Animal rights protesters torment scientists
BERKELEY, Calif. - In the hills above the University of California’s Berkeley campus, nine protesters gathered in front of the home of a toxicology professor, their faces …
Boston Herald (08.07.2008; 01:48 Uhr)
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Flap over faked photograph of rare tiger shows divide in China
SHANGHAI, China - It all started with a farmer and his claim of sighting a rare tiger, backed up by supposed photos of the animal in the local woods, curled up and staring at the camera …
Canoe Money (08.07.2008; 01:40 Uhr)
http://money.canoe.ca/News/MediaHold/2008/07/07/6092796-ap.html
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Greenpeace confronts illegal fishing in the Mediterranean Sea
Italy, 07 July 2008 — Activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise exposed a pirate vessel fishing with a driftnet in international waters early this morning and retrieved a length of the illegal net …
Scoop.co.nz (08.07.2008; 01:28 Uhr)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00217.htm
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Tigers released to play mating game - and rescue species
In the wilds of an Indian nature reserve, a soap opera is gripping the nation. The hero of the drama is a four-year-old male tiger who was flown to the Rajasthan park by wildlife officials and released last week. Yesterday, the heroine, a similarly aged female, was also set free from a holding pen inside the reserve. Now it is up to the two cats to play their parts …
Independent (08.07.2008; 01:20 Uhr)
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NZer one of 13 hurt at Spanish bull run
A New Zealander was among 13 people injured in the first day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona in northeastern Spain …
TVNZ (08.07.2008; 00:00 Uhr)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411366/1894106
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Meat industry not immoral
In response to Tulsi Patel’s column “Vegetarian pleas for animals, ” (June 19), first, Ms. Patel, I do applaud you for having an opinion on this issue, as so many people are apathetic about many parts of our culture today …
The Red and Black (07.07.2008; 22:03 Uhr)
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Home Shopping Network responds to PETA plea
The home shopping giant announced it would no longer purchase any product that uses real fur …
Business Journal of Tampa Bay (07.07.2008; 21:02 Uhr)
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Today’s photo: Thousands run from the bulls in Pamplona
Denis Doyle of Getty Images took these photographs during the San Fermin Festival today in Pamplona, Spain. “The festival runs for nine days and features a range of concerts, street parties and dances as well as bullfights …
USA Today (07.07.2008; 15:20 Uhr)
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Auf Hemingways Spuren: Im spanischen Pamplona hat die traditionelle Stierhatz begonnen
Hinter den Holztoren schnauben die Stiere, vor den Gattern johlen Tausende junge Männer. Als Signal für den Beginn der Hetzjagd steigt eine Rakete in den Morgenhimmel. Auf der Kirchturmuhr stehen die Zeiger genau auf acht Uhr …
Peiner Allgemeine Zeitung (07.07.2008; 21:20 Uhr)
