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Headline News 2005
Latest pet craze - lovable puggles: If there was a bundle of puppy love under the tree this Christmas, there’s a good chance it had floppy ears, a hyperkinetic, curly tail, and a catchy name: puggle. The designer dogs, offspring of a female beagle and male pug, have surged in popularity in 2005, breeders and other experts say. The hybrids have settled into the homes of celebrity owners as well, including actors Jake Gyllenhaal and James Gandolfini. ( The Pueblo Chieftain, Colorado, December 30, 2005)
Tort Watch for Animal Lovers: Distraught pet owners are not marching on Washington -- yet -- to win the right to sue for the loss of companionship if their dogs and cats are injured or killed. But that's not stopping lobbyists for pet-medicine manufacturers from keeping an eye on the Hill. And if an issue in Washington has anything to do with liability, lawyer-lobbyist Victor E. Schwartz is not far away. ( Washington Post, December 29, 2005)
Keeping Tabs on PETA: What's Up With That?: “When it comes to aggrieved critters, the animal rights group known as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has never shied from standing up or suiting down. This month alone, PETA campaigned against those who would eat pigs, called on the Denny's restaurant chain to "reduce the pain and suffering" of chickens and protested an Indiana pet store that glued helmets to the shells of hermit crabs to celebrate the football season.” (New York Times, NY, December 25, 2005) Free on-line subscription may be required to view this article.
F.B.I. Watched Activist Groups, New Files Show: Agents conducted surveillance involving groups active in such causes as the environment and poverty relief. (New York Times: NY, Dec. 20, 2005)
FBI Papers Show Terror Inquiries Into PETA; Other Groups Tracked: FBI counterterrorism investigators are monitoring domestic U.S. advocacy groups engaged in antiwar, environmental, civil rights and other causes, the American Civil Liberties Union charged yesterday as it released new FBI records that it said detail the extent of the activity. (Washington Post, December 20, 2005)
Editorial - Animal House: With the messy firing of Los Angeles Animal Services general manager Guerdon H. Stuckey, the extremist protesters who mounted a demoralizing battle against him got their way, and more. They got an Animal Services Department that will be further weakened and divided by revolving-door leadership. They also stained Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. No matter what the reasons for his dismissal of Stuckey, he will be seen as capitulating to people who express their disapproval with smoke grenades, bomb threats, midnight telephone "pranks" and vandalism at the homes of Animal Services employees and public officials. (Los Angeles Times, NY, December 19, 2005)
Implications shock Vail suspect's friends:They describe Bill Rodgers, charged with firebombing a wildlife lab, as a friendly, loving and nonviolent person. Prescott, Ariz. - A criminal affidavit claims that Bill Rodgers helped plan the firebombing of Vail's Two Elk restaurant in 1998. His friends, however, can't even imagine that kind of destructive behavior from someone so compassionate and kindhearted that in his neighborhood he's called "Mr. Rodgers." (Denver Post, Colorado, December 19, 2005)
HAFB puts dog owners on tighter leash: With the arrival of the new year, pet owners on Holloman Air Force Base will face strict new regulations regarding the types of animals they can own and how those pets must be cared for. As of Jan. 1, several breeds of dogs will not be allowed on the base or in base housing. Pit bulls, American Staffordshire Bull Terriers, English Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Rottweilers and wolf hybrid dogs are among those which will no longer be allowed. Besides banning specific breeds which have been deemed aggressive, the policy requires all dogs be fitted with a microchip to help security forces and base personnel return the dog to its rightful owners should it stray. (Alamogordo New Mexico, Dec. 18, 2005)
City Charges LA Animal Group: City Charges LA Animal GroupVAN NUYS - Controversy continued to cloud the Department of Animal Services, with the city filing criminal conspiracy charges Friday against an animal rights group accused of terrorizing municipal workers and their families. The 14-count complaint charges the Animal Defense League-Los Angeles of conspiring to harass, intimidate and terrorize Animal Services Department employees. (LA Daily News, California, December 17, 2005)
Arsons reveal growth of radical environmentalism: HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- The torching of four townhouses in this rapidly growing western Maryland city highlights the spread of a radical environmental movement associated largely with the western United States. The Earth Liberation Front, which claimed responsibility for the weekend fires, is growing through exposure via the Internet to its philosophy and methods, said Kelly Stoner, executive director of Stop Eco-Violence!, which monitors vandalism linked to environmental and animal-rights groups. (Herald-Mail, MD, November 23, 2005)
Animal testing: Beyond the protests, instances of mistreatment are rareMadison, Wisconsin – At one level, it’s possible to understand why animal-rights advocates passionately oppose experiments involving animals. No one likes to see another creature suffer needlessly. Beyond the passion, however, exist facts about animal-based research that run counter to the intimidating tactics of some protesters, such as those who recently targeted the homes of researchers in Madison. Information about the true extent of animal research – and its benefits for humans and animals alike -- deserves to be heard above the bullhorns and protest signs. (Wisconsin Technology Network, 11/21/05)
Neighborhood evacuated in bomb scare:CHINO HILLS - A suspicious device resembling a bomb prompted the evacuation of about two dozen town homes early Friday. Sheriff's deputies came to the 2700 block of Calle Luna at 9:25 a.m. on a report of a device consisting of two red cylinders inside a box with antennae protruding out of one end.
"It turned out not to be a true device, but a hoax," said sheriff's Sgt. Robert Guillen. "All the parts were inert." The garbled female voice, claiming to be from the Animal Liberation Front, said the resident is a veterinarian in Los Angeles County.
