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05/30/2014 IAN SOMERHALDER IS IN AWE OF A DOG SAVIOR
Ian Somerhalder is in awe of Greg Mahle, a man from Zanesville, Ohio, whose mission is to give puppies new and loving homes. Twice a month, Mahle says goodbye to his wife and son, and drives to Houston; Lafayette, La.; Birmingham, Ala.; Altoona, Pa., and north to New England before returning home. During his 4,200-mile trip., he picks up stray dogs who were once destined to die. At all his stops along the way, Mahle is greeted by a host of volunteers who are waiting to help him walk and feed the seventy-four dogs. Mahle whisks the animals away in his truck where he makes sure they are cleaned, fed, and become socialized enough to be adopted into their forever homes.
05/29/2014 BILLY CORGAN PROMOTES ANIMAL ADOPTION
Billy Corgan, the Smashing Pumpkins' frontman, recently posed on the cover of PAWS Chicago magazine, a publication from PAWS Chicago, a no-kill animal shelter that runs pet adoptions and a spay and neuter clinic. Corgan cuddled up with his two adopted kittens, PAWS alumni Sammi and Mr. Thom, for the shot. Corgan's support of PAWS didn't end after he brought Sammi and Mr. Thom home. He has continued to support the no-kill shelter's mission by donating personalized prizes (private concert and tea!) to their auctions and helping raise tremendous funds, thanks to his celebrity. Corgan says that he gets much more than he gives in volunteering with PAWS. His two little kittens bring him immense joy and he's happy to help more animals.
05/28/2014 ELEPHANT POACHERS HAVE A NEW PROBLEM: U.S. MARINES
A team of U.S. Marines from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina recently conducted a monthlong training session in Chad, where they taught 101 newly recruited park rangers important tactics to help in the fight against poachers and wildlife traffickers. "We laid down a basic infantry skill set," said Lt. John Porter, who led the 15 Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa. Lessons included weapons handling and safety; raid tactics; field medicine; and patrolling and navigation techniques that could be used to counter smuggling, improve border security, and ensure the rangers' safety. "This was basically skills that we use in the Marine Corps that we transferred over to them for them to use as they see fit in their own personal missions in the future." The lessons, he said, could help save their lives. "These poachers are dangerous people."
05/27/2014 GAP, INC. AGREES TO STOP USING ANGORA WOOL
Yet another victory in the world of animal rights! GAP, Inc., which owns Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta, agreed never to sell Angora wool again and to pull all the items from the company's websites after a PETA representative attended the annual meeting for the retail giant. GAP, Inc. joins dozens of other companies, including Eddie Bauer, Forever 21, Limited Brands, Mango, H&M, Lands' End, Calvin Klein, QVC, Tommy Hilfiger and Express, Inc. in banning Angora products.
05/26/2014 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA BANS DOGFIGHTING AND COCKFIGHTING
The Supreme Court of India recently banned the use of bulls in any type of performance, including races, bullfights and jallikattu, an annual festival in which thousands of men chase the bulls to grab prizes tied to their horns. Any violation of this ban is officially punishable under the Prevention of Cruelty to the Animals Act. Now, in another pro-animal move by the high court, you can add cockfighting, dogfighting and other such cruelties to that list of banned activities. Even though it is illegal under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, cockfighting still takes place in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, and dogfighting still occurs in Haryana and Punjab. Cockfighting and dogfighting are both cruel acts that use animals for human entertainment without regard for their safety. At the end of each fight, one or more animals are usually seriously injured or dead.
05/24/2014 IFAW IS HELPING ANIMALS IN BOSNIA
In three days, Bosnia got as much rain as it usually gets in three months - and it was deadly for people and animals. Homes, schools, hospitals - 100,000 buildings in all - were destroyed or made unusable by the flooding. One of the buildings threatened is an animal shelter in Orasje, a town in northern Bosnia. A staff member worried that she might have to release 170 dogs to keep them from drowning if the shelter was flooded. So many other animals - dogs, cats, livestock and wildlife - are at risk. At the request of the United Nations, IFAW's disaster response team is on the way to help. IFAW will work with its local partners to provide field assessments and to help rescue and care for dogs and other animals affected by the historic floods.
