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" PETA has announced that it is &amp;quot;celebrating&amp;quot; following the cancellation of NBC comedy Animal Practice. The series - which featured performing monkey Crystal - was recently axed by the network and will be replaced by new episodes of Whitney.  &amp;quot;The cancellation of Animal Practice sends the strong message that using animals for cheap laughs on TV shows is archaic and uninteresting to today&amp;#039;s viewers, who are sophisticated enough to know that not only is putting a monkey in a lab coat not funny, it&amp;#039;s also cruel,&amp;quot; PETA said in a statement. &amp;quot;PETA&amp;#039;s staff are celebrating today in response to news that [this series] has been cancelled.&amp;quot; The animal rights campaign group previously urged its supporters to protest against Animal Practice outside NBC Studios in North Hollywood. In a post on its official Facebook page, PETA claimed that animals were being &amp;quot;exploited&amp;quot; by NBC. &amp;amp;gt; Jersey Shore The Situation poses for PETA: &amp;#039;Too much p***y is bad&amp;#039;&amp;amp;gt; PETA launches anti-Pok\u00E9mon Black and White 2 campaign Watch a promo for Animal Practice below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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