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Humane Society's National Conference Announced

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The conference is to be held from July 23-26 in Washington, DC. Someday, I hope to attend one of these conferences. Tags: humane society conferences. I recently received this email announcement.

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National Animal Rights Conference in LA Starts July 16

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Some of the groups attending will be: FARM In Defense of Animals Sea Shepherd ACT Radio Anti-Fur Society E/Environmental Mag Eko Zone Healing Species League of Humane Voters Mercy For Animals Stop Animal Exploitation Now! Tags: animal rights. Vegetarian Times VegNews Magazine The link came from ALF, but they aren't listed on the site.

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On Animal Abuse Registries and Anthropolatry

Animal Person

I should be able to watch the press conference about the bill this afternoon if a conference call doesn't take too long, and I'll update if there's anything new and exciting. The outcome: "worship of human beings." Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. What a fitting addition to discussions about speciesism!

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On Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems

Animal Person

Next year's Mind and Life Conference is called "Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems: A Dialogue Between Economics, Neuroscience and Contemplative Sciences." But can we really imagine an economic system that delivers prosperity and welfare, or is competition an unavoidable consequence of the human race?

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Christian Science Monitor Calls for Endangered Species Hour

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It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. Tags: CITES marine animals Japan endangered species. People were supposed to turn their lights off for an hour. I like this opinion piece from the Christian Science Monitor which calls for an "Endangered Species Hour."

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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But many researchers - although adamant that animal research remains critical to finding cures and expanding medical knowledge - have come to concede that using creatures as human stand-ins is unnecessary for many procedures. Tags: animal experimentation medical research. We as a movement cannot compartamentalize.

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RSPCA Collects 68,000 Signatures Supporting an End to Animal Research

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The conference] began on the 30th of August and runs until the 3rd of September, two members of the RSPCA’s Research Animals Department are attending the event together with worldwide representatives of NGOs, industry and science as well as authorities and decision-makers. But their silence and cluelessness is essentially their consent.

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