Animal husbandry department asked to shut down dog breeding unit
Pratiksha Ramkumar, TNN
CHENNAI: The Animal Welfare Board of India ( AWBI – timesofindia.indiatimes.com/to… ) has issued a notice to the state animal husbandry department ( timesofindia.indiatimes.com/to… ) asking them to shut down the dog breeding ( timesofindia.indiatimes.com/to… ) unit at Saidapet ( timesofindia.indiatimes.com/to… ) …
Times of India – Aug 30, 2013, 08.36 PM IST
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PETA: Eating Chicken Wings During Pregnancy Could Affect Baby’s Penis Size
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Eating chicken parts – or, more specifically, chicken wings – could shrink your baby’s man parts.
At least, that’s what PETA is alleging in advance of the National Buffalo Wing Festival …
KYW Newsradio – August 30, 2013 12:27 PM
PETA: Eating Chicken Wings During Pregnancy Could Affect Baby’s Penis Size
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Navy Tests Could Kill Dolphins by the Thousands Off the Coast of Fort Lauderdale
By Chris Joseph
Thousands of dolphins, including those that swim off the coast of Fort Lauderdale and other parts of South Florida, could be killed within the next five years via Navy military tests …
New Times Broward-Palm Beach (blog) – Aug. 30 2013 at 12:01 PM
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Circus Cruelty Uncovered in 60 Seconds (Video)
Posted by Anne
What kind of person would hit a poodle in the face, whip a kangaroo or electro-shock an elephant?
This 60-second video made by our friends at PETA Germany ( www.peta.de/ ) compiles shocking footage of animals being hurt in the name of entertainment, as trainers use violence to force animals to perform absurd and pointless tricks. It includes heartbreaking scenes of Anne, an elephant who was kept on a circus in Northamptonshire, being chained, beaten and stabbed with a pitchfork …
PETA.org.uk (press release) (blog) – August 30, 2013 10:53 AM
blog.peta.org.uk/2013/08/circu…
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Pregnant terrier left in sealed basket leading to the death of eight puppies
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/new…
BY AMANDA FERGUSON – 28 August 2013
Eight newborn puppies have died after their mother was left for dead on waste ground in Armagh in a laundry basket weighed down with a brick.
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Shot in the dark: Springboks hunted nightly
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic…
Shot in the dark: Springboks hunted nightly across the plains for food and sport in South Africa’s booming ‘eco-tourist’ industry
• Hunters in the Southern Free-State hunt springbok from March to October
• The species are hunted for their skins, meat and for sport
• Springbok are one of the most hunted species in South Africa and Namibia
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 16:29 GMT, 27 August 2013 | UPDATED: 18:03 GMT, 27 August 2013
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367 dogs rescued in raids of dog-fighting operations
www.usatoday.com/story/news/na…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Animal welfare workers are looking for homes for 367 dogs rescued as part of what is believed to be the second largest dog fighting raid in U.S. history.
Federal and local officials announced details of the Friday raid at a joint news conference Monday at the U.S. Attorney’s Office here.
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National Farmers’ Union begins mass killing
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/…
Badger cull: National Farmers’ Union begins mass killing in Gloucestershire and Somerset to tackle TB.
5,000 badgers are expected to be culled in a controlled shooting.
The first badger control operations have begun in west Gloucestershire and west Somerset, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has announced.
Five thousand badgers are expected to be culled in a controlled shooting in west Gloucestershire and west Somerset over the next six weeks as part of two pilot schemes aimed at preventing the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB).
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