Oxford University foils animal rights attack
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An arson attempt by supposed animal rights activists at Oxford University was foiled Monday after staff discovered a web posting bragging about the planned attack.
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Media & professional: Academics and students hit back at lecturers' support for a boycott of Israeli institutions.
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A protestor is taken away by police outside the House of Parliament in London Sept. 15, 2004. More than 10,000 British pro-hunting protestors held a major rally outside the house of Parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers debated on a ban on fox hunting.
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BANGKOK, Oct 14 (IPS) - The enlarged European Union instead of being a  formidable ally to conservationists  involved in saving the  African elephant, has ironically become a stumbling block to the   survival of the endangered species.
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TRENTON, New Jersey  - Three animal rights   activists convicted under a U.S. anti-terrorism law were   sentenced to between 48 and 72 months prison on Tuesday for a   campaign to drive out of business Huntingdon Life Sciences, a   company that tests pharmaceuticals and chemicals on animals.
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Greg Avery was a small-time activist on the fringes of the animal rights movement here when one day in 1999 he trailed a truck full of cats from a breeding farm to its destination: the gates of Huntingdon Life Sciences, Britain's largest animal research laboratory.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A battle of faiths is being waged in the ancient English city of Oxford, where some people are bitterly opposed to Muslim plans to broadcast the call to prayer over the fabled dreaming spires.
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The number of animal experiments in Britain rose last year to its highest level since 1994, prompting condemnation from animal rights campaigners who said the government had failed to curb cruelty.
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MPs have voted to ban hunting with dogs despite mass demonstrations and the debate in the House of Commons being interrupted by protesters.
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Science & environment: Campaigners demand action to curb shipment of millions of animals around the world for slaughter
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Comment is free: Shami Chakrabarti: British moral authority is hurt by failure to practise what is preached to the world on human rights
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New ads targeting animal products aired last week ahead of a UN convention on protected species.
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Universities should promote debate to stop the spread of extremism, say government guidelines
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Britain&#39;s leading academic institution is backing a campaign to stop the US banning on all forms of human cloning. The Royal Society has joined 67 other national academies urging the UN to ban the cloning
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Security was discreetly stepped up as the new term started Monday at Oxford University, where Benazir Bhutto's son has vowed to complete his student life despite being named her political heir.
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LONDON, Feb. 7 -- At least six people have been injured by seven letter bombs in Britain over the past three weeks, in what police said could be a campaign by animal rights extremists or a disgruntled motorist fed up with this country's automobile laws -- or both.
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Federal regulators have accused University of California researchers of mistreating animals used in medical experiments over a three-year period, according to a complaint made public Tuesday by an animal-rights group.