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Dawn Carr Receives Probation for Miss Rodeo America 2000 Pie - 28 Dec 2000

Carr will have to serve one year's probation and pay $1,700 in restitution.

Human Trials of Canine Paralysis Treatment to Begin - 26 Dec 2000

Implantable device stimulated nerve growth in dogs with spinal cord injuries.

Ark Trust: It's All The Media's Fault - 20 Dec 2000

Ark Trust offers its annual round-up of media awards and criticism.

Animal Liberation Front Claims Responsibility for Vancouver Truck Firebombing - 19 Dec 2000

Animal rights extremists manage to destroy one of three trucks they sabotaged with incendiary devices.

Animal Rights Activists Suspected in UK Bomb Blast - 18 Dec 2000

Animal rights extremists are the leading suspects in the firebombing of a pharmaceutical employee's car.

PETA Sues Rosie O'Donnell - 13 Dec 2000

PETA says O'Donnell's characterization of leather outfits at The Gap constituted defamation.

Scientists Busy Decoding the Fugu Genome - 12 Dec 2000

Decoding of fugu genome could yield important clues about the human genome.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' Commercial Gets Shot Down By CBS - 8 Dec 2000

PETA tried to spend $2.5 million of its tax-exempt donations on a 30-second Super Bowl ad.

Alec Baldwin Knows About 'Wackos' - 7 Dec 2000

MSNBC reports that Alec Baldwin recently attacked online journalist (and I use that term loosely) Matt. . .

Infant Received Pig Heart Valve - 6 Dec 2000

Infant receives a heart valve transplant from a pig in an attempt to fix hole in her heart.

A Better Tuberculosis Vaccine? - 5 Dec 2000

Vaccine largely protects guinea pigs from tuberculosis; human tests are next.

Genetically Engineered Chickens Lay Protein-filled Eggs - 4 Dec 2000

Advance could lead to mass production of complex proteins for medical treatments.

British Researchers to Decode Zebrafish Genome - 1 Dec 2000

Zebrafish is already a popular research animal, and decoding its genome could make it even more useful.

Research on Sea Squirts Might Aid Infertility Research - 30 Nov 2000

Researchers hope to better understand how proteins in sperm initiate fertilization -- a process still poorly understood in human beings.

Researchers Cure Type I Diabetes In Mice - 29 Nov 2000

Genetically engineered treatment restored insulin production in mice.

Fur Farms Banned in Britain - 28 Nov 2000

Under bill, all British fur farms would have to close by 2003.

PETA and Undercover Operative Sued by Veterinarian - 27 Nov 2000

Veterinarian argues that PETA undercover activist Michelle Rokke committed fraud when she sought employment with him.

PETA: Save the Turkeys and Stop the Rodeos - 22 Nov 2000

PETA sends letters to Fortune 500 companies urging them to give their employees tofu rather than turkey for Thanksgiving.

Harper Warned by Judge - 21 Nov 2000

A judge is angered by activists comments that "come dangerously close to asking people to commit violent acts."

Washington Anti-Fur Initiative May be Challenged; Oklahoma Anti-Cockfighing Petition Rejected - 21 Nov 2000

An initiative to ban cockfighting in Oklahoma failed when it turned out more than 40 percent of the signatures were invalid.

Why Josh Harper Won't Testify to Grand Jury - 20 Nov 2000

Is Harper afraid of perjury charges if he tells a grand jury that he doesn't know who is behind ALF/ELF attacks?

Animal Rights Activists Claim Some Persons Left Out of Census - 17 Nov 2000

Great Ape Project wants non-human primates included in 2001 census.

Activists May Ask for Re-Count in Massachusetts Greyhound Initiative - 16 Nov 2000

Florida is by no means the only state having difficulties with counting ballots. In Boston, Massachusetts,. . .

Exodus of Pharmaceutical Companies from the UK Begins - 15 Nov 2000

When anti-abortion protests in the United States made it impossible to manufacture the controversial. . .

