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Climate Change is a key challenge for society IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change (Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany) No. 054/14 | Berlin, 31.03.2014 Joint press release with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the far-reaching impacts […]

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Death of young Sumatran rhino shouldn’t discourage captive breeding efforts say conservationists

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Just over two weeks ago, conservationists in the Malaysian state of Sabah managed to finally catch a wild Sumatran rhino female after months of failed attempts. But following such hopeful events, comes bad news thousands of miles away: a young female rhino, named Suci, died over the weekend at the Cincinnati Zoo.

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Stop! Think before buying your child a mallard duck for Easter (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) I hope all you turkey hunters south of State Road 70 took a nice bird or two this year, as your season is coming to a close. For those of us in the rest of the state (excluding Holmes County), we still have until April 20 to bag […]

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A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda (South African National Parks)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: South African National Parks) A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda Date: 1st April 2014 A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda,outgoing CEO of South African National Parks (SANParks). Saying farewell is never considered to be a joyful thing to do and becomes even more difficult […]

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Magnetic Bricks Bring 3-D Interaction to Screens

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

GaussBricks lets tablet users create interactive shapes that bring digital drawings, animations and games to life Continue reading →

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Laura Marano Stars in New Campaign to Promote Meatless Monday

February 3, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Laura Marano, star of the Disney Channel’s Austin & Ally, has taken on a new role in The Humane Society of the United States’ first-ever Meatless Monday poster campaign.

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‘On’ switches for cells

February 2, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Whether human or animal, vertebrate or invertebrate, nearly every creature begins life as a tiny clump of cells. Before those cells can begin blossoming toward being a fully formed organism, however, they first must reorganize themselves into layers, each of which goes on to form complex structures such as internal organs, skin, muscle, and bone. […]

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The promise of ‘big data’

January 31, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

What use is a library without a librarian, or an encyclopedia without an index? Scale that prospect up to the realms of Web analytics, astronomy, high-speed finance, or even basketball statistics, and the problem becomes clear. As research scientist Fernando Pérez put it, “Regardless of the amount of data we have … we still only […]

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Martin County Animal Shelter Removes Gas Chamber

January 31, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

The Humane Society of the United States awarded Martin County Animal Shelter in North Carolina a $10,000 grant in honor of its decision stop euthanizing animals using a gas chamber.

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Virginia Senate Passes Puppy Mill Legislation

January 31, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Laura Donahue, Virginia state director for The Humane Society of the United States issued the following statement in response to the passage of Senate Bill 228, also known as Bailey’s Law, which will now be considered in the House of Delegates.

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Top Pharmaceutical Company Stops Chimpanzee Use in Research

January 30, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Merck & Co, Inc., will stop conducting or financially supporting biomedical research on chimpanzees into the foreseeable future. The availability of alternatives has led to the policy change by one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.

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New footage reveals family life of elusive Amur leopard

January 30, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Vladivostok, Russia: Video footage released today of one of the most endangered species on the planet, the Amur leopard, provides vital information to help conservation efforts. Camera trap footage from eastern Russia filmed in November and December of 2013 and made available this month, reveals how the highly endangered Amur leopard raises kittens in the […]

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Neanderthals’ DNA legacy linked to modern ailments

January 29, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Remnants of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans are associated with genes affecting type 2 diabetes, Crohn’s disease, lupus, biliary cirrhosis, and smoking behavior. They also concentrate in genes that influence skin and hair characteristics. At the same time, Neanderthal DNA is conspicuously low in regions of the X chromosome and testes-specific genes. The research, led […]

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Researchers create embryonic stem cells without embryo

January 29, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Since the discovery of human embryonic stem cells, scientists have had high hopes for their use in treating a wider variety of diseases because they are “pluripotent,” which means they are capable of differentiating into one of many cell types in the body. However, the acquisition of human embryonic stem cells from an embryo can […]

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Reward Offered in Kansas Poisoning Deaths of Dogs

January 29, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the poisoning deaths of three dogs in Ellis County, Kan.

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About The Politics of Species

The assumption that humans are cognitively and morally superior to other animals is fundamental to social democracies and legal systems worldwide. It legitimises treating members of other animal species as inferior to humans. The last few decades have seen a growing awareness of this issue, as evidence continues to show that individuals of many other species have rich mental, emotional and social lives. Bringing together leading experts from a range of disciplines, this volume identifies the key barriers to a definition of moral respect that includes nonhuman animals.

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Themes

  • The Road to Respectful Coexistence

  • Carnal Desires

  • An Animal Bill of Rights?

  • Turning a Whale into a Killer

  • Apeism and Racism

  • What is a Person?

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