has launched a spoof site for the Vancouver Olympic Games over seal hunting. I hate the seal slaughter. On environmental and animal issues, not so much. Seal hunting is just plain wrong. Warning, they have video of seal clubbing (and it starts automatically when you go to the site).

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PETA and IFAW Plan 24 City Tour of Canada

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Both groups will be protesting the seal hunt using the Olympic torch ceremony as the backdrop. PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it.

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On Small Victories

Animal Person

Yesterday's " Do Small Victories Affect Big Picture in Animal Rights Debate? Here's the set-up: The European Parliament endorsed a ban on seal products. restaurants by animal rights activists." Notwithstanding their local tactical victories, are animal rights protesters really as effective as they appear?

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