Andy Stepanian Whines About His Upcoming Sentencing - 14 Nov 2000

On Friday, November 17th, Andy Stepanian will be sentenced for his role in numerous Animal Liberation. . .

Animal Rights Initiatives in the 2000 Election - 13 Nov 2000

There were about a dozen different animal rights-related initiatives on state ballots around the country. . .

United Poultry Concerns Wants Rubber Chicken Recalled - 9 Nov 2000

The only thing dumber than OddzOn's rubber chicken candy dispenser has to be United Poultry Concerns'. . .

Major Advance in Treating Injured Nerve Cells - 7 Nov 2000

Medical research teams working at Boston's Children Hospital and Harvard University will present reports. . .

ALF Activist Receives Two Year Prison Sentence - 6 Nov 2000

In September I wrote about the capture of Animal Liberation Front activist Justin Samuel. Samuel was. . .

PCRM vs. Noah Wyle: Will the Real Physician Please Stand Up? - 1 Nov 2000

In a bit of humorous hypocrisy, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is upset about a new "Got. . .

Parkinson's Breakthrough in Monkey Research - 31 Oct 2000

Researchers experimenting with monkeys successfully tested a gene therapy technique that reversed the. . .

Richard Dawkins Letter to Prince Charles - 25 Oct 2000

Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist, recently wrote an open letter to Prince Charles regarding. . .

Animal Model Now Available for Burkitt's Lymphoma - 24 Oct 2000

Burkitt's lymphoma is a form of cancer that was first discovered among African populations. Normally. . .

BBC Surprise Discovery: Vaccines Made Using Animal Material - 23 Oct 2000

Why do people know so little about how vaccines and other modern miracles are produced?

Illinois Students Start Carnivorous Club - 20 Oct 2000

Some students at New Trier High School in Illinois set up a club to promote vegetarianism, prompting. . .

Pro-Hunting Amendments Up for Vote in Arizona, Virginia - 11 Oct 2000

When people go to the polls in Arizona in a few weeks, along with deciding on a presidential candidate. . .

PETA Peeved About Feline HIV Experiments - 9 Oct 2000

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is screaming bloody murder over some HIV-related experiments. . .

Five Alleged ALF Terrorists Arrested in Denmark - 4 Oct 2000

On September 28, Denmark authorities arrested four men and one woman and charged them with at least. . .

Information on Ralph Nader Wanted - 4 Oct 2000

A pro-animal rights individual on an animal rights e-mail list recently posted an account of a September. . .

Hundreds of World Farm Day Events - 3 Oct 2000

According to animal rights activists, yesterday there were hundreds of events to mark World Farm Animals. . .

Crazy British MPs - 3 Oct 2000

Am I the only one who thinks it a bit odd that three British Members of Parliament fasted in London. . .

Chimpanzees and HIV - 2 Oct 2000

One of the constant drumbeats from animal rights activists is that animal models of HIV have given surprisingly. . .

Updated Tax Information on Animal Rights Groups - 2 Oct 2000

Guidestar, a web portal for information about charitable organizations, recently updated their site. . .

Charges Against David Barbarash Dropped For Now - 29 Sep 2000

Anyone who wants to understand just how far some animal rights activists will go for their cause should. . .

ALF Raid Liberates Feral Cats - 26 Sep 2000

After an outbreak of rabies in the area, authorities in Gaston County, North Carolina began rounding. . .

World Farm Animals Day Coming Up - 26 Sep 2000

October 2 is World Farm Animals Day designed to mark, in the words of FarmUSA , "the suffering of ten. . .

Vivisectors.Net Posts Addresses, Telephone Numbers of Animal Researchers, Breeders - 26 Sep 2000

Vivisectors.Net recently began posting the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of Minnesota-area. . .

Alf Activist Justin Samuel Pleads Guilty - 25 Sep 2000

Last September, Justin Samuel was arrested by Belgium authorities and extradited to the United States. . .

