July 2015 archive

July 2015 E-Newsletter

Support for New Political Prisoner Amber Canavan Amber was charged with burglary following the rescue of two ducks during an investigation at the Hudson Valley Foie Gras farm in Ferndale, New York. More info here. Support website: Facebook.com/SupportForAmber         Animal-rights protester (Kevin Johnson) pleads guilty in mink release One of two animal-rights …

Continue reading

At Least 21 Primates Freed from Laboratory in Puerto Rico

For Immediate Release July 1, 2015 According to news reports, late Saturday/early Sunday at the Sabana Seca Field Station of the Caribbean Primate Research Center, a cage was forced open and at least 21 monkeys were freed. The field station is located in Toa Baja, a town on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, where …

Continue reading

New Animal Liberation Prisoner: Amber Canavan

Amber Canavan Sullivan County Jail 4 Bushnell Avenue Monticello, NY 12701 USA Amber was charged with burglary following the rescue of two ducks during an investigation at the Hudson Valley Foie Gras farm in Ferndale, New York. She pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of criminal trespass and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. …

Continue reading

The Destiny of Activism is to Innovate Protest

Attracting millions of people to the streets no longer guarantees the success of a protest, says Micah White, 33, the cocreator of Occupy Wall Street. “Occupy was a perfect example of a social movement that should have worked according to the dominant theories of protest and activism. And yet, it failed,” says Micah in an interview …

Continue reading