Nov 19
Politico BY SHAWN POGATCHNIK Dublin’s efforts to suppress the spread of the coronavirus are spurring an early end to the trade. DUBLIN — Ireland is ordering the nation’s three mink farms to cull all of their 120,000 animals, signaling a likely end to Irish fur farming after years of debate and delay. Mink farming became an …
Nov 18
Newsweek BY BASIT MAHMOOD While news of the decision to gas and burn 17 million mink in Denmark to halt the spread of a COVID-19 mutation from humans to animals made global headlines, what has often been missed is that the mink would have been killed regardless because of demand for their fur. The only difference …
Nov 06
The Times (UK) by Fiona Hamilton An undercover police officer who infiltrated an animal rights group was yesterday accused of planting a firebomb at a department store. Activists convicted of the attack on three branches of Debenhams in 1987 believe that Bob Lambert, an undercover police officer, put down one of the devices, a public …
Nov 04
The Sun (UK) by Miranda Knox GLANCING at the passport of her boyfriend of six years, Lisa’s* heart pounded and a wave of nausea washed over her. The couple were on holiday in Italy, and while looking for her sunglasses in the car’s glovebox, she’d stumbled across the document – which revealed, to her shock, …
Nov 01
The Times of Israel Nir lost part of his leg but can now jog around thanks to his prosthesis. Billy has his own wheelchair. Gali, who is blind, has been reunited with her mother Angela. And Roni was rescued from a ritual sacrifice and now loves nothing more than to jump on the trampoline and …
Oct 11
A butcher who has been branded a murderer by animal rights protesters has thanked customers and the rest of the community who have rallied round to support him. Graham Fiddy, 62, found “murderer” and other vile graffiti daubed across the front of his butcher’s shop on Aylsham Road, Norwich which also had two large plate-glass …
Sep 05
An unexpected win for animal-rights activists Animal-rights activists often complain that cute beasts get more sympathy than equally deserving ugly ones. If so, one would think a cuddly critter like the mink would be easy to protect. Yet in the Netherlands, mink are the only animal that can still legally be farmed for their fur. That …
Aug 31
Pledge Times An incendiary device may have been found on the driveway to the private villa of the meat entrepreneur Clemens Tönnies in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. On Thursday night, strangers left containers with liquid and lighter there, a police spokesman in Gütersloh in East Westphalia confirmed on Saturday. A letter of confession has been received. The Federal …
Aug 30
Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles hunter who paid tens of thousands of dollars to shoot and kill an elephant in South Africa is now under scrutiny by PETA. At the same time, the animal-rights group is pushing for California lawmakers to pass a bill that would restrict trophy hunting imports. Crane operator, …
Jul 24
by “Ashley” CDL Life News After a prominent animals rights activist was fatally struck by a truck last month, the trucking company he works for says that they’ve received death threats. The incident occurred on June 19 in Burlington, Ontario, when 65 year old Regan Russell was fatally struck by a truck hauling pigs while …
Jul 21
VegWorld Magazine Friends and family yesterday joined Animal Save Movement in condemning the Halton Regional Police Service for bringing charges of Careless Driving Causing Death against the driver of a pig transport truck in the June 19 death of Regan Russell. Russell was attending a special Toronto Pig Save vigil to protest Ontario’s passage of the unconstitutional …
Jul 21
By Vincent Barone New York Post Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s promotion of a 2005 animal rights documentary starring Joaquin Phoenix led to the end of a dangerous hostage situation on a bus in northwest Ukraine on Tuesday. Maksym Kryvosh, 44, an animal rights activist and ex-con armed with guns and explosives, allegedly seized the small bus on Tuesday …
Jun 26
Vegan News Last year on August 24th Elijah McClain was murdered by police and paramedics in a clear case of police brutality and medical negligence. Elijah was walking home from a convenience store wearing a ski mask and listening to music when a witness called 911 saying McClain appeared to be “sketchy” but he didn’t …
Jun 24
Vegan News With the recent passing of Regan Russell who died when run over by a slaughterhouse truck at a vigil in Canada, a long horrible chain of violence has been added to. Below is a timeline of vegan activists who died speaking out for the animals. When possible I have posted pictures of the slain individuals …
Jun 19
Regan Russell has been fighting for animal rights since 1979. by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA Today, longtime animal-rights activist Regan Russell was killed by a transport truck carrying pigs to slaughter outside of Fearmans Pork in Burlington, Ontario. The 65-year-old activist was part of a group giving water to pigs as they headed for slaughter, which she was …
