Russia urged to drop Greenpeace charges
AFP
Eleven Nobel Peace Prize winners have called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure that “excessive charges of piracy” laid against 30 Greenpeace activists are dropped …
Ninemsn – 4:50 am October 18, 2013
news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013…
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Civets treated cruelly to extract coffee, animal rights group says
DPA
October 17, 2013 6:28 pm
Jakarta – Civets have gone insane as a result of being caged and fed excessively to make them excrete prized civet coffee, ananimal rights group said Thursday.
Civet coffee, made from the beans of coffee berries that have been excreted by Asian palm civets, has become the most expensive coffee in the world in recent years …
The Nation – October 18, 2013, 12:20 am
www.nationmultimedia.com/break…
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Microchips and drones: Kenyan conservationists’ high-tech fight against poachers
James Vincent
The latest technology – implanted microchips and UAVs – are being used to protect rhinos and elephants
Kenyan wildlife officials are planning to implant microchips into the horns of every rhino in the country in order to combat poaching …
The Independent – 17 October 2013
www.independent.co.uk/life-sty…
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PETA Suit Against LA Restaurant Serving Foie to Proceed
by Hillary Dixler
A long-simmering legal dispute ( eater.com/archives/2012/11/29/… ) between the animal rights activists at PETA and a Hermosa Beach, CA restaurant that was serving a comped side of foie gras ( eater.com/archives/2012/07/12/… ) after the foie ban seems to be headed to court …
Eater National – October 17, 2013
eater.com/archives/2013/10/17/…
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Animal Petitions
Overview:
• Prevent Creation of Dolphin Eating Theme Park
• Stop Iran From Launching Monkey Into Space
• Commend Fashion School for Discouraging Fur Trade
• Protect Endangered Albatrosses From Deadly Fishing Lines
• Stop Catching Wild Turtles for Turtle Races
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More information:
us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3…
From: “Animal Petitions please-help@animalpetitions.or…
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