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The Top 5 Avian Ambassadors of Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Some might even protest at being kept separate, raising their voices as they eye the main conference birds with hungry intent. Even if the birds could speak like humans, their instincts would still come into constant play. Would those polar counterparts laugh over similar life situations (“You also like 3 day old seal blubber?”),

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Podcast Uploaded for Week Ending 02/06/10

Critter News

In this week's podcast ending February 6, 2010: **Willet Dairy the subject of a Mercy for Animals undercover investigation suspends a worker shown abusing cows; **The Humane Society applauds the Allergan Corporation for progress on the replacement of animal subjects in Botox testing; **PETA files a lawsuit to free Lucy the elephant from the Edmonton (..)

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On Small Victories

Animal Person

Here's the set-up: The European Parliament endorsed a ban on seal products. Both, of course, were seen as victories, but the article's author, Richard Foot, asks: Do such successes mean the animal rights movement is winning its long, controversial campaigns to gain the same legal protections for animals as those ascribed to humans?

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