March 30, 2005
Bam Bam, Passions' precocious star orangutan, has officially retired.
TV Guide Online
March 30. 2005
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02:16 PM
March 25, 2005
Almost everyone knows the classic Disney story "Dumbo," the heart-rending tale of a baby elephant cruelly taken from its mother far too soon by callous circus handlers.
The Free Lance-Star
March 25, 2005
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09:22 AM
March 24, 2005
Wearing nothing but shackles and a fake scar, Brandi Valladolid of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) lies in Times Square to protest the arrival of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus in New York 22 March 2005.
AAP
March 22, 2005
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04:07 PM
March 22, 2005
BRIDGEPORT — A group that regularly protests the treatment of circus animals wants permission to place its shackled elephant statue downtown.
Conneticut Post
March 22, 2005
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10:30 AM
March 07, 2005
HARTFORD--The circus pioneered by legendary huckster, international showman and former Bridgeport Mayor P.T. Barnum would never return to Connecticut under a bill that would ban the use of elephants in public events.
www.connpost.com
March 5, 2005
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12:30 PM
March 01, 2005
PETA is snarling mad about the use of live penguins as props at a party hosted by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs in South Beach.
New York Post
February 23, 2005
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12:17 PM
February 11, 2005
Zoo elephants swaying back and forth, polar bears swimming in endless circuits and manic monkeys grooming themselves to baldness.
Reuters
Friday, February 11, 2005
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11:14 PM
January 18, 2005
An animal rights group caught the attention of the lunch crowd at the Landing Thursday.
WJXX
Thursday, January 13, 2005
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12:07 PM
An animal rights group caught the attention of a crowd at Jacksonville's Landing.
WTEV
Friday, January 14, 2005
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11:49 AM
January 11, 2005
If you were anywhere near 4th Avenue and Church Street on Monday, you were most likely shocked by what you saw. In an effort to protest the violent treatment of circus elephants, a member of PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - laid on the sidewalk, shackled at her ankles, wearing nothing but underwear.
WKRN News 2
Monday, January 10, 2005
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09:43 AM
November 22, 2004
The struggle over the fate of two aging elephants at the Detroit Zoo might move to a new battleground, the zoo director said Friday.
Detroit Free Press
Saturday, November 20, 2004
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05:43 PM
October 25, 2004
The escape of five African wildebeests from the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo and the subsequent shooting of two of the animals on Tuesday has resulted in a letter from an animal rights group spurning the events.
The Journal Gazette
Saturday, October 23, 2004
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12:28 PM
October 12, 2004
A man who worked as an animal handler for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has sued its parent company, saying he was wrongly fired after speaking out about the death of a lion during a train trip across a desert this summer.
The Virginia-Pilot
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
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09:52 AM
October 09, 2004
The circus is coming to town, but a state lawmaker - armed with video evidence he says shows show trainers tormenting elephants - wants to throw a spotlight on animal abuse under the Big Top.
Boston Herald
Thursday, October 7, 2004
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04:35 PM
September 28, 2004
As the lions, elephants and zebras of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus are set to trot into Salt Lake City next week, animal rights activists renewed charges Monday of mistreatment of the traveling show's star performers.
The Salt Lake Tribune
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
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12:17 PM
September 21, 2004
Step up, step down. Walk over the logs going forward, go over again going backwards.
Washington Post
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
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02:47 PM
ESPN "Cold Pizza" contributor Bonnie-Jill Laflin - a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and childhood rodeo rider - will be at the Museum of Sex tomorrow to launch the "Buck the Rodeo" campaign.
NY Daily News
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
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02:35 PM
September 16, 2004
As they lumbered past a muffler shop and the China Doll Restaurant yesterday, the closest the 10 Asian elephants came to their natural grassland habitat was a strip of manicured lawn near the train depot.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Thursday, September 16, 2004
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09:25 AM
September 13, 2004
A cowered feeling and wounded psyche are all Bollywood's recent heart throb Amisha Patel had to wear on her face on Wednesday (September 8) in Mumbai when she spoke about how animals feel abandoned in damp and dark cells.
The Times of India
Saturday, September 11, 2004
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03:11 PM
September 01, 2004
The recent death of a lion during transport on a circus train has prompted animal activists to protest the upcoming Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Everett Events Center.
