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Really interesting interview with an animalrights undercover investigator. Tags: animal abuse undercover investigation animalrights factory farm. This is very important work and an enlightening, though short, piece. I could never do what they do. I don't have the guts.
Interesting article on the challenges faced by animalrights activists in the Middle East. Tags: developing countries animalrights Middle East. Even though they are often met with condescension, the fact that they are out there means a lot. Hell, I'm met with condescension in my own country and my own home.
The Longest Struggle: Animal Advocacy from Pythagoras to PETA by Norm Phelps came out in 2007. Thoroughly researched and annotated, The Longest Struggle reflects its author's two decades as an animalrights activist and his access to movement leaders who have shared with him their personal stories of campaigns that made animalrights history.
" Two AnimalRights Conferences: Will you be there? " by Drew Wilson at Care2's animal welfare blog has yet to have any comments about rights and welfare. The post itself doesn't actually intentionally differentiate between the terms, but does align TAFA with reform and AR with rights (and then mentions Vegan Outreach).
New York Times opinion piece by Nicholas Kristof on animalrights. Tags: activism animalrights political movement. Fascinating and uplifting (for a change!) I totally overlooked it back in April.
This editorial in the web version of the Oklahoman denounces animalrights terrorism; however, it finishes off by supporting medical research on animals. Tags: animalrights medical research. What about the terror and violence involved in that?
Here's a video and transcript of Amy Goodman's interview with Andrew Stepanian, an animalrights activist who was jailed at a secretive prison known as a Communication Management Unit, or CMU. He was jailed along with six other activists for violating the Animal Enterprise Protection Act.
Fascinating spotlight on an activist known for freeing imprisoned animals. Tags: activism animalrights. From the San Jose Mercury News. He was himself eventually imprisoned for two years as a result.
The article asks whether nude activism for animalrights has lost its effectiveness. They are pretty intense , especially the one in which the activists are clothed and holding dead animals. Tags: spain animalrights. The reason I post a link though is for the photos.
Tags: animalrights. This opinion piece is from the Christian Science Monitor in 2002. It may be almost 7 years old, but I think it is as relevant now as it was then. Worth reading and, I think, some reflection.
Stephanie Ernst, formerly of Change.org , has started a new space called " AnimalRights and AntiOppression " and she has invited yours truly to post there! Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. And the more you think about that strand, the more you see it--the more obvious (and ubiquitous) it is.
Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act entertainment animalrights. The film looks really interesting to us and we are definitely going to check it out upon its re-release this summer. They will also be making the DVD available from their website. Here's the trailer.
Tags: europe activism huntingdon animalrights. Some employees from firms in Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland had "puppy killer" and "scum" daubed on their houses. The cost of the damage and increased security measures amounted to 12.6 million pounds, the court heard.
Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act FBI animalrights. It briefly discusses some of the tactics used by the FBI against Scott DeMuth, Carrie Feldman and Peter Young. These methods include diary reading, informants, a YouTube video, MySpace, LiveJournal, etc. Interesting.
In " 'AnimalRights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animalrights is. For an attorney, that's awfully weak.
I'm not sure how this fits into my support of animalrights though. Tags: oceans marine animals. I understand that they are trying to encourage people to eat fish and other marine life that are not part of a collapsing fishery. The purpose is to protect ocean species as a whole. But I may not find one.
Tags: animalrightsanimal welfare. Here's one perspective. See if you can figure out when the author starts talking about PETA. She doesn't mention it by name, but who else could it be?).
I'm excited to be a blogger for AnimalRights Zone because its target market is people who don't usually subscribe to blogs. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Today is the launch of. Also, it has the added bonus of organizing my content better than I have. On the left, you'll see this: Concepts.
Some of the groups attending will be: FARM In Defense of Animals Sea Shepherd ACT Radio Anti-Fur Society E/Environmental Mag Eko Zone Healing Species League of Humane Voters Mercy For Animals Stop Animal Exploitation Now! Tags: animalrights. It sounds like they are participating in some form or another.
Just a note to those of you who might now know that I've been posting over at AnimalRights & AntiOppression ( [link] ) for a couple of weeks, so daily posting here doesn't mean I haven't posted. Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Economics Ethics Language.
The animalrights movement, such as it is, is experiencing somewhat of a crisis of usage. I feel for the purist also with regard to the terms "animalrights" and "abolition." I have a definition of animalrights and for abolition that makes me an animalrights activist and an abolitionist.
