2015 archive

Press Officer Gary Yourofsky: “one of the best videos on animal rights that I have ever seen”

Emily Barwick of Bite Size Vegan produces wonderful, educational videos on animals rights. Her attention to detail in all of her videos is unmatched. Yet, she still outdid herself with this 23-minute video on THE HISTORY of vegetarianism, veganism and animal rights: http://youtu.be/BXlR8if5hok?list=PLmIqdlomtuStFtMawXWLcH9Ia2TFFkDZ3 IT IS A MUST WATCH. Honestly, it is one of the best …

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Is “Pro-Choice Ethical Vegan” an Oxymoron?

verdict.justia.com In my last column here, I discussed the paradoxical nature of violent activism in the pursuit of nonviolent ends. In particular, the issue before us was whether a pro-life or pro-animal-rights activist could, logically and ethically, utilize violent methods for protecting vulnerable victims (animals and fetuses) from third-party violence. In this column, I take …

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Matt Miner Gets the Spotlight He Deserves for His Animal Rights Comics

By: Lindsay Patton The comic book universe is a whole lot more awesome thanks to Matt Miner. The New York City-based writer uses his talent to help animals. Miner’s Liberator/Critical Hit book series features two bad-ass vigilantes whose mission is to rescue animals and give animal abusers the justice they deserve. Miner contributed the story, …

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Lone Activist Liberates Foxes, Rabbit from Wisconsin Fur Farm

Received anonymously: In the early hours of October 23rd, 2015, I took a pair of bolt cutters to the back fence of the fox farm on Hospital Road in Burlington, Wisconsin. The first imprisoned animal found was a twenty pound rabbit in a small wire bottom cage. She was either a neglected pet or a …

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Things to see at the 66th AALAS National Meeting

Going on now in Phoenix, Arizona. Feel free to stop by and express your opinion about torturing, abusing and killing animals for profit!!  We’ll be happy to immediately publish all accounts of mahem. There’s plenty to see at the 66th AALAS National Meeting, which starts on Sunday. Nonetheless, here are a few sessions, booths and …

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Crowdfunding Site to Assist Captured Activists

Just launched http://SupportAnimalActivists.com, a craigslist-style platform for crowdfunding donations for animal activists directly from visitors. The goal is eventually having all arrested activists under one hub in order to facilitate interacting with donors, as well as save future arrestees the time and money of creating independent websites for each.

Activists Re-Visit Guelph Fur Farm in Canada, Inflict Sabotage

In the fall of 2015 we revisited Millbank Fur Farm at 5675 Jones Baseline Road in Guelph/Eramosa, ON. We had intially planned to release more animals from the hell of this factory farm but we were too late – there were no mink left to liberate. We decided to inflict some non-violent economic sabotage instead …

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Anonymous – Operation Safari Kill #OpSafariKill

Published on Oct 28, 2015 Anonymous – Operation Safari Kill #OpSafariKill Operation Safari Kill Engaged. We Are Anonymous. We Are Legion. We Do Not Forgive. We Do Not Forget. Expect Us. BREAKING: Anonymous Pledges To Put An End To Safari Clubs and Canned Hunting Called on by animal lovers all over the world, Anonymous recently …

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Motor Prowling: A poem by Chris Miller, Adelaide, SA

He’s prowling on Hanson Road,[1] knife and fork poised to eat the lusty flesh of the younger of two Koori girls, crouched in front of the shop –on the corner of Hamilton Street. A young’n he wishes to bargain buy, tho’ she’s probably already serviced a platoon of prowlers No matter! He semaphores using the …

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Without Best, animal movement missing important voice

By Jon Hochschartner God, I miss Steven Best. Does anyone else in the animalist movement ever feel that way? A long-time, unapologetic voice for non-humans, Best has gone quiet after a few unimaginably difficult years embroiled in a bitter public spat with a former comrade, against whom he eventually was forced to take out a restraining order. Last …

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On Bullshit

The hideous pollution case I stumbled on illustrates our failure to see the harm caused by animal farming. By George Monbiot the Guardian’s website Eat less meat and fish, drink less milk. No request could be simpler, or more consequential. Nothing we do has greater potential for reducing our impacts on the living planet. Yet …

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Animal Liberation Prisoner Abdul Haqq Transferred to FCI Greenville

from Support Walter Bond A few weeks ago, Abdul Haqq requested transfer out of USP Marion, the prison where he has been held since Jan 2012. On Monday he was taken to FCI Greenville, which is just a few hours drive from Marion. He sounds real good and extremely glad to be away from Marion. …

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How animal rights activist Gary Yourofsky ‘turned 8% of Israel vegan’ after comparing slaughterhouses to the Holocaust

Deni Kirkova for Metro.co.uk Gary Yourofsky is a name that will ring a bell with most vegans. The animal rights activist, from Detroit, Michigan, is credited with singlehandedly turned more people vegan – including 8% of Israel – than anyone else in the world, after an hour-long speech he gave at Georgia Tech was recorded, …

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The Absurdities of Pacifism and Intersectional Activism in Animal Liberation

The Absurdities of Pacifism and Intersectional Activism in Animal Liberation. by Derk A.Brachmann “Nobody in the world, nobody in history has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of those that were oppressing them”-Assata Shakur “What is the conscientious animal defender to do ? The liberator solution is the use of physical …

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ALF Visits Ontario Fur Farms (Videos Included)

Received anonymously See video (more footage coming soon) from the Ontario fur farms visited by the ALF here: https://vid.me/8Nlr Over the summer of 2015 we visited and video recorded Willow Pond Mink Farm at 105 Maple Grove Road in Scottland, ON. We witnessed injured mink with gapping wounds crammed into small cages that were covered …

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