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Stop the international trade in endangered animals

c.flessen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:41:14 PST

Reposted from the Center for Biological Diversity. Please take action here. Act Now to Stop International Trade in Endangered Animals In March 2010 the United States will participate in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference of the Parties. The CITES treaty is an international effort to conserve endangered species by restricting [...]

Asia populated by migrations from Southeast Asia?

c.flessen — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:02:52 PST

Dang! Does this mean I’d have to revise my thesis then?? Asia populated by Southeast Asian migration—study reposted from The Philippine Daily Inquirer SEOUL – Pan-Asian research on genetic data suggested that ancestors of modern-day Asians probably migrated from Southeast Asia into East and North Asia, researchers said Saturday. The new study confirmed that Asia was populated [...]

Tigging: skal det være forbudt eller ikke?

c.flessen — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:11:18 PST

05.oktober 2009—nok en gang er Norge kåret av FNs utviklingsprogram (UNDP) som det beste landet å bo i. For de fleste som verken har bodd eller besøkte landet, er dette nok en anerkjennelse av Norge som et slags utopi: et sted der alt er rosenrødt, et samfunn fritt for problemer. Men Norge er langt fra å [...]

Retire Lolita the Orca Whale

c.flessen — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:51:50 PDT

Reposted from the Care2 petitionsite. Please sign the petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Retire-Lolita-The-Orca-Whale Retire Lolita the Orca Whale Target: Charlie Crist, the Governor of the State of Florida, APHIS and the USDA Sponsored by: Angie Rodriguez Though a young and healthy adult at about age 36, Lolita is the oldest whale in captivity. She is kept in the oldest [...]

Miami Seaquarium, Miami FL – Lolita’s Story

c.flessen — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:24:00 PDT

Miami Seaquarium, Miami FL – Lolita’s Story.

Justice for Tammy!

c.flessen — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:31:47 PDT

Please sign the petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/pit-bull-burnt-alive PIT BULL BURNT ALIVE!* Target: Help the SPCA with the prosecution of the owners who burnt Tammy alive! Sponsored by: Patricia This insert was in the Daily Voice Newspaper telling of a Pit Bull named Tammy who was burnt to death by her owners!The owners wanted to punish her for jumping over the wall into their [...]

Please help Gracie…

c.flessen — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:32:09 PDT

Okay, I guess you all know by now that I have a very soft spot for all furry four-legged creatures—most especially companion pets in need. I have actually been a bit busy lately since the autumn semester started, what with the deadline for my thesis manuscript looming ominously this October… But when I saw this [...]

Online protest against the trade in animal cruelty*

c.flessen — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:24:31 PDT

Millions of animals suffer and die in China for the global export. Join FOUR PAWS’ protest and demand obligatory animal welfare standards in the European trade. In many fields of commercial animal husbandry, China is among the poorest performers in the world: the largest producer of rabbit meat, the market leader in breeding animals for fur, [...]

Help to stop cruel experiments on dogs in a university in Brazil*

c.flessen — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:48:12 PDT

On June 14th 2008 some Brazilian animal rights activists managed to enter in the dog pound of the Medicine department of the UFG University (Federal University of Goiás), Brazil, and they took some pictures of the animals and the conditions they were kept. As it can be seen by the attached photographs, the dogs [...]

Chicken alla cacciatore

c.flessen — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:29:20 PDT

Chicken alla cacciatore Originally uploaded by c.flessen This is my own take on Nigella Lawson’s version of the classic Italian chicken alla cacciatore, in the hunter’s style. Among other things however, I used chopped real onions instead of spring onions, chopped real celery instead of celery salt, chicken breasts instead of thighs, and butter beans instead of [...]