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German Court Bans PETA "Holocaust" Campaign

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PETA wants to run a campaign that compares factory farming to the Holocaust. The German constitutional court has ruled that animal rights organisation PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) must end its campaign in which it draws a comparison between the Holocaust and industrial farming.

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PETA to Target Vancouver Olympics Over Seal Hunts

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It will be PETA's first Olympics! People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says Vancouver's Olympic organizers have the clout to convince the Canadian government to end the controversial seal hunt on the East Coast. Tags: indigenous hunting canada seals PETA hunting. Let's see how far they take it.

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Controversial Elephant Death at San Diego Zoo

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"This elephant's shocking death is another tragic example of how elephants suffer in inadequate and artificial zoo exhibits," said Catherine Doyle, elephant campaign director for the group. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals also criticized the zoo in the wake of the death.

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On "Animal Activism"

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And that relationship usually has something to do with PeTA. But I don't want to talk about PeTA. A recent post by Sara Krupp (" Can Animal Activism Go Too Far? ") unfortunately equates "animal activism" with PeTA, I noticed. Weighing the Impact At some level, PETA’s tactics have worked. They've hijacked enough already!

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On Being a Minority Within a Minority

Animal Person

But even among them what I've discovered is that for the most part they support PeTA, love Singer and think Mark Bittman's Vegan Before 6 (VB6), which I like to call Conscience Before 6, is a fantastic notion. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. After all, who I am doesn't stop at vegan.

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

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According to Parker, here are the threats: the ALF, the ELF, SHAC, PeTA and the oddest member of the group, the HSUS. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language ALF Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal Rights Animal welfare ELF HSUS PeTA SHAC Vegan education veganism.

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Note to Those Wanting Promotion: Pay Attention

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By encouraging people to bake with higher welfare eggs (as well as organic milk, butter and chocolate) vital funds will be raised to campaign against battery cages. The PeTA I Knew and Loved, Sort Of. Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics Language Animal Rights Animal Welfare Compassion in World Farming World Farming.