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PETA Targets Live Octopus Meals.in New York!

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PETA is arguing that this practice violates New York's anti-cruelty laws. This link has a video with some examples. Tags: octopus New York animal cruelty restaurants PETA. Octopus are highly intelligent creatures.not that ANY creature should suffer like this. It's apparently a practice around the world.

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PETA to Target Vancouver Olympics Over Seal Hunts

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It will be PETA's first Olympics! All eyes are going to be on Canada as it's preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics and we think that all that extra attention comes with an increased responsibility to set a positive example for the rest of the world," said Lindsay Rajt, PETA's manager of campaigns. "All

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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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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. Umoya should never have been removed from her home to begin with," said PETA spokesman David Perle.

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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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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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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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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? Ingrid Newkirk, Director of PETA, raves that “This should be mandatory reading for everyone with a good heart and a good cause.”. In the author's words.

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