• Animal rights activists chained themselves to a Victorian pig slaughterhouse 'gas chamber' on Monday morning to protest against carbon dioxide stunning in the pork industry. (theage.com.au)
  • The protest coincides with footage released by Animal Liberation after activists secretly filmed pigs before they were killed. (theage.com.au)
  • Activists had travelled from South Australia, New South Wales and Canberra to participate in the protest. (theage.com.au)
  • Animal rights activists blocked Mdina's main gate on Saturday to protest the "cruelty" and "exploitation" of using karozzini (horse-drawn carriages). (timesofmalta.com)
  • About a dozen animal rights activists stood at the corner of 8th Avenue and 5th Street with signs to protest the JBS meatpacking plant, which sits about a mile north of their post. (thefencepost.com)
  • Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is claimed to have been sent a 'dead dog' prop in a bizarre protest by an animal rights activist group. (speedcafe.com)
  • Animal rights activists faced off against Sheriff's deputies as they staged a demonstration on Sunday in front of the Whole Foods grocery store in West Hollywood to protest the grocer's decision to sell meat from domestic rabbits. (caps-web.org)
  • A Kelowna-based animal activist who was found guilty of break-and-enter after being arrested at a hog farm protest in Abbotsford was granted permission to fly to Israel, where she participated in another animal-rights protest. (albernivalleynews.com)
  • The remaining activists stood outside the hatchery to protest and draw attention. (albernivalleynews.com)
  • While Soranno does have a criminal record for breaking into a hog farm for a protest, she said that she feels a deep sense of responsibility to keep fighting for animals. (albernivalleynews.com)
  • She said that Israeli law enforcement's ability to not escalate a non-violent protest is a stark contrast to the Abbotsford police's response at the Excelsior Hog Farm Protest of 2019, where all available officers were called to the Abbotsford farm and Soranno and more than 50 other activists were arrested . (albernivalleynews.com)
  • It's becoming clear that Canadians are being stripped of our legal right to protest, especially if the protest is directed at animal agriculture. (albernivalleynews.com)
  • The plaintiffs want to protest certain animal enterprises, but argue that they have suffered in an injury-in-fact because they are restraining their speech in fear of future harm. (findlaw.com)
  • The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ADLF), based in California, is essentially a group of lawyers who subscribe to the HSUS/PETA animal liberation worldview and are willing to clog up the court system with silly lawsuits to push this agenda. (humanewatch.org)
  • PETA has announced it sent the animal, in fact a plush toy smeared with fake blood, as part of its advocacy against a dog-sled race in Alaska known as 'Iditarod', which it claims has killed over 150 dogs since its inception. (speedcafe.com)
  • In a press release proclaiming its dispatch of the 'dead dog' and a letter to Domenicali, PETA ('People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals') expressed optimism that the Italian might call for an end to GCI's support of Iditarod. (speedcafe.com)
  • PETA has been on the forefront of a number of cases accusing corporations of animal abuse over the years, and has had some successes on that front (though its in-your-face activism has at times seemed to turn off as many people as it inspired). (cltampa.com)
  • Animal rights activists, PETA included, have traditionally come down to Florida in January when the circus makes it way to the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. (cltampa.com)
  • The group was from all across Colorado, and they were trying to get out their vegan message to treat animals better. (thefencepost.com)
  • The vegan diet often also is associated with a philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. (thefencepost.com)
  • The skills she has acquired through her corporate experience have had a significant influence in the way she contributes to the vegan activist community. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • For Canadian model Vikki Lenola, this was the moment that ignited her devotion to animal rights activism. (euronews.com)
  • His genial onscreen personality and his animal rights activism, embodied by his daily reminder to "have your pets spayed or neutered" became cultural references in their own right. (yahoo.com)
  • You may know his animal activism more from his famous closing line on each episode of The Price is Right, which he hosted from 1972 to 2007, "have your pets spayed or neutered. (metv.com)
  • There is nothing out there like local activism, no film could copy their drive, these activists are the ones getting this done by education and by forcing politicians to pay attention. (thecoastnews.com)
