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November 29, 2003

Fowl Play? Are Presidential Turkey Pardons a Hoax?

This is a tough time of year to be a turkey, but every year one lucky bird is spared from the axe by a presidential pardon. This week, at White House ceremony, President Bush pardoned a bird named Stars.

November 26, 2003

Ad group says egg logo misleading

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Better Business Bureau has said egg producers should stop advertising humane treatment of hens under guidelines that allow them to be crammed in cages so tiny they can't flap their wings and their beaks to be cut off.

November 23, 2003

Animal rights group zeroes in on Kroger practices

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is targeting Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. in its crusade to improve conditions for chickens.

November 20, 2003

Group Cites Evidence Atkins Diet Dangerous

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nutrition advocacy group said on Thursday the popular Atkins diet has caused heart disease and could have killed a teen-age dieter and urged the U.S. government to monitor the high-fat weight loss approach.

November 11, 2003

PETA Uses President Bush as 'Role Model' for Meatless Thanksgiving

Animal rights activists are asking Americans to follow President Bush's example and "pardon" turkeys from being part of their Thanksgiving celebrations.

November 10, 2003

Activists seek ban on force-feeding

Three young Santa Cruz activists who've been labeled everything from "duck liberators" to "terrorists" admit to being behind the late-night raids at the Sonoma Foie Gras farm.

Wrestling with war and peace

When U.S. Marine Corps reservist Ravi Chand found out that he was going to go to war, his first reaction was confusion. A class of ’02 graduate of UC Santa Cruz, Chand, 23, had just moved to Virginia to pursue his career: campaigning for the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. That was put on hold with the American invasion of Iraq.

November 09, 2003

Pamela's Pet Project at KFC

Well, there's at least one man in the world who refuses to succumb to Pamela Anderson's charms: the CEO of KFC Corp.

November 06, 2003

Woman Protesting Chicken Abuse To End Trip in Norfolk

(AP) - A Seattle woman is biking across the country to protest what she calls the abusive treatment of chickens. Her destination: the Norfolk headquarters of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

November 03, 2003

PETA's beef turns into stock

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Animal rights group PETA -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -- said it is upping the ante against food companies and restaurant chains by buying their shares and taking its animal cruelty campaign directly to the shareholders.