August 2013 archive

Socialists and the animal question

By Jon Hochschartner Despite government repression of animal activists, in many ways there has never been an easier time to be vegetarian or vegan. One can find a wide selection of food without animal products in the most unlikely of places, such as small towns of upstate New York, where typical accoutrement is not tie-dye …

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Mink farm sabotage spawns warning; Abusers Worried

By JOHN O’CONNELL Capital Press BURLEY, Idaho — Following a recent attack on a Burley mink farm, in which at least 3,800 animals were set free, the head of Fur Commission USA is warning members such crimes tend to occur in bunches, and they should be extra vigilant. The intruders, who remain at large, cut …

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RIVERSIDE: FBI investigating pheasant theft as ecoterrorism

John Asbury Riverside Press-Enterprise The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the vandalism of a Riverside pheasant farm after an extremist animal rights group took responsibility for stealing the birds. Members of the Animal Liberation Front, known as ALF, said they used wire cutters the night of July 22 to enter the property of …

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