‘Cruelty to animals is not a choice’
Arun Venkatraman
Animal rights activist and Peta Founder Ingrid Newkirk, who is in the country, speaks about her life and work, campaign for veganism, beef ban and more …
Ingrid Newkirk, the President of renowned international NGO People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has been at the forefront of animal rights activism at the global stage ever since she founded her organisation in 1980 with fellow activist Alex Pacheco. The renowned British-American activist, who was in Mumbai recently for a campaign against poultry consumption, revealed that the country, where she spent her childhood and majority of her school years, played a strong role in making her the animal rights crusader that she is today …
The Asian Age – Nov 22, 2015
www.asianage.com/ideas/cruelty…
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NIH: Research Chimps Will All Be Retired to Sanctuary
By Isabella Diaz
In emails to CNN a year ago, NIH spokeswoman Amanda Fine had said the delay in retiring chimps was due, in part, to the selection of 50 animals that would be kept out of retirement in case they were needed for “critical research” in the future. However, work with other primates will continue, he added. “That’s exactly what’s happening here, and it’s thrilling”, Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Human Society of the United States, wrote in a blog post for the Humane Society. This week, it made it official, saying that 50 chimps still held at research facilities would also be retired to sanctuaries …
Jewocity.com (press release) (blog) – Nov 22, 2015
www.jewocity.com/blog/nih-rese…
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