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Pigs Used in Explosives Tests in Britain

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I wish we could stop killing animals for reasons related to killing humans. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has defended its use of more than 100 pigs in explosive tests in Wiltshire. From the BBC News.

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Groups Seek Charges in Sheep Decompression Tests

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You heard it right.sheep decompression tests. It is illegal in Wisconsin to kill an animal by means of decompression. PETA and the Alliance for Animals are asking for charges to be filed against the University of Wisconsin at Madison. From the Wisconsin State Journal.

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Canada Up to Its Old Seal-Killing Tricks

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However, this rule will have little effect because fewer than than one percent of the seals killed during the annual hunt are older than a year.Under the new rules, the existing "blink test," used to check whether seals are unconscious before skinning is being eliminated because it is unreliable.

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Why I Question Animal Testing 2.2

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How smart does a chimpanzee have to be before killing him constitutes murder? If chimpanzees have consciousness, if they are capable of abstractions, do they not have what until now has been described as "human rights"? What further properties must he show before religious missionaries must consider him worthy of attempts at conversion?

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Tests Involving the Burial of LIVE PIGS Are Halted

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It is absolutely unacceptable to kill these highly sensitive, helpless animals for such a useless experiment," said Johanna Stadler, director of Vier Pfoten (Four Paws). The two-week experiment involving 29 pigs began Tuesday in the Western Austrian Alps.

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Forensics Used to Solve Wildlife Crime in India

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In India, f orensic tests helped establish guilt in the killing of 10 endangered lions. Between February and March 2007, 10 lions were killed by poachers in three different incidents at the Gir National Park (GNP) which houses 360 Asiatic lions, the only surviving population in the wild. The link was clearly established.

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Dead Sea Turtles Near Oil Spill Site

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So far, there is no evidence that the oil spill killed the turtles, but tests are ongoing." According to this article, "at least 25 sea turtles have washed up dead on Mississippi beaches over the past few days, according to multiple media reports. The web page also has a video.