Will Japanese Ban on Taiji Dolphins Stop Notorious Hunts?
By Tim Zimmermann, National Geographic
Several Japanese zoos and aquariums voted last week to stop buying and selling dolphins taken during the notorious Taiji roundup, made infamous in the Oscar-winning documentary, The Cove. Yet animal advocates are dubious that it will stop the slaughter …
National Geographic – May 27, 2015
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Harry Potter wasp, Gremlin bat and two-foot stick insect among species discovered in 2014
By Rhys Lewis
A wasp that paralyses its prey before eating it alive and the 10,000th reptile ever recorded are among new species found in South East Asia’s Greater Mekong region.
A ‘dementor’ wasp named after the Harry Potter creatures, a long-fanged bat that looks like the critters from Gremlins, a stick insect more than half a metre long, and a colour-changing thorny frog are among new species discovered in South East Asia’s Greater Mekong region …
BT.com – 27 May 2015, 15:14 BST
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PETA and Doctors’ Group Ask for More Animal Testing Regulation
by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine are asking for better tracking, and a gentler approach, for animal testing in the U.S.
PETA and PCRM have submitted a request for more stringent animal testing regulations to the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods, or ICCVAM. The Committee is holding its public forum this morning to discuss animal testing and other scientific protocols …
Laboratory Equipment – Wed, 05/27/2015 – 10:53am
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Sea Shepherd Seeks US Injunction against Japanese Whaling
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit marine conservation organization, has filed claims against Japan’s Institute for Cetacean Research (ICR) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, seeking a declaration that ICR’s whaling in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica is illegal under international law …
Wire Service Canada (press release) – Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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Danish radio host kills baby rabbit during broadcast to make statement about meat-eaters (VIDEO)
BY Lee Moran / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
A Danish radio show announcer has sparked outrage after he battered a baby rabbit to death while broadcasting.
Asger Juhl was hosting a debate about animal welfare live on air Sunday morning on Radio24syv when he hit the 9-week-old bunny, named Alan, three times over the head with a bicycle pump, reports the Guardian ( www.theguardian.com/world/2015… ) …
New York Daily News – Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 10:30 AM
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