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China Dogs' Rescue Shows Growing Animal Activism

BEIJING -- After spotting a truck packed with hundreds of whimpering dogs on a Beijing highway, a man put out a call on a microblogging site, begging fellow animal lovers to help him force the driver to release the animals. Around 200 people responded, blockading the truck at a toll booth for 15 hours until they finally...

Netherlands Considers Banning Religious Animal Slaughter

AMSTERDAM -- One of Europe's first countries to allow Jews to practice their religion openly may soon pass a law banning centuries-old Jewish and Muslim traditions on the ritual slaughter of animals. In the Netherlands, an unlikely alliance of an animal rights party and the xenophobic Freedom Party is spearheading support...

Activists: Hundreds of Animals Dying at Kiev Zoo

The Kiev Zoo was once a source of pride for Ukraine's capital city, but activists are now crying foul against what hardly seems like an animal sanctuary. Animal rights groups say that possibly hundreds of animals have died at the Kiev Zoo in recent years as a result of poor living conditions, malnutrition and inadequate...

PETA Protests Mike Tyson Pigeon Show

PETA, the animal rights activist group, is now going ape over Mike Tyson's new TV show where he attempts to fly to the heights of the pigeon racing world. The new series, "Taking on Tyson," which debuted Sunday on Animal Planet, follows Iron Mike around as he immerses himself in the world of pigeon racing. But PETA...

Hundreds Seek to Adopt Puppy That Survived Euthanasia [VIDEO]

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Hundreds of people from the United States and Canada want to adopt an Oklahoma dog that survived an attempt to euthanize it. The puppy was one of five stray dogs that Sulphur animal control officer Scott Prall put to sleep Friday -- or so he thought. Prall found one of the dogs alive Saturday in a trash...

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Hope, Staffordshire Cross Found In Lay By, Described As 'Thinnest' Vet Had Ever Seen Alive (PICTURES)

A dog found abandoned in a lay by has been described by a vet as the "thinnest she had ever seen alive".

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Undercover Video Suggests 'Brutally Improper' Treatment Of Livestock

Prosecutors have filed animal cruelty charges against the owner and seven employees at a Southern California livestock auction house after undercover video shot by an animal rights group showed workers kicking, hitting and tossing the animals as they were readied for sale.

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'Game Of Thrones' Star Goes To Bat For Farm Animals

In "Game of Thrones," Peter Dinklage's character is constantly steeped in battle over control of a mythical kingdom.

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Ari Solomon: PETA's 2012 Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door: Hot Gay Man Zachary Koval

Over the years I've often pondered the links between my decision to become a vegan animal-rights activist and my experience growing up gay, so when I found out that an openly gay man had been chosen as PETA's 2012 Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door, I couldn't wait to chat with him.

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Rhode Island To Vote On Banning Veal Crates

The Rhode Island Senate plans to vote on legislation that would ban the use of crates to confine calves raised for veal.

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05/31/12 McDonald's to end pork gestation crate use by 2022 Source: The Oregon Herald - Portland OR McDonald's USA said Thursday that by 2022 it will only buy pork from farmers and other sources that do not use gestation stalls for housing their pregnant sows.
05/31/12 UPDATE: abuse suspect denies strangling charge Source: NBC - KOAA - Colorado Springs CO We're getting very different accounts of an alleged animal abuse cases involving a Fort Carson Soldier.
05/31/12 PETA urges memorial for cows killed in Kan. crash Source: CBS - KCTV 5 - Kansas City MO KANSAS CITY, Kan. An animal rights group wants the state of Kansas to post a memorial sign at the spot on Interstate 70 where a crash killed dozens of cattle in April.
05/31/12 Somerset woman accused of animal cruelty speaks out Source: NBC - WJAC 6 - Johnstown PA A couple from Somerset is facing dozens of animal cruelty charges.
05/31/12 Group that filmed alleged mishandling of animals at... Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario CA Mercy For Animals, whose undercover investigation recently documented animals being kicked and beaten at Ontario Livestock Sales, called for the creation of federal regulations for these facilities.

Background on animal rights

Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings.

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