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Meat grown in TEST TUBES instead of on the farm is ‘only a few years away’ as scientists cook up ‘in vitro’ burgers (Video)
Although the thought of a juicy steak or chicken tender raised in a laboratory, disassociated from fur or feathers, may sound unappetizing, scientists say it’s only a matter of years before we’ll all be tucking in to ‘in vitro meat’.
To one researcher in the growing field, Dr. Vladimir Mironov of the Medical University of South Carolina, it’s not a question
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VIDEO: Hopes rise for Western Isles whales
Animal welfare experts have said a pod of more than 60 whales at risk of beaching in the Western Isles are out of immediate danger.
Latest reports from the sea loch suggest the whales have now moved out into open water …
BBC News – 21 May 2011 Last updated at 13:21 GMT
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Up to 100 whales saved from mass stranding in Scotland
Scotland’s largest ever mass whale stranding was averted yesterday as marine experts were
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PETA Grills Yum Brands Execs Over Slaughterhouses
Calling on KFC to improve conditions at its chicken slaughterhouses, members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals attended an annual shareholders meeting with Yum Brands executives …
WFPL – May 19, 2011
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PETA’s protests
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – www.beaumontenterprise.com/?co… visited Beaumont to protest at Zummo Meat Company (www.beaumontenterprise.com/?co…) on Thursday afternoon. Take a look at some of the other places and ways they’ve protested. Warning – some of the
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Anoushka Shankar: Zoos are no place for animals!
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s long time friend, world-renowned and internationally aclaimed sitarist Anoushka Shankar has appeared in a brand new ad for PETA, in which she peers soulfully through iron bars, with the text “Exotic Animals Belong in the Wild, Not in Zoos”, appearing beside her …
Galatta.com – May 17, 2011
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Videos Reveal Shocking Treatment of Elephants Used in Movies and Zoo Rides
Elephant rides (news.change.org/stories/even-c…) at the Santa Ana
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Goldfish racing attracts criticism
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A new bar game in Albuquerque, involving goldfish and spray bottles, is attracting new customers and criticism …
KASA – Updated: Monday, 16 May 2011, 10:22 AM MDT
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Call for Cup ban over seal clubbing
An animal rights group on Monday called for Namibia to withdraw its national team from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in September.
The Seals of Nam hoped a withdrawal would draw some attention to the killing of seals on
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Japan’s mammalian riches
I came across my first bumblebees of the season as they were busily draining the nectar from a broad swath of Blue Corydalis. The delicate flower stems nodding in a light breeze looked delightful in the sunshine, while above them frothy willow catkins were yellow with pollen and here and there birches were presenting hints of fresh green …
The Japan Times – Sunday, May 15, 2011
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Why Fukushima May Be Good for Whales
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Indonesian animal welfare group asks for global help to end dog fighting (VIDEO)
Anti Dogfighting Indonesia (www.facebook.com/pages/Anti-Do…) is an organization working hard to end dog fighting in their country. However, they are facing a tough battle, as it is a popular sport there and there are no Indonesian laws against this cruel “sport.” Given that dog fighting is illegal in many countries, the group is urging concerned animals lovers around the world to help …
Examiner.com – May 12th, 2011 12:57 pm ET
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5 Reasons to Stop Animal Testing (Video)
Poisoning, shocking, burning, and killing animals is all in a day’s work for vivisectors (www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/ar… If these atrocious acts were committed outside laboratories, they would be felonies. But animals suffer and die every day in laboratories with little or no protection from cruelty. Here are the top five reasons why it needs to stop: …
Opposing Views – 11.05.2011
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Japan Crisis Disrupts Iceland’s Fin Whaling
Fin whaling will not commence as planned this summer because of
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EFSA: Public consultation on the Guidance on risk assessment for animal welfare
Deadline: 17 June 2011
EFSA’s Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) has launched an online public consultation on its draft Guidance on risk assessment for animal welfare. The consultation aims to gather the widest range of views to finalise the Guidance.
Interested parties are invited to submit their comments by 17 June 2011, Friday at 17.00.
Comments must be exclusively submitted using the electronic template, and referring to the line and page
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PETA betrays rights with bin Laden bars
LOS ANGELES: The use of candy as a means to support the murder of any soul should not be taken lightly. In fact, it should be rightly condemned and shunned as best as possible. When the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world’s largest animal rights organization, sent US Navy SEALS vegan chocolate (www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2…) to congratulate them for the killing of Osama bin Laden, it was yet another publicity stunt that had little to do