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Mexican Town Opposes Bullfighting

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From Latino Fox News. Mexico's first "anti-bullfighting" town has signed a petition calling on the United Nations to approve a universal declaration on animal welfare. Teocelo, a town of 15,000 inhabitants, last month became the first Mexican municipality to ban bullfighting and other events that involve animal mistreatment or cruelty.

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The Parable of the Goat Mites

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And so, the foxes and shrikes endemic to the island began to suffer as the greenery went. And so, the goats grew small and nimble, shy and drought-tolerant, through natural selection. And so, these goats ate the flora of the island: unique species of Indian paintbrush and woodland star, bushmallow and wirelettuce and morning glory.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, co-authored Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability 5. This principle reaffirms that animal welfare is an integral part of modern conservation. Capturing wild animals for live trade and captivity should not be permitted.

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Uncovered Reports Show Three Research Labs Fined for Violations

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Here's the Honor Roll from Fox News. Tags: university research animal research welfare violations medical research animal laboratories. These entities were all cited for violations by the USDA. Thanks to Stop Animal Exploitation Now! for finding them. 1) BioReliance Corp., The report does not identify the procedures.

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Owls, the debait

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One wouldn’t tether a rabbit out to get a shot of a fox or a coyote, or is that somehow different? I think the main thing for me, leaving aside the debate on invasive species and the birds welfare, is that it just feels like cheating. At least a chicken would last awhile as a feeder.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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The League Against Cruel Sports believes that in the interests of raptor welfare, no further licences should be issued. In the case of fox hunting (a true bloodsport), dogs are domesticated animals that are killing, not for food, but for sport. The League believes that the bloodsport of falconry should be banned.&#

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

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In the latter case, there’s no linguistic alternative to the vulture while in the first case, depending on your level of frustration, alternatives range (in the order of mild anger to disgust) from fox to cuckoo and hangman.

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