Foie gras proponent's restaurant vandalized: A day after speaking out against the city's proposed ban on foie gras, chef Didier Durand arrived at his River North bistro Wednesday to an unwelcome sight: a shattered window splattered with a liquid resembling blood and busted-up flower boxes strewn on the sidewalk. (Chicago Sun-Times, October 27, 2005)
Kill the researcher: "ALL AMERICANS took pride when the New York Stock Exchange reopened only four business days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks," Mark Bibi, a lawyer for Life Sciences Research, which tests drugs and chemical on animals, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday. The committee was investigating the New York Stock Exchange's decision to pull a planned listing of Life Sciences on Sept. 7, after animal-rights extremists vandalized a members' yacht club. So Bibi opined, "A handful of animal extremists had succeeded where Osama bin Laden had failed." (San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2005)
NYSE chief out of listing inquiry: THE president of the New York Stock Exchange has pulled out of giving evidence at a Senate hearing into why the Big Board cancelled the stock market listing of Huntingdon Life Sciences, the animal research group, last month. (The Times, UK, October 26, 2005)
Rome bans goldfish bowls:The city of Rome has banned goldfish bowls, which animal rights activists say are cruel, and has made regular dog walks mandatory in the Italian capital, the town's council said on Tuesday. The classic spherical fish bowls are banned under a new by-law which also stops fish or other animals being given away as fairground prizes. It comes after a national law was passed to allow jail sentences for people who abandon cats or dogs. (Reuters, October 25, 2005)
High Court strips animal rights activists of assets: Companies under pressure from animal rights protesters won a landmark High Court victory yesterday which paves the way for the seizure of activists' funds. The unprecedented ruling gave Huntingdon Life Sciences permission to empty the bank account of London Animal Action, heralding the enforcement of a new tactic against the assets owned by protesters. (Timesonline, UK, October 22, 2005)
Mayor, Animal Activists Meet but Resolve Nothing: Group says Villaraigosa has gone back on his pledge to fire agency head Guerdon Stuckey. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa met Friday with animal activists who have been holding noisy protests at the homes of city employees and demanding the ouster of the head of the city's Department of Animal Services. (L.A. Times, Oct. 22, 2005)
Council approved a plan Wednesday to provide surveillance equipment at the homes of Animal Services Department employees. The action came as the Animal Defense League announced it plans to demonstrate Saturday in front of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's home to protest what it says is his failed promise to hire a new director of Animal Services and push ahead with a no-kill policy at city animal shelters.(The Daily News of Los Angeles, October 20, 2005)
Vegan parents on trial for baby's death, allegedly from malnutrition: Six-month-old Woyah Andressohn weighed less than 7 pounds and was 22 inches long when paramedics found her lifeless and emaciated body on the floor of her parents' living room on the evening of May 14, 2003. Two years later, Woyah's parents, Joseph and Lamoy Andressohn, will stand trial for her death after an investigation into the family's vegan lifestyle revealed signs of starvation in Woyah and her four older siblings, from malnourishment to rickets. (Court TV, October 18, 2005)
Casey Up, Santorum Down in Pennsylvania's Senate Race Bob Casey could win next year's United
States Senate election in the Keystone State, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 52 per cent of respondents in Pennsylvania would vote for the Democrat in a head-to-head contest against Republican incumbent Rick Santorum. Only 35% said they'd vote for Santorum. (Angus Reid Global Scan, October 7, 2005)
Vandals linked to domestic terrorist group target lumber company: A vandal claiming to be part of a domestic terrorist group known for destroying property to protect the environment recently targeted the Kenyon Noble Lumber & Hardware store being constructed in north Bozeman. The vandal, or vandals, tied the crime to the radical environmentalist group Earth Liberation Front by spray-painting "ELF" on construction equipment at the store's building on West Oak Street, according to police records. (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Oct. 5, 2005)
Animal rights militants target children's nursery firm LONDON - Animal rights extremists have threatened to target children's nurseries in a campaign to drive a vivisection firm out of business. Britain's biggest nursery group, Leapfrog Day Nurseries, confirmed it was told to end its voucher scheme for Huntingdon Life Sciences workers or "face the consequences". Leapfrog said yesterday it was ending the scheme immediately due to the threat from the Animal Rights Militia group to children and its staff. (New Zealand, September 30, 2005)
LA Animal Services Director targeted by animal rights thugs. Group says it tossed smoke grenades into the building where Guerdon Stuckey lives. Ratcheting up their campaign of harassment against city workers, animal rights advocates claimed to have detonated smoke grenades in the home of the general manager of the city's Animal Services Department.
The Animal Liberation Front carried out the attack, according to a news release issued Tuesday by a second group. ALF is on the U.S. Department of Justice's list of domestic terror organizations. (LA Times, September 22, 2005)
Halted listing pulls NYSE into eco-terror inquiry : The New York Stock Exchange has been drawn into a United States Government inquiry into eco-terrorism, after the market postponed listing shares in Huntingdon Life Sciences, the research company, which is under attack from extremists because of its links to animal experimentation. (September 20, 2005)
Initiative opposes confined livestock Activists call practice 'cruel': Arizonans will have some big choices to make during the 2006 election year, and one of the biggest could involve pregnant pigs. Animal-rights activists have filed an initiative that would make it a crime for farmers to keep young calves or pregnant pigs in crates so cramped that the animals can't turn around. The Cattlemen's Association, a powerful force in state politics, said the measure is backed by activists who are out of touch with rural Arizona. "It's a sad day when . . . a couple of extreme groups, like the Humane Society of the United States and the Farm Sanctuary, would file an initiative to stigmatize animal agriculture," said Bas Aja, executive director of the group that represents 2,000 ranchers. "This is a massive anti-meat campaign. We're organizing. We're taking it seriously. We invite these groups to join us in improving animal welfare." (The Arizona Republic, Sept. 19, 2005 )
Council moves to shield Animal Services workers:In response to escalating protests by animal rights activists in Los Angeles, the City Council voted Wednesday to ask state legislators to shield the personal information of some Animal Services employees. (Daily News, September 15, 2005)
Huntingdon activist had ill-treated animals: One of the key animal rights protesters who campaigned against Huntingdon Life Science's US listing has a previous conviction for ill-treating animals, it emerged yesterday. (Telegraph UK, September 9, 2005)
Church of England Plea For Return of Woman’s Remains:An appeal has been made by the Church of England for the remains of a woman stolen by animal rights activists to be returned to the family. (Christian Today, September 3, 2005)
The Animals Are Running the Zoo: The London Zoo added a new exhibit last week. Joining the Oriental small-clawed otter and the moon jellyfish were three male and five female Homo sapiens who came not to gaze but to be gazed upon. From Friday, Aug. 26, to this past Monday, they inhabited an enclosure next to their primate relatives. "A lot of people think humans are above other animals," noted one of the species. "[This] kind of reminds us that we're not that special." (Which leads one to wonder how many of the zoo's other inhabitants were interviewed.) (Wall Street Journal, Sept. 2, 2005)
Bugged coffee can leads to arrest in Idaho eco-terror spree: A homing device hidden in a coffee can led authorities to a man they've sought since June in a string of burglaries and vandalism in the north-central Idaho backcountry. Two dog teams and 17 law enforcement officers staged a pre-dawn raid on a forest hut, where they arrested David Pruss, 34, on a warrant for alleged malicious destruction of property and burglary. (Billings Gazette, August 31, 2005)
Chimp genetic code opens human frontiers. Genome comparison reveals many similarities — and crucial differences: Scientists unleashed a torrent of studies comparing the genetic coding for humans and chimpanzees on Wednesday, reporting that 96 percent of our DNA sequences are identical. Even more intriguingly, the other 4 percent appears to contain clues to how we became different from our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, they said. (MSNBC, August 31, 2005)
Horse Sense: The debate in Washington state about bestiality is actually a fight over human exceptionalism.
(Weekly Standard, August 31, 2005)
Britain uses hate law to ban animal rights campaigner: Charles Clarke, the home secretary, has used the government's crackdown on preachers of hate to ban an American professor who speaks for the Animal Liberation Front. Steven Best, professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso, had intended to travel to the UK to take part in an event to celebrate the closure of a farm breeding guinea pigs for research. The closure of the Newchurch Farm business following years of harassment and intimidation, including the theft of a grandmother's ashes from the local cemetery, was widely condemned by scientists and politicians last week. ( The Guardian, August 31, 2005)
"Grizzly Man" makes Grizzly watching: The goal of Grizzly People, its website explains, is "to elevate the grizzly to the kindred state of the whale and dolphin through supportive education, but Werner Herzog's latest documentary, "Grizzly Man," chronicles Grizzly People founder Timothy Treadwell. He had Disney-fied the object of his affection. So, as Herzog chronicles, the 46-year-old bear activist and his 37-year-old girlfriend were mauled and eaten by an Alaskan grizzly in October 2003.