05/23/2014 PAMELA ANDERSON CREATES FOUNDATION TO PROTECT ANIMALS
Pamela Anderson has taken her animal activism one step further by establishing her own foundation. The Pamela Anderson Foundation (PAF) is dedicated to human, animal and environmental rights, stating that they are all connected. The long-time animal activist and PETA supporter is lending her name and efforts to assist animals, people and the environment by supporting various initiatives, including PETA, Cool Earth and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. With the goal of challenging communities and politics worldwide in a provocative way, the PAF is sure to live up to it's "outspoken and brave" description.
05/22/2014 ANIMALS IN DIRE NEED IN WORST FLOODING IN 120 YEARS!
Hundreds of exhausted animals are still waiting to be rescued in abandoned and flooded houses in Croatia. The volunteers of the NGOs Victories, Animals Friends and other animal protection organizations in Croatia, as well as many individual citizens, call for urgent evacuation of animal survivors from the flooded town of Gunja, as well as all other settlements in Slavonia affected by the floods. The situation in Bosnia and Serbia is even worse. Volunteers need transporters for animals, cages for large dogs, muzzles and leashes, petrol, car hire, veterinary care, food, as well as temporary accommodation.
05/21/2014 JAPAN WHALING TOWN SUED BY DOLPHIN ACTIVISTS
Animal rights activists said Thursday, May 15, they had sued a major Japanese whaling town internationally condemned for its dolphin hunts for banning "foreign-looking" visitors from its whale museum. Sarah Lucas, head of "Australia for Dolphins," filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, May 13, at the regional court of Wakayama, western Japan, where the town of Taiji is located, demanding an end to "discrimination based on race" and about 7 million yen ($69,000) in damages, she told a news conference. The activist said she visited the museum in February to check on the condition of an extremely rare albino dolphin calf, named Angel by her group, which was caught in January and has been kept in a "cramped, abusive show tank." But a ticket officer turned her away with a sign in English that read: "Please note that anti-whalers are not allowed to enter the museum." Lucas added she knew other foreigners who had been given the same treatment.
05/20/2014 EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES FULL BAN ON DRIFTNETS
The European Commission wants to prohibit the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as of January 1, 2015. Although rules are already in place to forbid using driftnets to catch certain migratory fishes, the practice continues to be a cause of concern due to the incidental catching of marine mammals, sea turtles and sea birds which are mostly protected under EU legislation. To fight circumvention, the Commission proposal includes a full ban of driftnets fishing in the EU as well as the prohibition of keeping driftnets on board of fishing vessels. Furthermore, to avoid ambiguity, the proposal refines the current definition of a driftnet.
05/19/2014 EU LABELING FOOD AS VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN
There is still no legal clearness about what kind of food can be labelled as vegetarian or vegan. The European legislator committed the EU-Commission to present a suitable definition, unfortunately without any deadline. At the moment there is no realization in sight. Animal Friends Croatia called, together with the European Vegetarian Union (EVU), on the members of the European Parliament to support a quick definition. Especially the door hangers which were distributed to about 700 MEPs' offices attracted attention.
05/19/2014 ELEVEN JAILED FOR SELLING TOXIC DOG MEAT IN CENTRAL CHINA
Eleven people in central China's Hunan Province were sentenced to prison for allegedly selling poisonous dog meat. The verdict was handed down by the court of Dingcheng District in Changde City on Tuesday and the defendants were sentenced to imprisonment of one to seven years. They were also fined. According to the court, since the beginning of 2013, the defendants killed about 1,000 dogs in the countryside with darts covered in highly toxic chemicals and stored the dog meat in a freezer. The local police caught the suspects and seized 12 tonnes of frozen meat last December. Meat of approximately 10 dogs had been sold. The poison was identified as succinylcholine chloride. Experts said humans can be poisoned by eating large amounts of the affected meat.
05/16/2014 CHRISSIE HYNDE'S NEWEST VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CANINE COMPANIONSHIP
Rock & roller, vegetarian, and voice for animals, Chrissie Hynde has released her newest music video for the song, "You Or No One." The video's world premiere launched from PETA's website and Hynde penned a blog post for the site, explaining her inspiration for the video's theme. "We've all heard plenty of songs about relationships, both good and bad," Hynde writes. "But in my personal experience - and that of seemingly everyone I know - the lifetime of devotion that dogs give is incomparable to that of humans. My new music video, which was filmed in Spain, tells a love story between a man and his dog. After seeing the documentary LA Stories: City of Dogs, I told my director, Steve Glashier, that I wanted to make a video for everyone who has ever loved a dog and had their love returned tenfold."
