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African Activists Work to Save Gorillas

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Bushmeat is horrific, especially the trade in apes. To me, eating apes of any kind is akin to human cannibalism. The Last Great Ape Organization in Cameroon is only one of them, but it's the only law enforcement nongovernmental organization in Africa.

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Travis the Chimp is the Victim

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And Connecticut needs to pass some serious laws to stop this kind of ridiculous behavior. The bizarre incident in April 2001 began when the trio of apes broke out of Mike and Connie Casey's compound, the Missouri Primate Foundation. Tags: chimpanzees animal cruelty Stupid us. Nor should the woman who was attacked.

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Melange Monday

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Also at Parade , which reader morganna alerted me to, is " Should Apes Be Allowed as Pets? In this modern age it's much easier to email videos, I could post the video-taped message on the HERO site to educate others about Nosey's plight and to urge the FWC to confiscate her and prosecute the circus to the full extent of the law.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 5 of 13

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Then Dr. Kellogg would offer a banana, which the ape munched with evident enjoyment. Hume’s Law says that one cannot infer an “ought” statement from an “is” statement. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism. The doctor would toss a juicy beefsteak to the suspicious animal.