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Michelle Obama Fur Free

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According to her press secretary, she does not wear fur.America's first lady, the fabulously fashionable Michelle Obama, has also declared via her press secretary that she, too, is fur-free. Obama does not wear fur.". Here's the official statement: "Mrs.

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Activists Set Fire to Idaho Fur Store

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Animal rights activists claimed responsibility on Monday for a fire that caused $100,000 in damage to a Boise-area store that sells fur coats and fireworks, authorities said. No one was injured in the early morning blaze at Rocky Mountain Fur & Fireworks, a retailer in Caldwell, Idaho, about 30 miles northwest of the state capital.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Received this press release yesterday. Fashion designers, retailers, and consumers must realize that fur has no place in ethical consumerism. Simply put, fur is not in style, is not cool, and is not fashionable in any sense of the word,” Travers explains. Tags: born free fur fashion.

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British Student Attacked by Portuguese Fur Shop Owner

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A British student studying in Porto, Portugal, was handing out leaflets in front of "Beigel," a fur shop. There were plenty of shocked witnesses and the student is going to press charges upon her return from Xmas with her family. Tags: fur portugal. She was volunteering for ANIMAL.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Marra and Chris Santella, authors of Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, 212 pp., Princeton University Press, 212 pp., Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P. They argue for the elimination of free-range cats entirely.

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Activists in Mexico Bomb Max Mara Store

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According to a communique received by Bite Back , they did this in protest of Max Mara's use of furs. It was not a whim or an attempt to get attention, as the sensationalist press will say; instead this is a response to the domination, objectification and commodification of millions of animals (mink, chinchilla, fox, raccoons, etc.)

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Aelian’s On The Nature Of Animals: The Classics Can Be Fun!

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.&# Thus opens the first entry in On the Nature of Animals , written by Claudius Aelianus in the days of imperial Rome, now freshly translated by Gregory McNamee and presented in an attractive, modern-looking edition by Trinity University Press.

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