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Prop 2 Opponents Accused of Laundering Money

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on Prop 2 - Californians for Humane Farms - has uncovered an election scam and is charging the measure’s opponents with laundering money in violation of state campaign finance laws. Tags: eggs california factory farm agribusiness. In a complaint filed September 3 with California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, YES!

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PETA to Target Vancouver Olympics Over Seal Hunts

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"All eyes are going to be on Canada as it's preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics and we think that all that extra attention comes with an increased responsibility to set a positive example for the rest of the world," said Lindsay Rajt, PETA's manager of campaigns. Tags: indigenous hunting canada seals PETA hunting.

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Animal Rights Activists Jailed in Europe

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The group had targeted about 40 firms as part of an international conspiracy to force the closure of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), an animal research laboratory based near Cambridge. Tags: europe activism huntingdon animal rights. They are members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC). From Reuters.

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Book Chronicles History of Animal Rights

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In a brisk, readable narrative, The Longest Struggle traces the campaigns of animal rights pioneers like Henry Spira, Alex Hershaft, and Ingrid Newkirk, as well as leaders who have come more recently on the scene like Heidi Prescott, Karen Davis, and Bruce Friedrich. Tags: animal rights. Worth a look.

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British Hospitals to Offer Meatless Alternatives

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It's all part of a campaign to cut carbon emissions. Some suggestions are likely to be controversial with patients' groups, especially attempts to curb meat eating and car use. Tags: UK carbon emissions healthcare vegetarian meatless. Plans to reuse more equipment could raise concern about infection with superbugs such as MRSA.

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On Bad Presidential Puppy Decisions

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They can say that the puppy was needing to be re-homed, therefore it's like adopting from a rescue group. But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

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Should the Military Force Protect the Environment?

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Already, some conservation campaigns have taken on martial aspects. Over the past couple of decades, at least two paramilitary groups in the Central African Republic have operated with government approval, as reported recently in an article on "armed environmentalism" in The Ecologist, a British magazine.