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Advocates launch global campaign against Aldi’s double standards

AnimalEquality.net

Following the protest, the group reconvened at a meeting space to network over a plant-based lunch and learn more about… Source Update 10/13/24: Volunteers gathered outside an Aldi store in Dallas, Texas, using megaphones and a life-size gestation crate to take a stand for mother pigs.

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Animal Equality delivers 60,000 signatures to Olympic organizers

AnimalEquality.net

Supported by local groups and volunteers, protesters held signs outside the organizers’ offices, highlighting the cruelty of foie… Source Advocates carried over 60,000 petition signatures, urging the Olympic organizers to remove foie gras from the VIP hospitality menu.

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Podcast Uploaded for Week Ending 12/12/09

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The Calgary Zoo is under scrutiny for yet another animal death; Convicted dog fighter Michael Vick is welcomed back to Atlanta; New Zealand is being bombarded with international protests for what many consider to be a transition to “factory farming” in Mackenzie Country; Russia bemoans that fact that it hasn't matched the US in transforming sea lions (..)

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Business Birding Basics – part II

10,000 Birds

The first time could be forgiven but he kept doing it despite our protests. Apart from a juvenile Southern Beardless Tyrannulet we were just seeing roads and factories. His lack of knowledge was just annoying, but the third and worst problem was his failure to grasp the concept of binoculars. Of course, the trip was a disaster.

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The 701 Long-eared Owl of Kikinda

10,000 Birds

Many social network protesters found it obscene. There’s nothing wrong with either, but the prudish protesters demanded its removal and the ever populist authorities were quick to announce that the sculpture will be replaced with a different owl sculpture. At the roundabout at the entrance to Kikinda, the new sculpture awaited us.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

10,000 Birds

The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. The simple fact is this; by protesting the removal of harmful non-native species, they are supporting the unnecessary deaths and even extinction of many species.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. For example, protesting the government’s food policies by wearing buttons, putting ads in the New York Times , or writing one’s congressman would seem to have greater educational value than not eating meat (question 2).