Update on Iowa Mink Release - 19 Sep 2000

Last week the Animal Liberation Front took credit for releasing more than 14,000 or so mink from a fur. . .

ELF Claims Credit for Fire at GOP's Bloomington, Indiana Headquarters - 19 Sep 2000

In an act of political terrorism, members of the Environmental Liberation Front, which overlaps heavily. . .

Snails Further Understanding of Human Brain Aging - 18 Sep 2000

The BBC recently ran a fascinating story about medical researchers using the snail, of all things, to. . .

Animal Research Yields New Clues About Myotonic Dystrophy - 14 Sep 2000

While animal rights activists were busy fire bombing the cars of researchers in Great Britain in. . .

Animal Rights Terrorism Accelerates in the UK - 13 Sep 2000

Yesterday I wrote about animal activists in the United States targeting facilities owned by Huntingdon. . .

Huntingdon Protest Moves to the United States; Joseph Bateman arrested again - 12 Sep 2000

The protest movement against Huntingdon Life Sciences has gotten extremely violent Great Britain (a. . .

ALF Activist Stole Pigeons - 12 Sep 2000

Over the weekend Animal Liberation Front activists broke into an animal breeding facility in Glenwood,. . .

ALF Releases 10,000+ Mink In Iowa - 11 Sep 2000

The Animal Liberation Front recently claimed responsibility for the release of about 10,000 mink valued. . .

Can Plants Say 'Ouch'? - 7 Sep 2000

Most (thought not all) people agree that human beings have rights. Almost all animal rights theories. . .

PETA Ends Campaign Against McDonald's - 7 Sep 2000

Several news outlets have reported on PETA's announcement that it is ending its campaign against McDonald's. . .

Tribal Hunters Protect Wildlife - 6 Sep 2000

The Environment News Network recently ran a fascinating story about Sri Lanka, after failing miserably. . .

Swiss to Vote on Animal Rights Measure - 5 Sep 2000

The BBC reported recently that Switzerland will vote on at least one and possibly two animal rights. . .

Putting CJD Increase In Context - 10 Aug 2000

Readers who just scanned the headlines announcing the dramatic increase in CJD deaths in Great Britain. . .

Peter Singer's Animal Liberation - 9 Aug 2000

James Parker was nice enough to send along his excellent essay, Peter Singer's Animal Liberation, which. . .

Trapper Awarded $150,000 In Lawsuit Against Friends of Animals - 8 Aug 2000

An Alaskan trapper recent won a $150,000 judgment against Friends of Animals researcher Gordon Haber. . .

Genetically Modified Rabbit Milk Saves Lives - 7 Aug 2000

The BBC recently reported that an experiment using genetically-modified rabbits successfully treated. . .

Peter Singer's Animal Liberation (Part 2) - 4 Aug 2000

Utilitarianism: causing pain and taking the lives of animals Apart from the unworkability of his cost/benefit. . .

Peter Singer's Animal Liberation - 4 Aug 2000

Shock and indignation were the reactions when an unknown philosopher named Peter Singer denounced animal. . .

Charges Against CAFT Activist Dropped - 3 Aug 2000

An animal rights activist who allegedly bumped and threatened Ted Nugent had all charges dropped due. . .

Censorship? I Don't Think So - 3 Aug 2000

Last year a significant scandal hit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It turned out that the FWS was. . .

Retroviruses and Xenotransplantation - 2 Aug 2000

A new study by British researchers on the possibility of passing animal viruses to human beings through. . .

Alzheimer's Treatment About to Make Jump from Mice to Man - 1 Aug 2000

A promising approach to treating Alzheimer's patients is making its first tentative steps from mice. . .

More Lawsuit Fodder: CAFT activist allegedly threatens Ted Nugent - 31 Jul 2000

You'd think they'd learn. The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade is already being sued by Jacques Ferber. . .

Is Veganism a Religion? - 31 Jul 2000

I know plenty of anti-animal rights folks who think that things like animal rights or ethical veganism. . .

