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Kansas State Students to Stop Throwing Chickens During Basketball Games (Seriously)

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Kansas State to fans -- please stop bringing the live chickens to games.

Three SHAC UK Animal Rights Extremists Jailed

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

First activist charged under new laws in UK receive sentences ranging from 15 months to 4 years for campaign of intimidation against Huntingdon Life Sciences.

The American College of Surgeon's View of Animal Research

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

While the American College of Surgeons recommends animal alternatives that have proven to be equal or superior to traditional methods, the organization is on record as supporting the use of animals in education and research.

More Animal Dissections in Schools than Ever?

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Washington Post says more than 6 million animals are dissected in high schools every year.

Berosini Loses Final Appeal In Long-running Fight Against PETA

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Court rules Berosini must pay PETA $250,000 in lawyer fees.

HSUS Activists Reportedly Not Happy at Being Caught on Film

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Pro-hunt filmmaker catches HSUS allowing a seal to suffer for an hour while they film fund-raising promotion.

Chat Room Open

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:00:00 GMT

I'm doing a little experiment with a chat service. If you're interested, check it out by clicking this link. Chat room will be open until 10 p.m. Eastern time February 23.

Another PETA Staffer With a Name Change Gimmick

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Karin Robinson did the same thing a couple years ago, and dropped the new name as soon as the media stopped covering it.

Newkirk: We Oppose All Violence Against Civilians, But Fashion Designers Are Fair Game

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

PETA says killing civilians in Middle East conflict is wrong, but it has never apologized for comments lauding serial killer.

Friends of Animals vs. The New York Theosophical Society

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Does Lee Hall really want to laud 19th century vegetarian Anna Kingsford as an example to follow?

Karen Davis Reviews Book on Chicken Slaughter Houses

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In Davis' latest comparison, chickens in slaughter houses are likened to people in nursing homes.

Ringling Bros. Touring Group Eliminates Tiger Act

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

One of two Ringling Bros. touring units updates its act with a huge video screen and no tiger act.

Activists Complain about Mitt Romney's Canned Hunt

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

A canned hunt . . . on a 45,000 acre preserve.

You'd Lie Too If You Were In His Place

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Along with not vaccinating his children, one vegan father also chooses to lie to them about the meat-eating habits of Asians.

PETA Files Complaint Over Ad Featuring Parakeets

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Complaints says birds featured in ad are protected species.

Morrissey: Meat Is Murder, But Violence Against Animal Researchers Is Just Fine

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Another animal rights fanatic thinks its okay to kill people who disagree with him -- but don't you dare suggest these nutcases have more compassion for animals than they do human beings.

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road . . . In a Wheelchair?

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Is PETA starting to run out of ideas?

Controversy Follows Plans for British Dogs to Compete in Irish Coursing Contests

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

And British animal rights activists plan to follow them to protest.

Don't Tell Joan Dunayer: Scientists Use Wasps to Detect Chemical Weapons

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

But can we really put the lives of humans above those of wasps?

Same Old Gary Yourofsky

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Yourofsky continues to endorse violence and cites such outstanding advocates of vegetarianism as Louis Farrakhan.

Bloomington, Indiana, Adopts Pet "Guardian" Language

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Activist who pushed for change likens it to changes in racially offensive language.

PETA Award to Person Who Perfected Mouse Killing Technology

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Trap that kills animals by exposing them to toxic dose of carbon dioxide wins man PETA's "Person of the Year" award.

Animal Experiments in UK Up Slightly, But Still Far Below Highest Levels

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Procedures involving non-human primates decline 12 percent in 2004 compared to 2003.

New Jersey Activists Arrested for Interfering with Bear Hunt and Making Terroristic Threats

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 04:00:00 GMT

As New Jersey's bear hunt finally got underway after two years of controversy and efforts by animal rights activists to stop it permanently, four animal rights activists were charged with interfering with the hunt and one was additionally charged with making terroristic threats (and a bizarre threat at that).

Two members of the New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance -- Angela Metler, 49 and Theresa Fritzges, 57 -- were arrested on disorderly persons charges. Metler is the director of the NJARA, and Fritzges is the organization's legislative coordinator. Both have played a key role in past efforts to prevent a bear hunt from going forward.

Arrested with them were Janet Piszar, 52, who was also charged with disorderly conduct, and Albert Kazemian, 49, who was charged with disorderly conduct and with making terroristic threats.

