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PETA and IFAW Plan 24 City Tour of Canada

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PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it. Tags: IFAW PETA. Both groups will be protesting the seal hunt using the Olympic torch ceremony as the backdrop.

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On "Animal Activism"

Animal Person

And that relationship usually has something to do with PeTA. But I don't want to talk about PeTA. I want to talk about why we shouldn't be using animals and that it's infinitely easier to be a vegan than it was 20 years ago. Weighing the Impact At some level, PETA’s tactics have worked. And not necessarily for animals.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

This morning, during the Facebook discussion, Engber writes (and the first sentence is reason alone to chime in): Bring on the PETA hotties! Actually, I didn't quit neuroscience as a result of the experiences described, but I did quit working with animals. Isn't it better for science, and more humane, to use just one animal?