animal rights
Ape personhood is step in right direction
January 10, 2014Last month, an organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit in New York seeking the recognition of chimpanzees as legal persons.
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West Hollywood becomes first U.S. city to ban sale of fur
September 27, 2013For the first time in this country's history, the Californian city of West Hollywood has banned the sale of fur, in keeping with its tradition of upholding the values of animals and their wellbeing.
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Zap! Pow! Liberator Comics takes up animal rights
September 16, 2013The comic presents a powerful storyline involving animal rescuers, and info concerning the plight of animals involved in lab research and corporate farms.
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Gulf of Mexico dead zones are part of climate disaster web
August 16, 2013An oxygen-devouring algae bloom that is causing a 5,840 square-mile dead zone - and growing - in the Gulf of Mexico is part of the tightly woven web of climate change disasters.
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Hundreds of chimps to be moved from labs to sanctuary
July 16, 2013Experiments on chimps have been conducted in the U.S. for more than 90 years, despite consistent pressure on the government and corporations by animal welfare groups.
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