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Mexican Activists Staged Protest Early this Month

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I copied the full article from the Latin American Herald Tribune. MEXICO CITY – Animal rights activists staged a protest against the sale of pets in Mexico City, urging residents to adopt dogs and other animals instead of buying them. Late on this story.

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On Objections to Slaughterhouses Not Sandwich Shops

Animal Person

The inaugural winner would be John Carbonaro, who found an article called " Slaughterhouse in Buffalo Wins Zoning Approval." Briefly: Zoning board in Buffalo unanimously approved plans for a slaughterhouse (as in, a place where chickens, goats, lambs and calves will be killed and chopped up).

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On Small Victories

Animal Person

Both, of course, were seen as victories, but the article's author, Richard Foot, asks: Do such successes mean the animal rights movement is winning its long, controversial campaigns to gain the same legal protections for animals as those ascribed to humans? Here's the set-up: The European Parliament endorsed a ban on seal products.

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

If you can get through the article's pernicious nonsense, there are some salient points, albeit the result of confusion on the part of the author. Again, they just want to prevent the "cruel" hunters from killing Bambi's mother. First of all, does he really believe that piffle? What on earth would even give him that idea?

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Kentucky Dept. Tennessee found that out in January.

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Birding Shanghai in April 2023

10,000 Birds

Maybe they have decided to boycott species with Russian-sounding names as a way to protest against Putin’s policies. The photo of a relative of the Grey-capped Greenfinch is featured in an article on how being around birds is linked to lasting mental health benefits. Evil people in Southern China catch the bird and eat it.

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