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A group of scantily clad animal rights protesters gathered outside one of Silicon Valley's largest shopping malls Wednesday afternoon, urging clothing chain J. Crew to stop selling fur. But unlike events held regularly in San Francisco or New York, this was more of a G-rated suburban version....
Posted: Thu, Oct 13, 2005 10:06am PDT
How do pharmaceutical corporations profit from animal testing and their "investment business with disease"? Some ideas on why the American Chemistry Council and pharmaceutical corporations continue to endorse unreliable animal research as a fast track to the commercial market....
Posted: Wed, Oct 12, 2005 4:03pm PDT
East Bay Animal Advocates
Action Network
October 12, 2005 Issue...
Posted: Wed, Oct 12, 2005 3:00pm PDT
DawnWatch: PETA's pie throwing should shine light on shocking fur footage 10/11/05...
Posted: Wed, Oct 12, 2005 10:14am PDT
DawnWatch: New Scientist Piece on Animal Rights by Gary Francione 10/8/05 edition...
Posted: Mon, Oct 10, 2005 6:46pm PDT
DawnWatch: Lead article in Cleveland Plain Dealer on Christian Vegetarian Association 10/8/05...
Posted: Mon, Oct 10, 2005 6:46pm PDT
ALERT: Help stop Iditarod dog torture from being promoted to children...
Posted: Sat, Oct 8, 2005 6:58pm PDT
More dogs and and 2 cats, left by evacuees for "safekeeping", found shot to death at a St. Bernard Elementary school....
Posted: Sat, Oct 8, 2005 3:25pm PDT
DawnWatch: USA Today front page on Katrina animals, plus update on rescue efforts 10/6/05...
Posted: Thu, Oct 6, 2005 2:50pm PDT
2004 animated satire from the BBC debuted tonight on the Sundance channel, available on many cable and satellite networks. The first episode of the 6-part series will be rebroadcast throughout the week, until next week's episode appears, so you can still catch it or have a friend tape it if you are interested....
Posted: Wed, Oct 5, 2005 9:17pm PDT
The Animal Protection & Rescue League blew the lid on the "foie gras" industry two years ago with a widely publicized animal cruelty investigation and a lawsuit filed with In Defense of Animals. California is banning the item, and a Chicago City Council resolution may do the same in that city. Here is the latest mainstream news article on the controversy....
Posted: Wed, Oct 5, 2005 8:22pm PDT
America’s supposedly hippest Bank has been caught
(blood) red-handed investing in Huntingdon Life
Sciences, HLS. HLS tests drugs like Vioxx, artificial
sweeteners like Splenda, cigarette smoke, pesticides,
and food colorings "safe" on animals - while humans die
as a result of the ill-effects of these products. Visit
www.insidehls.com for more info......
Posted: Wed, Oct 5, 2005 5:43am PDT
Oakland City Council just now passed the ordinance that will limit dogs to 3 per household. The vote was 7-1, and only Nancy Nadel voted against it. The measure exempts puppies less than 4 months old, breeders, kennels and dog-rescue groups. It is unknown at this time if the Council passed the ordinance in its original form which included requiring all dogs to have a city license and receive microchip implants as well as prohibitions on roosters and other provisions....
Posted: Tue, Oct 4, 2005 11:03pm PDT
DawnWatch: Front page story on live hens being thrown out at egg-laying hen farm 10/2/05...
Posted: Tue, Oct 4, 2005 4:49pm PDT
DawnWatch: Sunday Times (UK) editorial against animal rights activists slams cosmetic testing on animals -- October 2...
Posted: Tue, Oct 4, 2005 1:50pm PDT