The Seattle Times
Wednesday, September 1, 2004
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09:37 AM
August 30, 2004
A national animal rights group has asked Pittsburg County to cancel the annual Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo.
KOTV
Monday, August 30, 2004
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09:32 AM
August 13, 2004
The government is investigating the death of a Ringling Bros. lion amid allegations that circus managers ignored a handler's pleas to check on the animal during a long train ride through the California desert.
Associated Press
Friday, August 13, 2004
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04:43 PM
August 09, 2004
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is facing a federal investigation amid allegations that it allowed a young lion to die in a sweltering animal train crossing the Mojave Desert and then tried to keep key information from the government.
Washington Post
Sunday, August 8, 2004
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03:25 PM
July 30, 2004
If a call to cancel a circus act at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City goes unheeded, animal-rights activists say they will protest with picket signs, pamphlets and yellow stickers that say "canceled."
The Salt Lake Tribune
Thursday, July 29, 2004
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04:29 PM
July 29, 2004
Exposing her displeasure with animal cruelty, Annie Judah was careful not to expose anything else.
Fort-Worth Star Telegram
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
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09:44 AM
July 22, 2004
The Rosamond Gifford Zoo should follow the lead of zoos in Detroit and San Francisco by closing its elephant exhibit and releasing the animals to a wildlife sanctuary, says a national animal rights group.
Associated Press
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
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09:32 AM
July 19, 2004
In shackles and wearing black bikini bottoms, a woman posed at the corner of Milam and Capitol in downtown Houston recently to demonstrate what she considers mistreatment of animals by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Houston Chronicle
Sunday, July 18, 2004
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12:13 PM
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus is trying to figure out how a lion died on its way to Fresno.
ABC30.com
Friday, July 16, 2004
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12:01 PM
July 15, 2004
Circus animals are as healthy and well cared for as animals in the best zoos in the world, say opponents of an upcoming ballot initiative that seeks to ban exotic animals from circuses in Denver.
Denver Post
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
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09:15 AM
July 09, 2004
The circus has come to Austin again, but the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals won't be celebrating under the big top.
Austin Business Journal
Thursday, July 8, 2004
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09:48 AM
Feet bound, back turned and nude body bared to the harsh rays of the sun, animal-rights activist Annie Judah cowered against a white banner that read, "Shackled, Lonely, Beaten."
The Daily Texan
Thursday, July 8, 2004
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09:47 AM
July 07, 2004
The circus is coming to Brookings-Harbor Thursday, and along with lions, tigers, elephants and acrobats it's bringing controversy sparked by two open federal investigations, one of which is linked to treatment of an elephant.
Curry Coastal Pilot
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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01:33 PM
June 29, 2004
The curtain has closed on Natick's annual Fourth of July big top, but the organization that sponsored the circus for almost 20 years is spinning the news this way: They have traded the human cannonball for Cannondale bikes and brought in Treks instead of tigers.
The Boston Globe
Sunday, June 27, 2004
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03:27 PM
June 28, 2004
As the largest big top circus in the world prepares to tour the North Coast, federal officials say they are conducting two investigations into alleged animal abuse, and local animal rights activists are pledging to protest the shows.
North Coast Journal
Thursday, June 24, 2004
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03:39 PM
June 22, 2004
A local member of the national animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said she and others are planning to mount a protest when a traveling circus comes to town next week.
The Times-Standard
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
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04:44 PM
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), last week asked the San Benito County Fairgrounds and Galaxy All-Star Cheerleading to reconsider hosting tonight’s Carson and Barnes Circus because they say the circus abuses its elephants.
Hollister Free Lance
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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04:38 PM
June 17, 2004
The animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has asked the city of St. Paul to take legal action against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the case of an acrobat who fell to her death during a performance last month at Xcel Energy Center.
Star Tribune
Thursday, June 17, 2004
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05:45 PM
June 10, 2004
A nationwide, nonprofit animal-protection organization does not want the circus to come to town.
The Californian
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
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04:45 PM
June 08, 2004
Confined to a cage with their nude bodies painted like tigers and a banner above them reading, “Wild Animals Don’t Belong Behind Bars,” a woman and man protest Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’ treatment of animals and the “sucker statements” about animal care that the circus issues at every stop.
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01:10 PM
June 03, 2004
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus bring the big top to Wichita Falls in just over two weeks but there are some people who aren't thrilled about seeing the “Greatest Show on Earth” in the falls.
