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UK: DOVER: LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS DEMONSTRATION
English/Nat
The first shipment of calves and sheep to pass through the British port of Dover since the High Court ruled live exports must be resumed left the docks on Thursday despite a protest by animal rights activists.
The port banned...
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More than 10,000 respond to request to name baby giraffe born at zoo
The Dallas Zoo announced on Monday that its newest addition, a baby giraffe, was named 'Kopano'.
The name means "united" in the Tswana language of the African nation of Botswana.
It was chosen in an online poll on the zoo's website.
"We...
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SPAIN: BUNOL: "LA TOMATINA" 1996 ANNUAL TOMATO THROWING WAR
Spanish/Eng/Nat
20-thousand people have turned 120 tons of tomatoes into a river of tomato sauce in a giant food fight in Spain.
They were taking part in the annual village festival in Bunol near Valencia.
The tomato-throwing...
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Swiss vote on whether abused animals should be given lawyers
1. Close-up of a dog
2. Man walking his dog in park
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Morris Blanchard, dog owner
"It''s a good thing to have lawyers for animals. Why not? I''m fully supportive for the initiative because once you have an animal you...
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Pet dog Ratchet arrives in US after rescue by soldier in Iraq
Chantilly, Virginia - 20 October 2008
1. Mid of representative from Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) International Baghdad Pups pushing crate with dog Ratchet inside
2. Close of dog inside crate
3. Close of dog...
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Right Whales gather off the coast of South Africa -
Hermanus - September 22, 2007
1. Pan of Walker Bay
2. Various visitors on Hermanus cliffs
3. Close up visitors on Hermanus cliffs
4. Whale swimming in sea
5. Canoeists near a whale
6. A whale's tail
7. Set up Nan Rice
8. SOUNDBITE...
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Protest held over EU funding of bull fighting
1. Tilt up from anti-bullfight activists to wide of protest
2. People photographing protesters
3. Wide of activists holding slogan boards
4. Close-up of placard reading: (English) "European Union funds bloody bullfights"
5. Pan right...
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Philippines - Popularity of cock fighting
While regular sporting events such as boxing and basketball are
well-attended in the Philippines, it's cockfighting that really grips the nation. Almost every town and city in the country has one or more cockpit where every Sunday locals...
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Tough negotiations continue at conf on whale hunting policies
1. Pan down to entrance of International Whaling Commission conference
2. Cutaway to sign that reads "IWC"
3. Pan right interior meeting of commission delegates
4. Close up of British delegation
5. Wide of chairman at podium
6. Various...
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NICARAGUA: WORLD'S SEA TURTLE POPULATION DROPS ALARMINGLY
Spanish/Nat
The world's sea turtle population is dropping at an alarming rate, and the Nicaraguan government has launched a plan to save them.
Turtles have used the country's beaches for centuries as a breeding ground where they can...
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New way found to test cancer drugs
Taipei
1. Pan of researchers in the laboratory
2. Zebra fish
3. Cutaway microscope and slide
4. Zebra fish
5. Photograph of zebra fish taken during experiment
5. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Wu Jen-lieh, Research Fellow, Academia Sinica "We...
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SOUTH AFRICA: EFFORTS TO RAISE CHEETAHS IN CAPTIVITY CONTINUE
English/Nat
Southern African nations are stepping up efforts to preserve their dwindling cheetah populations.
There are a mere ten to 15-thousand cheetahs left in the wild -- around a tenth of their numbers a century ago.
Efforts to...
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Farm crocodiles face slaughter as owner can't afford to keep them
1. Close up of crocodiles in pen
2. Pan of crocodiles in pen
3. Pull from tight of sign (warning parents not to rest their children on wall of crocodile pen) to wide of crocodiles in pen
4. Close up of crocodile
5. Pan from Rozkot...
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Recuperating pandas chosen as Olympic mascots
1. Pan from poster showing panda to sign reading: "Giant Panda" above Beijing Zoo entrance
2. Wide of zookeeper giving bamboo to pandas inside enclosure
3. Panda rolling around in bamboo
4. Close-up of panda eating bamboo
5....
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Iceland set to resume limited whaling despite criticism
Kopavogur - 11 August 2003
1. Gudmundur Haraldsson, captain of "Njördur", sawing wood in front of boat
2. Top shot of Haraldsson sawing wood
3. Haraldsson placing wood around harpoon gun
4. Various of preparations of harpoon gun
5....
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City divided over fate of dog that killed burglar
1. Dr Monica Villanueva, director Chacra Rios Rabies Centre, opening gate to dog pound
2. Various of dog "Lay Fun" in cage
3. Villanueva walking past cages
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Monica Villanueva, Chacra Rios Rabies Centre...
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Welfare group exposes black market trade
1. Exterior of animal refuge
2. Mid shot of woman feeding animals in cages
3. Various of monkeys in cages
4. Various of squirrels in cages
5. Various of turtles
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carmen Rocio Gonzalez, Veterinarian, Fund for...
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The Humane Society of Missouri is sheltering hundreds of pit bulls confiscated in the largest dog-fighting raid in US history. At one point, it cared for more than 400 dogs and 100 puppies at its St. Louis emergency shelter.
HEADLINE: First person: Inside St. Louis pit bull shelter
CAPTION: The Humane Society of Missouri is sheltering hundreds of pit bulls confiscated in the largest dog-fighting raid in US history. At one point, it cared for more than 400...
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: USA: NEW YORK FASHION
English/Nat Fur flies as naughty Naomi forgets naked promise
Supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL has been accused of 'gross hypocrisy' after trailing down the New York catwalk of OSCAR DE LA RENTA's latest show in a wolf-skin...
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CHILE: ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CONDEMN CONDITIONS AT SANTIAGO ZOO
Spanish/Nat
Animal rights activists have condemned conditions at one of Chile's largest zoos, claiming that conditions are among the worst in Latin America.
Dozens of animals have died in recent years at Santiago's ageing zoo.
Directors...
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ITALY: FASHION MODELS STAGE SEMI-NAKED PROTEST
Italian/Eng/Nat
Five fashion models braved the winter cold of Rome to stage a protest against wearing fur, while wearing little themselves...
The semi-naked protest was organised by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or...
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SOUTH KOREA: PROTESTS AGAINST SALE OF DOG MEAT
Korean/Nat
Several dozen animal rights activists demonstrated in Seoul on Monday to protest against a move by a group of South Korean lawmakers to legalise the sale of dog meat in the country.
Dog meat is considered a delicacy by some...
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Bullfighters on hunger strike to push for the activity to resume in capital
A group of bullfighters in Colombia's capital Bogota marked their ninth day of a hunger strike on Wednesday to protest efforts to end bullfighting in the city.
They gathered under a tent outside the bullfighting arena Plaza de Toros de...
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Pro- and anti-bullfighting protesters lobby lawmakers
1. Various of demonstrators protesting outside Mexico City''s of House of Representatives
2. Mid of animal rights activists and pro-bullfighting demonstrators facing off
3. Mid of pro-bullfighting demonstrators protesting UPSOUND:...