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Vielen sagen vegan sein hieße ein “Verzicht” … Leben zu zerstören – zu töten – ist kein Verzicht? Leben zu schützen, zu achten, zu respektieren, ist ein Verzicht? Auf welcher Seite der Gleichung bewegt sich das Denken von Jemandem? Ist er oder sie pro-Tötung nichtmenschlichem tierischen Lebens? Oder ist er oder sie eins, zusammenfühlend, -denkend [...]

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Kommentar zu: DOMIAN – Gespräch mit Veganer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgpFrFgUeF0& (der Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster) Ok, beide haben ein Problem mit Tierrechten, Domian sowieso – denn er ist nicht mal vegan – und der vegane Anrufer auch, denn er hat kein greifendes Argument für Tierrechte, sondern sagt nur “das ist ethisch nicht ok” und [...]

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The Connyland dolphinarium in Lipperswil is the only remaining dolphinarium in Switzerland. Please ask for the closure of this dolphinarium! Two dolphins were found dead following a rave at Connyland. The Swiss marine park had initially been accused of killing Shadow and Chelmers by allowing a deafening two-day rave to be held just a few [...]

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REMEMBER, REMEMBER Saturday 5th of November was not just the 406th anniversary of an attempt by a group of religious zealots to seize power, it was also the 10th anniversary of the death of activist Barry Horne (see SchNEWS 330). Barry died while on hunger strike in Full Sutton Prison, protesting against Neo-Labour’s support of the vivisection industry. This was despite [...]

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HAVING A FIELD DAY Hunters continue to flout the law on hunting with dogs, and sabs continue to get in their way every week. On Tuesday 25th October a hound from the Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt was hit and killed by a lorry on the A34. The pack was illegally pursuing a fox when it attempted to cross [...]

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cardinals, squirrel tails, animal rights, baseball, saint louis Cardinals Rally Squirrel People in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, are supposedly wearing real squirrel tails on their baseball hats to support their team, the Cardinals, or even to support charity alongside with that since the tails are marketed for that purpose too, ever since recently a squirrel [...]

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Leaked – 20 new HLS suppliers Below are 20 new suppliers who have been uncovered sneaking in and out of HLS in New Jersey (US) and Huntingdon (UK). Typically of HLS, they still can’t even afford to pay some of them – many of the suppliers from the US listed below are owed outstanding debts [...]

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animal rights porn – definition A corporate advertisement that extols the company’s ethically motivated animal rights or animal protection measures taken, their record or policies – usually by a company known to rape and pillage nonhuman animal concerns as thoroughly as possible. A: Have you seen those new campaign targets by the PETA, that show [...]

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BACK TO SHAC SHAC have had a busy couple of weeks targeting Astrazeneca, a major pharma company and Huntington Life Sciences customer. Declaring a week of action against the company, SHAC held protests against their head offices in Luton on the 31st August, as well as a tour of demos against their shareholders in London: [...]

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SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE WATER? The ship they can’t kill: Sea Shepherd’s notorious Steve Irwin vessel was detained on July 15th – with a little help from the British judiciary system (see SchNEWS 781) – but just over a fortnight later, on Tuesday (2nd), the sea-faring group amazingly managed to raise the £520,000 bond needed to get [...]

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