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Business videotaping ban clears Ind. House panel
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Taking videos and photos at farms and factories without permission would become illegal under a proposal endorsed Thursday by an Indiana House committee despite objections from critics who say it would punish whistleblowers and...Tags: Bob Barker, AFL-CIO, Crime, Law and Justice
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Circus admits lying that boxing kangaroo left Ind. show
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A circus targeted by animal rights activists over its boxing kangaroo admits misleading the public when it said the animal's act had been dropped. The Connersville News-Examiner reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/Vm2pRd )... -
Boxing kangaroo leaves circus after outcry
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A circus that became the target of animal rights activists over a plan to have a kangaroo box with a clown says its show will go on, but without its star marsupial. "Rocky" the boxing kangaroo won't appear this weekend at...Tags: Circuses, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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PETA to Fort Wayne Johnny Appleseed Fest: Go vegan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northern Indiana festival that toasts the life of Johnny Appleseed is being asked by an animal rights group to honor the frontier apple tree planter's animal-loving ways by dropping meat from its menu. Historians say the...
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PETA wants NC opossum drop custom curtailed
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — If an animal rights group gets its way, people in a small North Carolina town will have to greet the new year without lowering a scrappy marsupial to the ground. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent a letter...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Times Square, Natural Resources
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PETA protests pigeon racing at Tyson's U.S. home
HENDERSON, Nevada (AP) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals demonstrated outside Mike Tyson's suburban home to protest the former boxing champion's role in pigeon racing. Henderson police spokesman Todd Rasmussen said Tuesday the PETA...Tags: Las Vegas, Animal Planet (tv network), Human Interest, New York City, Nevada
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Bob Barker donates $2 million to Semper Fi Fund
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former TV game show host Bob Barker is donating $2 million to a charity that helps injured members of the military and their families. The former host of "The Price is Right" will donate to the Semper Fi Fund, which assists...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Charity, Bob Barker, Social Issues, Human Interest
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Students put finishing touches on houses for man's best friend
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterEight shingled doghouses line the hallway outside Steve Whitaker’s construction class at Clay High School as Samantha Saberniak drills finishing screws into a ninth. “Good job,” says Bill Sykes, head of the Michiana Animal Alliance...Tags: Charity, Teaching and Learning, Building Material, Television, Metal and Mineral
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Making names for themselves
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - After a judge calls for Melvin Douglas Hillman, the 75-year-old makes his way to the bench, one hand gripping a cane, the other grasping a batch of papers. St. Joseph Circuit Court Senior Judge David Matsey looks down at the gray-haired man,...Tags: Prosecution, Judges, Prince (music artist), Religion and Belief, Justice System
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Firms reject vegan ad playing on Ohio baby death
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An animal rights group says advertising firms have rejected efforts to put up a billboard that would have used images of a mother pig and piglet to play on an Ohio case of a woman convicted of cooking her baby in a microwave...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Ohio, Manufacturing and Engineering, Crime, Law and Justice, Electrical Appliance
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Dead dog found in Newport News
Daily PressA female pit bull was found dead in the water in Newport News Sunday. An officer with the Newport News Animal Control Division helped in recovering the dog near the King-Lincoln Park pier Sunday after receiving a call from PETA, said Newport News city...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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PETA wants turkey business to review practices after Henry County crash
WDBJ7 ReporterLast month a driver hauling hundreds of turkeys crashed on the way to a slaughter house in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Now, animal rights activists are calling fowl on the company People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, wants the company...Tags: Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Turkey (animal), Henry County
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