July 2013 archive

Indonesian loggers trapped up tree by Sumatran tigers after cub killed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23217460 Several tigers have trapped five Indonesian men up a tree in a national park on Sumatra island, after mauling a sixth person to death, police say. The group was attacked on Thursday after they accidentally killed a tiger cub. One man died while the others managed to flee up some branches. The survivors alerted …

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Windows, Locks Destroyed at Portland Seafood Shop

anonymous report, from Portland Indymedia: June 2013 Ocean Crystal Seafood is in the business of exploiting and killing marine animals. They have two United States offices: one at 1351 Elwood Street in Los Angeles, and at 11960 SW Greenburg Road in Tigard, just outside of Portland. We visited their Tigard office and cost them the …

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Molotov Cocktails Thrown, Windows Smashed at Chicago Fast Food Restaurants

Received Anonymously: On the night of June 30th, three molotov cocktails where thrown at a Burger King location, in addition to two last week. Though the fires from the molotovs failed to destroy the building, a valid act of direct defiance was still committed and deserves acknowledgement. In addition, a window was broken out of …

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The Cruelty of Industrial Technology

There is no brutality as wicked as systematic cruelty, and systematic cruelty only becomes widespread by aid of technology. When I was a young man before and leading up to my Vegan awakening I built slaughterhouses. Industrial plumbing, welding. structural steel and machine installation were my daily routines. One of those machines was called ‘the …

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