Activists threaten zoo terror attacks over bears: ANIMAL rights extremists have threatened to launch a terror campaign against staff at Edinburgh Zoo over plans to house polar bears in a new enclosure. (The Times (UK) August 28, 2005)
Animal rights activists have stolen six some of which are carrying a fatal genetic disease also found in humans. The disease attacks the nervous system, killing animals and young children. Massey veterinarians had hoped that because of the genetic similarities, if they found a cure for the dogs they would also be able to save children. "(The activists) thought they were liberating animals facing vivisection," said the head of the Massey University Veterinary School, Grant Guilford said. "Instead they have got things horribly wrong and condemned at least some of the dogs to certain death." (August 26, 2005)
Victory for the fanatic: A family that breeds guinea pigs for medical research announced yesterday that it was to close its farm in a final attempt to get back the remains of a relative whose body was dug up by animal rights extremists. (The Telegraph, August 24, 2005)
Man's Best Defense - Tyler Eison turns pit bull pups into deadly weapons: "These are not normal dogs," says Tyler Eison, gazing reverently at a litter of seven-week-old pit bull puppies. "I like having very vicious, angry dogs. I'm going to teach them not to like other dogs. I'm going to agitate them, make them aggressive. That way when it's about business, they are going to be serious." (Village Voice, August 23, 2005)
Make-A-Wish is right to ignore PETA's protests: After hitting rock bottom so many times, the PETA people have gone even lower. Now they're picking on kids. Sick kids. Dying kids. They've encouraged people to boycott Make-A-Wish because Fishing is no fun for fish." (Commercial Appeal, August, 2005)
Domestic terrorists lurk among us ... mostly in the guise of animal-rights and environmental activists: They "see themselves in a war against the entire government and industrial democracy itself," explains Mark Potok, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project. Frankie Trull, president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research, notes: "These are unbelievably mean-spirited people" who "operate in a classic terrorist organization mode." (Washington Times, August 21, 2005)
Victory for animal testing centre: The extremist leaders of a high-profile animal rights movement were forced into bankruptcy by the testing centre the campaign was aimed at. (The Times - London, August 19, 2005)
UT: AR Arsonists must pay restitution: A federal judge has ruled that an animal rights activist convicted of
setting fire to a McDonald's restaurant in 1997 cannot get out from under a $240,000 restitution order by filing for bankruptcy. (August 17, 2005)
US Animal Rights Activist Steven Best Banned from UK: Dr Steven Best, a philosophy professor who believes that violence is morally right if the cause is 'just', has been informed by the Home Office that he will not be allowed to enter the country to speak. Although Dr Best claims not to be a terrorist, he openly supports the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), a group which is listed as a terrorist organisation in the United States. Best has stated "Our power is not in the right to vote, but the power to stop production. We will break the law and destroy property until we win." (August 17, 2005)
Unable to learn its lesson, PETA goes off the deep end: After apologizing for its "Holocaust on Your Plate" ad campaign three months ago, what made People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals think it could get away with comparing the mistreatment of animals to slavery? (Chicago Sun-Times, August 16, 2005)
The “Animal Rights” Movement’s Cruelty to Humans: The goal of the “animal rights” movement is not to stop sadistic animal torturers; it is to sacrifice human well-being for the sake of animals. No sane person seeks to inflict needless pain on animals. Such practices, where they exist, should be condemned. But anyone concerned for human life must unequivocally endorse the rightness of using animals in medical research. (August 15, 2005)
PETA rethinks ads comparing abuse, slavery: "PETA operates by getting publicity any way they can," said John White, an NAACP spokesman. "They're comparing chickens to black people?" Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project with the Southern Poverty Law Center, in Montgomery, Ala., called the exhibit "disgusting." (August 13, 2005)
Pit bull bans hurt legal competition, too: Most American Pit Bull terriers are wonderful companions and delightful family members, and most pit bull owners are law-abiding citizens who love their animals. But recent dogfighting busts in Louisiana have created apprehension among pit bull owners nationwide. One person writes, "I had a call last night that Louisiana put a ban on pits coming into (the state) and that the ADBA Nationals were looking for a place to host their Nationals now."
The writer is referring to the American Dog Breeders Association and its Weight-pull and Conformation Show, a legitimate sport and strength competition for dogs and their people that is held in Sorrento each year. (Nola, August 11, 2005)
Animal Rights Extremists Still in Business. After 9-11, extremists had to reasses their actions. If anyone expected them to just crawl in a hole and hide, however, it hasn’t happened. (July 25, 2005)
US Animal rights fanatic in Britain vows to break law: Animal rights extremists gathered secretly in a Kent field yesterday to hear an American activist declare: "We will break the law and destroy property until we win." (July 17, 2005)
Necropsy shows that dog found in dumpster was healthy: Necropsy shows that dog found in dumpster was healthy. Two PETA employees were arrested for dumping dead dogs in a dumpster. The necropsy on one of these dogs showed a heralthy 6-8 month old puppy who had fleas but no other problems. (July 8, 2005)
UK: Government crack down on animal rights extremists: Secretary of State for Health says: "Animal rights extremists put lives at risk by endangering vital research that tackles diseases like cancer, HIV/AIDS and Alzheimer's which affect millions of people in UK. We will not allow their campaign of intimidation to put these important medical advances at risk." (July 4, 2005)
Data on pit bulls may be skewed by popularity: Dangerous dogs become dangerous more because of patterns of behavior and lack of cre and training. Fatal dog attacks are exceedingly rare. (July 3, 2005)
Activists take on NY based Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. and Wegmans Egg Farm: A vegetarian activist who repeatedly broke into the Wegmans Egg Farm in Wayne County last summer is now using video footage from thetrespass to level charges of animal cruelty against Rochester-based Wegmans Food Markets Inc. Company vows to prosecute the raiders "to the full extent of the law." (July 2, 2005)
Phytopharm wins activist injunction: PHYTOPHARM, the biotech company, won a significant victory yesterday after the High Court granted an injunction preventing animal rights protesters from harassing the staff of any business connected to it. (July 2, 2005)
Tre huggers await judge's word: Vancouver - Fleece-wrapped backpackers practised yoga relaxation exercises Wednesday while lawyers made complex arguments at the extradition hearing of accused eco-terrorist Tre Arrow. Arrow is on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list. (June 29, 2005)
Aquarium shouldn't serve fish, PETA says: The animal rights group argues that "serving fish at an aquarium is like serving poodle burgers at a dog show." (June 28, 2005)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Humane Society of the US praise Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum: Animal rights group vows to campaign for conservative Santorum following introduction of controversial PAWS bill. "We support elected officials who have a proven record of leadership on animal welfare issues and Rick Santorum fits that characteristic precisely," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society and a Humane USA board member. (June 28, 2005)
