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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

It is estimated that due to conflicts with humans, the bushmeat and body parts trade, disease and habitat destruction, large mammals in Africa may be extinct by the end of this century. Lisa Edmondson, Los Angeles Michelle Nadon, Aurora, Canada To the editor: Bars? Many sanctuaries do not permit breeding.

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Jane Goodall Live

4 The Love Of Animals

Oh how I wish that I could be there myself, but for those of you in the Los Angeles area, take note! Her work at Gombe Stream became the foundation of future primatological research and redefined the relationship between humans and animals. Angelina Jolie and Jane Goodall photo by Eric Liebowitz. Tuesday, September 27.

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Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Animal Ethics

But prejudices die hard, all the more so when, as in the present case, they are insulated by widespread secular customs and religious beliefs, sustained by large and powerful economic interests, and protected by the common law. To overcome the collective entropy of these forces-against-change will not be easy.

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Tom Regan on Rights

Animal Ethics

The legal rights individuals have arise as the result of the creative activity of human beings. Theoretically, one could, it is true, create legal rights that accord with or protect moral rights, but that is not the same as creating these moral rights in the first place. When it comes to legal rights, not all individuals are equal.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

10,000 Birds

And, because of a special family event (see below), I happened to be in Los Angeles County over the Thanksgiving holiday. There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed.

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Flight to Freedom

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About Animal Defenders International (ADI): With offices in Los Angeles, London and Bogota, Animal Defenders International (ADI) campaigns to protect animals in entertainment; replacement of animals in experiments; worldwide traffic in endangered species; vegetarianism; factory farming; pollution and conservation.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

Animal Person

The Los Angeles Times went to the heart of this matter when it concluded: What happened in Honduras is a classic Latin American coup in another sense: Gen. The school is best known for producing Latin American officers who have committed major human rights abuses, including military coups. (5) 3) George W.

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