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 09
Rabbits Liberated from Farm in Treviso (Italy)
According to an anonymous report on frentedeliberacionanimal.net, rabbits were rescued from filthy cages at a small farm in the Province of Treviso. Italian: “In un piccolo borgo arroccato in collina in provincia di Treviso, qualcuno ha pensato di farsi il proprio personale allevamento di conigli, in uno stanzone di un rudere adiacente alla propria abitazione circondata …
Nov 06
More primates are being used for lab research in the US than ever before
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
Death threats at ‘pick your own turkey’ farm shop
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 05
Partridges Liberated, Pens Damaged (UK)
Received anonymously from Unoffensive Animal: During the badger cull in the U.K. Unoffensive Animal has received multiple reports of partridge being released before the shoot time. It is estimated that between 2-3000 birds have been reported liberated from the pens and all of them have been sabotaged by breaking posts and cutting the netting.
Nov 05
ALF Liberates 5 Hens, 2 Rabbits (Sweden, Video Included)
Received anonymously (click here for video): The 28th October the Animal Liberation Front in Sweden liberated five hens and two rabbits from a place where they were going to be killed for their meat. They were taken to a safe home. We will continue to fight for the animals, and liberate them from their cages. And we’ll …
Nov 04
ALF Liberates 5 Hens, 2 Rabbits (Sweden, Video Included)
Received anonymously (click here for video): The 28th October the Animal Liberation Front in Sweden liberated five hens and two rabbits from a place where they were going to be killed for their meat. They were taken to a safe home. We will continue to fight for the animals, and liberate them from their cages. And we’ll …
Nov 03
Memories of arson of Two Elk on Vail Mountain still vivid 20 years later
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 …
Nov 02
Butcher Shops Locks Glued, Circus Posters Defaced (UK)
Received anonymously: For Barry Horne, RIP – Call for Remembrance Actions To celebrate World Vegan Day on the 1st November we glued the locks of multiple butcher shops in Birmingham, and redecorated the signs of a local Zoo for the half term…again We dedicate these actions to Barry Horne, who died fighting for the animals …
Oct 31
‘Every time you abuse a hunter on social media, another fox will die’: Animal rights activist finds dismembered fox’s tail and chilling warning on his car
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 …