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Oostvaardersplassen

10,000 Birds

The Oostvaardersplassen were supposed to be industrial land but by the time the engineers showed up with their shovels the place had transformed into the best wetland in northern Europe. The animals themselves identified as “civilised” and started a hunger strike in protest. The beavers agreed. It is wild and very beautiful.

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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

10,000 Birds

It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1 mi at its widest point and some 9 km2 / 3.5 Last March (2020), only a few days before the famous virus has reached Serbia, the Ministry of Construction and Traffic stated: “No, we gave up on the Beljarica locality, the harbour will be built somewhere farther upstream.”

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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Plus, animals are messy, require feeding and constant care, draw protests, and, yes, can be a bit smelly. Many animal supporters get caught up in fighting the food industry, but animal testing is as ugly and fundamental an issue. This is an important issue.

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Book Chronicles History of Animal Rights

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The Longest Struggle concludes with an overview of current campaigns and tactics, and an assessment of the state of the movement as we enter a new century, including the threat represented by an overzealous "war on terror".

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On Small Victories

Animal Person

But Foot doesn't buy it and asks--again-- Yet over the long history of animal rights activism in Canada, it's hard to find evidence that the larger aims of such protests are ever achieved. Notwithstanding their local tactical victories, are animal rights protesters really as effective as they appear?

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US Retailers Concerned Over Australia's Delay in Ending Mulesing

Critter News

But, as is typical with many large industries, there is a resistance to change unless there is a clear and immediate profit windfall. Such an awful practice. Why change for welfare purposes if there is no clear economic benefit? I think it's just another example of short-term vs. long-term thinking, to which all humans are victim.

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From the Animal Rights Action Network re: Greyhounds

Animal Person

But yet every single day in Ireland there are greyhounds all over the country been dumped into rivers with rocks tied to their little feet and their ears cut off so that they are non identifiable, this is the Irish greyhound racing industry at it's best when they no longer want the ones who are 'useless' or 'unwanted'.