05/15/2014 MANCHESTER UNITED COACH JOINS VEGETARIAN RANKS
Manchester United legend and current first team coach Phil Neville has revealed his switch to vegetarianism. In a new interview with PETA, Neville credits his plant-based switch to his wife. He says, "My wife's been vegetarian for about four, five years now. I promised my wife that I would try it for two weeks. ... I started to feel healthier, leaner. I started to feel great!" The trophy winning soccer player knows very well and from personal experience that athletes can sustain their health and athletic performances on plant-based diets. Neville is just one of many elite level, plant-based athletes, and he joins the list of high-performance individuals fueled by veggies, including endurance athlete Rich Roll, Iron Man Dave Scott and strongman competitor Patrik Baboumian. Neville also understands the cruelty animals endure and the environmental impacts of meat-heavy diets.
05/14/2014 JENNIFER LOPEZ FEALS "GREAT" ON VEGAN DIET!
Jennifer Lopez has joined fellow A-listers like Anne Hathaway and Joaquin Phoenix and adopted a vegan diet! The 44-year-old actress and recording artist has always been incredibly health conscious, but recently revealed that removing animal products from her diet has left her feeling better than ever and she would encourage everyone to adopt a plant-based diet. In an interview with New York radio station Z100 Lopez said, "You do feel better. I do recommend the vegan diet because you wake up and feel great!" J.Lo briefly attempted to adhere to a vegetarian lifestyle several years ago, but in an effort to stay healthy and fit, she has now chosen to avoid all animal products. Lopez explained, "Being vegan, it's basically no diary, no meat, everything is plant based and from the ground." "Jenny from the Block" has certainly come a long way since she gave vegan television host Ellen DeGeneres a year's supply of Omaha Steaks.
05/13/2014 LEONARDO DICAPRIO DONATES $1 MILLION TO PROTECT ELEPHANTS
Actor, philanthropist, and true ele-friend, Leonardo DiCaprio donated $1 million to elephant protection organizations over the weekend. At an event honoring the founder and CEO of Save the Elephants, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, representatives of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation helped the Elephant Crisis Foundation get much closer to their $5 million fundraising goal. "More than 30,000 African elephants were killed last year for their ivory tusks," DiCaprio said. "This magnificent species faces a very uncertain future unless we take action now. The Elephant Crisis Fund will play a crucial role in solving this complex global problem by supporting projects that protect elephants from poachers, stop the trafficking of ivory, and end the demand for ivory." Sunday's event raised over $2 million, all of which will go directly into elephant conservation programs.
05/12/2014 SOCCER PLAYER TIM HOWARD AND PETA PREFER "INK OVER MINK"
Soccer goalkeeper for the US national team, Tim Howard would lose his shirt to help animals, and he did just that for a new anti-fur, "Ink Not Mink" ad for PETA. Alongside a shirtless Howard, with his elaborate tattoos on full display, the ad reads, "Fur only looks good on its original owner. Be comfortable in your own skin, and let animals keep theirs." Howard, a New Jersey native, feels very passionately about animals suffering for fur. "Protecting animals is very important to me, and I think speaking out against fur is an amazing cause," he says. "When I see someone wearing fur, I just want to sit them down in front of one of PETA's videos and show them just how badly animals suffer for this supposed fabric that no one needs."
05/09/2014 DON CHEADLE AND OTHER CELEBS FIGHT TO SAVE THE PLANET
Don Cheadle, Gisele Bundchen, Yaya Toure and Ian Somerhalder are fighting. Whose team will you join? That's the question the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is asking people for World Environment Day. No worries, though, they are all fighting for the same cause: saving the planet. To promote the campaign the celebrities are featured in a Public Service Announcement which will air on CNN, large billboards at Times Square in New York and Picadilly Circus in London and online. The video, directed by Day After Tomorrow writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff, shows Cheadle practicing playing the saxophone for a movie part, Bundchen practicing Kung Fu and Toure training for the World Cup to the sound of The Police's "Message in a Bottle." When the celebs get the message in a bottle, it is a call out for people to join them in helping the world by going to the World Environment Day (WED) website until June 5 and pledging their support to one of them.
