Jul 06
NPR News MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Some of the nation’s most senior law enforcement officials have called the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol domestic terrorism. But what the federal government considers its most serious domestic threats has evolved over time, raising questions about when serious labels, like terrorist, should be used. Oregon Public …
Jul 02
Newsweek BY MATT KEELEY Twin concerns of cruelty and protection from COVID-19 are behind a new bipartisan proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives that would ban the sale, purchase, import and export of mink. H.R. 4310, proposed by Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), would amend the Lacey Act of Amendments to include …
Jun 15
Middle East Monitor.com Zarefah Baroud People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) praised Israel last week for being the first country to ban the sale of animal furs. Such legislation is worthy of praise, of course, but in the case of Israel any praise, especially regarding its ethics towards animals, is completely misplaced. Throughout the country’s …
May 24
“Just months after the investigation’s release, Perdue, with praise from Mercy For Animals, the Humane Society of the United States, and Compassion in World Farming, committed to the most comprehensive animal welfare policy of any U.S. poultry company.” How Perdue and Mercy For Animals found common ground The journey from adversaries to allies required conversation …
Apr 25
Last week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., showcased “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Modernization Act” which would “end a government requirement that animal testing be used to determine a drug’s effectiveness on humans.” Buchanan introduced the bill this month and highlighted it on Thursday, insisting it will “streamline drug development and spur innovation without resorting …
Apr 25
San Francisco Chronicle A man may be dog’s best friend, but dogs would be hard-pressed to find a better friend than Dr. Elliot Katz. That goes for most other members of the animal kingdom. Monkeys, goats, chickens, chimpanzees, dolphins and elephants — all of them owe a debt to Katz, a veterinarian who founded the San Rafael-based In …
Apr 14
FoxNews.com Josephine Sunshine Overaker has been on the run from the FBI since 2004 A fugitive wanted for arson in Oregon due to her ties to a domestic terrorist organization was profiled on the new “America’s Most Wanted” this week after being on the run for more than 16 years. Josephine Sunshine Overaker is a …
Mar 12
By Conrad Wilson (OPB) What a 20-year-old arson says about domestic terrorism today In the 1990s, some knew Joseph Mahmoud Dibee as “Seattle.” It was his codename, according to his FBI wanted poster. Today, the former international fugitive is stuck in Seattle, confined by a house-arrest order and awaiting trial on federal charges, including allegations he participated …
Mar 03
By Jeff Reynolds, An Oregon judge has released an alleged domestic ecoterrorist charged in the 1997 arson of a Redmond meatpacking plant after he tested positive for coronavirus. Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, who was allegedly a member of the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front, was free for decades until he was arrested in …
Feb 28
By OMER FAROOQ ASSOCIATED PRESS HYDERABAD, India — A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police said, bringing focus to a practice that continues in some Indian states despite a decades-old ban. The rooster, with a 3-inch knife tied to its leg, fluttered …
Feb 24
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters and trappers blew past Wisconsin’s wolf kill target in less than 72 hours, forcing a premature end to a hunt that initially wasn’t supposed to happen for another nine months and raising the ire of animal rights activists. The Department of Natural Resources closed the …
Feb 18
BY ARDESHIR TABRIZIAN Eugene Weekly En route to Havana, Cuba, on May 21, 2018, a man identifying himself as “Yousef Deba” was stopped by El Salvadorian authorities after he showed his passport and travel documents. He was photographed, his eye was scanned, he was twice fingerprinted and his electronics were searched. His biometric data matched information …
Feb 02
She even claims that she’s ready to go to jail for her crimes, even though she has a 15-week-old newborn daughter. BY JAMES GUTTMAN Babygaga.com Tuesday Goti has devoted her life to the protection of animals, but there are those who feel that the vegan activist may have taken things too far. The mother from Ireland has …
Jan 09
Conrad Wilson OPB.org (Oregon) U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken said during a hearing Friday she would release Joseph Dibee from pre-trial custody. Dibee, who is currently housed in Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail, is a federal inmate charged as part of an eco-terrorism conspiracy to destroy government property by arson. Days before Christmas, Dibee tested …
Dec 26
Cluster of COVID-19 cases in Multnomah County jail appears to grow by Conrad Wilson OPB.org Multnomah County is currently dealing with its largest outbreak of COVID-19 inside its jails since the pandemic began. As of Wednesday, nine inmates across two facilities had tested positive. The sheriff’s office announced an initial case on Dec. 17, stating …