  • Australian animal rights activist Joanne Lee started her activism journey in January 2017. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • She said that she has begun exploring options for non-violent activism internationally because of the "aggressive nature of Canada's legal and political reaction to animal activists. (albernivalleynews.com)
  • Danish fur farmers raise more than 12 million animals every year. (pravda.ru)
  • These people are not just knee deep, but neck deep in the world of cockfighting," Wayne Pacelle, an animal rights activist, said of the Hawaii chicken farmers. (civilbeat.org)
  • Their gross interpretation of animal welfare and the haughty assumption that all farmers and ranchers are animal abusers is enough to make me gag. (buzzardsbeat.com)
  • As much as the practice of winter lambing fuels in me a burning anger even hate - I spiralled into industry websites in prepping for this chat and it wasn't good - however I do also want to better understand the animal farmers story, their options, opinions and of course however they might transition into animal free farming. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • During the 2017 rescue operation, activists with the group Direct Action Everywhere found piglets feeding on their own mother's blood, pregnant pigs held in gestation crates too small for them to turn around in, and sick and feverish piglets left to die of starvation or be trampled. (freespeech.org)
  • The long-awaited decision sets the stage for a "right to rescue'' legal precedent, which would allow anyone to rescue dying animals from unsafe conditions. (freespeech.org)
  • Media spin on animal rights actions and rescue. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • 2017). Rights of Pachamama: The emergence of an earth jurisprudence in the Americas. (lu.se)
  • Pacelle said that the impetus for launching the investigation was passage of the 2018 Farm Act , which expanded prohibitions against animal fighting to cover U.S. territories. (civilbeat.org)
  • Local animal rights organization Loomus said on Saturday that the upcoming ban on fur farming in the Czech Republic was an important trendsetting example also for Estonia. (err.ee)
  • Lucie Moravcova, representative of Czech animal rights organization Svoboda zvirat ("Freedom for Animals"), said that the Senate's decision on Friday reflected the development of values all across of Europe. (err.ee)
  • Animal Activists Organization and People Stick Figure Pictogram Icons. (designbundles.net)
  • Cause Animal Nord have defended their actions by saying that the dog was drugged but the organization failed to provide any medical evidence. (rt.com)
  • London (AFP) - Animal rights campaigners said on Thursday they had "rescued" three lambs from slaughter on a farm on King Charles III's Sandringham estate in eastern England. (animalliberationpressoffice.org)
  • Campaigners from the Animal Justice Project descended on Bickmarsh Hall farm, south of Bidford-on-Avon, around midday. (190animalclinic.com)
  • In other news from Canada, animal rights groups are mourning the death of activist Regan Russell, who was struck and killed by a truck transporting pigs to a slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario, Friday. (democracynow.org)
  • At about the same time a large contingent of police created a line that edged the activists on the ground away from the driveway of the facility, allowing a truck of live pigs to arrive, an emotional Ms Leigh said. (theage.com.au)
  • An Ontario court has heard that pigs given cool water on a hot day en route to slaughter became part of the food chain despite an animal rights activist's efforts to draw attention to their parched plight. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The Crown called Jeffrey Veldjesgraaf as its first witness on Wednesday in a mischief case against animal rights activist Anita Krajnc after she gave water to pigs in the back of a tractor trailer in June 2015 in Burlington, Ont. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Veldjesgraaf, who was hauling the pigs to slaughter, said it wasn't unusual for Krajnc and other animal rights activists to offer water to the pigs, and the Fearman's Pork slaughterhouse has never turned away the animals he hauls there because of it. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Defence attorney James Silver asked the driver if he and the farmer who owned the pigs, Eric Van Boekel, had a plan to silence the activists. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Yet activists say practices at the farm, which rears pigs sold in Asda and Tesco via pork producer Cranswick Country Foods, are some of the worst they have seen. (190animalclinic.com)
  • Carrying placards and banners with imagery from the AJP investigation, animal advocates gave speeches and laid flowers in memory of the pigs housed there. (190animalclinic.com)