KAUX-TV6
Thursday, June 3, 2004
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05:23 PM
April 29, 2004
The attractive young woman -- nearly naked, painted like a tiger and sitting in a makeshift cage -- drew a crowd on Kennedy Plaza this afternoon.
The Providence Journal
Thursday, April 29, 2004
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05:13 PM
In a cage, in a cold rain, and almost in the nude, Annie Judah sat at State and Main streets during the downtown lunch hour Tuesday, shivering and suffering for her cause with nothing to protect her except painted-on tiger stripes, panties and the sign she held across her bare chest.
Democrat & Chronicle
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
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01:46 PM
April 26, 2004
LIKE YOU, once upon a time I loved the circus.
Philadelphia Daily News
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
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03:56 PM
April 20, 2004
The circus is coming to Knoxville soon, and some people are hoping that you'll have second thoughts about seeing the show.
WVLT-TV
Friday, April 16, 2004
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01:53 PM
April 13, 2004
Nearly naked, painted in tiger stripes and kneeling in cages, animal cruelty opponents took their traveling protest to the Boardwalk yesterday, railing against upcoming shows by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.
The Jersey Journal
Saturday, April 10, 2004
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05:36 PM
April 09, 2004
Nearly naked, painted in tiger stripes and kneeling in cages, animal cruelty opponents took their traveling protest to the Boardwalk on Friday, railing against upcoming shows by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.
Associated Press
Friday, April 9, 2004
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05:11 PM
April 08, 2004
Some passers-by honked and waved.
Others denounced the spectacle as ridiculous.
Wendy Girard simply shivered as she crouched in a wire cage for an hour Thursday at Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue in Terre Haute.
Tribune Star
Sunday, April 4, 2004
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05:26 PM
A television director's guilt trip about greyhound racing has turned into a $92,000 windfall for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Associated Press
Thursday, April 8, 2004
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05:13 PM
March 18, 2004
For the first time since elephants began entertaining people at American circuses more than 200 years ago, the federal government has removed a herd of circus animals from an owner accused of mistreating and mishandling his animals.
Washington Post
Thursday, March 18, 2004
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01:36 PM
January 20, 2004
Wearing fuzzy ears, her body painted to resemble a tiger, and clothed only in black underwear and strategically placed pasties, 19-year-old Bethany Walker knelt in a small wire cage yesterday in Nashville's downtown riverfront.
The Tennessean
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
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02:19 PM
January 13, 2004
A Louisville night spot to be called Wet Willy's has decided to scrap a plan to have a pit of live alligators under a glass dance floor.
WLKY
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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11:05 AM
January 02, 2004
For the past 12 years, on New Year's Eve, this Appalachian town has lowered a possum in a Plexiglas cage from the roof of a gas station at the stroke of midnight.
SF Gate
Friday, January 2, 2004
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09:41 AM
December 29, 2003
Questions about the safety of the Charlotte Metro Zoo have recently surfaced after the owner was bitten by a leopard.
News 14 Carolina
Sunday, December 28, 2003
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10:38 AM
December 25, 2003
A representative with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked federal officials to investigate claims that a big cat at the Charlotte Metro Zoo attacked zoo owner Steve Macaluso.
Salisbury Post
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
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10:12 AM
December 18, 2003
Playboy boss Hugh Hefner has found himself on the wrong side of animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) thanks to an appearance on MTV's "Cribs" show.
San Francisco Chronicle
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
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03:00 PM
Playboy boss Hugh Hefner has found himself on the wrong side of animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) thanks to an appearance on MTV's "Cribs" show.
San Francisco Chronicle
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
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03:00 PM
December 15, 2003
As baby elephants go, Riccardo, a 232-pound male Asian elephant born into the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus in early December, is smaller than most.
USA Today
Monday, December 15, 2003
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02:05 PM
As baby elephants go, Riccardo, a 232-pound male Asian elephant born into the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus in early December, is smaller than most.
USA Today
Monday, December 15, 2003
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02:05 PM
It's a big flap over fish, genetically altered glo-fish.
NewsNet5.
Thursday, December 11, 2003
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10:19 AM
It's a big flap over fish, genetically altered glo-fish.
NewsNet5.
