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Animal Rights
Ojai Becomes First US City to Recognize Bodily Rights of an Animal—Elephants
With a “groundbreaking” ordinance, the Ojai City Council—in a 4–1 vote—recognized the legal rights of elephants within the city during a council meeting on Sept. 26. The California city is ...
September 30, 2023
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Julianne Foster
Tory MP’s Bill Proposes Greater Penalties for Animal Rights Protests on Farms
A Conservative MP is calling for sterner legislation to discourage overzealous animal rights activists from disrupting vital farm ...
September 29, 2023
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Doug Lett
Animal Rights Protester Charged After Running Onto Epsom Racecourse
An animal rights activist who ran onto the track at the Derby at Epsom on Saturday will appear ...
June 5, 2023
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Chris Summers
Feral Cat Hunting Competition Cancelled After Animal Rights Activists Raise Concerns
The addition of a new feral cat category in an annual hunting competition in rural New Zealand has ...
April 20, 2023
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Rebecca Zhu
Canada’s Seal Exports Dip Below $300,000
Canada's seal industry, once worth millions annually, brought in only thousands in 2021. "In 2021, we are recording ...
November 28, 2022
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Tara MacIsaac
UK Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Enshrining Animal Feelings in Law
A UK bill that recognises animal feelings passed its second reading unopposed in Parliament on Tuesday, but not ...
January 19, 2022
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Lily Zhou
NO to ‘Elephant Rights’ and ‘Water Rights’
The anti-humanists are on the march! Today, I want to discuss subversive advocacy campaigns to expand rights from ...
August 6, 2021
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Wesley J. Smith
Activists Cited for Break-In, Attempted Pig Rescue at Farmer John Plant
VERNON, Calif. (CNS)—Seven animal rights activists were cited for trespassing while trying to rescue a pig from the ...
September 27, 2020
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City News Service
Renewed Scrutiny of Race Horse Welfare Centers on Los Alamitos Track
ORANGE, Calif.—Twenty-nine horses have died this year at Los Alamitos Race Course in Orange County, California, triggering a ...
July 27, 2020
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Chris Karr
90-Pound Puma Rescued From a Zoo Lives the Life of Luxury in a Russian Apartment
He's not your usual pet. But Messi, a two-and-a-half-year-old puma, lives like a coddled house cat with married ...
September 17, 2019
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Louise Chambers
‘World’s Most Important Dog Show’ To Be Held in China Before Annual Dog Eating Festival
This year, the World Dog Show, described as "the world's most important dog show", is scheduled to be held in ...
February 19, 2019
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Elizabeth Li
What I Learned About Human Rights, Heart Disease, and the FARC While Making a Film About Palm Oil
I set out to make a documentary about palm oil, knowing only that forests were being cleared in Indonesia, ...
October 3, 2016
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Michael Dorgan
Saving the Great Being of the Elephant
If, as Gandhi said, the mark of a civilization can be measured by how it treats animals, then ...
September 13, 2016
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Cyril Christo
Animal Lawyers Dog the Legal System
If you've ever tried to put your pet on a diet, you know what's in store: A lot ...
July 30, 2016
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Will Coggin
The Health of Our Food
Michael Greger is the director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture for the Humane Society of the United ...
October 7, 2015
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Shelley B. Blank
Mercy for Animals?
Part One: An interview with Matt Rice Director of Investigations Mercy For Animals Animal (noun) an·i·mal ˈa-nə-məl: a ...
September 22, 2015
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Shelley B. Blank
Why Are Some Medical Schools Still Killing Pigs to Train Students?
Do medical students need to kill animals to ensure that they become good doctors?
August 16, 2015
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Amelia Pang
Zimbabwean Government Exports Elephants Despite Protest
The Zimbabwean government has exported about 20 elephants to China, ignoring a protest by animal rights groups
July 6, 2015
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New York Judge Backtracks on Decision to Recognize Chimps as Legal Persons
Animal rights activists rejoiced after a New York judge implicitly granted two lab chimps legal personhood, then the ...
April 22, 2015
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Jonathan Zhou
Two Chimps Were Just Granted ‘Human Rights’ by a New York Court
Chimps possess a wide-range of human-like qualities that makes them a suitable candidate for personhood—not to mention ideal ...
April 21, 2015
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Jonathan Zhou
What Happens When Ringling Circus Elephants Retire?
Do elephants get a 401K and retirement package?
March 5, 2015
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Jack Phillips
Animal Rights Activists Protest Whole Foods for Inhumane Egg Supplier
“Humane meat is a lie, these animals did not want to die,” a group of animal rights activists ...
January 18, 2015
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Annie Wu
Will US Be Able to Follow Europe in Animal Testing Ban?
Hoping to build off recent bans in Europe and India, opponents of animal testing for cosmetics plan to ...
November 15, 2014
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Frederic J. Frommer
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