Petition pushes for Hobart to become anti-whaling vessel Bob Barker’s home port
by ANNE MATHER
PRESSURE is building to make Hobart the official home for Sea Shepherd’s anti-whaling vessel the Bob Barker.
A motion and petition will go before Hobart City Council today which calls for the city to become the ship’s home port.
The status would allow the anti-whaling ship fly the Hobart flag while in port and the council’s administration building would fly the Bob Barker flag …
Perth Now – December 15, 2013 9:00 PM
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Angora Sales Halted Over Rabbit Cruelty Video
Nearly two dozen high street retailers have stopped selling products containing angora wool after footage emerged showing scenes of cruelty to rabbits.
Video showing the mass production of angora in China taken by the charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) shows rabbits appearing to scream in pain as they have their wool ripped out …
The full video, which contains distressing scenes, has had nearly a million views on YouTube:
City Talk 105.9 – Posted on Sunday 15 December 2013
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Horrific video showing live rabbits having fur ripped out sparks ban on sale of angora
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Ayushmann Khurrana poses with condom for dog sterilizations
by Vijay Singh
MUMBAI: Pointing to a condom he’s holding in his other hand and next to the caption “If They Could, They Would! Dogs Can’t Use a Condom, so Have Them Sterilized”, award-winning actor, singer and former TV anchor Ayushmann Khurrana stars in a brand-new campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India …
Times of India – Dec 15, 2013, 06.47 PM IST
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PETA Writes Letter to Victim of Bear Mauling, Tells Her to Reflect on the ‘Horror of an Attack’ Before Hunting Again
by Oliver Darcy
A representative for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals penned a letter on behalf of the organization to a bear mauling victim asking her to use the incident to rethink her position on hunting …
TheBlaze.com – Dec. 15, 2013 11:43 am
www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/…
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