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Great Apes Debate Leads To EU Testing Ban Proposal
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BRUSSELS - Europe’s environment chief plans to ban laboratory tests on mankind’s closest relatives — chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orang-utans — in a clampdown on animal testing by the drugs industry and [...]
Companies Sign Pledge Against Palm Oil’s Expansion
Thirty-one food, cosmetic, and consumer goods companies – and one palm oil supplier – have signed a Rainforest Action Network (RAN) pledge to support a moratorium on the expansion of palm oil plantations into tropical forests, according to an Oct. 22 press release. L’Occitane, Organic Valley, Ciranda, and several other businesses agreed to urge agribusiness [...]
A Happy Ending for Poppy the Puppy
The following images can be found disturbing. Click for larger view.
Hardly recognisable as being a living animal, this puppy was found collapsed in the middle of the road on the outskirts of Colombo in Sri Lanka. ( October 2008 )
By chance, Kim Cooling and her team from Animal SOS Sri Lanka were travelling along the same [...]
Philadelphia Zoo’s Plans to Subject Elephants to Life-Threatening Breeding Procedure
October 28, 2008, Philadelphia: In the wake of last night’s death of pregnant Atlanta Zoo African elephant Dottie, aged 26, outraged local residents request the Philadelphia Zoo to halt plans to breed Kallie and Bette, both 26-year-old African elephants, and instead send them to a sanctuary. Dottie’s death follows the similar premature death of Mary, [...]
Scottish Animal Sanctuary
Thank you for letting me join your group. I run a small animal sanctuary in Scotland with currently 66 horses and ponies, 2 cows, nine pigs and numerous rescued dogs and cats, peacocks, hedghogs and any other animal or bird that needs a safe place.
There are plans to build an Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route with a dual carriageway running through our land. We stand to lose 20 acres and the road would have a devastating effect on the sanctuary and on the environment. There is a strong public feeling that the road is not necessary or in the wrong place and a Public Inquiry is being held at the moment, but even if the Reporter recommends that the road should not be built, the Scottish First Minister can overturn his decision.
Good Science versus Bad Science
André Menache is a veterinarian and colleague in the anti-vivisection movement. He has done great work with Animal Aid in the UK, and he now works with Antidote Europe and Claude Reiss.
This video clip is intended to help individuals who want to familiarise themselves with some of the scientific arguments against animal experiments. This presentation reflects 30 years of [...]