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Supreme Court to Review Legality of Animal Abuse Videos

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The justices said they would review, at the request of the federal government, an appeals court decision that said Congress's broad attempt to discourage animal cruelty by outlawing its depiction violates the First Amendment. Tags: us supreme court animal cruelty animal law. I am incredibly angry at the last statement. That's just BS.

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Humane Society Puts Pressure on South Carolina's Bear Baying

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Animal rights advocates say it's cruel to the nearly defenseless bears and harms them psychologically. And while South Carolina's attorney general says animal cruelty laws prohibit bear baying, he hasn't prosecuted any cases. Tags: animal cruelty blood sport south carolina humane society bears hunting.

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Monkey Rescued in India

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an animal can be psychologically traumatized, why in the world do we still wonder if it has any intelligence? Tags: India animal cruelty macaque zoochosis. They don't know what they are going to do with it because it is so severely traumatized and probably can't be released back to the wild. Here's what I'd like to know.if

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Student Researcher Says "Hooray for Animal Research"

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and counseling to ease off the psychological dependence on food. Tags: university research animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty. , exercise (walk more!) Drugs are not the cure for everything, although they are very profitable for whoever licenses them. Another young person indoctrinated by the animal researchers.

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change." For example, why is it so hard for our family members and co-workers – many of whom have companion animals that they love – to cut cruelty from their diets and go vegan? We received an email about a new book being released by Lantern Books.

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What Friends are For

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How ridiculous is it that " On the Psychological Continuum ," to say nothing of an article against rabbit fur, is on the same page as Gabriella's Fur Den? The ads I see today have nothing to do with animal cruelty--the opposite is true. So this was in my e-mail box this morning. Perhaps there is a filter of some find at work.

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