WTO and Animal Rights - 28 Jul 2000

Last year animal rights activists joined protests in Seattle against the World Trade Organization for. . .

Using Mice to Understand the Human Genome - 27 Jul 2000

Reuters had an interesting look a couple weeks ago at how scientists are using mice to better understand. . .

Protesters Leave Cyanide at Minneapolis McDonald's - 27 Jul 2000

Activists protesting the meeting of the International Society for Animal Genetics conference in Minneapolis,. . .

Got Doctors? - 26 Jul 2000

It's kind of sad to see major media outlets get taken in by animal rights groups on such basic issues. . .

Number of Animals Used for Medical Experiments Increases in the UK - 25 Jul 2000

The Labour government in Great Britain won't win any friends among animal rights activists when it announces. . .

Whaling Ban Likely to Fall - 19 Jul 2000

The latest meeting of the International Whaling Commission all but turned into a rout for anti-whaling. . .

Cloned Cow Gives Birth - 18 Jul 2000

In an interesting development in cloning, a cloned cow in Japan gave birth naturally to a healthy calf.. . .

Call Him the NotHungerstrike Man - 6 Jul 2000

The other day while satirizing the folks at Animal Rights 2000, I mentioned that Robert Cohen (who likes. . .

Species Preservation and Animal Rights - 5 Jul 2000

The animal rights activists tend to hate the idea that animals are considered property, but property. . .

"Chicken Run" and Vegetarianism - 5 Jul 2000

The Associated Press ran a story the other day on whether or not the movie "Chicken Run" might motivate. . .

No Kooks at Animal Rights 2000 - 4 Jul 2000

The Washington Post ran a story the other day about the Animal Rights 2000 National Conference taking. . .

Activists Angered by Coyote Hunting Computer Game - 3 Jul 2000

The other day someone posted a complaint to an animal rights e-mail list asking people to "protest this. . .

PETA Set to Distribute "Unhappy Meals" - 3 Jul 2000

Just when it looked like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals couldn't possibly go any lower. . .

What Ever Happened to the Mad Cow Disease Epidemic? - 29 Jun 2000

Several years ago, before I had much of an interest in animal rights, I happened to attend a speech. . .

Brigitte Bardot Fined for Racist Remarks - 29 Jun 2000

Prominent animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot was recently fined 30,000 francs by a French court. . .

Further Vindication for Edward Taub - 28 Jun 2000

It isn't much of an exaggeration to trace the beginning of an effective animal rights movement in the. . .

PETA: Green Bay Packers Need to Change Name - 27 Jun 2000

Football's Green Bay Packers are in the middle of obtaining new financing for renovating and expanding. . .

The EPA vs. Animal Welfare - 13 Jun 2000

The Environmental Protection Agency's radical environmental agenda is ironically pushing into to a position. . .

Breakthrough in Treating MS in Mice - 13 Jun 2000

Multiple sclerosis is a degenerative nervous system disorder where the protective sheath that surrounds. . .

Xenotransplantation Guidelines Issued, Denounced - 6 Jun 2000

The Public Health Service recently issued guidelines for Xenotransplantation -- the transplanting of. . .

Animal Rights Activists Target Bank of New York - 5 Jun 2000

Activists on both sides of the Atlantic have decided to target, of all companies, the Bank of New York.. . .

PETA: Stop Cruel License Plates - 25 May 2000

Of all things PETA could choose to pick on, the group actually decided to go after Wyoming's license. . .

Is the Hunting Industry "Targeting" Women? - 23 May 2000

It's not quite PETA-esque, but the Fund For Animals' recent ranting and raving against the sport hunting. . .

Penicillin and Animal Research - 24 May 2000

The Seattle Post Intelligencer recently ran an excellent series of articles debunking a lot of animal. . .

Terrorists Plant Bombs at Meat Plant in Great Britain - 23 May 2000

Over the weekend terrorists believed to be animal rights activists managed to destroy a vehicle at a. . .

