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PETA's Orca Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Judge

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PETA filed the lawsuit in the U.S. PETA went on to request that the whales be freed and released to a habitat better suited to their needs. SeaWorld’s attempts to deny [orcas] the protection solely based on their species is the same kind of prejudice used to justify any enslavement. Five orcas were listed as the plaintiffs.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

10,000 Birds

As you can see here , PETA does not even address these issues at all, while portraying themselves as indeed giving a damn. What’s even more frustrating is when animal rights people learn of plans to cull nonnative species. on a daily basis, both legally and otherwise.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Agonizing quandaries concerning invasive species are well-known to wildlife biologists. Arriving in North America around the time of Columbus, they have become “one of the most successful invasive species on earth.”. He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer for Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer.

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Woodland Park Zoo and its Controversial Elephant Breeding Efforts

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Very controversial with organizations such as In Defense of Animals, PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network. The zoo claims it's to preserve the species. An article in today's Seattle Times about Woodland Park Zoo's attempts over the last 20 years to breed elephants. They say it's cruel.

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PETA Exposes Horrible Practice of Reptile Skinning

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Tags: reptiles indonesia lizards crocodile endangered species.

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

10,000 Birds

” How is it that a little-known organization of extremists (even PETA does not oppose trap-and-euthanize because they recognize it is often less cruel than TNR) with an annual budget of about $5 million could cow a nationally recognized, respected, conservation organization that had over $300 million in assets in 2010? Pretty standard.

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

This is not a book about animal rights, and some might say Foer gets animal rights wrong as his only reference is PETA. In all fairness, most people's only reference is PETA. Note that the "it" after all of that stopped me in my tracks, but what with editors, Foer might not have had control over that.