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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

10,000 Birds

The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here. This makes perfect sense. The logic of this is ridiculous.

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Mexican Activists Staged Protest Early this Month

Critter News

MEXICO CITY – Animal rights activists staged a protest against the sale of pets in Mexico City, urging residents to adopt dogs and other animals instead of buying them. Late on this story. I copied the full article from the Latin American Herald Tribune.

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Foie Gras Disappearing From San Diego Restaurants

Critter News

Here in Seattle, NARN (Northwest Animal Rights Network) has been staging protests at a local restaurant that serves foie gras. Having said that though, I see that these types of protests have had an effect in the San Diego area. They've caught a lot of grief over it. I can't say I've always felt it was the best use of time.

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PETA and IFAW Plan 24 City Tour of Canada

Critter News

Both groups will be protesting the seal hunt using the Olympic torch ceremony as the backdrop. PETA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are holding a joint news conference this week, and I would like to offer you an exclusive advance scoop on it.

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Good News for the Alamagordo Chimps!

Critter News

Animal welfare activists protested the transfer. A federal contract covering the chimps expires next year. The NIH proposed sending them to Texas to be used in research aimed at finding a hepatitis C vaccine. The chimps have been free from testing at the Alamogordo Primate Facility at Holloman Air Force Base since 2001.

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On Small Victories

Animal Person

But Foot doesn't buy it and asks--again-- Yet over the long history of animal rights activism in Canada, it's hard to find evidence that the larger aims of such protests are ever achieved. Notwithstanding their local tactical victories, are animal rights protesters really as effective as they appear? This is simply honesty.

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Our Strange Relationship with Animals

Critter News

One is a meat-eating professor of animal welfare, another is an animal rights activist, and the third is an animal researcher. I thought this was an interesting piece contrasting three different people and their relationships with animals. This quote from the animal rights person is spot-on for me.[Maria's] The article continues.