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06/30/2015 FRENCH PENSIONER GORED TO DEATH IN BULL RUN
The accident happened late Sunday night at a festival in the small village of Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille, around 70 kilometres (50 miles) to the north of the city of Montpellier. According to witnesses cited in local media, the man was standing outside the safety barriers along the bull run route when he was hit. The bull is released in an enclosed square, goaded by youths who try to avoid the animal's charges, cheered on by locals standing behind barriers. Better known in Spain, bull running is also popular in southern French villages.
06/29/2015 FOIE GRAS BANNED IN SAO PAULO RESTAURANTS
Legislators in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, have banned the production and sale of foie gras, a delicacy made from the fatty liver of force-fed ducks and geese. City councillors said animals go through a great deal of suffering for the production of the pate. Foie gras, originally a French delicacy, is produced worldwide. Several countries, including Britain, Germany, Italy and Argentina, have banned its production. But the sale of the pate is still allowed in most of them. The Sao Paulo city council has set a fine of 5,000 reais (£1,000) for restaurants and bars that break the new law - which will take effect in 43 days.
06/26/2015 CHINESE AUTHORITIES SEIZE MORE THAN 100,000 TONS OF 40-YEAR-OLD FROZEN MEAT
Authorities in China have seized more than 100,000 tons of smuggled meat being sold across the country, some of which was frozen and dated back to the 1970s, according to a report in the state-run China Daily. The seizures were part of a nationwide crackdown on a smuggling ring in possession of at least $483 million worth of meat. Officials say more than a dozen separate gangs around the country are involved in the smuggling. Meat sold by the smugglers was reportedly thawed out and refrozen several times before reaching the point of sale, as it was transported in unrefrigerated vehicles. Much of the meat was said to come from Brazil and India and was smuggled in via Vietnam and Hong Kong. The meat was intended for sale in restaurants and supermarkets.
06/24/2015 ACTIVISTS OCCUPY NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER
Security was tight at the NY Blood Center, with a guard stationed at the door to prevent another protest inside the building. But that didn't stop 15 activists from charging past him; occupying the lobby for 30 minutes; and using a bullhorn to ensure that employees throughout the building could hear about the crimes committed by their employer and the demand to reinstate funding for the chimps who they left to die with no food or water. In May, the NY Blood Center told the NY Times it has no "contractual obligation" to care for their former lab chimps. That's not good enough for leaders in the great ape community, including Dr. Jane Goodall, who say that NYBC has an ethical obligation. Like the grass roots activists who have staged two protests in their lobby, they are demanding that the NYBC reinstate the funding.
06/23/2015 ELDERLY WOMAN SPENDS HER SAVINGS TO RESCUE DOGS FROM BUTCHER
Ten thousand dogs are about to be slaughtered for China's Yulin dog meat festival. One kind woman is hoping she can make that number a little bit lower. Yang Xiaoyun, 65, is making the 1,500-mile journey from her home to Yulin with $8,000 in her pocket to save as many dogs as she can. Last year, she purchased nearly 400 dogs and several cats with the roughly $24,000 she had raised. Yang's been rescuing animals since 1995 when she fell in love with a stray she took in, but she hasn't had an easy time of it. She has taken in nearly 3,000 animals, many of whom she cares for at her rescue center in Tianjin. Her crusade has cost her her home and some of her family members, who disapproved of how much effort she was putting into her rescue operation.
06/19/2015 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTES TO BAN CLONES
Adraft law to ban the cloning of all farm animals, their descendants and products derived from them, including imports, in the EU was voted by the Environment and Agriculture committees on Wednesday. MEPs beefed up the European Commission's initial proposal, citing high mortality rates at all development stages of cloning and EU citizens' animal welfare and ethical concerns. The committees' text, approved by 82 votes to 8 with 8 abstentions, changes the form of the legal act from a directive, which EU countries would have had to transpose into their national laws, into a regulation, which would apply directly in all of them. MEPs also extended the ban’s scope to cover all species of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes.