According to his arrest record, Kazemian allegedly told hunters and a state park officer,

I'll get my Arab friends and hunt you down; see how you like it

Making a terroristic threat is a third-degree offense in New Jersey. Obstructing legal hunting is a misdemeanor punishable by fines from $100 to $500.

All four arrested activists are members of the Bear Education and Resource Group.

Almost 300 bears black beras were killed in the six-day hunting season that extended from Dec. 5 through Dec. 10. It was only the second bear hunt in 35 years in New Jersey (a similar hunt in 2003 claimed 328 bears).

Source:

Four arrested, 216 bears taken, in N.J. hunt. Douglas Crouse, The Daily Record, December 11, 2005.

N.J. Hunters Killed At Least 297 Bears During Hunt. Associated Press, December 11, 2005.

Belgian Rail Company Refuses Animal Rights Anti-Foie Gras Ads

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 04:00:00 GMT

It is a clever ad . . . probably a bit too clever.

They Should Rename It The Vivisection Mis-Information Network

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:00:00 GMT

As usual, the Vivisection Mis-Information Network can't quite get its facts straight.

Paul McCartney: Bambi and Dumbo Turned Me Into an Animal Rights Activist

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:00:00 GMT

McCartney reveals the profound intellectual underpinnings of his views on animals.

Massachusetts Activists Protest Geese Hunt at Golf Course

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:00:00 GMT

What's the big deal about infectious diseases anyway?

Animal Rights Extremists Release Animals, Set Fires at Hunt Kennels in UK

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Dozens of dogs and five horses released by animal rights extremists opposed to hunting.

ELF Extremists Claim Responsibility for Weekend Arson at Maryland Development Site

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Four separate fires at new properties causes more than $200,000 in damages.

HSUS Files Lawsuit to Force USDA to Oversee Poultry Slaughter

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Dispute centers over whether poultry should be considered "livestock."

Feds Hold Hearing on Makah Whale Hunt in Seattle

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Hearing is part of process to determine whether or not to issue Makah a waiver from the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

ALF Sends Threatening Letters to Dozens of British Construction and Decorating Firms

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

British animal rights extremists continue tactic of threatening secondary and tertiary targets.

Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network: Two Dead Hunters Is Good News

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

The Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network is a European-based organization that provides support for activists convicted of acts of animal rights and environmentalist extremism. It uses as a contact e-mail address, the Hotmail account ELP4321@hotmail.com.

Today, someone using that account posted a message to a Yahoo! Groups list devoted to hunt saboteuring. The full text of that message, which can be read here, said:

From: "Earth Lib" <elp4321@...>
Date: Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:16 pm
Subject: 2 hunters killed in 2 days
In the last two days two hunters, in Sweden, have been shot dead by other hunters.

Who said there isn't any good news any more!

Animal rights compassion at its most bluntly honest.

Update

Following this initial post, animal rights activist Lindy Greene chimes in with this erudite reply to the ELP post,

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bye-bye, ASSHOLES!!!

But remember, do not even dare to suggests that activists like this care more about animals than they do people.

Source:

2 hunters killed in 2 days. E-mail, accessed October 11, 2005.

Heather Mills McCartney vs. Naomi Campbell

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

In which the former anti-landmine campaigner expresses her support for an organization whose members admire serial killers and praise violent acts.

Activists Hit Anna Wintour With Tofu Pie

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

And PETA is quick to condemn . . . Wintour.

Kenya's Institute of Primate Research Woos Western Drug Firms Wary of Animal Rights Extremism

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Kenya starts to pick up its marketing to Western firms fed up with animal rights extremism in Europe.

Basic Research With Animals Is Not Immoral -- It Is Imperative

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Tali Woodward would hold animal research to a standard that it cannot possibly meet.

Peter Daniel Young -- I'd Break Into Mink Farm Again

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Young is proud of crime, and says he would do it all again.

PCRM Lawsuit Against Dairy Industry Demands Warning Labels

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

PCRM wants dairy products in Washington, DC, to carry warning labels about lactose intolerance.

Bill Introduced in House to Make Downer Ban Permanent

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Bill would make permanent a temporary ban instituted after discovery of BSE in United States.

What Matt Rice Does Is Lie

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

From "we're going to have a naked woman protesting" to "we don't use shock tactics against children" to "circuses are cruel," you just can't believe a damn thing Matt Rice says.