Thursday, December 11, 2003
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10:19 AM
December 08, 2003
Neglect, misdiagnosis or other mistakes have marked the deaths of 23 animals at the National Zoo in the past six years, and some veterinary records are incomplete or were changed after the fact, according to documents and interviews with current and former zoo employees.
Washington Post
Sunday, December 7, 2003
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09:28 AM
Neglect, misdiagnosis or other mistakes have marked the deaths of 23 animals at the National Zoo in the past six years, and some veterinary records are incomplete or were changed after the fact, according to documents and interviews with current and former zoo employees.
Washington Post
Sunday, December 7, 2003
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09:28 AM
December 01, 2003
An advisory board bucked in unison Wednesday at a proposal by an animal rights group to change the town's name to Unity to protest animal cruelty.
Contra Costa Times
Thursday, November 27, 2003
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09:21 AM
An advisory board bucked in unison Wednesday at a proposal by an animal rights group to change the town's name to Unity to protest animal cruelty.
Contra Costa Times
Thursday, November 27, 2003
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09:21 AM
November 26, 2003
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken the unusual step of confiscating an elephant from the same Illinois facility that houses Lota, the Asian elephant taken there from the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
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09:26 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken the unusual step of confiscating an elephant from the same Illinois facility that houses Lota, the Asian elephant taken there from the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
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09:26 AM
November 21, 2003
A visiting circus is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for alleged animal abuse.
Sun-Herald
Thursday, November 20, 2003
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09:29 AM
A visiting circus is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for alleged animal abuse.
Sun-Herald
Thursday, November 20, 2003
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09:29 AM
Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan signed a petition urging the Thai government to stop the torture of baby elephants for the country's tourism industry.
AFP
Thursday, November 20, 2003
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09:23 AM
Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan signed a petition urging the Thai government to stop the torture of baby elephants for the country's tourism industry.
AFP
Thursday, November 20, 2003
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09:23 AM
November 19, 2003
The Indian government ordered a state government to stop transporting elephants to a special "health camp" after reports that they were being ill-treated.
AFP
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
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09:08 AM
The Indian government ordered a state government to stop transporting elephants to a special "health camp" after reports that they were being ill-treated.
AFP
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
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09:08 AM
November 13, 2003
Nearly naked and covered head to toe in tiger body paint, Kit King certainly got people's attention sitting outside Madison County Courthouse Wednesday at lunchtime.
The Huntsville Times
Thursday, November 13, 2003
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03:33 PM
Nearly naked and covered head to toe in tiger body paint, Kit King certainly got people's attention sitting outside Madison County Courthouse Wednesday at lunchtime.
The Huntsville Times
Thursday, November 13, 2003
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03:33 PM
November 12, 2003
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was to protest today the upcoming Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus visit to Huntsville by confining a partly nude woman to a cage at the Madison County Courthouse square.
The Huntsville Times
Tuesday, November 11, 2002
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04:16 PM
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was to protest today the upcoming Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus visit to Huntsville by confining a partly nude woman to a cage at the Madison County Courthouse square.
The Huntsville Times
Tuesday, November 11, 2002
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04:16 PM
November 07, 2003
In 1992, Cedric Walker had a vision: a hip-hop circus. "I wanted something clean and wholesome, like Motown and Soul Train," says the former rap promoter and theater producer.
The Pitch
Thursday, November 6, 2003
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11:44 AM
In 1992, Cedric Walker had a vision: a hip-hop circus. "I wanted something clean and wholesome, like Motown and Soul Train," says the former rap promoter and theater producer.
The Pitch
Thursday, November 6, 2003
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11:44 AM
The circus coming to town does not spark euphoric joy and childhood nostalgia for everyone. For many animal rights activists, it sparks rage.
The Pitt News
Friday, November 7, 2003
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09:19 AM
The circus coming to town does not spark euphoric joy and childhood nostalgia for everyone. For many animal rights activists, it sparks rage.
The Pitt News
Friday, November 7, 2003
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09:19 AM
November 04, 2003
It's billed as the greatest show on earth, but a former Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus worker calls it the cruelest show on earth.
NBC30
Friday, October 31, 2003
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05:00 PM
It's billed as the greatest show on earth, but a former Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus worker calls it the cruelest show on earth.
NBC30
Friday, October 31, 2003
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05:00 PM
November 03, 2003
Police patrols around the live mascots of LSU and Southern University have increased because of requests from members of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for the schools to release the big cats.