Are They Really Just Spokespersons? - 21 May 2000

Are the people who act as "spokespersons" for animal rights terrorists really just innocent bystanders. . .

UPC on the Horror of Easter Eggs - 27 May 2000

United Poultry Concerns will once again make its presence known at the annual egg roll at the White. . .

Newkirk's increasingly bizarre behavior, and UPC on the horrors of Easter eggs - 27 May 2000

Americans for Medical Progress reported that after chicken magnate Frank Purdue was involved in yet. . .

Animal rights terrorist's conviction/sentencing will bolster RICO - 27 May 2000

Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade member Joseph Bateman, 20, was to be sentenced on April 12 after. . .

PCRM, activists vs. March of Dimes - 27 May 2000

Deviating from the moment from its "we're just a public interest group" script, Physicians Committee. . .

Why all the furor over "Got...Beer?!" - 20 Mar 2000

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals suffered one of its worst public relations disasters after. . .

Could people be vaccinated against some brain and spinal cord injuries? - 20 Mar 2000

Whether or not it will work in humans will require further study, but researchers have managed to develop. . .

Activists in Great Britain ‘fabricated cruelty evidence' - 20 Mar 2000

Last June the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) filed a complaint with the Home. . .

Animal research spurs advances in hemophilia - 20 Mar 2000

The past few weeks have brought very good news for hemophilia suffers after two major advances in understanding. . .

Virginia hunting amendment to go to voters in November - 13 Mar 2000

The Virginia General Assembly recently a proved a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee. . .

Appeals court upholds Oprah Winfrey's victory over cattlemen - 13 Mar 2000

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently turned down an appeal by a Texas cattleman of Oprah Winfrey's. . .

Researchers advance understanding of rotavirus - 6 Mar 2000

Medical researchers studying rotavirus in mice recently reported the disease appears to act by stimulating. . .

Stem cell therapy reverses diabetes in mice - 6 Mar 2000

For years now, one of the tantalizing possibilites for stem cell researchers has been using the technique. . .

Animal rights activist accused of suborning perjury, case thrown out - 6 Mar 2000

Wisconsin animal rights activist Cindy Schultz did not appreciate being mentioned as a possible suspect. . .

Genetically engineered insulin distribution in mice - 28 Feb 2000

Whether or not it ever leads to any specific application in human beings, the recent announcement in. . .

Cloning pioneers consider creating sheep with cystic fibrosis - 28 Feb 2000

The team that created a firestorm of controversy after successfully cloning Dolly the sheep is considering. . .

Researchers use gene therapy to restore rat liver functions - 21 Feb 2000

Researchers have used genetically modified liver cells to grow in the laboratory and successfully transplanted. . .

PETA Protests George W. Bush - 21 Feb 2000

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals didn't make any friends with Republican presidential candidate. . .

Activists Fail -- Barely -- To Pass Circus Ban In Seattle - 21 Feb 2000

In a preview to a battle that is likely to get far more intense through the rest of this decade, a ban. . .

Researchers stop BSE in mice - 24 Jan 2000

A couple months ago, animal rights activists trumpeted research providing the closest thing yet to proof. . .

Easter Seals gets PETA "Seal of Approval" - 24 Jan 2000

A December 22 press release from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced that Easter Seals. . .

New Russian President Rejects Animal Protection Bill - 24 Jan 2000

Russia's Acting President, Vladimir Putin, was in office less than a week when on January 6 he vetoed. . .

Genetically altered zebrafish detect pollution - 3 Jan 2000

Researcher are still in the infancy-state of genetic engineering, but the advances they are making and. . .

PETA to Circuses: See You In Hell - 3 Jan 2000

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals seems to be letting its "Jesus Was A Vegetarian". . .

PETA spokesman admires serial killer - 3 Jan 2000

Several years ago People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals created an enormous controversy with newspaper. . .