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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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Controversial Elephant Death at San Diego Zoo

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"This elephant's shocking death is another tragic example of how elephants suffer in inadequate and artificial zoo exhibits," said Catherine Doyle, elephant campaign director for the group. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals also criticized the zoo in the wake of the death.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Infected rats, for example, no longer shun cat urine but find it an aphrodiasic. Marra and Santella are very much anti-TNR, a view that is shared by others, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), not to mention Birdchick. It’s also their role as “vectors of disease,” especially toxoplasma gondii.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals?

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As many of you know, I despise PETA. See here for one example. With friends like PETA, animals don't need enemies. It does a great deal of harm to animals.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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As you can see here , PETA does not even address these issues at all, while portraying themselves as indeed giving a damn. For example, when the U.S. Habitat destruction and degradation is far and away the number one reason why wildlife populations are extirpated or go extinct.

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US Retailers Concerned Over Australia's Delay in Ending Mulesing

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I think it's just another example of short-term vs. long-term thinking, to which all humans are victim. Mulesing, in which woolgrowers surgically remove parts of merino lambs' rears to prevent potentially fatal flystrike, has sparked demonstrations and litigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In 2004, for example, The New York Times broke the story about a PETA undercover investigation that found routine animal abuse at AgriProcessors kosher slaughterhouse. Newkirk President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va., Animal suffering and human suffering are undeniably interconnected.