He was not a scientist and did not harm animals. But they blew his car up anyway: The latest attack shows that animal rights extremists are now targeting people with little connection to testing labs. The black Hyundai car was parked in the garage of Michael Kendall's home when it burst into flames on the night of 26 May. (June 26, 2005)
Face to Face With the Foie Gras Problem: Michael Ginor, an owner of Hudson Valley Foie Gras, says he feels an anti-foie-gras mood building and is willing to be put out of business in New York if he can land on his feet somewhere else. (Jun 26, 2005)
Battleground between research, animal rights activists Staff, wire services: A shaky, amateurish video shows everything in graphic detail: Four masked people break into darkened university labs, pour toxic chemicals onto computers and stacks of files, and release hundreds of research rats and mice. They spray-paint walls with slogans such as "Science not Sadism" and "Free the Animals." (Jun 26, 2005)
Attacks on animal research labs bring economic and human costs: When animal rights activists broke into a University of Iowa research lab last fall, overturning equipment, pouring acid on reams of data and releasing more than 300 mice and rats, the damage transcended dollars and cents. Such attacks on campuses and at private research labs and drug companies nationwide have permanently damaged important research and, some say, helped persuade the next generation of scientists to seek safer careers. (June 25, 2005)
Biotech fights back on animal rights: The biotech and pharmaceutical industries are striking back against animal-rights extremists through the courts, legislatures, and public relations campaigns. (Jun 21, 2005)
Illness forces a mistrial in animal case: A judge declared a mistrial in the conspiracy case against six animal rights activists yesterday because one of the defense attorneys is ill, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office said. (Jun 21, 2005)
CA: At-home animal breeding ordinance nixed by council: Contrary to expectations, the Simi Valley City Council recently refused to pass a proposed ordinance that would have allowed residents to operate dog and cat breeding businesses. (Jun 10, 2005)
ME: Chief Pet Officer: As an animal control officer, Doug Villone, 55, could easily flip open his thick legal pad and issue a summons on his first contact with someone who fails to comply with Maine's domesticated animal laws. (Mar 26, 2005)
SEC rules against GE on animal testing: General Electric Co., the industrial, financial and media company, should allow shareholders to vote on a proposal by an animal rights group to stop animal testing, the Securities and Exchange Commission said. (Mar 25, 2005)
NJ: Humane education bill eyed: Assemblyman Douglas H. Fisher says he will introduce a bill requiring schools to include humane education as part of their core curriculum. (Mar 22, 2005)
Shoplifting suspect is fugitive animal rights activist: Peter Daniel Young, an animal rights activist who has been a fugitive since 1997 for alleged crimes committed in Wisconsin, was arrested in San Jose while allegedly shoplifting Monday night. (Mar 24, 2005)
NJ: Bear Lobby Mauls First Amendment: One of the arguments in favor of public broadcasting was that public TV would be independent and willing to take risks. But New Jersey public television has yanked a documentary because it upset the animal rights movement. (Mar 22, 2005)
UK: Police out in force as protest hits lab: Protesters were almost outnumbered by police on Saturday at a demonstration against the expansion of a laboratory which uses animals in experiments to test medicines for human use. (Mar 21, 2005)
WA: Bill would outlaw insurers' bans on certain dog breeds: The only problem Dee Robison has with her favorite Doberman pinscher, Darby, is that the 90-pound pooch gets a little jealous when she turns her attention toward the television. (Mar 21, 2005)
Judge may order dog owner to jail again: Once Ramapo Town Justice Arnold Etelson signs a criminal complaint against a Montebello woman for failing to comply with his court ord
S. Africa: 'Chickens are friends, not food': Children outside the Golden Grove Primary School in Cape Town were approached on Tuesday by animal activists who are trying to persuade young people to stop eating chicken. (Mar 15, 2005)
NJ: Audubon Society labels deer a threat and pushes for hunt: For the first time in its 108-year history, the New Jersey Audubon Society is taking a stand on hunting and will ask the state to reduce the population of white-tailed deer. (Mar 14, 2005)
CA: Environmental terrorists a growing movement in West: Most San Francisco Bay-area residents know Auburn, Calif. - a quaint Gold Rush town in the Sierra foothills - as a pit stop on the way to Lake Tahoe. But in the past three months, Auburn has become known for something else: "eco-terrorism." (Mar 14, 2005)
UK: Vegan bodybuilder funds animal extremists: A millionaire former property developer has emerged as a key figure in the animal rights movement with close connections to its extremist wing. (Mar 13, 2005)
Australia: Wool campaign 'urban terrorism': The campaign by an American animal rights group against the Australian wool industry has been described as "urban terrorism" in the Federal Court. (Mar 11, 2005)
Speaking for Animals With One Voice: For years, Rich McLellan has been pushing a futuristic solution to the number of stray animals in California. (Mar 8, 2005)
UK: Animal rights group target Heathrow: Heathrow Airport is being targeted by protesters over claims live animals are being imported for laboratory research. (Mar 3, 2005)
Australia: PETA may sue over Truss' terror comments: A powerful American animal rights group may consider legal action over a federal minister's comments linking the organisation with terrorist-related activities. (Mar 3, 2005)
Local advocates join legal movement to help animals: Standing behind a lectern in a first-floor classroom at Hauser Hall in the somber center of Harvard Law School Saturday afternoon, Robin Bernstein ducked and parried as three black-robed judges fired question after question at her about the definition of the word cruelty. (Mar 3, 2005)
NJ: Bear-hunt plan may be moot: The proposed 2005 Fish and Game Code not only includes another season of black bear hunting, it also attempts to manage the species by creating bear hunting zones similar to those long associated with deer. (Mar 1, 2005)
CA: Animal-rights activists doggedly oppose hunting as cruel: The videos they show at the training camp for animal activists aren't for the squeamish. Students grimace and cringe - some start to sob - as images of trapped and wounded animals flash on the screen. (Feb 26, 2005)
UK: Criminal Damage Plot Animal Rights Activist Jailed: A woman described by police as a “leading animal rights activist” was tonight beginning a six-year prison sentence after admitting conspiracy to cause criminal damage to cars belonging to people with links to a controversial pharmaceutical testing firm. (Feb 25, 2005)
UK: Animal protests cost £10m over five years: Companies besieged by animal rights extremists could be forced to contribute towards the policing of protests that have cost more than £10 million in the past five years. (Feb 28, 2005)
Former Greenpeace founder slams green extremists: After 15 years as a founder and full-time environmental activist, Moore broke ranks with the group on issues of policy after Greenpeace made a sharp turn to the political left and began adopting extreme agendas that abandoned science and logic. (Feb 23, 2005)
IL: Legislator wants to ban attack dogs: Two years ago, the state forbade most localities from banning or regulating any particular breed. But one lawmaker wants to strike that rule, which would likely trigger renewed efforts in some places to outlaw pit bulls and other dogs. (Feb 22, 2005)
