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Why an Agnostic Animal-Rights Activist Went to Seminary
[ad_1] I can’t say my affiliation with Christianity was very strong, but I did develop a positive association with the idea of moral community—the…
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Brigitte Bardot funeral to be held next week in French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez
[ad_1] PARIS — The funeral for Brigitte Bardot will be held next week in Saint-Tropez, the glamorous French Riviera resort she helped make famous…
Entertainment
A muse for musicians: 11 songs inspired by Brigitte Bardot
[ad_1] NEW YORK — In addition to being a 1960s French sex symbol, actor, singer and animal welfare activist, Brigitte Bardot was a muse…
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Brigitte Bardot, 1960s film icon turned animal rights activist, dies at 91
[ad_1] Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal…
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Brigitte Bardot, 1960s film icon turned animal rights activist, dies at 91
[ad_1] Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal…
Finance
Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Central Park’s iconic horse-drawn carriages will trot on, for now. A proposal to ban the popular tourist attractions that have…
Finance
2,000 mink released from Iowa farm in what trade group calls ‘terrorist act’
[ad_1] One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called…
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The cherished and controversial Miami Seaquarium closes its doors
[ad_1] MIAMI — The Miami Seaquarium, an old-Florida style tourist attraction that gained international attention as the filming location for the 1960s television series…
New York, New York Local News
Mayor Adams calls for end to NYC horse-drawn carriage industry; City Council says for political gain | amNewYork
[ad_1] Hizzoner says ‘neigh’ to horse-drawn carriages in the city. Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday endorsed legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York…
Finance
NYC mayor throws support behind bill to ban Central Park horse carriages
[ad_1] NEW YORK — New York City’s mayor threw his support Wednesday behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures…
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Colombia’s Constitutional Court upholds bullfighting ban and adds cockfighting prohibition
[ad_1] BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a 2024 law banning bullfights in the South American country, and it went…
New York, New York Local News
One Fine Show: ‘Why Look at Animals?’ at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
[ad_1] Lynn Hershman Leeson, The Infinity Engine, 2014. Multimedia installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist, Altman Siegel, San Francisco and Bridget Donahue, New…
Finance
As bikes and strollers fill Central Park, its managers want to push horse carriages out
[ad_1] NEW YORK — For more than 150 years, horse-drawn carriages have been trotting through Manhattan’s Central Park, weathering the arrival of the automobile,…
Pets
Animal Welfare: How Far Have We Come from the Code of Hammurabi | Animal Wellness Magazine
[ad_1] Have you ever wondered how much society’s view of animals has changed? Ancient laws treated animals as mere property. Today, many countries have…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Animal shelters at capacity after accepting 1,200 animals in a month
[ad_1] METHUEN — A series of large surrenders have left all four MSPCA-Angell shelters, including Nevins Farm, at capacity. On Thursday, the nonprofit sounded…
Denver, Colorado Local News
Immigrant workers may be the first casualties of a “war on factory farming”
[ad_1] Editor’s note: This article contains numerous images from a slaughterhouse. They came to Denver from Honduras, Colombia and Mexico. Here, they work behind…
Government
National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) Releases First-Ever ‘Laboratory Animal Care Audit’
[ad_1] Report Details Widespread Violations in U.S. Research Facilities CHICAGO, October 16, 2024 (Newswire.com) – The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) today published its inaugural…
Entertainment
Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
[ad_1] MIAMI — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to…
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Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
[ad_1] MIAMI — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to…
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Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain
[ad_1] Animal rights activists have gathered in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of a large-scale octopus farm Animal rights activists gather to…