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Feb 23
The Dysfunctional Relationship Between Society and Species
Let’s run on the premise that this celestial rock we reside on, is the only living planet within the observable universe. Which means we are just a speck in the universe and we are all that we have. Which is more of a reason, why we should care about the planet we live on. …
Feb 18
Tom Regan, Moral Philosopher And Animal Rights Pioneer, Dies At 78
Press Office Note: Tom Regan was a close friend to us at the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, and we mourn his loss. His writings were influential in forming the ideology and actions of many us early on in our activism. We will miss Tom; the world is worse off for his passing. His …
Feb 15
UTMB researcher disciplined for violating animal care rules
By Harvey Rice, Houston Chronicle GALVESTON – The disciplining of a researcher announced this week by the University of Texas Medical Branch is another setback for an institution plagued by repeated findings and accusations of failure to follow animal welfare guidelines. A UTMB spokesman declined to release the name of the researcher, whose animal use …
Feb 10
Sixth anniversary of Walter Bond’s sentencing in Denver Colorado on Feb 11, 2011
Support Walter Bond…! “At the time I wrote this statement it’s really impossible to convey accurately what life was like for me at the time. Although before my incarceration I was an activist for Animal Rights and Veganism I was never a visible person within the movement. I worked in a local health food store. …
Feb 10
Gather Made Great, Pro-Animal Music
Jon Hochschartner Exploring the vegan straight edge lifestyle. I’m not a huge fan of vegan straight edge, a sub-genre of hardcore-punk music. I came to it, originally, as a sort of sociologist. Many of the animal activists I looked up to, who got their start in the 1990s, were inspired by this cacophony. I wanted …
Feb 08
A Tribute to Mike Hill
On this day in 1991, 18-year-old hunt saboteur Mike Hill was deliberately run over and killed during a meet of the Cheshire Beagles. His death came about at the end of the day’s hunting, when huntsman Allan Summersgill, with no kill under his belt, boxed up the hounds in a small blue trailer being towed …
Feb 08