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posted in 05 Nov 2008
ONE MORE PROOF OF TORTURE
"THE BEAR THAT HAS ALREADY DANCED"   IBAMA found him chained to a cage, in the border of a highway near the city of Sobral, in Ceará state. He was the bear known as Dimas, the dancer. He had been mistreated in the circus in order to
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posted in 05 Nov 2008
A HOPE IS RISING
FROM THE DEPHT OF OUR ORIGINS  Millions of years ago a group of primitive Homos started the journey to the depth in African continent, aiming to populate the still unknown world, in other latitudes. His evolutionary brother, Homo troglodita, from whom he had separated, stayed at the tropical forest,
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posted in 04 Nov 2008
97% DECLARE THAT ARE AGAINST ANIMALS IN CIRCUS
VOTING IN DEPUTIES CHAMBER\'S SITE, BRASILIA In the same way that the voting of TV programme Fantástico showed what the population think about animal in circus, a voting at the site of the Deputies Chamber - http://www2.camara.gov.br:80/comissoes/blog-da-comissao-de-educacao-e-cultura/ results in 97% of the
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posted in 04 Nov 2008
97% DECLARE THAT ARE AGAINST ANIMALS IN CIRCUS
VOTING IN DEPUTIES CHAMBER\'S SITE, BRASILIA In the same way that the voting of TV programme Fantástico showed what the population think about animal in circus, a voting at the site of the Deputies Chamber - http://www2.camara.gov.br:80/comissoes/blog-da-comissao-de-educacao-e-cultura/ results in 97% of the
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posted in 04 Nov 2008
97% DECLARE THAT ARE AGAINST ANIMALS IN CIRCUS
VOTING IN DEPUTIES CHAMBER\'S SITE, BRASILIA In the same way that the voting of TV programme Fantástico showed what the population think about animal in circus, a voting at the site of the Deputies Chamber - http://www2.camara.gov.br:80/comissoes/blog-da-comissao-de-educacao-e-cultura/ results in 97% of the
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posted in 03 Nov 2008
96% OF THE POPULATION DO NOT WANT ANIMAL IN CIRCUS
FANTÁSTICO RELEASED THE FINAL VOTE  "96% OF THE POPULATION DO NOT WANT ANIMAL IN CIRCUS"   In an astonishing reporting, program Fantástico, from TV Globo, released on November 2nd, promoted the final verdict for the dilemma of the use of animals in circus. In
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posted in 31 Oct 2008
TIME FOR MOBILIZATION FOR THE END OF USE OF ANIMALS IN CIRCUS: CREATION OF A PARLIAMENT GROUP IN DEFENSE OF BRAZILIAN CIRCUS
Brasília, October, 29, 2008: The public audience about the bill proposal 7291/06, which prohibits the use of animals in circus in Brazil, was postponed today in the morning for the third time in less than six months. It won\'t happen on November 4th anymore, as it was scheduled. National Congress
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posted in 29 Oct 2008
A CAMPAIGN TO FREE THE CHIMPANZEES FROM MEDICAL TORTURE
R&R PROJECT - USA R&R Project published in its site and in New Yorker Magazine (October, 13 issue) a call asking for the retirement of all the chimpanzees who are in North American laboratories, which counts a lot. This campaign started one year ago with the photo
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posted in 29 Oct 2008
GAP PROJECT PARTICIPATES OF BIOETHICS CONGRESS IN SALVADOR, BAHIA
I World Congress on Bioethics and Animal Law on October, 10th, 2008Lecture: The Future of Zoos (October 10, 2008)Participants: Elba Muñoz, from Peñaflor Primates Centre (Chile), Selma Mandruca, from GAP Project, Tatiana Matos, Special Advisor of the Environment Secretary of Salvador, Gerson Norberto,
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posted in 29 Oct 2008
A CAMPAIGN TO FREE THE CHIMPANZEES FROM MEDICAL TORTURE
R&R PROJECT - USA R&R Project published in its site and in New Yorker Magazine (October, 13 issue) a call asking for the retirement of all the chimpanzees who are in North American laboratories, which counts a lot. This campaign started one year ago with the photo
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posted in 29 Oct 2008
A CAMPAIGN TO FREE THE CHIMPANZEES FROM MEDICAL TORTURE
R&R PROJECT - USA R&R Project published in its site and in New Yorker Magazine (October, 13 issue) a call asking for the retirement of all the chimpanzees who are in North American laboratories, which counts a lot. This campaign started one year ago with the photo
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posted in 28 Oct 2008
ANJANA IS SURROGATE MOTHER FOR TIGERS
TIGERS SANCTUARY, USA When hurricane Hannah separated two white baby tigers from their mother, Anjana the chimp came to the rescue. Anjana, at \'TIGERS\' sanctuary in South Carolina, became surrogate mom and playmate to the cubs, even helping with bottle feeding. But here\'s the truly amazing part... Anjana
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posted in 23 Oct 2008
SLES TO CHIMPANZEES AND SANCTUARIES IN EUROPE
FROM AFRICA   By Fernando Turmo (GAP/ PGS)   Today we found ourselves in a complex moment. Decades ago a lot of primates victims of international illegal trade based on African and Asian countries arrived in Europe. A business that enriched a lot of people and allowed that millions of
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posted in 22 Oct 2008
ONGO BORN FREE HELPS SIERRA LEONE
TO PRESERV 1500 CHIMPANZEES IN THE WILD  ONGO Born Free has donated two computers and accessories to the Forestry Department of Sierra Leone Government, in Africa. In the country there is a Project that develops a monitoring work with 1500 chimpanzees who live in the wild, in protect areas. Director of
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posted in 22 Oct 2008
MEETING HIALS
HABEAS CORPUS ONGOINGBy Lorena Ahicart MuñozGAP Project (PGS) Spain July 30th. At noon in Viena, under a heavy sun. Despite this scenery, I am not thinking about the high temperatures, because my mind is traveling to another place. After all, our thoughts are free. I am a little
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