Activist Raymond Braun's Friends Aly & AJ Have Been 'Fiercely Protective' Since He Came Out

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Activists Call for 'Fear Factor' Cancellation: 'Abusing Animals for Entertainment Is Just Sick'

Animal rights activists are calling for the end ofFear Factor. Animal rights activists created a Care2 petition after a promo for the show featured a group of celebrities handling exotic and wild animals as part of a competition on the show. “Using animals in entertainment is always a bad idea, but purposefully abusing animals for entertainment is just sick,” reads the Care2 petition. “Surely there are plenty of ways to shock viewers that don’t involve animal cruelty.

Activists Challenge Harvard Legacy Admissions After Affirmative Action Ruling: 'Not a Measure of Merit'

Harvard Admissions.Photo:Getty Getty Three Boston-area legal groups are demanding Harvard stop practicing legacy admissions. “This preferential treatment has nothing to do with an applicant’s merit. Instead, it is an unfair and unearned benefit that is conferred solely based on the family that the applicant is born into,” Lawyers for Civil Rights said in anews release, according toCNN. “This custom, pattern, and practice is exclusionary and discriminatory. It severely disadvantages and harms applicants of color.

Activists Save 62 Filthy Dogs from Slaughter Days Ahead of China's Yulin Dog Meat Festival

Photo: Humane Society International UK This year’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival is set to run from June 21 -30, and will likely lead to the slaughter of thousands of dogs. In an effort to decrease this death toll, activists in China are working to save canines caught in the dog meat trade. According to HSI, a group of Chinese activists, who wish to remain anonymous, recently rescued 62 dogs from a backstreet slaughterhouse in Yulin, China.

Actor & Retired U.S. Marine Rob Riggle Reveals He Would Gladly Serve Again 'If They Needed Me'

Rob Riggle served 23 years total with the United States Marine Corps, including 9 years of active duty in countries like Liberia, Albania, Kosovo and Afghanistan. PEOPLE Nowairs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City. source: people.com