06/18/2015 MILEY CYRUS HAS BEEN VEGAN FOR A YEAR
Miley Cyrus was on the cover of Paper Magazine last week and among the many things she had to share was the fact that she is now a proud vegan. The singer was, according to the magazine, very excited to talk about her diet. "Cyrus almost immediately starts talking about how she decided to become a vegan last year," reads the story that explains that while Cyrus was on tour for her platinum album 'Bangerz,' one of her beloved rescue dogs was eaten by a coyote. "She quit consuming animal products almost immediately." Cyrus had initially swore off dairy in 2012 when she found she was lactose intolerant but since then she didn't announce her switch to a plant based diet because she wasn't ready to be held accountable for it. Now, however, she's ready to be an example.
06/17/2015 DEATH METAL GUITARIST DONATES HIS FARM TO NO-KILL ANIMAL RESCUE
Recently, founding member and guitarist for heavy metal band Broken Hope, Jeremy Wagner, announced he donated his entire rural Illinois farm - the buildings and land - to an animal rescue and rehabilitation organization. The noted fiction horror writer and metal musician stated on his Facebook fan page: "Today I made the biggest donation of my life. I signed off and gave away my entire farm to the animal rescue/rehab group I've been working with since I purchased the property last summer. I'm too busy to manage and enjoy the place, but it does my heart & soul good knowing I have now given a refuge and paradise for many animals who will be given help and love and new homes for many years to come. My generosity and goodwill for the benefit of animals will never stop. Giving my farm away for free was a super-huge sacrifice, but it was an awesome one, and it won't be the last time I do it."
06/16/2015 MONTREAL IS OPENING ITS FIRST-EVER VEGAN CAT CAFE
Cafe Venosa, a vegan, environmentally conscious establishment that seeks to aid the overpopulation of cats in Montreal has a constant flow of new cats coming in, because once one of their furry friends gets adopted, they immediately fill their place with a new kitty in search of a home. It's kind of a one-stop shop for all things awesome. On top of their noble cause, Cafe Venosa also manages to make some delicious sounding food. Milkshakes, cheesecakes and London fogs are all available on their menu. And let's not forget fair trade coffee.
06/15/2015 ISRAEL CLOSES LARGEST ABATTOIR
Israel's agriculture ministry has ordered the indefinite closure of the country's largest slaughterhouse, following an investigative report exposing cruel treatment of Australian cattle. Agriculture minister Uri Ariel ordered the Dabbah slaughterhouse in northern Israel immediately cease activities "following suspected violations of the animal welfare act and slaughtering regulations". The decision came following a request from the Australian Department of Agriculture, who received footage and details from rights group Animals Australia of the alleged violations. The footage broadcast on Sunday showed workers cutting throats of cattle and hanging them while they were still conscious. Employees were also seen beating calves with sticks and electrifying them with shockers on their way to being killed. Workers also pulled calves by their tails to bring them to where they were eventually slaughtered.
06/12/2015 FRENCH COURT REMOVES BULLFIGHTING FROM COUNTRY'S CULTURAL HERITAGE LIST
Animal rights campaigners in France cried victory on last Friday after a court ruled that bullfighting should be taken off a national cultural heritage list. "La Corrida", French for bullfighting, is permitted in France in areas where it has long been a tradition, such as the southwestern towns of Nimes and Béziers. In 2011, France decided to add the tradition to its "intangible heritage list", along with tarte tatin and Basque shepherd songs. The culture ministry later removed bullfighting from the list, but animal welfare and anti-bullfighting organizations said this was not definitive enough and took the case to court. An appeals court threw the case out in 2013, but Paris' administrative appeals court on Friday overturned that decision, saying bullfighting could be considered well and truly "off the list".
06/11/2015 THE DISTURBING FOOTAGE ENDS HIGH SCHOOL FELINE DISSECTION
An Oklahoma City high school will end its dissection of felines after a video posted online of students making the dead felines appear to "dance" drew criticism. Harding Charter Preparatory High School Assistant Principal Mylo Miller told CBS that school officials are determining what will replace the anatomy class exercise. The dissection of another animal has not been ruled out, Miller said. The disturbing footage posted to Facebook shows nine young students from the flagship charter school - which is rated among the best schools in the USA - making the cat corpses "dance" to music in a school laboratory while being "conducted" by another student. The video drew criticism from animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which called for a ban on animal dissection in schools in the wake of the video.