Canine Concierge: Boston’s Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel learns a new trick with its latest pet project. (Feb, 2005)
MA: Taking Balto over Pluto: It was a little over a year ago, during one of young Rachael Baker's routine visits to her cystic fibrosis clinic, when she was told by her longtime nurse that she could make a wish for anything she wanted and that there was an organization that would try to make it happen. (Feb 22, 2005)
UK: Sod Off, Swampy!: Last Wednesday the Kyoto Protocol kicked in and Greenpeace decided to mark the event in Britain by storming London's International Petroleum Exchange, the world's second-largest energy market, with the modest ambition of closing down trading for the day. (Feb 21, 2005)
MA: Rabid coyote attacks Cape Cod woman: A Cape Cod woman who was bitten on her left hand is believed to be the first person ever attacked by a rabid coyote in Massachusetts, according to state wildlife officials. (Feb 18, 2005)
Op Ed: Burning down the house: The buzzwords "war on terrorism" have invaded our TVs, newspapers, blogs and radios. But many people may not be familiar with a relatively obscure form of terrorism, one that is not propagated by Al-Qaeda or Hamas, but by loosely-organized domestic groups. (Feb 17, 2005)
Practicing ethics or polemics?: Ten years ago, I had my one and only run-in with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, known as PETA. (Feb 17, 2005)
UK: Tally ho for last hunt: The hounds barked, the bugle-horns sounded as with a clatter of hooves and shouts of "tally ho," red-coated riders, many with tears in their eyes, rode off on the last hunts today. (Feb 17, 2005)
Parent upset with PETA promotion: The father of a Redding Middle School student is upset that his daughter received a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals booklet from a Child Development class at Redding middle school. (Feb 16, 2005)
Op-Ed: Endangered Species Act Finally Meets the Fifth Amendment: Last December, the Bush administration quietly settled a landmark lawsuit involving a federal trial court judgment that the government’s enforcement of the Endangered Species Act had violated the constitutionally-protected property rights of farmers in California’s Central Valley. (Feb 16, 2005)
RI: Woman asks high court to return seized dogs: Dianne Izzo, whose three dogs were seized by the state Department of Environmental Management in December, is taking her battle to get them back to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. (Feb 11, 2005)
California opinion nixes declaw ban: The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) deemed West Hollywood's declaw ban unconstitutional. (Feb 1, 2005)
NV: Horse owners question inspections: A routine brand inspection turned into a crisis when a brand inspector stopped Todd and Jacque Werner off Highway 395 north of Minden. (Feb 11, 2005)
NJ: How NJN stepped into a journalistic bear trap: NJN last week removed the documentary "Bears: Too Close for Comfort" from its February broadcast schedule after protests from animal lovers. (Feb 10, 2005)
NY: $15.5M grant to aid animals: Thousands of unwanted dogs and cats will get another chance at life thanks to a $15.5 million grant awarded to the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals. (Feb 10, 2005)
California Considers Ban on Pet Cloning: A California lawmaker said on Wednesday he would introduce a bill this week to ban sales of cloned pets, a move that could end a California company's plans to replicate beloved domestic animals. (Feb 9, 2005)
Killer disease returns to stalk dogs: History's biggest killer of dogs, canine distemper, appears to be breaking out again, alarming experts who thought vaccinations had vanquished it in the United States. (Feb 6, 2005)
MD: Prosecutors Halt Complaint, Dismiss Perdue Animal Cruelty Charge: Worcester County prosecutors halted an animal cruelty complaint against Perdue Farms Inc. this week, in a move that animal advocates say clipped the judicial process short and kept the poultry giant from having to face charges in court. (Feb 3, 2005)
The green 'state of fear': He [Michael Crichton] minces no words. What passes for science by so-called experts in the debate over "global warming," he says, influences policy that is based on faulty data and ideological considerations. This does considerably more damage than good. (Feb 3, 2005)
Animal rights activist sells her skin for charity: The British founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's biggest animal rights group, is auctioning off a lizard tattoo on her right arm -- with proceeds going to the charity. (Jan 30, 2005) Update:
KY: Humane Society closes B.G. regional office: As Great Lakes regional director for the Humane Society of the United States, Ms. Rowland worked with shelters, animal-rights groups, and other agencies in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and West Virginia. (Feb 1, 2005)
Canada: Dogfight raging over Liberals' ban on pit bulls: When Attorney-General Michael Bryant mused last summer about banning pit bulls — in the wake of an attack on a Toronto man — the immediate public reaction was positive. (Jan 29, 2005)
Dumbo must go, PETA says to A&M: The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have written to Texas A&M President Robert Gates warning him about the possibility of an elephant rampage during the Elephant Walk. (Jan 30, 2005)
Jumping mouse loses federal protection: The Preble's meadow jumping mouse, once seen as a costly impediment to development, is now viewed by the government as a critter that never really existed — and is no longer in need of federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. (Jan 29, 2005)
Turning The Tables On PETA: Cable news watchers saw a real "man-bites-dog" story last night, as Fox News Channel correspondent Douglas Kennedy reported on the Center for Consumer Freedom's effort to turn the tables on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). (Jan 28, 2005)
Wild, Wild World of Animal Rights: Twelve years ago, the Liberal British MP Lord Alton quit the House of Commons largely because his party supported abortion on demand, but opposed the use of goldfish as fairground prizes. (Jan 25, 2005)
Op Ed: Animal Liberation Front supporters deserve no further attention: Last week, Steven Best, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas-El Paso, gave a speech at the IMU that drew comparisons between the Animal Liberation Front - the terrorist organization responsible for last November's barbaric attack on Seashore Hall and Spence Laboratories - and abolitionists. (Jan 25, 2005)
Ireland: Activists threaten to firebomb hare coursing events: Members of a militant animal rights organisation are reported to be planning a series of firebomb attacks on hare coursing events and those who support the sport here. (Jan 24, 2005)
UK: New law against animal activists: The government is to rush through a measure to protect British companies from vociferous animal rights extremists, a new criminal offence relating to "economic sabotage". (Jan 21, 2005)
UK: Animal protests scare drug firm suppliers: Increasing numbers of suppliers to drug companies are being scared away by extremist animal rights protesters, threatening the future of research in Britain, industry leaders say. (Jan 19, 2005)
AZ: Rancher wins $600K in suit against enviros: Tucson's Center for Biological Diversity must pay rancher and banker Jim Chilton $600,000 because the environmental group defamed him with a press release and photos posted on its Web site, a jury decided Friday. (Jan 22, 2005)
PETA President to Get a Taste of Her Own Medicine: Dressed as eco-terrorists, carrying a comically large gasoline can and matches, and holding a banner depicting an arson fire under the words "PETA's Kind Choice," representatives from the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) will gather to protest the Washington book- signing appearance of Ingrid Newkirk. (Jan 22, 2005)
