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Book Chief Election Commissioner of UP for Insulting State Emblem of India - Naresh Kadyan
Offbeat  (tags: ethics, crime, police, performance )

Kadyan
- 13 days ago - consumercomplaints.in
Yes, State Emblem of India is being insulted by the Chief Election Commission of UP - Abhishek Kadyan, Media Adviser to OIPA in India.
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Widow To Recieve 5 Exotic Animals From Ohio Zoo
Offbeat  (tags: Zanesville, widow, animals, exotic pets, zoo, Ohio, wildlife, unusual, pets, odd, off-beat, bizarre, news, humans, ethics )

Lindsey
- 22 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
This just pisses me off. I cannot believe it. So much for stopping people from keeping exotic animals as pets.
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Cherokee (Iowa) Girl, 10, Supports Animal Shelters and Planet
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Raymond
- 39 days ago - siouxcityjournal.com
A couple of years ago Annalie Nelson of Cherokee attended the local county fair and a light bulb went on in her head. "I just had this random idea to sell T-shirt bags," the 10-year-old explained.
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International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals Sgn Up !!
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Borg
- 42 days ago - iaapea.com
The International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals (IAAPEA) was founded in 1969 and is against all experiments, animal testing, vivisection and procedures performed on laboratory animals.
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Fund for the Replacement of Animals In Medical Experiments Sign Up !!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, suffering, protection, law, ethics, cats, crime, cruelty, pets )

Borg
- 42 days ago - frame.org.uk
FRAME is dedicated to the development of new and valid methods that will replace the need for laboratory animals in medical and scientific research, Follow on Facebook, Twitter Etc
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Puppies Abandoned In Suitcase By Ohio Man, Officials Say (PHOTO)
Offbeat  (tags: cruel, abandon, puppies, Ohio, animals, suitcase, odd, off-beat, ethics )

Lindsey
- 44 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Investigators say a man who tried to abandon six puppies by zipping them inside a suitcase and leaving it outside an Ohio business was charged after authorities found he'd left the luggage tag with his contact information attached.
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3 Horses Die During Filming of HBO Show
Offbeat  (tags: horses, film, death, die, animal cruelty, HBO, Luck, sadness, ethics, protection, performance )

Lindsey
- 72 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
A horse was injured and euthanized Tuesday during production of the racetrack drama "Luck," the third death in connection with the series, and HBO agreed to suspend filming with horses while the accident is investigated.
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Tribe Receives Permit To Kill 2 Bald Eagles For Religious Purposes
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Lindsey
- 72 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Frankly, this makes me mad. I don't think they should be able to kill a special animal for religious purposes. This may open up doors for other people to ask for permits to kill endangered animals. What do you think about this situation?
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Lakota Freedom Delegation
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Michael
- 78 days ago - finalcall.com
The Lakota have withdrawn from every Treaty it ever signed with the US Govt. They have renounced US Citizenship. They say they will welcome anyone who does the same. We had been told in 72 by a local Rock Band that, ''We are the Indians today.''
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Obama Shark Fin Soup Controversy: Criticized For Restaurant Choice
Offbeat  (tags: Obama, shark finning, restaurant, controversy, government, ethics, news )

Lindsey
- 95 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The big problem with Great Eastern is that it serves shark fin soup, which is the product of what is widely considered one of the cruelest animal treatment practices on earth, shark finning. Shark finning is also doubly illegal in San Francisco.
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More Than 1,100 Dogs Rescued In China From Dinner Table
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Lindsey
- 125 days ago - behindthewall.msnbc.msn.com
BEIJING - Call it a Chinese New Year miracle. Earlier this week more than 1,100 dogs destined for the slaughterhouse in Chongqing were saved from an ignoble ending by a pet-loving Good Samaritan.
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Skechers Super Bowl Ad Promotes Animal Cruelty? Activists Say Yes
Offbeat  (tags: americans, activists, humans, news, media, society, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, suffering, protection, humans, animalwelfare, news, ethics, americans, animals, americans, ethics )

Britt
- 128 days ago - blogs.discovery.com
NBC plans to air a Super Bowl commercial that uses greyhound racing to show how fast Skechers' new sneakers are. But an undercover investigation by has revealed that the Tuscon, Arizona dog-racing track that serves as a backdrop for the Skechers commercia
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How to Get a Good New Home:Get Gassed
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Cher
- 139 days ago - all-creatures.org
Andrea is enjoying her second 15 minutes of fame. Her first round as a celebrity was in October, when she survived not just one visit to the gas chamber at the West Valley City shelter in Utah, but two.
24 comments
Toddlers Told Not to Make Nursery Rhyme Sign in Case It Is Offensive
Offbeat  (tags: PC, UK, children, culture, ethics, funny, off-beat, society, star, sign language )

Gillian
- 160 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Toddlers have been told to stop making a "diamond" star sign while singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in case the gesture is misinterpreted as sign language representing a female body part.
43 comments
Italian Black Cat Inherits Impressive Fortune
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, will, cat, animals, ethics, health, humans, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, pets, unusual )

Lindsey
- 166 days ago - huffingtonpost.co.uk
In just four years, Tommaso has gone from living on the streets of Rome to becoming a property tycoon with a £8.5m fortune. Not bad when you consider he's a cat.
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