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Suit Against Circus Owners Goes to Trial

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According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 Endangered Species Act by hitting them with bull hooks. Tags: animal cruelty circus elephants. It also contends they forcibly remove baby elephants from their mothers with ropes and chains before they are weaned.

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Millions of Animals Used in EU Experiments

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The European Parliament approves of the ban on testing on large primates (chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans), which are threatened with extinction, except in experiments aimed at conservation of these endangered species. Tags: animal experimentation europe animal research medical research.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

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Block pleaded guilty in February to felony conspiracy to violate the Lacey and Endangered Species Acts by conspiring to smuggle orangutans. Tags: animal experimentation. This is the case in which six infant orangs were discovered on February 20, 1990, at the Bangkok airport in two small containers marked "Live Birds."

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