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September 17, 2002
Pigs 'share brain skills' with humans and primates
Pigs use their brains to outwit each other in much the same way as humans and chimpanzees, scientists claim. Although pigs often fight aggressively, researchers found they also adopt more subtle ploys to keep in front of rivals.
Dr Mike Mendl and colleagues at the University of Bristol observed social competitive behaviour among pigs of a kind normally seen in apes.
Pigs 'share brain skills' with humans and primates
Pigs use their brains to outwit each other in much the same way as humans and chimpanzees, scientists claim. Although pigs often fight aggressively, researchers found they also adopt more subtle ploys to keep in front of rivals.
Dr Mike Mendl and colleagues at the University of Bristol observed social competitive behaviour among pigs of a kind normally seen in apes.
High-Fat Diet: Count Calories and Think Twice
Though billed as a "diet revolution," the high-protein, high-fat, extremely low carbohydrate diet championed by Dr. Robert C. Atkins is hardly revolutionary.
High-Fat Diet: Count Calories and Think Twice
Though billed as a "diet revolution," the high-protein, high-fat, extremely low carbohydrate diet championed by Dr. Robert C. Atkins is hardly revolutionary.
High-Fat Diet: Count Calories and Think Twice
Though billed as a "diet revolution," the high-protein, high-fat, extremely low carbohydrate diet championed by Dr. Robert C. Atkins is hardly revolutionary.
High-Fat Diet: Count Calories and Think Twice
Though billed as a "diet revolution," the high-protein, high-fat, extremely low carbohydrate diet championed by Dr. Robert C. Atkins is hardly revolutionary.
September 11, 2002
Pigs and Chickens Are Smarter Than You Think
Chickens can learn from each other and are encouraged by example, and pigs use subtle social behavior and signal their competitive strength to rivals, researchers from the University of Bristol in southern England told a science conference.
Pigs and Chickens Are Smarter Than You Think
Chickens can learn from each other and are encouraged by example, and pigs use subtle social behavior and signal their competitive strength to rivals, researchers from the University of Bristol in southern England told a science conference.
September 09, 2002
Cattle branding is chapping more than just PETA's hide
The time-honored tradition of branding livestock is under fire by animal rights advocates, making Texas cattle ranchers who depend on the method to protect their property as uneasy as a herd of cows in a thunderstorm.
Cattle branding is chapping more than just PETA's hide
The time-honored tradition of branding livestock is under fire by animal rights advocates, making Texas cattle ranchers who depend on the method to protect their property as uneasy as a herd of cows in a thunderstorm.
September 05, 2002
The Shame of Meatpacking
The strike began, Maria Martinez recalls, because a worker on the loin line wasn't keeping up with the pace of production. When a supervisor pulled him into the office, some thirty workers, Martinez among them, dropped their knives and followed him there. "The superintendent said, 'You've got sixty seconds to get back to work, or everyone's fired,'" says Martinez. "We didn't move, and then he said, 'OK, you guys are all fired.'
The Shame of Meatpacking
The strike began, Maria Martinez recalls, because a worker on the loin line wasn't keeping up with the pace of production. When a supervisor pulled him into the office, some thirty workers, Martinez among them, dropped their knives and followed him there. "The superintendent said, 'You've got sixty seconds to get back to work, or everyone's fired,'" says Martinez. "We didn't move, and then he said, 'OK, you guys are all fired.'
Bad Meat
In a summer full of headlines about corporate misdeeds and irresponsibility, ConAgra's massive recall in July stands apart. The defective product wasn't fiber optic cable, energy futures or some esoteric financial instrument. It was bad meat--almost 19 million pounds of beef potentially contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, enough to supply a tainted burger to at least one-fourth of the US population.
Bad Meat
In a summer full of headlines about corporate misdeeds and irresponsibility, ConAgra's massive recall in July stands apart. The defective product wasn't fiber optic cable, energy futures or some esoteric financial instrument. It was bad meat--almost 19 million pounds of beef potentially contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, enough to supply a tainted burger to at least one-fourth of the US population.
September 04, 2002
Le bikini laitue
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Le lobby vÈgÈtarien, dÈterminÈ ý gagner des adeptes, a envoyÈ au sommet de la Terre ý Johannesburg un message on ne peut plus charnel, en promenant au "contre-forum" des ONG une charmante jeune femme, vÍtue en tout et pour tout d'un bikini en feuilles de salade.
Le bikini laitue
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Le lobby végétarien, déterminé à gagner des adeptes, a envoyé au sommet de la Terre à Johannesburg un message on ne peut plus charnel, en promenant au "contre-forum" des ONG une charmante jeune femme, vêtue en tout et pour tout d'un bikini en feuilles de salade.
PETA serves veggie food at Earth Summit, South Africa
An unidentified delegate tastes vegetarian sausage as Lisa Franzetta of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, right, urges people to go vegetarian at NASREC, one of sites of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, Friday Aug. 30, 2002. Franzetta used synthetic lettuce leaves to cover herself to put forward a message of vegeterianism as a means to sustainable development. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
PETA serves veggie food at Earth Summit, South Africa
An unidentified delegate tastes vegetarian sausage as Lisa Franzetta of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, right, urges people to go vegetarian at NASREC, one of sites of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, Friday Aug. 30, 2002. Franzetta used synthetic lettuce leaves to cover herself to put forward a message of vegeterianism as a means to sustainable development. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
PETA at Earth Summit, South Africa
U.S. animal rights activist Lisa Franzetta with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), hands out vegetarian food to the a delegate of the Earth Summit in Johannesburg while dressed in an outfit made to look like lettuce August 30, 2002. REUTERS/Howard Burditt
PETA at Earth Summit, South Africa
U.S. animal rights activist Lisa Franzetta with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), hands out vegetarian food to the a delegate of the Earth Summit in Johannesburg while dressed in an outfit made to look like lettuce August 30, 2002. REUTERS/Howard Burditt
PETA plays off seat rule
Two months after officials at Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. said they would more strictly enforce their policy of charging obese customers for two seats, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is playing off the controversy with a billboard campaign suggesting that passengers can slim down by not eating animal products.
PETA plays off seat rule
Two months after officials at Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. said they would more strictly enforce their policy of charging obese customers for two seats, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is playing off the controversy with a billboard campaign suggesting that passengers can slim down by not eating animal products.
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