Nov 16
By Diana Starr, Contributions By Davin Eldridge | Trappalachia Editor’s Note: A short video of Wednesday’s court proceedings can be viewed at the bottom of the page. Developments in the high-profile case of an alleged ritual cat killing took center stage in Buncombe County District Court this week. The release of Instagram photos of a mutilated …
Nov 13
Associated Press A Montana man is recovering from a bear attack that occurred while he was hunting northwest of Columbia Falls. KECI-TV reports the attack happened at about 9:25 Sunday morning. Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry says the victim and a second man were hunting when one of them was attacked. The victim was airlifted …
Nov 10
Lethal VA experiments on dogs betray a species that has served us since ancient times. They need to be stopped once and for all. Dogs have a long history of military service, dating back to ancient times. Here in the U.S., canines have been used as scouts and trackers and to guard prisoners and deliver messages on …
Nov 09
By Karin Brulliard Washington Post Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie defended the agency’s ongoing experiments on dogs Friday and said he would continue to “reauthorize” them, eight months after Congress passed legislation limiting tests that are opposed by a bipartisan cast of lawmakers and several veterans’ groups. Speaking at the National Press Club, Wilkie rejected calls …
Nov 06
By Justin Rohrlich In 2015, there were 767,622 animals used for medical experiments in the US, the lowest level since the United States Department of Agriculture began keeping records in the early 1970s. That included roughly 138,000 rabbits, 98,000 hamsters, 11,000 sheep, 46,000 pigs; 20,000 cats, 61,000 dogs, 173,000 guinea pigs, 28,000 “other farm animals,” and nearly 62,000 …
Nov 06
Staff at a farm shop offering a “pick your own Christmas turkey” service say they have received death threats. The words “Murder” and “Go vegan” have been spray-painted on the door at Greendale Farm Shop in Woodbury Salterton, Devon. Greendale is providing a service where people can name their own turkey and “help look after …
Nov 03
MountainTownNews.net VAIL, Colo. – Twenty years ago,Vail was in turmoil, trying to make sense of what had just happened. Two Elk, the magnificent cafeteria atop Vail Mountain, had burned in the dark of night on Oct. 19. Gas cans were found nearby in the forest. A few days later, an e-mail was sent to several …
Oct 31
Ray Williams found a bloodied envelope on his car bonnet in Warwickshire He had been attending a demonstration against a pork supplier for Tesco The package contained a bloodied dismembered fox tail and a threatening note By ZOIE O’BRIEN View comments A severed fox tail was dumped on the car bonnet of a vegan animal activist warning him …
Oct 26
By Rob Jennings rjennings@njadvancemedia.com NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A pro-hunting group went public Friday with a claim that bear hunt opponents are making threats on social media. The N.J. Outdoor Alliance (NJOA) provided screenshots of several undated comments allegedly made on the Facebook page of the “BEAR Group,” which advocates against the hunt. One comment included in …
Oct 24
Common Dreams “Factory farming is inherently cruel, but even from a factory farm perspective throwing live babies into graveyard situations where they are going to languish, slowly starve to death and suffer heat stroke is a clear criminal violation. I don’t know of anyone who would argue that is an acceptable practice.” by Michael Sainato, Chelsea Skojec …
Oct 24
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Oct 13
The following article will appear in an upcoming issue of the Fifth Estate as a sidebar. www.FifthEstate.org In the 1990s, environmentalists and animal rights activists engaged in campaigns to put a stop to climate change, animal exploitation, and the destruction of biodiversity. They shut down board meetings, interrupted construction projects, organized demonstrations and sit-ins, held …
Oct 13
The following article will appear in an upcoming issue of the Fifth Estate. www.FifthEstate.org Bill Weinberg Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, a fugitive animal-rights activist, was intercepted by Cuban authorities in early August and turned over to the FBI. Popped by Cuban cops on an INTERPOL Red Notice, Dibee was flown to Portland, Ore., where he pleaded …
Oct 10
Jon Hochschartner An interview with activist Dayton Martindale. from Splice Today Dayton Martindale is a founding member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Animal Liberation Working Group. At the time of writing, his effort hasn’t yet received formal recognition from the broader organization. The associate editor of In These Times discussed capitalism’s adaptability, animals in Marxist theory, and more …
Sep 30
Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/animal-rights-protesters-steal-chickens-california-poultry-farm-1146609 Law enforcement officials arrested 67 animal rights activists who raided a California poultry plant and “stole” chickens on Saturday. About 200 activists broke into McCoy’s Poultry Services in Petaluma, according to a statementfrom the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. “Initial responding deputies entered the property and were confronted by approximately 70 protesters, who were wearing white …