Activist Wants Senate to Cancel Eco/Animal Rights Terrorism Hearings

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Is the animal rights movement starting to feel the heat from the negative attention of its violent extremists?

Alka Chandna: Animal Rights Activists Not Racists; So Why Do They Adopt Racist's Tactics?

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Alka Chandna highlights pain of violent attacks on her home, but then supports an organization and movement that advocates much more violent actions against its opponents.

Animal Liberation Front Claims Responsibility for Attack on Home of GlaxoSmithKline Executive

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

ALF activists proud of setting fire to home with children inside.

Three Activists Indicted in Wegmans Break-Ins

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Activists formally charged in break-in at egg farm.

Good Point, Holly, Except Lincoln Never Said It

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

The bogus Abraham Lincoln quote that just will not die.

Man Becomes First In UK Charged Under Laws Targeting Animal Rights Extremists

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Mark Taylor becomes charged for harassment, assaults related to animal rights protests in Great Britain.

Justus Ireland Says Its All His Lawyer's Fault

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Earth Liberation Front extremists wants his sentence reduced to what he claims prosecutors promised him.

Brisbane City Council Punts on Animal Research Ordinance Until After November Election

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

City looks at various options for possibly regulating the construction of animal research firms.

Elle Macpherson Abandons Lucrative Contract After PETA Threat

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

PETA's serial killer admiring Dan Mathews sends letter warning supermodel that she will become "a top target for PETA and animal activists around the world" if she continues to work for fur company Blackglama.

United Egg Producers Agrees to Modify "Animal Care Certified" Logo

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

New logo will simply read, "United Egg Producers Certified."

Violent Extremists and the Reporters Who Love Them

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT

On the tendency of left-liberals to excuse and diminish the crimes of animal rights and environmental extremists.

Activist: We Need More Deadly Hurricanes

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Rick Bogle says the animals would be helped by more hurricanes like Katrina.

Great Ape Trust of Iowa, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Lobby Against Apes in Ads

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Unfortunately, this is an example of an important animal welfare issue that people easily dismiss -- thanks to PETA's antics -- as just another animal rights exaggeration.

PETA Protests Against Land Acquisition By Covance

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Covance purchases 38 acres of land in an Arizona community, and PETA is quickly there to protest the possible construction of an animal research facility.

Optimizing Polar Bear Hunting and Fees in Nunavut

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Environmentalists, economists and hunters debate the best options for the Nunavut polar bear hunt.

In Defense of Animals Asks Judge to Reconsider Feral Pig Slaughter Ruling

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Elliott Katz says that using human standards of right and wrong to protect native species from a non-native species is wrong.

Activists Steal Dogs Used for Genetic Disease Research

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Dogs are stolen from breeding facility at university and then apparently dumped near river.

Animal Rights Groups Call for End to Primate Experimentation

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Groups sign on to resolution calling for worldwide ban on primate experimentation.

More Than 500 UK Researchers Sign Research Defence Society Statement In Support of Animal Research

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Hmmm . . . how come you never see Nobel Laureaetes singing on to PCRM statements?

PETA Activists Arrested in Peoria, IL

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Police arrest two activists and ticket another after duo disrobes outside of Caterpillar Inc. headquarters.

Pamela Anderson On Vivisection: "I Don't Know Much About That Part"

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

I have a feeling that Anderson could answer "I don't much about that part" to a whole range of things.

Cornell Scientists Want to Introduce Megafauna to North America

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Researchers say Americans will just have to change their attitudes and take precautions to avoid predation . . . like, perhaps, ignoring ivory towered nut cases.

Majorca's Bizarre Fiesta of the Ducks

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Residents of Spanish island hold fiesta where they throw ducks into the water.

Activist Defends PETA's Comparison of Slaves to Chickens

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Plus a refutation of animal rights activist's fallacious interpretation of Darwin.

Illinois Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Legalized Snares

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Calling the use of snare traps cruel, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich vetoes bill that would have legalized snares in Illinois.

Primate Freedom Project Publicizes University of Wisconsin Documents on Experiments that Lead to Researcher's Suspension

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Which begs the question why the public had to wait to get these documents from the Primate Freedom Project rather than having them released by the University of Wisconsin.

PETA Suspends Its Slavery Exhibit

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Less than a month after debuting its "Are Animals the New Slaves?" campaign, PETA halts exhibit tour after complaints from civil rights groups.