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A few weeks go, I reported on animal rights activists who took Chinatown merchants to court to stop live animal sales in local markets. Activists have been trying for years to shut down the sale of live animals in Chinatown, but once again met with defeat as a judge ruled that people have a right to sell live animals for food. The merchants separately agreed to work with a local humane society to monitor treatment of the animals.
At its August 10 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a swipe at animal rights activists by interrupting their regular meeting to present the Chinatown merchants with a commendation. Being that it's an election year, the supervisors scrambled to get their pictures taken with the merchants.
Source:
Board action spurns animal rights activists. Rachel Gordon, San Francisco Examiner, August 11, 1998.