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posted in 25 May 2011
Forbidden creatures
HUMAN IRRATIONALITY Dr. Peter Laufer, journalist in charge for Journalism and Communication School of Oregon University and author of 12 books, now is entering at the world of “exotic pets”. With the book “Forbidden Creatures”, he shows the illegal reality of hunters, poachers, breeding centers and theirs
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posted in 25 May 2011
Founders of GAP Project will be awarded in Germany
Peter Singer, Australian philosopher, and Paola Cavalieri, Italian philosopher, created in 1994 the GAP – Great Ape Project, together with other scientists and personalities renowned internationally. Giordano Bruno Foundation (Giordano Bruno Stifungs), created in 2004 in Germany, has as the main purpose to promote evolutionary humanism in the world. Peter Singer and
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posted in 19 May 2011
Malaysia: zoos are denounced for animal mistreating
Apart from the great number of denounces coming from several organizations against Malaysia Government, nothing is done to avoid that zoos in this country continue to mistreat animals. The last denounce, from NGO Nature Alert, points the case of orangutans that fight for cigarettes’ butts thrown by visitors for
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posted in 17 May 2011
The lack of responsibility of a zoo
THE DEATH OF A BABY GORILLA Professor Volker Sommer, a leading evolutionary anthropologist, said in one word: incompetent. And we add one more: irresponsibility. That’s how London zoo is appearing to public opinion of its country and of the world for not avoiding the death, which was a
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posted in 16 May 2011
London zoo: a foresee death
A few days ago executive director of GAP Project Spain, Pedro Pozas Terrados, pointed in a conference in Paris the problem of the politics of zoos in European Community, because of the constant exchange of great primates with no respect at all for the family bonds of these individuals. One
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posted in 11 May 2011
Circus Le Cirque is condemned
JUSTICE WAS MADE! A five-year old process against Circus “Le Cirque” for the practice of mistreating of animals has definitely got into an end. This week Brazilian Superior Court condemned the circus of violation of basic rights of animals. The practice had already been condemned when Ibama (Brazilian
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posted in 11 May 2011
Chimpanzees facing death
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY We have already published our observations about the behavior of chimpanzees facing death. Like humans, they sensitize, express on their face and yell in sadness and during a period of time they mourn the death of a relative or friend,   Now a study conducted by
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posted in 10 May 2011
Paris: GAP launched delegation in France
Due to the visit of executive director of GAP Project Spain, Pedro Pozas Terrados, on April 28 to a lecture at Spain School at Paris International University, it was launched a new delegation of GAP Project in France. The representatives will be led by Helena Haibakelena, an environmentalist who has been
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posted in 05 May 2011
The reunion of mothers with their children
CENTER FOR GREAT APES SANCTUARY Center for Great Apes Sanctuary, in Wauchula, Florida, is launching a campaign to “Human Mothers’ Day”. The sanctuary is asking everyone who support the work to donate any value in order to contribute with the maintenance of the group of mothers chimpanzees
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posted in 05 May 2011
Adopt an adopted mother
SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARYTo pay tribute to Humans Mothers` Day, Save the Chimps, Florida, is launching a campaign for the adoption of a adopted chimpanzee mother, for donations that contribute for their maintenance in the next months. Contributors will receive a photo of the chimpanzee, an adoption certificate, a biography
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posted in 04 May 2011
Support the campaign with North-American Congress members
R&R Project The Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (H.R.1513/S.810) has been re-introduced in the 112th Congress! The bill has the leadership of Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) as well as 42 cosponsors already signed on in the U.S. House and Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan
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posted in 04 May 2011
Another 11 chimpanzees arrive at Save the Chimps
SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARY They must be already together with their partners who arrived first on April. The remaining ones of the group called Seve arrived this weekend in Florida and last Sunday were put together with the rest of the group, who were already waiting for them. Each trip/
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posted in 04 May 2011
One million dolars reached!
SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARY Arcus Foundation, which generously support Save the Chimps Sanctuary, in Florida – the biggest great primates sanctuary in the world, hosting more than 300 animals – is committed with the direction of the sanctuary to collaborate with one dollar for each dollar raised during a year, until
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posted in 03 May 2011
A fearful moment
SOROCABA SANCTUARY – May, 2, 2011 Since he arrived he hated me. Charles came from a zoo in Ribeirão Preto, countryside of São Paulo, and used to self-mutilate his arms especially during the times of more visitation and public harassment. He is very strong, large, kind with ones
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posted in 27 Apr 2011
Update about the case Jimmy
The case of the Habeas Corpus to free chimpanzee Jimmy of his prison, a private zoo in Niterói city, state of Rio de Janeiro – he did not committed any crime – had a huge repercussion in Brazilian press. Justice Court of Rio de Janeiro denied the Habeas
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