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Another Anti-Bullfighting Protest in Mexico City

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Mexico often has such an abominable attitude towards animals that it's easy to paint all citizens that way. I'm glad there are exceptions like these protesters. It happened last Saturday the 4th of February.

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Mexican Activists Staged Protest Early this Month

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MEXICO CITY – Animal rights activists staged a protest against the sale of pets in Mexico City, urging residents to adopt dogs and other animals instead of buying them. Eight of every 10 dogs sold in Mexico end up in the streets, with most of them having been family pets at some point, official figures show.

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Activists in Mexico Bomb Max Mara Store

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ALF activists in Polanco Mexico bombed a Max Mara clothing shop. According to a communique received by Bite Back , they did this in protest of Max Mara's use of furs. Max Mara is an Italian fashion house. You can read about them here. With this sabotage we join the international week against MaxMara.

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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” So, it is established: this is a film about migrant birds and the people who work to protect them in south Texas and northern Mexico. Birders is directed by Otilia Portillo Padua of Mexico, and was funded by a grant from the Sundance Institute. ” and then adds, “The border wall is no barrier to birds.”

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Mexican Activists Protest Bullfighting

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Tags: mexico blood sport bullfighting.

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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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My first ‘protest’ memory involved putting pencil to notebook paper and writing the President about the harmful effects of DDT. According to Audubon, “this big tropical oriole is common in northeastern Mexico, but was not found in our area until 1939. 360 miles of National Park land at the border! Photo by © Michael Todd.

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Good News for the Alamagordo Chimps!

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The Alamagordo chimps will be allowed to remain in New Mexico for about two years while the NIH studies the issue of their transference. AP) - Some 186 chimpanzees will remain at a federal facility in New Mexico for now. Animal welfare activists protested the transfer. Good way to end 2010. ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP)