Animal Welfare Campaigners Slam ‘Abusive’ Chinese Zoos
By Charlotte Meredith
Animal charity groups have responded furiously after shocking images emerged of dogs trapped in a squalid zoo enclosure in China (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/…) where they were being showcased as lions.
The animal rights organisation PETA (www.peta.org/) branded the treatment of the creatures as “awful,” and demanded that more be done to phase out zoos …
Huffington Post UK – 15/08/2013 14:18 BST
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/…
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The Hypocritical Whaling Debate
By the Editors
Japan stands accused at the International Court of Justice (topics.bloomberg.com/internati…) of disguising commercial whaling as scientific research, a violation of its international obligations. Japan’s lawyers really don’t have much of a case. Then again, in a larger sense, neither do the country’s accusers …
Bloomberg – Aug 15, 2013 12:00 AM GMT
www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08…
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PETA Decries ‘Goat Lab’ Training
By Health News Florida Staff
A multi-center study for the Pentagon that compares combat-medic training with mannequins and goals — with goats being the standard — has caught the attention of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals …
Health News Florida – 11:09 am Thu August 15, 2013
health.wusf.usf.edu/post/peta-…
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