The Reveille
Thursday, October 30, 2003
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09:40 AM
Police patrols around the live mascots of LSU and Southern University have increased because of requests from members of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for the schools to release the big cats.
The Reveille
Thursday, October 30, 2003
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09:40 AM
Federal authorities are investigating animal cruelty charges against the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, which ends a two-day run in Tuscaloosa today.
Tuscaloosa News
Thursday, October 30, 2003
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09:07 AM
Federal authorities are investigating animal cruelty charges against the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, which ends a two-day run in Tuscaloosa today.
Tuscaloosa News
Thursday, October 30, 2003
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09:07 AM
October 30, 2003
Federal authorities are investigating animal cruelty charges against the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus after a complaint from a Spartanburg, S.C., show earlier this month.
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 30, 2003
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09:28 AM
Federal authorities are investigating animal cruelty charges against the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus after a complaint from a Spartanburg, S.C., show earlier this month.
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 30, 2003
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09:28 AM
October 28, 2003
A national animal rights group wants the University of Memphis to retire Tom the Tiger as its sports mascot and use a human instead.
The Commercial Appeal
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
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09:13 AM
A national animal rights group wants the University of Memphis to retire Tom the Tiger as its sports mascot and use a human instead.
The Commercial Appeal
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
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09:13 AM
October 24, 2003
White lies are spinning out of the Mirage hotel-casino these days. White lies about a white Bengal tiger named Montecore, 7, who was purchased from Mexico when he was 6 months old and who has performed on stage a thousand times.
Las Vegas City Life
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
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09:11 AM
White lies are spinning out of the Mirage hotel-casino these days. White lies about a white Bengal tiger named Montecore, 7, who was purchased from Mexico when he was 6 months old and who has performed on stage a thousand times.
Las Vegas City Life
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
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09:11 AM
October 21, 2003
Did Siegfried & Roy give gifts to the government officials who were assigned to inspect their show?
MSNBC
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
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11:01 AM
Did Siegfried & Roy give gifts to the government officials who were assigned to inspect their show?
MSNBC
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
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11:01 AM
October 13, 2003
Cythia Laise, a Las Vegas member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), holds a picket sign with a get well message for Roy Horn during a PETA demonstration in front of the Mirage Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 11, 2003.
Reuters
Monday, October 13, 2003
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04:05 PM
Cythia Laise, a Las Vegas member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), holds a picket sign with a get well message for Roy Horn during a PETA demonstration in front of the Mirage Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 11, 2003.
Reuters
Monday, October 13, 2003
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04:05 PM
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a rally Saturday outside The Mirage hotel-casino to urge "Siegfried & Roy" to retire their animals after Roy Horn was nearly killed by a tiger during a live performance.
Las Vegas Sun
Saturday, October 11, 2003
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03:58 PM
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a rally Saturday outside The Mirage hotel-casino to urge "Siegfried & Roy" to retire their animals after Roy Horn was nearly killed by a tiger during a live performance.
Las Vegas Sun
Saturday, October 11, 2003
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03:58 PM
October 09, 2003
The show must go on, said veteran Vegas showman Siegfried Fischbacher, one half of Siegfried & Roy. But don't hold your breath for a Sin City reunion.
E! Online
Thursday, October 9, 2003
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04:04 PM
The show must go on, said veteran Vegas showman Siegfried Fischbacher, one half of Siegfried & Roy. But don't hold your breath for a Sin City reunion.
E! Online
Thursday, October 9, 2003
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04:04 PM
October 08, 2003
In lifestyle, Antoine Yates lived about as far from Roy Horn as is possible. Except for the tiger. Mr. Yates is the man who, until Saturday, kept a tiger named Ming, who weighs more than 400 pounds, in an apartment at the Drew Hamilton Houses in Harlem.
The New York Times
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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05:37 PM
In lifestyle, Antoine Yates lived about as far from Roy Horn as is possible. Except for the tiger. Mr. Yates is the man who, until Saturday, kept a tiger named Ming, who weighs more than 400 pounds, in an apartment at the Drew Hamilton Houses in Harlem.
The New York Times
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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05:37 PM
Hoping to capture attention for a campaign to ban circus animals in Massachusetts, activists plan to be out in force this weekend at the FleetCenter when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey show kicks off its Boston tour.
