ANIMAL RIGHTS: ETHICS AND RESPECT By Jaqueline B. Ramos* The analysis of the way we deal with Nature evokes a very important reflection: the way that human beings relate to, use and/or exploit the non-human animals. Today there is no more doubt about the sentience of the
THE PRIMATES MEGH AND DEBBY LILI WAIT FOR THE HABEAS CORPUS DECISION
THE PRIMATES MEGH AND DEBY ARE TREATENED AS DAUGHTERS BY THE FAMILY THAT IS ASKING IN THE JUSTICE FOR A HABEAS CORPUS IN ORDER TO AVOID THAT THEY ARE RELEASED IN THE WILD Photo: Debby, 3, enjoys her skate board in the 300 m2 game room Pet Chimpanzees by Flávia
HABEAS CORPUS TO CHIMPANZEES IS GOING TO BE BETTER ANALYSED BY STJ – SUPERIOR TRIBUNAL OF JUSTICE IN BRAZIL
São Paulo, 11/09/2008: The trial of the habeas-corpus ordered to benefit two chimpanzees that live at "Caminhos da Evolução" Sanctuary, located in Ibiuna (São Paulo state countryside) and affiliated to GAP Project, was interrupted last week by the Minister Herman Benjamin, from
THEY ARE PEOPLE TOO Lili and Megh\'s case, chimpanzees who live at "Evolution Ways Sanctuary", owned by Rubens Forte and family - located in the city of Ibiúna and affiliated to GAP Project, became news with no effort. It\'s a
THE SIZE OF THE BRAIN A group of anthropologists has been sustaining that the size of the brain is a human characteristic and that the great primates, because of the size of their brains, can not be considered humans. In a recent work published in Proceedings of the National Academy
My mother\'s name was Anna. She was born in Africa. When she was just a baby she was kidnapped by the United States Air Force and used in the early days of NASA\'s space travel research. My name is Phyllis and I was born in a cage at
Cuba is going to send to Venezuela several animals from zoos, among them a lion, a hippopotamus and a teenager giraffe, in exchange to veterinary equipments, according to BBC.During and after Angola war, in which Cuba had an active participation, the country carried a lot of African animals\'
Why they\'re human rightsω...Because they are people too! In a recent article published at "Washington Post" newspaper, the journalist Russel Paul La Valle criticized the decision made by the Spanish Parliament that approves and grants human rights to great primates. As the author himself says, &
BRAZIL IS THE NEW HEADQUARTER FOR GREAT APE PROJECT – GAP
DR. PEDRO A. YNTERIAN ASSUMES INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENCYSEPTEMBER 2008: After a decision by GAP Project International\'s Directive Committee, a new board of directors was elected and the world project for protection and defense of the great primates\' rights has Brazil as the new headquarter. Brazil has been producing very good
AT A GERMAN ZOOThe gorilla Gana, 11 years old, shows his son Cláudio, who died unexpectedly when he was 3-month old, at a Zoo in Muenster, north of Germany. She tried repeatedly to bring his life back, moving him, until she noticed that he had gone forever. According to
IN BRAZIL, THERE ARE 74 CHIMPANZEES WHO WERW VICTIMS OF MISTREATING AND ARE NOW RECOVERING IN SANCTUARIES
(Article published at Globo on line on August, 29th, 2008) by Adriana FreitasRIO DE JANEIRO - Two chimpanzees who were apprehended by Ibama during a operation in circus "Le Cirque", in Brasilia, one month ago, are doing well and are recovering from the stress of the entertainment life. With
Coltan is a mineral that is made up of niobium and tantalum. It is a very strategic mineral and is used to produce computers, in the aerospace industry, intelligent guns and implants. The main producer of the mineral in the world is Australia and it is also found in Brazil,
IBAMA x ANIMALS IN CIRCUS: MORE PROOF OF ANIMAL MISTREATING
Pony from Le Cirque dies at Brasilia Zoo; one camel and one elephant are in bad health condition August 27th, 2008: One of the ten ponies that used to belong to the circus Le Cirque died yesterday after arriving at Brasilia Zoo. This sad episode is one more chapter of the
IBAMA x LE CIRQUE: Chimpanzees kept at GAP Sanctuary and other animals are being transfered to Brasilia zoo22/08/2008: While the Federal Law that will prohibit the use of animals in circus is not approved in Brazil - a public audiende to discuss the bill was rescheduled to November 4th
Open letter to Federal Judge Alaôr Piacini, from 9° Department - Brasília(Reproduction of the article published at "O Estado de SP" newspaper on August 17th, 2008, Caderno Aliás, page J7)"If this is not mistreating, what more
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