While I am sure that many on Care2 have seen this site before, in light of the upcoming Beijing Olympics, I thought I would post the link again. All the sections are very informative, but please be sure to visit the zoos and entertainment animals sections
This information comes to you straight from the United States Governments office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. A VERY INTERESTING READ !
PETITION SITE
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-slavery -in-3rd-world-countries
The U.S.Constitution was the first written agrement in history guaranteeing the citizen government protection of basic human rights as reflected in its Bill of Rights,the Constitutional duties of each body of Governent is in violation of Article V.
Very sweet," they'd written on the notecard when Gracie was admitted to the humane society's shelter. I looked down at the beagle-mix dog sitting serenely at my feet and wondered if she was too small to place with our larger dogs at home.
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As the 3-day-old gray kitten cried softly for food, a PSPCA volunteer swaddled him in a towel and fed him formula from a dropper. The tiny newborn is among hundreds of sick and neglected cats removed in a raid from a suburban Pittsburgh animal sanctuary.
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