Boston Herald
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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03:01 PM
Hoping to capture attention for a campaign to ban circus animals in Massachusetts, activists plan to be out in force this weekend at the FleetCenter when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey show kicks off its Boston tour.
Boston Herald
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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03:01 PM
An animal rights group is demanding that Robbie Williams remove footage of a chimpanzee with a gun from his live show.
Ananova
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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10:10 AM
An animal rights group is demanding that Robbie Williams remove footage of a chimpanzee with a gun from his live show.
Ananova
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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10:10 AM
October 07, 2003
Wild animals, increasingly popular as pets, keep their lethal instincts even as they are leashed and housebroken.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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09:29 AM
Wild animals, increasingly popular as pets, keep their lethal instincts even as they are leashed and housebroken.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Posted by tam at
09:29 AM
Strip illusionist Roy Horn has suffered paralysis on his left side, according to a source at University Medical Center, where the entertainer remained Monday in critical condition.
Review Journal
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Posted by tam at
09:25 AM
Strip illusionist Roy Horn has suffered paralysis on his left side, according to a source at University Medical Center, where the entertainer remained Monday in critical condition.
Review Journal
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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09:25 AM
As Roy Horn, of Siegfried & Roy, continues to recover from injuries sustained in a tiger attack on Friday night, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals faxed a letter yesterday to Horn's hospital room expressing the group's hope that he make a full recovery but urged the duo to retire their animals and build a sanctuary.
Newsday
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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09:13 AM
As Roy Horn, of Siegfried & Roy, continues to recover from injuries sustained in a tiger attack on Friday night, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals faxed a letter yesterday to Horn's hospital room expressing the group's hope that he make a full recovery but urged the duo to retire their animals and build a sanctuary.
Newsday
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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09:13 AM
September 04, 2003
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has begun a campaign against ìRobinsonís Paddling Porkers,î an animal show scheduled to perform at the Cabarrus County Fair this weekend.
Independent Tribune
Wednesday, September 3, 2003
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01:56 PM
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has begun a campaign against “Robinson’s Paddling Porkers,” an animal show scheduled to perform at the Cabarrus County Fair this weekend.
Independent Tribune
Wednesday, September 3, 2003
Posted by tam at
01:56 PM
August 26, 2003
A naked woman painted like a tiger spent Fridayís lunch hour turning heads in San Franciscoís Financial District in an effort to make people think twice before going to the circus, according to Lisa Franzetta, spokeswoman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Daily Journal
Tuesday August 26, 2003
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10:24 AM
A naked woman painted like a tiger spent Friday’s lunch hour turning heads in San Francisco’s Financial District in an effort to make people think twice before going to the circus, according to Lisa Franzetta, spokeswoman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Daily Journal
Tuesday August 26, 2003
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10:24 AM
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it has written a letter to Mackinac Island Mayor Margaret Doud urging her to ban horse-drawn carriages.
The Cheboygan Daily Tribune
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
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10:21 AM
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it has written a letter to Mackinac Island Mayor Margaret Doud urging her to ban horse-drawn carriages.
The Cheboygan Daily Tribune
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
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10:21 AM
An animal-rights group wants Gov. Brad Henry to abolish Oklahoma's state prison rodeo.
News Channel 5
Friday, August 22, 2003
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10:14 AM
An animal-rights group wants Gov. Brad Henry to abolish Oklahoma's state prison rodeo.
News Channel 5
Friday, August 22, 2003
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10:14 AM
Protesters blocked the entrance to the San Diego Zoo Friday by parking a truck and dumping manure on the driveway.
News Channel 10
Friday, August 22, 2003
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10:09 AM
Protesters blocked the entrance to the San Diego Zoo Friday by parking a truck and dumping manure on the driveway.
News Channel 10
Friday, August 22, 2003
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10:09 AM
Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals blocked the main entrance to the San Diego Zoo Friday with a dump truck and load of horse manure that had been emptied on the roadway.
NBC San Diego
Friday, August 22, 2003
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10:07 AM
Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals blocked the main entrance to the San Diego Zoo Friday with a dump truck and load of horse manure that had been emptied on the roadway.
NBC San Diego
Friday, August 22, 2003
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10:07 AM
August 01, 2003
The nation's largest circus will have to defend itself against charges that it mistreats elephants that perform under the big tent.
