Brigitte Bardot may move to Sweden over animal rights
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French film star Brigitte Bardot has told Sweden's prime minister that she may move to Sweden because she was ashamed of her native France's efforts to stop a Swedish law aimed at improving conditions on the country's own mink farms.
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 17 -- A Swedish cartoonist who depicted the prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog said Monday that police have taken him to a secret location and told him he cannot return home because of a death threat from insurgents in Iraq.
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Officials in the central German city of Erfurt called for stronger laws Monday to protect the rights of animals amid allegations that workers at the city's zoo killed some goats, sheep, pigs and other beasts to sell them for their meat.
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Sweden&#39;s prime minister on Sunday appealed for calm following an Al-Qaeda death warrant on two journalists for a cartoon portraying the Prophet Mohammed as a dog and threats to attack top Swedish firms.
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The European Union proposed a ban Monday on the sale and import of dog and cat fur in all 25 member nations, saying it has been found in some clothing, toys and other items on sale in Europe.
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The actress is the latest celebrity to support the cause of caged animals.
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It's the end of an era, but the national broadcaster's decision may have more to do with money than animal rights
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BERLIN - European Union pet owners have until 1 October to comply with new EU rules for so-called pet passports. The passports, which are required before allowing animal entry to an EU member state, are
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The European Commission funds research on whether to lift its ban on feeding animal remains to livestock.
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The European Commission said Wednesday Russia had told the 25-nation bloc it intends to ban all animal product exports from the EU starting next year because Moscow claimed new members Bulgaria and Romania had poor animal health standards.
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French former film star Brigitte Bardot ( news ) has pledged her support for an Irish campaign against the use of live hares in greyhound coursing, it said.
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Several European dailies today focus on the role of international troops in Afghanistan as clashes with the Taleban intensify. Elsewhere, French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy comes under fire, EU expansion comes under scrutiny and an Austrian daily fears that Muslim schools in Europe could be forced underground.
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New ads targeting animal products aired last week ahead of a UN convention on protected species.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 4  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Nations University, with the support of IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare; http://www.ifaw.org/), unveiled a new and innovative system designed to combat wildlife crime.
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Free the Finnish fur foxes, Pamela Anderson says. After arriving Thursday to host a music festival west of Helsinki, Anderson told Finnish President Tarja Halonen in a letter that her nation should emulate other countries that have banned fur farms.
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A team of experts from the European Union (EU) is due in the Philippines next week to help improve the tackling of human rights abuses here, officials said Thursday.
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A Maltese woman living in Sweden has guided a regional newspaper to her homeland.