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Should a Chimpanzee Be Considered a Person?
“They used to bark at me when I walked into the courtroom,” lawyer Steven Wise said in the Sundance documentary Unlocking the Cage, which debuted on HBO last month. His use of the word “bark” is literal. By Ariana DiValentino. (Mar. 13, 2017)
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Elephants pass test with ‘profound implications’ for their intelligence
Elephants have passed a test of intelligence which scientists say has “profound” implications for our understanding of their mental capabilities. They were found to be capable of performing a task that showed they have a level of self-understanding that is rare in the animal world and defeats humans until they are about two years old. Elephants have already shown they can recognise themselves in a mirror, something that is thought to be relatively rare among animals.
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South Africa lifts ban on domestic rhino horn sales
South Africa’s highest court has rejected a bid by the government to keep a ban on domestic trade in rhino horn, a court document shows. The ruling by the constitutional court effectively means rhino horns may be traded locally. The department of environmental affairs had sought to retain a moratorium on domestic trade in rhino horns which was dismissed by last year by another court. In a one paragraph ruling, the court ruled that the application by government be dismissed.
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Don't Buy Animal Abuse: Boycott These Tourist Attractions
Be kind to animals by avoiding these wildlife tourist attractions. Sometimes animal and wildlife tourist attractions are disguised as natural, helpful, or worse - as conservation, when in reality they're just masked exploitation and mistreatment, and even animal-loving tourists may not be aware of the underlying misery involved, and unknowingly pay for and support cruel practices.
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Oregon hiker could face charges for bringing 'malnourished' bear cub to wildlife center
Animal officials in Oregon are reminding the public to leave wildlife alone after a hiker who discovered a bear cub in distress brought the animal to a wildlife center himself.On Monday evening, Salem resident Corey Hancock, who could face charges for his actions, was hiking the Santiam River Trail outside the city when he came across the 3-month-old cub about two miles down the trail, he told ABC News today.Hancock, who said he has been hiking the trail for more than 20 years...
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Animal Rights denounces cruelty to pigs in Tielt abattoir (Belgium)
Massive animal abuse in Belgian corporate slaughterhouse. The organisation filmed, in secret, “the fraudulent practices of Belgium's largest abattoir.” It denounces the “unimaginable suffering” that the pigs are enduring.
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Good news for animal lovers: Congress bans cutting off dog tails
The controversial practice will now be outlawed in Spain, along with cropping ears, cutting vocal chords, and removing claws and teeth. The Spanish Congress on Thursday passed the law, which will put Spain in line with the 1987 European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative People’s Party (PP) had voted against the legislation, while the liberal Ciudadanos and Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) abstained, according to El Pais.
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The FBI Says Animal Abuse Is Now A Felony, This Is Great News That Will Brighten Your Day
Animals lovers and activist alike are celebrating the recent news that the FBI has now made animal cruelty and abuse a felony on the same scale as homicide, and it’s about time! Yes you heard that right, being cruel in any way to another living creature is now a high rated felony. This includes neglect, intentional abuse or torture, organised abuse (i.e dog fighting) and sexual abuse.
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USDA removes online database that included animal abuse; activists cry foul
The United States Department of Agriculture shut down an online database Friday that included information about animals mistreated, injured and killed. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) cited privacy concerns in removing the documents, but one animal welfare activist said he believes the department is caving to pressure from groups that didn't like the information being so easily accessible.
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Oh Yeah! Iran Bans Use of Wild Animals in Circuses!
Hеrе іn the Unіtеd Stаtеѕ, сіrсuѕеѕ аrе almost synonymous with wіld аnіmаl реrfоrmаnсеѕ. Whеn уоu hear thе word сіrсuѕ, thе images that came tо mіnd аrе рrоbаblу thе ѕіght of a lіоn jumріng through fire, аn elephant standing on іtѕ hind legs, оr a mоnkеу riding a bicycle. Thеѕе all may ѕееm like acts оf іnсrеdіblе tаlеnt аnd entertainment, but thе truth іѕ, сіrсuѕ аnіmаlѕ suffer a lifetime of аbuѕе, соnfіnеmеntѕ, and еxtrеmе mental ѕtrеѕѕ, in order tо be trаіnеd tо реrfоrm іn ѕuсh асtѕ.
