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Kobe's Santa Knows What You Want ; Tamiflu
Offbeat  (tags: Santa Claus, gift, Tamiflu, Kobe, unconventional )

Naoko
- 4 days ago - search.japantimes.co.jp
In the spirit of this Christmas season, the large Santa outside a popular old Western-style house in Kobe's Kitano district brought an unconventional gift : a box of Tamiflu
Man Living at Narita Getting Too Much Food
Offbeat  (tags: human rights activist, Chinese, Beijing, Narita International Airport, camping, food donation )

Naoko
- 4 days ago - search.japantimes.co.jp
The Chinese human rights activist who has been camping out at Narita International Airport for the last month after Beijing refused his re-entry is asking travelers not to donate any more food because he is awash with stuff to eat.
Jane Goodall and Fundamentalism
Offbeat  (tags: jane goodall, animal rights, animal advocates, fundamentalism )

Simone
- 1 day ago - animalwelfare.change.org
Last month on the Daily Show, Jane Goodall talked about how she had been criticized for having a non-vegan cake with a wax candle on it for her 75th birthday (see video below). This is a woman who has devoted her life to saving animals, who is probably
Pictured: Mythical White Stag Found in the Forests of Gloucestershire
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, white stag, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1 day ago - dailymail.co.uk
White stags have long been associated with mythology and legend, an elusive yet magnificent beast.
Another Birther Controversy. Separated at Birth: Obama and Fred Astaire? « Rosita the Prole
Offbeat  (tags: birther, obama, astaire )

Paul
- 2 days ago - rositatheprolesnastylittlebloggingproblem.wordpress.com
Enjoy, both sides!
Victory! Gap Phases Out Mulesed Wool
Offbeat  (tags: animals, mulesing, Gap, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 4 days ago - blog.peta.org
Retailers around the world are finding alternatives to mulesed wool, and we're thrilled to announce that Gap Inc. is the latest mega-vendor to take a stand against the mutilation.
Texas Tech Abandons Cruel Training Exercises on Shelter Cats
Offbeat  (tags: animals, exercises, cats, suffering, protection )

Cher
- 4 days ago - blog.peta.org
After pressure from PETA and our supporters, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has announced that it will no longer use homeless cats obtained from Odessa Animal Control in deadly medical training exercises. E-mails from concerned
No Kill: Right Movement, Wrong Words
Offbeat  (tags: no kill shelters, problems, naming, comparsion )

Simone
- 5 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
Here's my problem with the No Kill movement: the rhetoric makes it impossible for the movement to succeed. It starts with the name. By calling it "no kill," other shelters have been left with the label "kill," giving the impression -- which is often
Jellyfish As Big As Sumo Wrestlers Hit Japan
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, odd, unusual )

Chhiv Len
- 7 days ago - news.sky.com
An invasion of jellyfish the size of sumo wrestlers is throwing the Japanese fishing industry into jeopardy. The Echizen jellyfish grow up to 2.2m in diameter and can weigh over 300kg.
Is a Camera Company Sponsoring Poachers?
Offbeat  (tags: camera company, photographers, wild animals, promoting poaching, poachers )

Simone
- 9 days ago - examiner.com
One ad campaign for Canon shows pictures of wild animals and/or someone taking pictures of wild animals with the slogan "leave nature as you found it." Last week, it appeared that Nikon had also gotten interested in wildlife. However, by looking at what
 
 
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