Animal rights group admits freeing fenced deer: More than 30 deer were allowed to escape from a venison farm in southern Monterey County early Tuesday and an animal rights group is claiming responsibility, Monterey County sheriff's Cmdr. Tracy Brown said. (Jan 21, 2005)
Animal-rights speaker provokes disbelief: A Texas philosopher who compared the Animal Liberation Front to abolitionists triggered a fervent debate over the November 2004 attack on Spence Labs on Thursday, his remarks so inflaming that they left his audience gasping and whispering. (Jan 21, 2005)
UK: Animal rights campaigner will fight on despite ASBO: Leading animal rights activist Heather Nicholson has vowed not to give up her fight, despite being banned from going near research centres in Cambridgeshire. (Jan 20, 2005)
UK: Government could save animal facility: An influential backbench MP has suggested the government could step in to save the controversial construction of the animal housing facility under construction on South Parks Road. Research by The Oxford Student suggests the University may have difficulty finding a private insurer to underwrite the project. (Jan 20, 2005)
UK: Animal Rights Activists Scare Away Suppliers, Group Says: The number of companies that have stopped supplying services to U.K. organizations involved in animal research because of intimidation by animal rights activists is rising, a drug industry group said. (Jan 19, 2005)
Dairy farms can keep milking their 'Happy Cows' campaign: An animal-rights group's suit against a state milk board for its "Happy Cows'' advertising campaign was put out to pasture Tuesday by a state appeals court, which said state agencies can't be sued for false advertising. (Jan 12, 2005)
Forestry for Dummies: Recently, managers of the nation’s 155 national forests were granted more discretion to approve logging and other commercial projects without the lengthy environmental reviews previously required by the 1976 National Forest Management Act. (Jan 12, 2005)
NY: Feathers fly at pheasant debate: Hundreds of hunters and animal rights activists jammed into the chambers of the Ulster County Legislature last night, arguing over the use of public money to fund a pheasant-hunting program. (Jan 11, 2005)
Animal rights law program may expand: After giving away prize money for years on “The Price is Right,” Bob Barker — the show’s famous host — is giving away money of his own for a cause that is dear to him — animal rights law. (Jan 10, 2005)
Nunavut hunters can kill more polar bears this year: Hunters in Nunavut are celebrating an increase in the polar bear quota for 2005, prompted by reports that the animals are prowling the streets of some Arctic communities. (Jan 10, 2005)
Animal rights group opposes mute swan killings: Lawyers for an animal rights group have written to federal authorities opposing a revised law that could allow Maryland to resume killing the elegant yet destructive mute swans this spring. (Jan 10, 2005)
Iowa community rallies around kosher slaughterhouse: When a family of Lubavitch Jews, an ultra-Orthodox sect, bought the local slaughterhouse in 1987 and converted it to a kosher plant, Postville became an experiment in cultural diversity as immigrants from up to 30 nations flocked to the town for jobs. (Jan 6, 2005)
Eco-terrorists' elusiveness frustrate law enforcement in Pa.: "Unless somebody squeals or somebody got a license place (sic) number, they're probably not going to get caught," said Gary Perlstein, an eco-terrorism expert and professor emeritus at Portland State University. (Jan 5, 2005)
Canada: Jogger fights off timber wolf attack: A man's evening jog became a struggle for his life in northern Saskatchewan when a timber wolf lunged at his head and sank its teeth into his leg. (Jan 5, 2005)
Original foodie: He raises an issue that he believes is just gaining prominence - "we're seeing the rise of armed vegetarianism" - and cites animal rights activists picketing scientists and meat processors in England. (Jan 5, 2005)
When visions collide: The Rainforest Action Network's real target is the Third World's poor. (Jan 4, 2005)
The Case for Judeo-Christian Values, Part I: The majority of American students I have asked since 1970 whether they would save their dog or a stranger have voted against the stranger. (Jan 4, 2005)
CA: Judge rejects bid for new trial by convicted arsonist: A federal judge turned away a request Monday for a new trial for a graduate student convicted last year of firebombing scores of sport utility vehicles in a vandalism rampage that caused more than $2 million in damage. (Jan 3, 2005)
Thailand: Elephants join Thai cleanup effort: A year ago, they were filming battle scenes for the movie ''Alexander.'' Now six elephants are pitching in to help with the massive cleanup from the tsunami that devastated many of Thailand's prime tourist destinations. (Jan 3, 2005)
Yankee Doodle rides to hounds: Under pressure from the British Labor Party majority and, increasingly, animal rights activists, the institution of fox-hunting appears to be living on borrowed time in the Sceptered Isle. (Jan 3, 2005)
Anti-Hunters Will Maintain Attacks: The coming year will be no different from past years as both hunters and anglers will face an onslaught by animal rights groups who will have even deeper pockets to try to put an end to hunting and fishing. (Jan 2, 2005)`
No Pet' Rules are Hard to Enforce: Park owners are justifiably cautious about aggressively enforcing a "no-pet" restriction. They have learned that there are few things that agitate home owners more than eliminating or restricting pets. (Jan 1, 2005)
UK:
Animal rights protesters target Oxford donors: Animal rights protesters
are targeting Oxford University donors in the latest move in a campaign to stop
the building of a £18m neuroscience facility. (Dec 30, 2004)
ASPCA A LO$T CAUSE: Eighteen New York State charities — including the city-based American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — actually lost money
trying to raise money last year, a new report revealed. (Dec 27, 2004)
France: The tide is turning in
the war on foie gras: It is holiday time in France, and in supermarkets
across the country the hottest selling item is a smooth slab of pale-brown marbled
material that comes in fancy wrapping, costs an arm and a leg and spreads well
on toast. (Dec 26, 2004)
PETA
Ups Boycott Pressure on Clothing Retailers Over Australian Wool: Animal
"rights" group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
has ratcheted up its campaign against Australian sheep farming practices, with
graphic billboards and threats of secondary boycotts against clothing retailers
that resist its demands to stop using Australian wool. (Dec 23, 2004)
CO:
Safe passage for gray wolves: Colorado's roads are dangerous places
for wildlife: From 1993 to 2002, 24,678 animal-vehicle collisions were reported
on our state's roads, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
(Dec 19, 2004)
Meet
The (Terrorist) Press: When militant animal-rights icons Jerry Vlasak
and Steven Best opened a new "Animal Liberation Press Office" (ALPO)
to pass on "anonymous" claims of terrorism, they weren't exactly innovating.
(Dec 16, 2004)
MA:
As suburbs expand, residents get unwanted taste of hunting: On Nov.
29, the first day of shotgun deer-hunting season this year, police fielded a
flurry of calls from residents alarmed by the appearance of shotgun-toting men
walking the town's streets just after sunrise. (Dec 16, 2004)
Green
bigots international: First they destroyed the gasoline station, so
that you have to drive miles out of your way to get gas. (Dec 16, 2004)
CA: Stanislaus
puts bite in its pet law: After weeks of negotiations with pet owners,
the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an amended ordinance
to require breeding licenses and steep fee increases to own unaltered dogs and
cats. (Dec 15, 2004)
Getting Burned: The weirdest job in PR: reflections on life as a 'terrorist' spokesman.
