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Mountain Gorillas Under Attack

Guerillas threaten gorillas in African park - The new conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has forced dozens of rangers to... more

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PUPPY BEATEN BY LA OFFICIAL

The 6-month-old shepherd mix is euthanized because of extensive injuries. The suspect, who has been placed on administrative... more

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PUPPY MILLS BUSTS!

Puppy Mill Awareness Day - Awareness Day is the home for information pertaining to puppymills, pet stores and the movement to end... more

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Kill Horses to Save Money

I am completely against appalled at this. Wild horse advocates decry government proposal to euthanize symbol of American freedom.... more

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Lohan gets bombed

Actress Lindsay Lohan has been pelted with a flour bomb on arrival at a Paris nightclub wearing a fur stole. Animal rights... more

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FDA wants to approve Genetically Engineered Animals by Nov 15- unlabeled in your supermarket

Though the Unitied States is the only country pushing for such legislation, the FDA thinks its ok to experiment on our people. Let... more

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World Congress on Animal Alternatives Set for Next Summer

Late next summer, scientists and others committed to the advancement of animal alternatives in experiments will gather in Rome,... more

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Class B animal dealers under federal scrutiny

Class B dealers. Their ranks have dwindled to less than a dozen. The research community continues to move away from the... more

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Lies of the Fur Industry

This footage shows some of the horrors of fur farms. This does affect you because these are what fur farms look like, regardless... more

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Controversial Oxford Animal Lab

"I wasn't allowed to see animal experiments, but I did get to look at the two operating theatres on the new primate... more

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Life at the poles: Eight polar animals that face the promise and peril of climate change

Polar bears and penguins get all the attention but there's more than large, fuzzy and feathered animals thriving at the... more

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Obamas undecided on first dog nominees

President-elect Barack Obama made a lot of promises while he was on the campaign trail. He won’t take office until January,... more

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One More Reason to Stop Eating Animals

Tyson Foods Injects Chickens with Antibiotics Before They Hatch to Claim "Raised without Antibiotics" (NaturalNews)... more

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$15 Million in Tusks Sold in Name of Conservation

The world's first legal ivory auctions in nearly a decade ended Thursday with four African nations selling more than a... more

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Scottish seal populations plummet

October 2008 - New figures reinforce importance of Advocates for Animals' campaign to end needless seal killing.

Advocates for Animals has renewed its call on the Scottish Government to end the killing of seals in Scottish waters as new research shows a frightening fall in the numbers of common (harbour) seals around the coast.

Scotland has internationally-important populations of harbour and grey seals in its waters and is guardian to 90% of UK seal populations. Advocates for Animals is calling on the Scottish Government to use its upcoming new Marine Bill to introduce full legal protection for seals.

SHOOTING SEALS - Although a number of different factors are thought to be responsible for the decline in seal numbers, the unnecessary shooting of seals is clearly an important issue. Many people are unaware that every year thousands of seals are needlessly shot in Scotland.

The existing Conservation of Seals Act 1970 is widely agreed to be ineffective and unenforceable, allowing seals to be shot even when they are pregnant or with dependent pups. The Act does not require any standard of marksmanship, meaning that seals can suffer and die at sea after being shot and wounded. Unbelievably, no records are required to be kept of the numbers of animals shot.

MARINE BILL - Advocates for Animals' Campaigns Director, Ross Minett, said: "This new research showing continuing declines in seal populations is most concerning and reinforces the need for the Government to use the new Marine Bill to give seals full legal protection. Now more than ever there are overwhelming animal welfare and conservation reasons to end the unnecessary killing of seals by members of the fishing and fish farming industry.

The vast majority of people of Scotland expect our Government to bring this slaughter to an end. Members of the public can quickly and easily support our campaign to protect seals at www.lookoutforseals.org."

Thousands of people have supported Advocates for Animals' LOOK OUT for SEALS campaign and responded to the Scottish Government's recent consultation on a new Marine Bill asking for an end to the killing of any seals on Scottish waters. Such a move would be supported by 75% of people in Scotland
October 2008 - New figures reinforce importance of Advocates for Animals' campaign to end needless seal killing. Advocates... more