Feb 18
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
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
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 …
Jan 21
The Animal House windows were vandalized Friday, the latest in a string of attacks at the store CBC News A pet store owner in Okotoks, Alta. said he’s been forced to shut down his business after multiple attacks by animal rights activists. When employees at the Animal House pet store showed up to work Friday morning, they were greeted by …
Jan 19
By Lindsey Bever Their cross-country road trips had a singular purpose: To terrorize the fur industry, federal prosecutors said. Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane set out in the summer of 2013 to leave their mark and record their exploits on websites associated with animal rights extremists. The couple vandalized furriers from California to Pennsylvania — gluing locks, slashing …
Jan 18
The Herald (UK) Reports of an investigation into claims that a police spy set fire to a Debenhams store in the 1980s has raised the spectre of who was truly responsible for Plymouth’s Dingles department store blaze. For nearly 20 years it has been supposed that animal rights extremists turned the building into a charred …
Dec 28
By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — An animal rights activist who vandalized a fur store and journeyed around the country freeing thousands of minks from farms has pleaded guilty to a federal charge in San Diego. The San Diego Union-Tribune says (http://bit.ly/2hOZani ) Nicole Kissane pleaded Tuesday to a charge of conspiracy to …
Dec 09
Officials say ‘not a top priority’ December 9, 2016 A serial cat killer is suspected to be roaming the streets of Spokane, Washington. Since August, when local resident Wesley O’Dell found the first tortured kitten tied, taped, strangled and killed, the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection (SCRAPS) and local police have seemingly taken little interest. …
Dec 05
From sinking whaling ships to rescuing minks from fur farms, Rod Coronado has devoted his life to protecting wildlife. By Brian Whitney / AlterNet Depending on who you talk to, Rod Coronado is either a true American revolutionary or one of the world’s most infamous eco-terrorists. Coronado, a member of the Pascua Yaqui tribe, has dedicated his …
Nov 20
By Felicia Alvarez November 20, 2016 The Davis Enterprise Davis police responded to a felony vandalism incident at the Nugget Market, 1414 E. Covell Blvd., at 3 p.m. Friday, after an animal rights activist was caught allegedly spray-painting the back of the store. Stephanie Manzano, 24, reportedly was spraying the phrases “Go Vegan” and “Animals Are Not …
Nov 18
By TOM CHERVENY / FORUM NEWS SERVICE PUBLISHED: November 18, 2016 at 8:56 am | UPDATED: November 18, 2016 at 3:51 pm WILLMAR, Minn. – A deer head-butted the owner of a rural Willmar fur company, jumped over counters and tipped over boxes before fleeing out the door where it had entered earlier this …
Nov 17
Mackensy Lunsford , mlunsford@citizen-times.com ASHEVILLE – An argument over the value of human and animal life has grown contentious in Western North Carolina as members of a sustainability school say animal rights activists have threatened their lives. Wild Abundance, a small, woman-led school for sustainable living skills in Barnardsville, has fallen under scrutiny of animal rights …
Nov 04
The Spectator Charlotte Gill Some will scoff when I say that we are in the first wave of an animal rights movement which will see our furry friends elevated to a new status in our society. But it’s true. In the last few years, concern for animal welfare has grown. Even the last week has demonstrated …
Nov 02
Macaque monkeys in Bali, Indonesia. (For the Los Angeles Times) Rick Anderson Repeated laboratory mistakes and mistreatment of animals resulted in the deaths of 38 primates bred for use in medical experiments by research facilities near Seattle and Houston, the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleged in a newly filed complaint. The deaths included 25 long-tailed …
Oct 31
DAVID ERICKSON david.erickson@missoulian.com Sometime over the weekend, someone spray-painted the word “MURDERER” in bright-red letters on the front of Garden City Harvest’s headquarters on Hickory Street in Missoula, and employees have been inundated with vulgar, threatening and expletive-laden emails and calls. The vandalism was signed with the word “ALF”, with the A in the form …
