Hurray For the French!

From PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals): PROGRESS: Pets in France are no longer considered ‘furniture’ thanks to their new legal status as ‘sentient beings’:http://bit.ly/1eQO6Dz This law declares them beings with RIGHTS!  

India Bans Captive Dolphins!

From I fucking love science: This makes India the fourth country to ban keeping of cetacean species in captivity, after Costa Rica, Hungary, and Chile. They went even further than the others though, and stated that: “Whereas cetaceans in general are highly intelligent and sensitive, and various scientists who have researched dolphin behavior have suggested …