A wool jumper is just as cruel as a mink coat
by Mimi Bekhechi
A PETA film shows workers who beat, kick, stamp on, throw, mutilate and even kill sheep as they shear them.
I’ve been an animal rights campaigner for 10 years, and during that time I’ve seen a huge shift in public opinion. These days, I hardly need to explain to anyone what’s wrong with fur, and recently there’s been a similar move away from angora wool …
The Independent – Wednesday 16 July 2014
www.independent.co.uk/voices/c…
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Experts Concerned by Japan’s Talk of Scientific Whaling
by Miguel Llanos
Undeterred by a legal setback, Japan has given signs that it intends to restart whale hunts in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica, claiming that the hunts are for scientific purposes –- but experts around the world aren’t buying it …
NBCNews.com – July 16th 2014, 3:36 pm
www.nbcnews.com/science/enviro…
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Pamplona? Nope, bull run coming to Pleasanton
by Evan Sernoffsky
Bay Area adrenaline junkies who missed out on this year’s running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, can get another crack at dodging huge stampeding bovines later this month in Pleasanton …
SFGate – 10:48 pm, Tuesday, July 15, 2014
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article…
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