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29/06/2016

Yulin Dog Meat Festival

Celebrities Against Yulin Dog Meat Festival

Celebrities such as Matt Damon, Pamela Anderson and Leona Lewis call for the Yulin Dog Meat Festival to be banned.

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22/06/2016

Unlocking the Cage

Unlocking the Cage – Legal Rights For Non-humans ( Documentary )

Unlocking the Cage follows attorney attempting to get legal rights for non humans.Between 2013 and 2015 a group of nonprofit attorneys seek nonhuman clients for whom they can advocate in two US territories, in order to establish legal person-hood for apes, elephants and cetaceans in the USA.New York-based attorney and law professor Steven M Wise is the founder of the Nonhuman Rights Project, an organisation dedicated to changing the status of certain animals, particularly apes and other creatures with advanced cognitive abilities, so that they are seen as people, not things.

This crisply compiled factual work tracks him and his associates over the course of several years as they file lawsuits and argue in the courts to emancipate three chimpanzees in particular from what they consider to be unsuitable, even cruel environments. The subtle but fascinating legal points raised revolve around the interpretation of habeas corpus, precedents involving slavery and legal notions of person hood and competency. The potential is there for turning this material into something dry and excessively detail-driven or, alternatively, hectoring and sentimental about animal rights.

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12/06/2016

Scotland ban wild animal ban at circuses

Scotland To Ban Wild Animals At Circuses

Great news. Hope this continues throughout Britain.

Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to ban wild animals in travelling circus after the SNP government revealed it intends to end the practice. The move has been welcomed by animal rights campaigners who are now urging David Cameron to stop “dithering” and impose a similar ban across the UK.

It comes after recent outcry when it emerged that circus big cats were being caged over the winter months in the north of Scotland.

“The Scottish Government intends to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses,” a spokeswoman for ministers said last night.

“We are currently investigating the best mechanism for introducing legislation on ethical grounds and will make further announcements in due course.”

Although there have been no wild animal circuses based in Scotland in recent years, circuses with wild animals have continued to tour the country. It emerged that a circus trainer with a big cat act moved his lions and tigers from England to a farm near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, prompting calls for a ban. A subsequent consultation carried out by ministers found 98 per cent of Scots backed it

A spokeswoman for animal rights group Peta last night welcomed the ban.

She said: “Peta salutes the government for listening to them and announcing its intention to ban this archaic form of entertainment on ethical grounds. Prime Minister David Cameron should take a leaf out of Holyrood’s book – while he dithers, animals continue to suffer and England falls further and further behind.

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