AP
Thursday, July 31, 2003
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04:34 PM
The nation's largest circus will have to defend itself against charges that it mistreats elephants that perform under the big tent.
AP
Thursday, July 31, 2003
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04:34 PM
July 31, 2003
Australian model Imogen Bailey is shown on a poster posing naked in shackles with whip marks across her back for a campaign by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization.
Reuters
Thursday, July 31, 2003
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05:17 PM
Australian model Imogen Bailey is shown on a poster posing naked in shackles with whip marks across her back for a campaign by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization.
Reuters
Thursday, July 31, 2003
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05:17 PM
July 24, 2003
Even though it's important to look for the best in people, it's hard not to feel the world would be a better place if people like Tim Frisco weren't around stinking it up. People who are cruel to animals are bad enough, but folks who actually make a living at it, and even seem to take pleasure in it, are pretty much scraping the bottom of the Homo sapiens cesspool.
Creative Loafing
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
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09:10 AM
Even though it's important to look for the best in people, it's hard not to feel the world would be a better place if people like Tim Frisco weren't around stinking it up. People who are cruel to animals are bad enough, but folks who actually make a living at it, and even seem to take pleasure in it, are pretty much scraping the bottom of the Homo sapiens cesspool.
Creative Loafing
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
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09:10 AM
July 22, 2003
Animal-rights activists staged a protest against circuses on Tuesday. Kayla Worden, a representative of PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, painted herself like a tiger and sat in a cage downtown.
NBC
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
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05:06 PM
Animal-rights activists staged a protest against circuses on Tuesday. Kayla Worden, a representative of PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, painted herself like a tiger and sat in a cage downtown.
NBC
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
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05:06 PM
July 18, 2003
A graduate of California State University, Monterey Bay, who planned to sprint naked through the streets of Pamplona, Spain, in protest against the Running of the Bulls, was stopped by police as soon as she disrobed.
The Californian
Friday, July 18, 2003
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09:16 AM
A graduate of California State University, Monterey Bay, who planned to sprint naked through the streets of Pamplona, Spain, in protest against the Running of the Bulls, was stopped by police as soon as she disrobed.
The Californian
Friday, July 18, 2003
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09:16 AM
July 14, 2003
People who go to the respected Cnet web site News.com and type "Thailand'' into the search engine for the latest technology news headlines and white papers are met with what seems to be the top story: "Thailand Travel Advisory: There is currently a serious safety risk in Thailand, and all potential visitors are strongly advised to read this advisory before finalising travel plans.''
Bangkok Post
Monday, July 14, 2003
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03:47 PM
People who go to the respected Cnet web site News.com and type "Thailand'' into the search engine for the latest technology news headlines and white papers are met with what seems to be the top story: "Thailand Travel Advisory: There is currently a serious safety risk in Thailand, and all potential visitors are strongly advised to read this advisory before finalising travel plans.''
Bangkok Post
Monday, July 14, 2003
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03:47 PM
July 10, 2003
Campaign group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) plans to present the mayor of Pamplona with thousands of postcards calling for an end to the event. Over 22,000 signed postcards have been collected throughout Europe in two weeks.
Reuters
Thursday, July 10, 2003
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09:03 AM
Campaign group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) plans to present the mayor of Pamplona with thousands of postcards calling for an end to the event. Over 22,000 signed postcards have been collected throughout Europe in two weeks.
Reuters
Thursday, July 10, 2003
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09:03 AM
July 07, 2003
An animal rights group is suing over the Animal Scramble.
WROC-TV
Tuesday, July 1, 2003
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08:58 AM
An animal rights group is suing over the Animal Scramble.
WROC-TV
Tuesday, July 1, 2003
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08:58 AM
Animal rights activists have stripped naked to protest against the running of bulls through the streets of Pamplona, condemning one of Spain's most famous traditions as cruel to animals.
Reuters UK - Adrian Croft
Saturday, July 5, 2003
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08:56 AM
Animal rights activists have stripped naked to protest against the running of bulls through the streets of Pamplona, condemning one of Spain's most famous traditions as cruel to animals.
Reuters UK - Adrian Croft
Saturday, July 5, 2003
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08:56 AM
Police stopped the protesters who tried to run the traditional route naked to call attention to the treatment and the killing of the bulls during the San Fermines fiestas which starts Sunday.
