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 …
Oct 15
from South Florida Smash HLS Animal research is big business. Those who poison and mutilate nonhumans to death under the guise of science usually wear lab coats, but researchers are only part of the picture: They’re propped up by an elaborate, profit-driven network of breeders, universities, feed suppliers, restraint manufacturers, veterinarians, pharmaceutical moguls, private security …
Sep 21
Center for Constitutional Rights Contact: press@ccrjustice.org September 21, 2016, Chicago – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to strike down the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA). In United States v. Johnson, two animal rights activists were convicted of “terrorism” …
Sep 20
The Institute for Critical Animal Studies Yesim Nurova is a journalist affiliated with R9 Media. She is an animal rights activist known throughout Turkey and Europe. She has organized and led some of the largest animal liberation and animal rights demonstrations and protests, many with a Direct Action component, in Asia. Also, she is the Founder of …
Sep 20
By Cliff Kincaid —— Canada Free Press Former top communist, college professor and “Black Power” advocate Angela Davis has picked a new cause on the road to liberation—animal rights. In a major speech in black-ruled South Africa, at the 17th Steve Biko Memorial Lecture, she said animals were “sentient beings who endure pain and torture as …
Aug 22
The Sun VIGILANTE JUSTICE Disturbing moment man who livestreamed himself having sex with DOGS is stripped naked and savagely beaten by animal rights activists Filmed in China, the angry mob reportedly lured the alleged canine abuser to a sham ‘meet-up’ where they unleashed the attack A MAN who allegedly livestreamed himself raping dogs was stripped and …
Aug 08
San Francisco Weekly By Jeremy LybargerWednesday, Aug 5 2015 On July 28, the FBI arrested Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane, two Oakland-based animal rights activists accused of releasing thousands of mink from fur farms during multiple cross-country sprees in 2013. The couple were also charged with vandalizing property owned by the meat and fur industries, …
Jul 20
A Michigan dog breeder was reportedly tied, beaten and had his ear cut off, possibly in retaliation for his involvement in dog fighting, police say. The 52-year-old dog breeder from Detroit had at least 16 pit bulls chained up in the backyard of one of his homes, as well as another dozen dogs living in …
Jun 10
06/10/16 FBI Bulletin On an August night in 2013, a family-owned mink farm in Morris, Illinois came under attack. Approximately 2,000 minks were released from their cages, an acidic substance was poured over two trucks parked on the property, and a sign spray-painted on the barn declared, “Liberation is Love.” Some 24 hours later, when …