(Dec 15, 2004)
UK:
Shock at protest for animal rights: Animal rights protesters have been
blasted as "insensitive and tasteless" for holding a candlelit vigil
for mice and rats which have suffered and died during cancer research. (Dec
14, 2004)
Eco-terrorism's
futile rabidity: Unfortunately, the overwhelming attention paid to foreign
terrorist threats has tended to make people complacent about homegrown, domestic
terrorism. (Dec 13, 2004)
UK: Foxhounds
master cleared in first test of new hunting law: The first huntsman
charged under Scotland’s controversial fox hunting laws was yesterday
found not guilty, in a ruling which could have far-reaching effects for the
sport. (Dec 11, 2004)
Woof,
Woof, Your Honor: It's no joke. Animal lawsuits are gaining respect
as pet owners seek justice for the ones they love. (Dec 13, 2004)
Center Announces 14th
Annual "Most Dubious News Stories of the Year": “Various
groups and individuals claiming to be protecting humans, animals or the entire
Earth managed to make complete fools of themselves in 2004,” said Alan
Caruba, founder of The National Anxiety Center, a clearinghouse for information
on scare campaigns. (Dec 11, 2004)
Bambi Buys the
Farm: A market-based--and tasty!--solution to roadkill. (Dec 10, 2004)
No
consistency in the animal rights movement: Did you know that every
time you brush your teeth in the name of hygiene you systematically kill thousands
of microorganisms? (Dec 8, 2004)
Op
Ed: Changes proposed for county livestock ordinances: Many new people
are entering our county and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, many bring
a suburban mindset that does not appreciate what "rural-agricultural"
means. (Dec 7, 2004)
UK: Crucial
Animal Rights Showdown Impacts Industry Worldwide: Using the Internet,
intimidation and guerrilla-like protests and attacks, SHAC targets not just
a company, but also its investors, clients and suppliers -- the pillars of support
every business needs to function. (Dec 2, 2004)
Protestors raid
pig farm again: Animal rights activists have broken into a West Australian
piggery for the second time in five weeks to protest against alleged cruelty
to animals. (Nov 30, 2004)
Op Ed:
Pet overpopulation plan likely to become a peeve: Cats would have to
be licensed, fees for unaltered animals would skyrocket and pet breeding would
be limited under a proposal to be considered Tuesday by Stanislaus County supervisors.
(Nov 29, 2004)
Weaving
uses voice to put animal rights centre stage: The movie Hugo Weaving
is shooting with Cate Blanchett at Fox Studios is called Little Fish - an appropriate
project for an actor who has recently spent a lot of time dwelling on man's
inhumanity to animals. (Nov 29, 2004)
Animal
rights and wrongs: The battle over a testing company in New Jersey and
England marks a turning point in a global movement Sunday. (Nov 28, 2004)
Perennial
Foes Meet Again in a Battle of the Snack Bar: Last week, there was a
short news item on these pages about the annual "healthy food'' ratings
of airports, as determined by a group called the Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine. (Nov 23, 2004)
Findings
may sink Brit aquariums: Thousands of fish and animals in Britain's
aquariums are suffering sickness, distress and physical abuse, a damning report
by animal rights campaigners has revealed. (Nov 28, 2004)
Australia:
A taste of their own strategy: Australian Wool Innovation chairman Ian
McLachlan has launched legal action against People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals. (Nov 23, 2004)
UK:
Blunkett to crack down on animal activists: The home secretary David
Blunkett will this week propose to tighten the law to stop extremists targeting
people who conduct vital research using animals. (Nov 21, 2004)
Blue-state
philosopher: Same-sex marriage? Euthanasia? Child's play issues in the
avant-garde philosophy of Peter Singer, the "most influential" philosopher
alive. (Nov 20, 2004)
Jersey
could forfeit wildlife aid: Department of Environmental Commissioner
Bradley Campbell's attempt to "take control" of wildlife management
in the state could cost New Jersey millions in federal aid. (Nov 19, 2004)
Student
convicted of torching SUVs in Calif eco-vandalism spree: A graduate
student was convicted Friday of setting fire to dozens of sport utility vehicles
and causing more than $2 million in damage, but was cleared of the most serious
charge against him. (Nov 19, 2004)
How animal
rights took on the world: The tactics of a small hardcore of animal
rights activists have brought them in confrontation with major corporations,
scientific establishments and the government. (Nov 18, 2004)
PETA
Campaign Pitches Fish As Smart: Touting tofu chowder and vegetarian
sushi as alternatives, animal-rights activists have launched a novel campaign
arguing that fish - contrary to stereotype - are intelligent, sensitive animals
no more deserving of being eaten than a pet dog or cat. (Nov 16, 2004)
UK:
Fears as animal rights funds leap: ANIMAL RIGHTS activists are collecting
more than £500,000 a year in public donations to street stalls, writes
Nick Fielding. (Nov 14, 2004)
NJ:
Animal farm? Orwell had no idea: It is a mere 20 years after 1984, yet
the people of New Jersey have already proven themselves capable of exceeding
in reality what George Orwell proposed merely as fiction. (Nov 13, 2004)
Fur flies
as animal-rights group gives used coats to Detroit homeless: Tempers
flared when dozens of homeless people expecting to receive a free fur coat descended
on a downtown shelter, only to learn that People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals had just 25 to give away. (Nov 9, 2004)
Wool
industry counters welfare scare: Australian sheep and wool industry
leaders have responded to animal welfare group concerns by promising to phase
out the practice of mulesing by 2010. (Nov 8, 2004)
CA:
Cottrell goes on trial this week: According to the government's trial
memo, the case against Caltech grad student Billy Cottrell scheduled to begin
Tuesday is fairly straightforward. (Nov 7, 2004)
UK: £1m spent
on firms' new security: Firms afraid of attacks from animal rights
activists, computer hackers or terrorists have spent £1m on extra security
this year, says a new survey. (Nov 7, 2004)
Election
produced some losers, some winners: THE LOSERS: Animal rights activists.