05/08/2014 PET OWNERSHIP WILL REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE IN TURKEY
Anybody who wants to have a companion animal at home will need to undergo training. They will also have to provide suitable accommodation for the welfare of the animal, as well as meeting its ethological needs and care for its health. With the new arrangement, sales of all kinds of pets and animals except for fish and birds will be banned in pet stpres. Also, prison sentences will be introduced for torture and ill-treatment of animals.
05/07/2014 HILARY SWANK RECEIVES AWARD FOR ANIMAL ADVOCACY
Academy Award-winning American actress Hilary Swank can add animal advocacy award recipient to her list of accolades. The "Boys Don’t Cry" actress received the Hope Award from the Petco Foundation at the sixth annual Hope Fundraising Gala in San Diego, which recognizes people or groups who share the goal of improving pets' quality of life. Swank said in response to the honor, "It's extraordinary to be given this Hope Award. I'm just one individual, but I think we are all coming together collectively to remind each other to give hope for these animals and the welfare of animals."
05/06/2014 CANCEROUS COWS PROCESSED AT MEAT PLANT
Federal investigators say a California meat plant processed diseased cows for use in U.S. foods. It's the same company that was forced to recall 8.7 million pounds of meat back in March. CNN has learned what investigators believe happened inside the Rancho Feeding Corporation - the plant behind one of the biggest meat recalls in years. It involves cancerous cows, meat not fit for human consumption, and an illicit romance. Federal officials familiar with the investigation believe Rancho processed cancerous cows when government inspectors weren't there. And after they were slaughtered they hid the warning signs of the cancer by trimming off diseased parts, using a fake stamp of approval, or even replacing the heads of sick cows with healthy ones.
05/05/2014 RICKY MARTIN CREDITS VEGETARIAN DIET TO STAYING YOUNG
Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican pop musician, actor and author, looks just as youthful and vibrant as he did when he was "Livin' la Vida Loca". The father of two switched to a vegetarian diet a few years ago and tweeted about how wonderful he felt as a meat-free person. Martin was recently asked about the secret to his youthful look, and he credited the people in his life, his work and a vegetarian diet as his anti-aging secrets. The singer said, "Love, acceptance, friends, two kids that I love and that I have to take care of myself for them." He continued, "I love what I do. I think that's important. I’m vegetarian. I just became vegetarian about three years ago. I don't know if that works."
05/03/2014 LOS ANGELES BANS BULLHOOKS USED TO CONTROL CIRCUS ELEPHANTS
Los Angeles has banned the use of bullhooks, pitchforks, baseball bats and other goads that circus trainers use to control elephants and other exotic animals, delighting campaigners and angering showmen. Animal rights groups such as PETA and celebrities - including actress Kristen Bell, comedian Sarah Silverman and singer Ke$ha - have campaigned against the use of the prods that they say amounts to torture, Los Angeles City News Service said. The ban, passed unanimously by the city council on Wednesday, takes effect in January 2017, a delay meant to give circuses time to change how they handle elephants or remove them from the shows, which draw audiences of 100,000.
05/02/2014 BRYAN ADAMS IS "AGAINST THE DELIBERATE KILLING OF ALL ANIMALS"
Canadian born rock star Bryan Adams scheduled performance of his first "Mile One" show in St. John’s, Newfoundland is being met with a lot of controversy. Some residents of St. John's feel the vegan and PETA supporter musician is being hypocritical by touring the province, especially when it coincides with their annual seal hunt, but he said that he simply wants to perform for his fans and nothing else. Although Adams claims he intends to keep his views on the seal hunt separate from his tour in Newfoundland, the artist wanted to make it perfectly clear that he stands in complete opposition of the seal hunt, as well as the killing of all other animals. "However, for the record, I’m a veggie and against the deliberate killing of ALL animals, not just seals, so for those people that want to protest about my coming to play a gig, make sure to get all the chicken farmers, cow farmers and fishermen to march in unity at my presence," protested Adams. Adams has been a staunch vegetarian since 1989 (now vegan), and said that he lives by the motto, "[i]f you love animals, don’t eat them."
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