06/10/2015 TROUBLE LOOMS AS WARMER OCEANS PUSH MARINE LIFE TOWARD THE POLES
Rising sea temperatures attributed to global climate change could drive many marine creatures away from the equator, but their move toward the poles promises to put them in peril in habitats that are smaller and less hospitable, scientists say. Two studies published on Thursday in the journal Science illustrate dangers researchers forecast for sea animals as diverse as corals, fish and crustaceans. University of Washington oceanographer Curtis Deutsch said warmer ocean temperatures increase both the metabolic rates of ocean creatures and their demand for oxygen, but warm water contains less oxygen than cold, necessitating a move toward the poles to find cooler seas. As species migrate, they may end up in new environments with different ocean conditions, predators and prey, Deutsch added.
06/09/2015 ENVIRONMENTALISTS SUE TO PROTECT FISH AMID CALIFORNIA DROUGHT MEASURES
California environmental groups have sued state and federal water managers, claiming that their drought-management plan for projects below the crucial Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is pushing some species of fish to the brink of extinction. The lawsuit marks the latest salvo in the battle over water in California as the state suffers through its fourth year of a devastating drought that has prompted strict conservation measures. The lawsuit seeks to block the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from enforcing emergency modifications to state and federal regulations to divert water from fisheries, waterways and crucial habitats to cities and farmers served by two water projects below the delta.
06/08/2015 EDIE FALCO VOICES NEW ANTI-SEAWORLD ORCA VIDEO
Actress Edie Falco is stepping into the world of virtual reality to voice a mother orca whale mourning the loss of her baby as part of a new campaign against controversial theme park SeaWorld. The Sopranos star, a longtime supporter of animal rights group PETA, has teamed up with organization officials for a new empathy project called I, Orca, which uses Google's virtual reality goggles to give participants an idea of what it feels like to be a killer whale and swim with its orca family. In the video, the user will meet an orca mother, voiced by Falco, who still mourns her baby whale, decades after her son was taken into captivity and sent to SeaWorld.
06/05/2015 YOUNGEST ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE USA
A local middle school student was the keynote speaker at a National Animal Rights Day demonstration in San Francisco last weekend. Zoe Rosenberg is just 12-year-old, making her the youngest animal rights activist to be recognized nationally. 18 months ago, Rosenberg founded Happy Hen Chicken Rescue in San Luis Obispo. She started with just 12 chickens, but now has saved more than 400 animals this year alone. The San Luis Classical Academy student has grown the organization into a sanctuary for abused and abandoned farm animals. Her rescues have been from all over California, and include turkeys from Los Angeles, hens from the Central Valley, and even an abused cock fighting rooster that was seized by police in Yolo County.
06/02/2015 SWORDFISH KILLS FISHERMAN IN HAWAII
A boat captain is dead after being speared by a swordfish in Hawaii. Randy Llanes, 47, was killed Friday while trying to catch the swordfish with a spear gun, according to the Hawaii Police Department. Llanes, who runs a deep sea fishing charter, jumped in the water at Honokohau Harbor on the Big Island after spotting the broadbill swordfish. After being hit with the spear that Llanes fired off, the fish "thrashed about, leaving a puncture wound to his upper chest," said Lt. William Souther. Emergency crews attempted CPR, but Llanes died at a local hospital from trauma caused by a puncture wound from the swordfish. The fish was about six feet long and weighed around 40 pounds.
06/01/2015 ECUADOR SEIZES HUGE ILLEGAL SHARK FIN HAUL
Police in Ecuador have seized around 200,000 sharks fins which were about to be illegally exported to Asia. The fins - often used to make soup - were discovered after raids on nine locations in the port city of Manta. Six people, including a Chinese national, have been arrested on charges of damaging wildlife. Interior Minister Jose Serrano said at least 50,000 sharks had been killed by the traffickers. Shark fishing is prohibited in Ecuador and they cannot be sold unless they have been accidentally caught in fishing nets.
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