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70 Elephants Will Soon Be ‘Legally’ Killed in Botswana And No One Can Do Anything About It

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Animal Ethics Project

Last year, Botswana legalized hunting of elephants as ‘there are too many of them’. The government officially lifted the hunting suspension. More than half a year later, the country is going to auction licences to hunt a total of 70 … Continue reading →

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The World Wants to Eat More Octopus. Is Farming Them Ethical?

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Animal Ethics Project

SISAL, YUCATÁN, MEXICO—In a damp, darkened shoreside laboratory near the Yucatán hamlet of Sisal, Carlos Rosas Vázquez lifts one of the scores of small conch shells littering a black plastic tank. He coaxes its wary occupant out onto his hand. … Continue reading →

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Canada Passes New Law Cracking Down on Animal Cruelty, Bestiality

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Animal Ethics Project

Parliament has passed a new law cracking down on animal cruelty that will list those convicted of bestiality on Canada’s national sex offenders registry. Bill C-84 also changes wording in the Criminal Code to clarify that bestiality involves any contact for a … Continue reading →

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New Jersey Becomes First State Ever to Ban Traveling Wild-Animal Acts

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Animal Ethics Project

With New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s signature, “Nosey’s Law” is officially on the books! Despite a setback for the bill under the former administration, the Garden State is now the first state ever to enact a ban on traveling wild-animal … Continue reading →

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Indian Supreme Court Breaks Ground on Animal Rights

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Animal Ethics Project

In recent years, the Supreme Court has upheld the rights of animals and birds to lead a life of “intrinsic worth, honour and dignity,” even at the cost of popular faith and practices of human beings. The starting point of … Continue reading →

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