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Canada geese abused with their Wings Chopped Off
"I've never seen anything like it," said Jeter, who has been a Fish and Game warden for 14 years. "Their wings weren't clipped, they were mutilated."...
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 10:13pm PDT
Whole Foods Market joins Canadian seafood boycott
This should help. Spread the word, and encourage other chains to follow suit. Money doesn't always trump morality, one hopes. There's been almost NO coverage of the Canadian seal slaughter (230,000, mostly babies) in the Bay Area press. Hows about some Letters to the Editors?...
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 10:17am PDT
McLibel film to open in SF May 27th
McLibel will open on May 27th in San Francisco. It will open at a Landmark theatre, but not sure which one yet. It is basically about how animal rights protesters were arrested in the U.K. for protesting outside Mc Donald's....
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 9:17am PDT
HSUS, George Washington University Law School Announce New Animal Law Clinic
HSUS, George Washington University Law School Announce New Animal Law Clinic; Groundbreaking Program Will Give Animal Law Students Practical Experience in the Courts...
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 10:13pm PDT
Ron Reagan on MSNBC comes out against pet cloning and in favor of adoption
DawnWatch: Ron Reagan on MSNBC comes out against pet cloning and in favor of adoption 5/2/05...
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 4:40pm PDT
J-Lo's movie opening target of anti-fur protests
DawnWatch: USA Today coverage of J-Lo film opening focuses on fur protests -- 5/2/05...
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 10:30am PDT
Last Chicago elephant dies on way to another zoo
DawnWatch: Last Chicago elephant dies on way to another zoo -- Front page Chicago Tribune 5/2/05...
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 10:03am PDT
AB734 passed committee -- Act Now to Stop AB734 and Trade in Kangaroo Parts
Word is that AB734 has passed the committee and will be hitting the assembly floor as early as Tuesday of next week....
Posted: Fri, Apr 29, 2005 1:00pm PDT
Save the Cute Animals!
This week's SAN FRANCISCO WEEKLY (April 27-May 3) features an article by Harmon Leon entitled, "SAVE THE CUTE ANIMALS! The inside story on protests against dog-eating, foie gras-enjoying, and fur-wearing." IDA, Viva!USA, Farm Sanctuary, and Animal Place are all mentioned by name, along with descriptions of particular protests in San Francisco. The piece is written tongue-in-cheek and tends to trivialize the importance of the issues at hand, as well as the protestors themselves.
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Posted: Thu, Apr 28, 2005 5:46pm PDT
Anti-consumer Center for Consumer Freedom "not remotely charitable"
DawnWatch: Washington Post on "Consumer Freedom" anti AR lobby group 4/27/05...
Posted: Thu, Apr 28, 2005 1:52pm PDT
Help end the slaughter of animals in schools and ag opt-out.
Hey folks, we really need your help. The first hearing of our bill to outlaw the slaughter of animals on high school campuses is May 4. We need the last surge of emails to Education Committee members and we need a good showing the day of the hearing. If you can attend, get in touch with Animal Place and we will email you exact time (after 1 pm) and room location. Thanks...
Posted: Thu, Apr 28, 2005 10:23am PDT
Help Send Elephant to a Sanctuary, Not Another Zoo
Following the premature deaths of two elephants at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago within a few short months, Chicago Alderman George Cardenas introduced a resolution recommending that Wankie, the sole surviving elephant, be sent to a permanent home at a sanctuary and that the Zoo's elephant exhibit be closed for good. The resolution has been referred to the Committee on Parks and Recreation and a public hearing is scheduled for May 12, yet the Lincoln Park Zoo is planning to move Wankie to a...
Posted: Thu, Apr 28, 2005 5:25am PDT
Help Send Elephant to a Sanctuary, Not Another Zoo
Following the premature deaths of two elephants at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago within a few short months, Chicago Alderman George Cardenas introduced a resolution recommending that Wankie, the sole surviving elephant, be sent to a permanent home at a sanctuary and that the Zoo's elephant exhibit be closed for good. The resolution has been referred to the Committee on Parks and Recreation and a public hearing is scheduled for May 12, yet the Lincoln Park Zoo is planning to move Wankie to a...
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 5:18pm PDT
national press on foie gras fight
DawnWatch: Newsweek covers (too favorably) foie gras -- May 2 edition...
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 1:19pm PDT
ALF and SHAC in the news
DawnWatch: Newsday looks at ALF and SHAC action 4/26/05...
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 1:17pm PDT
Oregon Senate Passes Historic Animal Cruelty Bill to Ban Production, Sale of Foie Gras
Oregon Senate Passes Historic Animal Cruelty Bill to Ban Production, Sale of Foie Gras; Farm Sanctuary Lauds Sen. Verger, Lead Sponsor of Senate Bill, in Efforts to Ban Force Feeding of Birds for Foie Gras...
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 11:50pm PDT