During the primaries, Humane USA, the political arm of several key animal-rights
groups, endorsed John Kerry after his staff filled out a questionnaire pledging
support for their issues. THE WINNERS: National Cattlemen's Beef Association
and Biotech companies. (Nov 7, 2004)
Ontario:
Pit bull ban 'barking up wrong tree': York North MPP Julia Munro, a
professional dog breeder, said the McGuinty government "is barking up the
wrong tree" with its proposed pit bull ban. (Nov 4, 2004)
CA: Come on down!:
Television personality Bob Barker donated $1 million to the UCLA School of Law
to create the Bob Barker Endowment Fund for the Study of Animal Rights Law.The
UCLA endowment fund will support teaching, research, seminars and lectures at
the law school in the emerging field of animal rights law. (Nov 4, 2004)
ME:
Activist: Hunting abuses exposed: The leader of a group that led an
unsuccessful referendum to restrict bear hunting in Maine had a message for
the day after the election: The group is not folding up and moving on. (Nov
4, 2004)
Commentary:
Animal Lovers and Others: People say that all the really bad liberal
ideas start in California and then ooze out from the left coast to cover the
rest of the nation. Not so. Until November 15, we still have a disgraced Governor,
James E. McGreevey, who will leave in his wake a State whose bonds are approaching
"junk" status and his very own Animal Welfare Task Force. (Nov 3,
2004)
UK:
Oxford forces shutdown of animal rights website: An animal rights website
listing the home addresses and phone numbers of Oxford University staff and
government ministers has been removed from the internet after protests by the
university. (Nov 3, 2004)
The Despicable
Jerry Vlasak: Earlier this year, Jerry Vlasak was denied entry to Great
Britain where he planned to attend an animal rights convention. The UK was concerned
that Vlasak might incite violence based on his history of advocating the murder
of medical researchers. (Oct 30, 2004)
Meet
the new kid: the flexitarian: Vegetarians are adding fish and chicken
to their shopping carts and others are eating more vegetables. (Oct 27, 2004)
Canada:
A pit bull is a pit bull, Ontario says: Breeders of pure bred dogs
will not be exempted from Ontario's province-wide ban on pit bulls, Attorney-General
Michael Bryant announced Wednesday. (Oct 27, 2004)
Australia:
Animal rights activists threaten farming: Federal Minister for Agriculture
Warren Truss says one of the next big challenges for the next term of government
is the growing threat of animal rights activists to farmers. (Oct 26, 2004)
Norway:
Outrage at Seal Hunt Tourism Is Nonsense: Foreign outrage at a Norwegian
plan to let tourists go on seal-shooting trips is mostly "emotional nonsense,"
a senior official said on Monday. (Oct 25, 2004)
Big
money, strong emotions overhang Maine's bear vote: Moose and lobster
may be the signature symbols of Maine, but the black bear has lumbered to the
fore as the centerpiece of a referendum campaign that is attracting big money
and stirring strong emotions. (Oct 24, 2004)
Activists'
hands tied for 7 years: The agreement is believed to be the first of
its kind involving a US company and a protest group (Greenpeace). (Oct 24, 2004)
NJ: Testing-lab
protest obeys court order: Instead of a raucous demonstration by animal-rights
activists, yesterday's protest at the Huntingdon Life Sciences laboratory was
calm and carefully controlled. (Oct 24, 2004)
UK:
We'll Dig Up Second Grave: Animal rights fanatics have threatened to
dig up the remains of a second person connected to a guinea pig farm near Burton.
(Oct 18, 2004)
Activists, Not
Global Warming, a Third-World Threat: A coalition of environmental
activists called this week for rich countries to do more to control global warming
and to help poor nations cope with the alleged effects of climate change. (Oct
22, 2004)
Fur
- real and faux - enjoys status as a fashion trend: Fur no longer is
a status symbol that only the rich and famous can afford, and faux fur no longer
is an ugly alternative worn only by social protesters. (Oct 21, 2004)
Conference
at Law School will launch discussion of animal treatment, welfare: A
daylong conference will kick off the Chicago Project on Animal Treatment Principles
and bring together scholars, animal welfare advocates and industry experts who
are involved in the emerging areas of animal rights business and law. (Oct 21,
2004)
Wool industry
combats animal rights activists: The wool industry's promotional body
says information is being sent directly to retailers in Europe and the US, about
mulesing and animal husbandry. (Oct 21, 2004)
UK:
Animal test firm 'wants my home': Ms Sawyer's house is used as the official
address of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, the main protest group against HLS.
(Oct 21, 2004)
Court
Says Whales, Dolphins Cannot Sue Bush: A three-judge panel of the U.S.
9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, widely considered one of the
most liberal and activist in the country, said it saw no reason why animals
should not be allowed to sue but said they had not yet been granted that right.
(Oct 20, 2004) Also see: Dodging a Legal Bullet? No, it's
still flying! (Oct 22, 2004)
Bear
biologist takes the bait: Randy Cross, a bear biologist with the Maine
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, thinks current bear-hunting practices
are justified. (Oct 18, 2004)
Ban
on 'cruel' Australian wool: A leading American fashion retailer has
banned the use of Australian merino wool in its products after pressure from
the world's largest animal rights group. (Oct 15, 2004)
The
animal-right extremists: Animal-right fanatics have gained infamy by
firebombing university laboratories, sending envelopes rigged with razorblades
to researchers, and dousing fur coats with lighter fluid and igniting them-while
still on the backs of their owners. Now the animal rights movement has a new
target: children. (Oct 14, 2004)
NJ:
Highland Lakes bear trap flap goes to court: On one side sat the animal
rights activist accused of criminal mischief and trespassing for chaining herself
to a bear trap. On the other side was the homeowner accused of assaulting the
activist. (Oct 13, 2004)
PA: Eco-terrorism
Scare: The FBI is trying to determine if a radical environmental activist
group is responsible for a massive disruption on the Schuylkill Expressway.
(Oct 12, 2004)
Maryland
Group Accuses Hunters of Substance Abuse, Mental Instability: A group
trying to stop a bear hunt in Maryland sent 600 postcards to landowners in Garrett
County claiming that 40 percent of the sportsmen with permits to take part in
the hunt are alcoholics, drug addicts or mentally unstable. (Oct 11, 2004)
NZ:
Dehorner sticks neck out over anaesthetics: For the past 10 years,
Wayne Glidden has spent every spring dehorning thousands of calves on farms
around Te Awamutu, but future legislation may make him one of a dying breed.
(Oct 11, 2004)
Man's
Best Medicine: Dogs That Comfort Patients Are Featured in Fundraising
Calendar. (Oct 10, 2004)
Iams
Division to Change Testing Practices: The Procter & Gamble Co.'s
Iams pet-food division said Thursday it is phasing out its animal-testing contracts
with outside laboratories and universities, while more than doubling the capacity
of its in-house testing facilities - a move expected to give the company more
control over the way animals are treated. (Oct 7, 2004)
Animal-Rights
Doctor Will Work For (Vegetarian) Food: Word reached the Center for
Consumer Freedom yesterday that Dr. John Pippin, long affiliated with the grossly
misnamed Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), has been separated
from his job as director of cardiovascular medicine at the world-renowned Cooper
Clinic in Dallas. (Oct 7, 2004)
Foie-gras
ban isn't all bad, supplier says: If you were thinking Guillermo Gonzalez
would be upset with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for signing legislation to prohibit
Californians from force-feeding birds, you'd be mistaken. (Oct 6, 2004)
Anatomy of an animal rights
protest: "We never give in and we always win!" The rallying
cry on the website of animal rights protest group SHAC (Stop Huntingdon Animal
Cruelty) brims with confidence. (Oct 5, 2004)
