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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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Lucy the Elephant's Case to be Heard by Canadian Supreme Court?

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The Supreme Court of Canada could be getting involved in the battle over the fate of an ailing elephant in an Edmonton zoo. PETA and Zoocheck have applied to challenge an Alberta Court of Appeal split decision last month that ruled against their plan to sue the City of Edmonton over Lucy. Excerpted from CTV News. wildlife sanctuary.

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PETA to Start Using Porn in its Advocacy

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The fur is flying over plans by the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals to run a porn site in the group’s fight against animal abuse. Combining porn and images of abused animals is “repulsive,” insisted Gwen Landolt with Real Women of Canada. Peta.xxx will have sexually explicit content and address animal rights issues.

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