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PETA Calls for Boycott of 'A Dog’s Purpose' After On-Set Video Surfaces
The canine seen in TMZ's disturbing video posted earlier on Wednesday came from Birds & Animals Unlimited, says the animal rights' group.
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Sea Shepherd finds Japanese ship 'with slaughtered whale'
A Japanese ship has been caught with a slaughtered whale in the Antarctic in defiance of an international court decision against Tokyo's hunts, activist group Sea Shepherd said Sunday. The conservationist organisation -- whose two vessels departed Australia last month for the Southern Ocean to disrupt the hunt -- said it spotted the Nisshin Maru in the Australian whale sanctuary around the nation's Antarctic territory.
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This investigator goes undercover in factory farms to expose the brutal animal abuse that is standard treatment
Think of a farm and what comes to mind? Lambs leaping through a field, pigs rolling around in the mud and cows chomping on lush grass. Sadly, that vision is now a rarity - most chickens, ducks and turkeys in the UK are farmed in huge industrial sheds and a whopping 99 per cent of farm animals in the US are reared in factory farms, according to the ASPCA.
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Californians Not Liable For Saving Animals Trapped In Hot Cars
A new law in 2017 could help save animals trapped in hot unattended vehicles. Californians won’t have to worry about being sued or arrested for breaking into a hot unattended car to rescue an animal under a new law taking effect in 2017. It takes just 10 minutes on an 80 degree day for temperatures inside a car to reach 120 degrees. Most people say if they saw a distressed animal trapped inside a parked car on a hot day they would take action to save it.
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China Announces Its Largest-Ever Seizure Of Trafficked Pangolin Scales
Chinese officials have seized 3.1 tonnes (more than 3.4 tons) of illegally trafficked pangolin scales from a port in Shanghai, according to state media. It's the largest such seizure China has ever made, Xinhua News Agency reports. Pangolins are the world's most widely trafficked mammals — their meat is a delicacy and their scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Consider the turkey on Thanksgiving. Specifically, consider not eating it
When I teach practical ethics, I encourage my students to take the arguments we discuss outside the classroom. For Americans, there is no better occasion for a conversation about the ethics of what we eat than Thanksgiving, the holiday at which, more than any other, we come together around a meal. The traditional centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal is a turkey, so that is the obvious place to start. According to the National Turkey Federation, about 46 million turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving each year. The vast majority of them — at least 99% — are raised on factory farms.
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'World's saddest polar bear' temporarily moved from Chinese mall
Animal rights groups have called for the permanent return home of “the saddest polar bear in the world”, who will be temporarily moved from a shopping mall aquarium in southern China during an upgrade. The three-year-old female bear, named Pizza, has become a focus of global attention since Hong Kong-based Animal Asia posted in July an online video of the bear lying on her side in a glass enclosure in Guangzhou.
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Zoo Chimp Has Legal Rights, Says Judge in Argentina
The country's controversial Mendoza Zoo is told it must transfer a chimpanzee named Cecilia to a primate sanctuary.
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Limoges: new video-shock L214 on the slaughter of cows in gestation.
The images, taken clandestinely by Mauricio Garcia-Pereira prove that cows bearing calves ready to be born are frequently slaughtered. The European legislation prohibits the transport of animals, and their slaughter, from 90% of term gestation, which is equivalent to eight months for a cow.
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The True Cost of Industrialized Meat Production – And What You Can Do About It
We have all heard the perpetual argument about the meat industry. On one side, unwavering pro-meat eaters assert that some animals were put on this earth for our consumption, as a means for our survival. On the other side, vegan individuals claim that eating animals is not only cruel but evolutionarily outdated. Regardless of one’s moral compass or core beliefs, finding the facts can be difficult. Beyond “he said/she said,” there are some very tangible things happening around the globe that are a detriment to our health and to our planet.
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