Animals

PETA ad compares bus beheading to animal abuse

iht.com     5 hrs ago   10 related          

The animal rights group PETA has tried unsuccessfully to run a newspaper ad comparing the beheading and cannibalizing of a passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada last week to the treatment of animals by the meat industry.                    

Woman Uses Machete to Fight Off Lion in Mexico

foxnews.com     7 hrs ago   7 related          

A lion is shown during its capture near Acapulco, Mexico. A lion is shown during its capture near Acapulco, Mexico. ACAPULCO, Mexico — A Mexican woman says she fought a 500-pound lion with a machete near the resort city of...                    

10-year-old bullfighter sparks French debate

iht.com     4 hrs ago   6 related          

He's a tiny torero, a bullfighter with a baby face. But 10-year-old Michelito has become the symbol of a debate much bigger than himself. French anti-bullfighting campaigners say the child is risking his life in the ring, and...                    

Veterinarians adapt human tests for monkeys

physorg.com     6 hrs ago   2 related          

A medical test developed to detect an overload of iron in humans has recently been adapted to screen for the condition in some distant relatives: diminutive monkeys from South America, according to veterinarians at the Wildlife...                    

Exotic animal facility to close after attack

stltoday.com     6 hrs ago   2 related          

Jacob Barr (left) rests Tuesday while his father keeps him company at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Barr, 26, of Warrenton, is recovering at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after he was attacked by a tiger Sunday at the Wesa-A-Geh-Ya exotic...                    

$8K Reward Now Offered In SF Puppy Stabbing Death

cbs5.com     2 hrs ago   1 related          

CBS 5 CrimeWatch SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ― A reward for information on the stabbing death of a three-legged pit bull puppy in San Francisco has reached nearly $8,000, San Francisco Animal Care and Control officials said. The pit...                    

Steal this hook? DJ skirts copyright law

iht.com     6 hrs ago   2 related          

The DJ Girl Talk has won positive reviews for his new album and news media attention for its Radiohead-style pay-what-you-want pricing, and on Friday night he is scheduled to play a high-profile gig at the All Points West...                    

SCI Research: No Evidence That Organic Food Is Best

emaxhealth.com     8 hrs ago   4 related          

New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry's (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better than food grown with the...                    

Activists lash out at Israel over increased animal testing (AFP)

yahoo.com     6 hrs ago          

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Animal rights activists on Thursday expressed outrage over what they called Israel's lack of control over animal testing as official figures showed the experiments were up 11 percent last year. "The major...                    

Greens worry Agresearch trying to turn NZ into GE lab (NZPA)

yahoo.com     4 hrs ago          

A Green Party leader has condemned the the application by state science company Agresearch to genetically engineer a range of animals, as well as human and monkey cells and yeasts and bacteria. "It wants to turn New Zealand...                    

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