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October 16, 2013
Public Deems Pilot Badger Culls A Failure
A new opinion poll showed that the majority of British people do not believe the pilot culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset have been a success. The poll also revealed most would not support the government authorising badger gassing.
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October 9, 2013
Applications for Extension of Pilot Badger Culls Submitted
An application to extend the six-week pilot cull in Somerset was submitted to Natural England as DEFRA sources admitted badger population estimates in the cull zone were overestimated.
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October 2, 2013
Spanish Congress Votes to Protect Bullfighting
The decision of the Spanish Congress to protect bullfighting and grant it cultural heritage status has been condemned by international animal protection organisations.
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September 30, 2013
Call for Bull Fiesta’s Tourism Status Award to be Revoked
Campaigners in Spain have called for a tourism award bestowed on the Toro de la Vega bull fiesta in 1980 to be removed.
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September 30, 2013
Llaman a Revocar el Estatus Turístico de Fiesta Taurina
Activistas en España han hecho un llamado a revocar la designación turística conferida en 1980 a la fiesta taurina del Toro de la Vega.
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September 26, 2013
Leona Lewis & Owain Yeoman Photo Campaign Says Bunnies are for Hugging, Not Hurting in Cosmetics Tests
"The Mentalist" star Owain Yeoman and singer Leona Lewis showed bunnies some love for International Rabbit Day 2013.
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September 26, 2013
DEFRA Appeals Ruling to Release Uncensored Humaneness Information
HSI's ongoing attempt to access details about how “humaneness” is to be assessed during the badger culls will continue despite DEFRA's lodging an appeal against the earlier ruling, by the Information Commissioner's Office, that the information be released.
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September 26, 2013
Badger Culls: Accessing Information on Humaneness
HSI's attempts to access information on how “humaneness” will be assessed during the badger culls.
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September 24, 2013
Spanish Politicians to Discuss Bull Fiesta Cruelty
Following the 2013 Toro de la Vega bull fiesta, a motion calling on the Spanish government to ensure animal abuse plays no part in such events was put to the Environment Committee by Laia Ortiz, spokesperson for the Plural Left party.
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September 24, 2013
Políticos Españoles Debatirán sobre la Crueldad de las Fiestas Taurinas
Tras la fiesta del Toro de la Vega del 2013, Laia Ortiz, vocera de la Izquierda Plural, presentó una moción que llama al gobierno español a garantizar que el abuso en contra de los animales no tenga lugar este tipo de eventos.
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