October, 2009

Campaigners Demand End To Bare Hand Bull Killing In South Africa

Campaigners Demand End To Bare Hand Bull Killing In South Africa

A campaign to end South Africa’s ritual bare hand bull killing is in top gear spearheaded by animal welfarists across the African continent. Barely two months before another bull is torn apart to die a terrified and agonizing death, the South African Parliament has been petitioned to denounce this annual ritual as unbecoming of the modern face of Africa. The momentum against this inhumane...

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Kenya Takes Firm Stand on Ivory Trade Ahead of CITES COP15 Meeting

The Kenyan government has proposed changes in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) trade rules ahead of the forthcoming Conference of Parties meeting in March 2011 in Qatar. Supported by several other African governments the Kenyan government hope to block any attempts by other countries to gain CITES endorsement of further legal ivory sales...

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