AP Photo/Jon Dimis
Saturday, July 5, 2003
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08:51 AM
Police stopped the protesters who tried to run the traditional route naked to call attention to the treatment and the killing of the bulls during the San Fermines fiestas which starts Sunday.
AP Photo/Jon Dimis
Saturday, July 5, 2003
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08:51 AM
Police stop animal rights protesters from starting a 'Running of the Nudes' mock bullrun in Pamplona, northern Spain Saturday July 5, 2003.
AP Photo/Paul White
Saturday, July 5, 2003
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08:48 AM
Police stop animal rights protesters from starting a 'Running of the Nudes' mock bullrun in Pamplona, northern Spain Saturday July 5, 2003.
AP Photo/Paul White
Saturday, July 5, 2003
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08:48 AM
Animal rights activists have stripped naked to protest against the running of bulls through the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.
BBC News
Saturday, July 5, 2003
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08:40 AM
Animal rights activists have stripped naked to protest against the running of bulls through the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.
BBC News
Saturday, July 5, 2003
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08:40 AM
July 02, 2003
Animal Scramble’s problematic pachyderm is dragging organizers of the whimsical charity fund-raiser into federal court for allegedly stifling a national animal rights group’s message about the abuse of circus animals.
Democrat and Chronicle.com: July 2, 2003
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09:58 AM
Animal Scrambleís problematic pachyderm is dragging organizers of the whimsical charity fund-raiser into federal court for allegedly stifling a national animal rights groupís message about the abuse of circus animals.
Democrat and Chronicle.com: July 2, 2003
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09:58 AM
June 20, 2003
A Markham woman will be taking it all off to show off her opposition to the annual bull run in Spain.
Toronto Sun
Friday, June 20, 2003
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08:41 AM
A Markham woman will be taking it all off to show off her opposition to the annual bull run in Spain.
Toronto Sun
Friday, June 20, 2003
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08:41 AM
June 19, 2003
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it plans to protest the use of exotic animals in advertising at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes, France, on Wednesday and Thursday.
ADWEEK
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
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08:47 AM
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it plans to protest the use of exotic animals in advertising at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes, France, on Wednesday and Thursday.
ADWEEK
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
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08:47 AM
June 17, 2003
Leanne Short is nakedly ambitious when it comes to fighting for animal rights.
The Gazette
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
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12:12 PM
Leanne Short is nakedly ambitious when it comes to fighting for animal rights.
The Gazette
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
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12:12 PM
May 22, 2003
Animal Scramble has a politically problematic pachyderm.
Democrat and Chronicle
Thursday, May 22, 2003
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03:51 PM
Animal Scramble has a politically problematic pachyderm.
Democrat and Chronicle
Thursday, May 22, 2003
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03:51 PM
There's controversy surrounding one of the displays in Rochester's "Animal Scramble".
WROC TV
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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03:48 PM
There's controversy surrounding one of the displays in Rochester's "Animal Scramble".
WROC TV
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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03:48 PM
May 21, 2003
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is accusing the organizers of ìAnimal Scrambleî of suppressing its message about cruelty to circus animals.
Democrat and Chronicle
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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04:32 PM
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is accusing the organizers of “Animal Scramble” of suppressing its message about cruelty to circus animals.
Democrat and Chronicle
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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04:32 PM
April 10, 2003
Animal rights groups on Wednesday sued the U.S. Department of the Interior to block the importation of 11 Indian elephants for two zoo conservation programs, saying that programs that promote breeding in captivity are shams, doomed to fail.
Reuters
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
Animal rights groups on Wednesday sued the U.S. Department of the Interior to block the importation of 11 Indian elephants for two zoo conservation programs, saying that programs that promote breeding in captivity are shams, doomed to fail.
Reuters
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
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08:57 AM
April 07, 2003
Pretoria Magistrate's Court has found the last two accused in the Tuli elephant case guilty on charges of contravening the Animal Protection Act.
SABC
Monday, April 07, 2003
Pretoria Magistrate's Court has found the last two accused in the Tuli elephant case guilty on charges of contravening the Animal Protection Act.
SABC
Monday, April 07, 2003
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03:26 PM
March 20, 2003
Circus elephants would no longer be allowed to perform in Tennessee under legislation that aims to protect the pachyderms from abuse.
The Tennessean
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
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10:00 AM