I believe that we have to be inclusive in the animalrights movement and attack the system using all kinds of methods in all sorts of fields. Tags: activism musings animalrightsanimal welfare. This post is inspired by a thought-provoking piece on the Provoked blog (clearly a good name for a blog!)
San Diego has ties to animalrights extremist groups. He is known to follow a vegan diet, eating no meat or food containing animal products. That's right, be on the lookout for a guy that works with LINUX. Tags: Linux Extremism. San Diego wears eyeglasses, is skilled at sailing, and has traveled internationally.
The Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages calls itself "an animalrights-protection-abolitionist organization," which I find interesting. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters Language. I'm sure a lot went into that and I wonder why it is defined that way. Perhaps because it might appeal to almost everyone?
Brief commentary follows this e-mail I received regarding greyhounds, animalrights and Ireland. We're simply asking you for just a couple of hour to help greyhounds in serious trouble right now. Need reminding why cruelty to animals is wrong? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters.
Tags: ALF. A group calling itself Students and Workers for the Liberation of UCLA Primates burned 3 cars, none of which belonged to the individual they were targeting. ALF is disputing the notion that the wrong cars were hit.
Tags: activism book reviews. For instance, they caution that if "we're at a restaurant and there's a veggie burger on the menu but we give the server the third degree about the ingredients or about how it was cooked, we're most likely doing more harm than good."
And to Nina Hahn, David Rieger, Walter Brown II, Stephen Friet, Helen Diggs, Delonzo Starks, Quig Driver, and the rest of the Office of Laboratory Animal Care sadists; don't think that you or your property will be spared. Tags: ALF. This action was carried out with full dedication and solidarity to the SHAC-UK prisoners.
The way I see it, there are three camps on this one: People who think that dolphins or Great Apes or chimps could function as a gateway to other animals getting rights. You could be for or against animalrights and believe the gateway theory. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters Language.
Tags: ALF. We will destroy your life. Just remember one thing, dealing with HLS means dealing with US. You can read about it from Reuters here. Indymedia has a picture of the place actually burning.
A British animalrights activist is starting a prison sentence after being found guilty of (I think) conspiracy to commit arson. He planted petrol bombs at Oxford University to protest plans to build an animal research laboratory. Tags: UK activism animalrightsanimal laboratories.
According to our government, the animalrights and environmental movements are the number one domestic terrorism threat in the United States. Was Tim McVeigh who blew up the Oklahoma Federal Building an animalrights/environmental activist? What about militias? White supremacists? This is absolutely unfair.
I think that they are effective and, while I don't always agree with them, we would sorely miss them if they disappeared from the animalrights community. Tags: animalrights political movement PETA. They have an energy and edginess that is fundamental to the movement. They keep people on their toes.
I like reading the blog for ANIMAL, the animalrights group in Portugal. I have no idea how big or effective they are, but it's nice to know that there are people in Portugal who feel the same about animals as I do. VIVA ANIMAL! Tags: portuguese-americans portugal animalrights.
A federal grand jury has indicted an animalrights activist who refused to testify about the release of thousands of mink from Utah ranches. Jordan Halliday, 22, served several months in jail for contempt of court after he said he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination. I'm late on this one.
There are a lot of similarities between that movement and today's animalrights movement (such as it is.but that's another post). Where is that religious outrage over the treatment of animals? It's not there and it is one crucial element the animalrights movement is missing. Just look at the pro-life movement.
All I know is that the majority of vegetarians, ex-vegetarians, animalrights supporters, animal rescuers, animal shelter volunteers, and feral cat colony stewards that I know are women. Tags: animalrights. It's an intriguing question that would probably get quite a response at any dinner party.
I understand how someone who supports the Humane Society of the United States might think an event celebrating "humane" farms would be a good id, as HSUS isn't an animalrights organization. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Film animalrights Tribe of Heart.
I thought this was an interesting piece contrasting three different people and their relationships with animals. One is a meat-eating professor of animal welfare, another is an animalrights activist, and the third is an animal researcher. This quote from the animalrights person is spot-on for me.[Maria's]
Tags: fur animalrights russia. “Greenpeace has absolutely no voice in Russia,” said Natalia Paslavskaya, director of 2nd Fur Salon, one of the most exclusive fur boutiques in Russia that caters to the most sophisticated clientele, usually able to afford paying $250,000 for a signature fur coat and ordering a new one every year.
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