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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

10,000 Birds

Too little, too late – yes; but still a step in the right direction. You guessed it right – the hunting lobby used their influence for political pressures. And that flight is illegal because EU legislation does not allow export of game meat from Serbia to EU. Left: David Lindo, a.k.a. He cares about Turtle Doves – do you?

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On Surreal Lobster Advocacy

Animal Person

Yesterday I received an e-mail alert from the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) regarding " a coin operated game that uses live lobsters at the Royal Palm Ale House in Royal Palm Beach. In this game, the object is to pluck live lobsters out of the water with a joystick-controlled crane."

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

Those who work to help repopulate and protect decimated bird colonies do it because it’s critically important, it’s right, it’s just, and at the end there is the unimaginable joy of seeing a wild bird spread its wings and disappear into the sky. People do not work with wildlife for fame and fortune. Please write: [link] .

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

10,000 Birds

They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!). In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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PETA Goes After Canada's Seal Hunt

Critter News

PETA has launched a spoof site for the Vancouver Olympic Games over seal hunting. I criticize PETA a lot, but in this case I think they are right on the money. I hate the seal slaughter. I think it's barbaric and should be ended. You can go on and on about tradition, but just because something is old doesn't make it good.

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On SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

Old-speciesists have a rights view of at least some humans but a utilitarian view of nonhumans (18). Would intelligent beings riot over the out come of a soccer game? In some sense, of course, many (perhaps most) humans don't know right from wrong. Smoke, eat, and drink themselves to death?

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Crows, Contest Killing, and Communication

10,000 Birds

The one taking place this weekend at the Rip Van Winkle Rod and Gun Club in Palenville, NY is targeting American Crows , and parents are invited to bring their children along to participate in the slaughter. The higher the score the better you feel.”.

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