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PRESS MIRROR (Feb 03, 2012)

Would you wear fur?
By Anneke Hak
As Penelope Cruz fronts the latest PETA poster, we want to know if you wear fur. Take our poll and let us know …
handbag.com – Feb 03, 2012 04:08:00 PM
www.handbag.com/celebrity/ente…
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PETA activists get naked at meat plant
VERNON, Calif., Feb. 3 (UPI) — Animal activists went nearly nude at a protest in front of a Farmer John sausage processing plant near Los Angeles, officials said …
UPI.com – Published: Feb. 3, 2012 at 1:00 PM…

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PRESS MIRROR (Feb 02, 2012)

Penelope Cruz launches sexy new anti-fur campaign for PETA ahead of New York Fashion Week
By Victoria Wellman
PETA is never short of a celebrity to endorse their anti-animal cruelty campaigns but this time they’ve really struck gold with a sexy new ad featuring Spanish beauty and animal lover, Penelope Cruz.
The actress was photographed for a new advertising blitz from the animal rights campaign group aimed at New York, London and Milan. It has already arrived in Manhattan in the form of a 70ft…

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PRESS MIRROR (Feb 01, 2012)

PETA tells SeaWorld to stop serving fish flesh at restaurants
PETA says serving fish at an aquarium is like serving poodle burgers at a dog show
Hélène Hofman
MELBOURNE, Australia — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling on owners of the SeaWorld theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast to stop serving fish meat in its restaurants.
The Sydney Morning Herald has published (www.smh.com.au/environment/let…) a letter from PETA’s Australian Director of Campaigns, Jeff Hughes, in which he argues that serving “fish flesh”…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 31, 2012)

Animals cannot be “slaves”

By Rick Berman – Special to CNN
When People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) announced that it was suing SeaWorld ( globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.c… ) under the 13th Amendment of the Constitution for “enslaving” killer whales, the reaction was predictable: Derision. After all, it’s PETA – the same people who claim giving a kid a hamburger is child abuse ( www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2… ). It’s just another media stunt, right? …
CNN (blog) – January 31st, 2012 01:59 PM ET
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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 30, 2012)

Cindy Barshop’s fox fur merkins are given a faux makeover as PETA claims victory over bizarre beauty fad

By Daisy Dumas
Real fox fur pubic wigs have, unsurprisingly, turned out to be a beauty fad too far – even for their inventor.
In what must be one of its more unusual victories, animal rights group PETA has successfully persuaded a high-end New York salon to ditch real fox fur in favour of faux fur for its merkins …
Daily Mail – Last updated at 3:20…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 29, 2012)

‘Whale Wars’ Captain Paul Watson updates Vermeulen Trial, more

By April MacIntyre
Captain Paul Watson of Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” contacted Monsters and Critics by email and revealed that during Operation Divine Wind, his Sea Shepherd organization has two ships in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary defending the whales against illegal slaughter …
Monsters and Critics.com – Jan 29, 2012, 17:26 GMT
www.monstersandcritics.com/sma…
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Sea Shepherd Chases the Japanese Whalers
The Japanese whaling fleet are not where they should be this time of year.
Last…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 28, 2012)

Anjelica Huston Tells Careerbuilder to Stop Super Bowl Chimp Ads

By Jennifer Mishler

Anjelica Huston has spoken out (www.ecorazzi.com/2009/01/27/an…) against the use of live monkeys in the movie Tarzan and has teamed up with PETA to call for an end to the use of great apes (secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?… – Video) in entertainment …
Ecorazzi – January 28, 2012
www.ecorazzi.com/2012/01/28/an…
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‘Get your paws off our laws!’
Geni Wren, Bovine Veterinarian Magazine

My pick for best bumper sticker so far in 2012 goes to Missouri Farmers Care…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 27, 2012)

Nashik resident is on a mission to save whales
Nashik resident and qualified sailor Siddharth Chakravarty has become the first Indian to be made incharge of anti-whaling global NGO Sea Shepherd’s vessel Steve Irwin, while they campaign against whaling operations by a Japanese fleet in the Antarctic Ocean …
Indian Express – Mumbai, Sat Jan 28 2012, 00:57 hrs
www.indianexpress.com/news/nas…
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Saving the Whales (And Eating Them Too?)
Posted By: Peter Smith
In 1951, the Richfield Spring Mercury ran the following:
Bravely doing his bit…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 26, 2012)

AF takes over investigation of sheep beating (Video)
By Jeff Schogol – Staff writer

The Air Force is now handling an investigation into a video showing U.S. troops cheering as they watch while a sheep is beaten to death with a baseball bat, a service spokesman said.
In the video, a service member drags the sheep into a room, where a man wearing civilian attire strikes the animal 11 times with a bat. Each strike to the sheep’s head and neck is accompanied by a…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 25, 2012)

“Injured bull” leads protest against “Jallikattu”

Hasan Suroor
Animal rights activists led by a costumed “injured bull“ and waving banners in Tamil, Hindi and English held a protest outside the Indian High Commission here on Wednesday demanding a complete ban on “jallikattu“ which they described as a “stain on India’s reputation“ …
The Hindu – January 25, 2012
www.thehindu.com/news/internat…
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87 marine mammal species eaten in 114 countries since 1990
By Adrian Bishop

Dolphins, smaller whales and seals are among the 87 species of marine…

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