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  Two animal rights MPs elected For the first time in the world! Dutch raise animal rights to new level By Alix Kroeger BBC News, the Netherlands.

  It has been a busy few weeks for Marianne Thieme. Ten days ago, she made history as one of two animal-rights candidates to win election to the Dutch parliament. They are the first animal-rights MPs anywhere in the world.

  On Thursday 30 November, she and her fellow MP, Esther Ouwehand, were sworn in as MPs. Now their real work begins: to persuade the next government (which has yet to be formed) to adopt animal-friendly policies. “I miss compassion in our society,” Ms Thieme says. “When I look at animals, they are innocent. We are treating them like they are things, like they are bicycles. That's not what we have to be as human beings. We have common sense and moral awareness, so we have to use that as well.”

  In its manifesto the Party for the Animals (PvdD) says protection for animals should not be defined by the market. It wants to abolish the biotechnology industry and promote organic agriculture instead. It calls for an end to industrial farming practices such as castration and tougher penalties for those who abuse animals, as well as an end to ritual slaughter without anaesthesia.

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• Cigarettes ‘still being tested on lab animals’

  Animal testing is still carried out by major cigarette companies, it has been alleged.

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• Martin Shaw and Viva! fight for ducks

  Viva! patron and actor, Martin Shaw, has joined forces with us to narrate this powerful short film; with footage from Viva!’s undercover footage over the last decade.

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

• The Cove film-makers break up alleged whale-meat smuggling operation

  The documentary-makers exposed an alleged whale-meat smuggling operation at the US sushi restaurant The Hump.

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• Eco Oscars Launched - Never mind the Actors, here are the Real Superheroes

  The real heroes of the planet step up into the limelight on the same day as the Oscars with the announcement of the Eco Veggie Awards 2010, honouring the movers and shakers of the Green, Fair Trade and veggie circles -€“ the people, organisations and products that are making a difference right now

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• Bristol Eco Veggie Fayre to "Unite the City's Campaigners" for the first time

  The first ever Bristol Eco Veggie Fayre aims to "€˜unite the city'™s campaigners"€™ for the first time, claims the organiser Tim Barford, from Bristol based hemp company Yaoh.

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• Heather Mills - Can She Cook? Yes She Can! Veggie Cookery Demo at 3pm at The Brighton Eco Veggie Fayre March 20th 2010

  Charity campaigner Heather Mills can not only skate – she can cook too, and will be doing just that during her 3pm Cookery Demo at The Brighton Eco Veggie Fayre on Saturday March 20th at The Hove Centre.

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• 30 Days of Veganism: The Halfway Update

  It’s been two weeks since I started an experiment where I, a lifelong animal product consumer, attempted to go vegan for 30 days.

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• Cute animals are just as delicious as ugly ones

  Eating and cooking meat made us what we are. But in an age of plenty the ethical ground has shifted.

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• Jon Thor Birgisson: 'I like being a social outcast'

  Gaunt, vegan and introverted, as the lead singer of Iceland's biggest export Sigur Ros, Jon Thor Birgisson made for an oblique rock star. Now, however, as he embarks on a solo career, he says he's happier than ever...

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• ‘Food for All – The Vegetarian Society’s Hospital Caterers training course’ - we need your vote.

  The Department of Health as part of the Dignity in Care Campaign is offering £50K to help get some ideas off the ground, in their Bright Ideas Grant, the Vegetarian Society need your help to get a slice of this pie. This relies on the public to vote for the ideas they think are the best. The top rated ideas will receive a share of the £50,000.

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