http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare People Ending Animal Cruelty & Exploitation Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:11:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey all, NUS PEACE is proud to present you the event of Animal Welfare Library Exhibition. The event is aimed to raise awareness on pertinent issues concerning the well-being of animals. So do come down and be part of this educational event to find out more! The details of the event is ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/10/11/event-animal-welfare-library-exhibition/ Hey All! Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) will be celebrating World Animal Day this year at The Atrium @ Orchard again, and this year our focus will be on the issue of shark fin soup. Here's a chance to have fun and speak out in our fight against the shark ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/09/28/event-world-animals-day-acres/ Hey all! Here's something to put down on your calendar, for the mid semester break! This coming monday (September 21) is the United Nations' International Day of Peace - a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to promote peace between all living things! This year, the Jane Goodall Institute ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/09/15/event-day-of-peace-parade/ Hey NUS people! :D Do check out this event that's happening on thursday (17 Sept) between 1230-1330! Beyond Borders (Organized by the Office of Student Affairs) Date: 17 Sept 2009 Time: 1230-1330 Venue: Central Library Theatrette 1 (4th Floor) Speaker: Mr. Grant Peirera About the Speaker: Grant Pereira has been an environmentalist and social activist for more ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/09/14/event-talk-on-environmental-conservation/ Hey! Sinema (an independent cinema that shows mostly local and independent films) is hosting a film festival (Films For Change) from now (9 September) till 1 October. The focus of the film fest is social action, and you definitely should check out the film schedule if you're interested! :D I'm not ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/09/09/movies-international-social-action-film-festival/ Hey all! I just watched the preview of The Cove last night, and it really grieved me to see people exploiting and slaughtering such peaceful and intelligent animals as dolphins! These animals belong in the wild, and we shouldn't continue to bring these animals into captivity, and exploit them purely for ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/08/27/save-the-dolphins/ Hey all! Check out this debate, happening this Friday evening (28 August '09)! Are sharks killed mainly for their fins, their meat or both? Some believe that it is western propaganda that sharks are killed mainly for their fins, saying instead that they are slaughtered chiefly for their meat. ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/08/26/event-debate-and-public-forum-on-sharks-and-sharks-fin/ Hello all! Before the floodgates of school work was unleashed, NUS PEACE managed to pull off our AGM and a wildly amazing vegetarian BBQ last saturday, on 22 Aug. As far as official business is concerned, we're proud to introduce the new committee for 2009/10: President: Janani Srinivasan Vice President: Asuka Fuji Secretary / Treasurer: ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/08/26/peace-agm-and-bbq-round-up/ Dear all, You might want to check out the documentary "The Cove" that will be showing in Vivo City at GV, this coming wednesday, 26 Aug from 7:15pm . The documentary exposes the cruel and abusive practices engaged by fishermen, who conduct dolphin hunts off a cove in Taijii, Japan. The ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/08/24/documentary-on-dolphin-hunting-in-japan/ Dear Friends of PEACE! We'd like to invite you to an upcoming event taking place on Saturday, August 22nd. We'll begin with our AGM at 5pm, where we'll be discussing our projects for AY 09/10 and electing new committee members. This will be followed by a Welcome BBQ Party by the ... http://blog.nus.edu.sg/animalwelfare/2009/08/12/peace-agm-welcome-bbq-party/