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
CHIMPANZEES FROM LE CIRQUE KEPT AT GAP PROJECT SANCTUARY
Chimpanzees from Le Cirque kept at GAP Project Sanctuary 16/08/2008: Federal Regional Tribunal (TRF, in Portuguese) from Brasília ω DF suspended, on the early evening yesterday, the resolution that had been signed by the 9th Federal Bureau from DF in favour of the circus Le Cirque. The resolution
São Paulo, August 14th, 2008 Mr. Otto SothenPepsico Brazil President Dear President Sothen, In a world where the big corporations are more and more concerned with the environment, investing in ways to reduce atmosphere pollution and enrich biodiversity preservation, it is nonsense to sponsor a TV commercial to be
Arcus Foundation, from North America, has launched a challege to everyone who supports Save The Chimps Sanctuary, at Fort Pierce, Florida, the biggest Chimpanzees Sanctuary of the world. For each dollar donated by people in general, the foundation will also put one dollar, till the mark reaches half million dollars.
PUBLISHED IN THE MIAMI HERALD IN SPANISH ON JULY 1ST, 2008 THE INSOLIT Spanish legislators probably are not concerned with the bulls that die on the arenas of the country, but they have approved a pioneer law that defines that the simians hominides have their rights. The Environmental Comission
AT AFRICA COUNTRYSIDE GAP PROJECT IN THE WAY TO THE CHIMPANZEES
On August 16th, an expedition composed by ten volunteers of GAP Project Spain with the leadership of Paco Cuellar, International Director of GAP Project in Europe, will leave Madrid to go to Senegal, to meet the primatologist Jill Pruetz and her advanced group at a protect area called Fongoli, where
SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARY CAROLE NOON REMEMBERS CARRIE Carrie was born in Africa 46 years ago. She was caught when she was still a baby and was sent to United States, where she was sold in 1963 to the Primates Studies Institute. There they did experiments about the cognitive capacity