From model to caged monkey: Manchester actress joins PETA’s Air France protest over primate testing
By Kenny Lomas
A Manchester actress joined dozens of PETA supporters who locked themselves in cages wearing monkey masks and prison uniforms outside the French Embassy in London …
Mancunian Matters – Aug 21, 2014 at 04:54 PM
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Lions hunted to preserve rhinos in South African circle of life
By Kevin Crowley and Tshepiso Mokhema, Bloomberg
WHEN US television host Melissa Bachman posted a photo on Facebook, Inc. of herself smiling and holding a rifle above the head of a lion she had shot, the response was instant …
BusinessWorld Online Edition – 04:52 PM, August 21, 2014
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Rabbits: Adorable Pets Or Delicious Feast?
(Helder Almeida/Shutterstock)
Earlier this week, rabbit lovers took to Union Square ( www.facebook.com/events/152917… ) to protest Whole Foods’ launch of a rabbit-meat pilot program ( www.wholefoodsmarket.com/depar… ). Despite providing a highly detailed report ( assets.wholefoodsmarket.com/ww… ) on the store’s rabbit welfare standards, many people are still enraged that an animal most commonly perceived as a pet could ever be served on a dinner plate in any civilized American household …
Gothamist – Aug 21, 2014 at 12:10 pm
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Interview: SeaWorld CEO defends mission in wake of Blackfish film, hit to stock price
Orlando Sentinel
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. should have done more to counter the anti-captivity documentary “Blackfish” and in the future will promote its rescue and conservation efforts more aggressively, company chief executive officer Jim Atchison said in a wide-ranging interview …
Tampabay.com – August 21, 2014 at 12:09 pm
www.tampabay.com/news/business…
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PETA buys shares in SeaWorld to force release of whales
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 20 (UPI) — In an attempt to gain a controlling interest in SeaWorld amusement parks in order to force the release of Orcas in captivity, animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is purchasing shares of the company’s ailing stock …
iStockAnalyst (press release) – August 21, 2014 at 11:25 AM
www.istockanalyst.com/business…
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Obama: Don’t Kill Whales for Oil
Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are being threatened with deafness or death. Energy companies have received permission from the Obama Administration to use jet engine-like blasts to search for oil in their habitat. Help save these gentle marine mammals from the oil industry.
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Sent: August 20, 2014 at 06:25 PM
From: “Animal Petitions” please-help@animalpetitions.or…
To: “Martina Patterson” pattersonmatpatt@gmx.de
Subject: Obama: Don’t Kill Whales for Oil
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Martina Patterson (Aug 20, 2014 at 23:05 PM)
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