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PETA activists arrested after trying to dump frozen manure outside rival group's office

Jan. 24, 2025 17:16 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of activists with the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were arrested on Thursday while attempting to dump a truck’s worth of manure outside the Manhattan offices of a rival animal welfare group. But the protest may have...

Bill to protect South Dakota farms from spying could limit access to data

Jan. 16, 2025 14:13 PM EST

Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest animal feeding operations. Senate Bill 14 seeks to strengthen a set of...

Zambian police arrest 2 over alleged plot to bewitch President Hichilema

Dec. 20, 2024 17:16 PM EST

LUSAKA, Zambia. (AP) — Two people have been arrested for allegedly plotting to harm Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema using witchcraft, police said Friday. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said in a statement that the two suspects, Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, 42, and Leonard...

Minnesota deputies saw 250 animals suffering at purported rescue. Weeks later, only 70 were left

Dec. 18, 2024 19:48 PM EST

HINES, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota officials this month went to a purported rescue facility to remove more than 250 animals living in crates caked with excrement — only to find many dogs and cats missing and a pile of ashes and animal bones. Only 70 animals escaped alive. ...

The Temple of Satan gains ground in Chile as faith in traditional religions wanes

Nov. 07, 2024 23:41 PM EST

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It’s Friday night in Downtown Santiago, the capital of Chile, and a group of 15 people gather around a table, sharing a bottle of wine as the smell of tobacco and incense fill the air. Black candles burn on top of an altar decorated with chalices and knives. The members...