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Sheep have rights too
A traditional sheep shearing contest in the UK has been cancelled after animal activists complained the sheep are being hurt and that they have rights too.Don't sheep have to be sheared though? I thought it was... Indonesia the first to form World Ocean Forum
"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia hoped the World Ocean Conference (WOC) scheduled in Manado, North Sulawesi, from May 11 to 15, 2009, would produce a World Ocean Forum.A press release ANTARA received in Jakarta from the People`s Welfare Coordinating Ministry on Friday night...Canada's 'largest-ever' cockfighting ring busted
I didn't know there were such things around here. To me they seem rather cruel, and by 'rather' I mean 'entirely.'"Animal welfare officials say as many as 37 people could be facing charges after police...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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2366 views | 10 recommendations | 6 comments
Protester Lies to Media about being Homeless
Poor people on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are demanding that millionaire developer Robert Wilson return the food money he took from them. The Carnegie Action Project produced "WANTED" posters for Wilson,...Man in stolen Hummer arrested applying for welfare
The stupidity of criminals never ceases to be amazing. How many people driving a Hummer stop off to apply for welfare?"A Knoxville man has been charged with possession of stolen property after he was driving a Hummer while applying for welfare in Lee County. William K.... Poverty Olympics prosper on $6 budget
The Poverty Olympics, a satirical event meant to bring awareness to Vancouver's poverty issues, took place Sunday afternoon in front of Carnegie Theatre on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.While the 2010 Winter...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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731 views | 15 recommendations | 3 comments
Poverty Olympics to protest penury
The 2010 Winter Games has received much backlash from Vancouver's homeless advocates, and the first annual Poverty Olympics is the latest display of dissent. Think stuffed cockroaches and rats will outsell...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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792 views | 10 recommendations | 7 comments
Debit cards for 20,000 welfare clients in BC
An interesting idea. Would a loaded card be a dangerous item to carry around in sketchier areas though?"The B.C. government plans to issue direct-debit cards to more than 20,000 welfare recipients who don't... Rock star Pink joins move to ban carriage horses from New York
"Rock singer Pink is supporting a ban of horse-drawn carriages in New York City. The movement is gaining momentum, with several welfare groups opposed to horses in the city, and the introduction of legislation by...Battery Egg Ban Welcomed
"Animal welfare groups have welcomed news that battery-farmed eggs will be banned by 2012 - but say it does not go far enough. The Government this week said it would press ahead with a European Union ban. Battery...
created by Paul Conneally | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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428 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
President Yudhoyono receives Iranian vice president
"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received Iranian Vice President/Environment Minister Fatemeh Vaiz Javadi at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bali on Thursday morning. Fatemeh`s 30-minute meeting with the Indonesian leader took place on the sidelines of the 13th Conference of...Britney Spears Faces Child Abuse Allegations
As part of the ongoing custody case between Britney Spears and her ex-huband Kevin Federline, investigators are now looking into allegations of child abuse and neglect. So is she competing with Michael Jackson...Independence issue not discussed in meeting between US congressman
""The issue of giving the Papuan people the right of self determination was actually raised at the meeting but the US Congressman refused to comment on it," Governor Suebu said here on Wednesday.Suebu said the US Congressman`s intention to visit Papua was to obtain first-hand...Local administration able to handle impact of quake in NTB - senior minister
"A strong earthquake hit Bima and Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, early Monday, killing at least three persons, injuring tens of residents, and destroying hundreds of houses. The earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale was felt by the Dompu residents at...Indonesia coal producer Bumi says 9-month net jumps
"The firm, controlled by the family of Indonesia's chief social welfare minister Aburizal Bakrie, made a net profit of $800 million in the January-September period, up from $153 million a year ago, Reuters reported. Bumi agreed in March to sell stakes in two of its biggest...Top Members Today
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