  • Workers were also allegedly seen hitting pigs during loading, and ramming the animals with metal doors whilst in already overcrowded pens with nowhere to go. (190animalclinic.com)
  • For example, not only mentioning how animal agriculture is destroying the planet but showing how convenient it is to get a delicious plant-based meal these days. (euronews.com)
  • HSUS can't take "yes" for an answer because it is opposed to all animal agriculture. (humanewatch.org)
  • Yet equally there are the individuals like Joanne committed to caring for the casualties of animal agriculture and hell bent on sharing their stories. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • Despite being legal, Meat the Victims and Soranno believe that the "routine suffering and violence" that takes place in animal agriculture is unjust, and work to expose the general population to the inner-workings of livestock operations despite the legal implications that may result. (albernivalleynews.com)
  • But animal wellness advocates say prosecuting anyone beyond those in the fighting pits may prove difficult because of Hawaii's relatively weak animal fighting laws. (civilbeat.org)
  • Though not exclusively about animal rights, the show has hosted such well-known animal advocates as Chrissie Hynde and PETA's Newkirk and is still the only broadcast forum in local media that focuses on animals (This weekend Strauss is hosting the first Talking Animals Festival in Lowry Park. (cltampa.com)
  • And in Argentina, rights of nature advocates have asked the country's Supreme Court to recognize the inherent rights of jaguars living in the Gran Chaco forest, the second largest forest in South America after the Amazon rainforest. (animalagricultureclimatechange.org)
  • United Activists for Animal Rights is an animal rights group led by its president Nancy Burnet and based in California, United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • United Activists for Animal Rights, Burnet and Bob Barker were sued by American Humane Association in 1989 for libel, slander and invasion of privacy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Barker has also helped fund other animal rights groups, including the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose new vessel Bob Barker carries a helicopter named after United Activists' president Nancy Burnet. (wikipedia.org)
  • I am so proud of the trailblazing work [Bob] Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry, and working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally," Burnet said in a statement. (yahoo.com)
  • On 22 February, over 50 anti-hunt activists from 13 different hunt sabotage groups gathered at Dartmoor National Park in southwest England. (fairplanet.org)
  • About 5,000 animals were freed from the farm near Asp, 320 kilometers (200 miles) northwest of Copenhagen, police said. (pravda.ru)
  • In 1998, upon the taping of the 5,000th episode of The Price Is Right, CBS dedicated Stage 33 at CBS Television City as the Bob Barker Studio. (metv.com)
  • They don't identify the "animal rights activists" in the article, but several animal rights groups in the UK (e.g. the Animal Liberation Front) carry out hundreds of real terrorist attacks (firebombings, digging up graves, attacks on scientific laboratories using research animals). (schneier.com)
  • Among the protesters is Rod Coronodo, a former Animal Liberation Front activist, jailed for setting fire to an animal research facility. (vice.com)
  • Among the protesters is 48-year old Rod Coronado, formerly of the Animal Liberation Front, who spent nearly five years in federal prison for his animal rights activities, including an arson attack on a Michigan State University facility that hosted animal experiments. (vice.com)
  • As a result, the use of violence has relegated groups such as The Animal Rights Militia and Animal Liberation Front (ALF) to the periphery of animal rights protection debate (Regan, 2009). (mypaperwriter.com)
  • What we do to our farm animals is just inhumane," she said. (thefencepost.com)
  • The answer to the question, as Grimes found out, was complex and inexorably tied to big money, which has shielded some of the most inhumane of dog breeders from the regulations that would halt the animal mistreatment. (thecoastnews.com)
  • I heard a very well-meaning animal rights activist tirade about how brutal and inhumane people are and that we can learn a lot from the kindness of animals. (ninamay.com)
  • What started as a dedication to animal rights, has grown to encompass her concern about the effects of climate change on both animals and people. (euronews.com)
  • In a major victory for animal rights, a jury in Utah has acquitted two animal rights activists who each faced up to five-and-a-half years of prison time for rescuing two sick piglets from Smithfield's Circle Four Farms, one of the world's largest pig farms. (freespeech.org)
  • Do Animal Rights Activists Want More Crushed Piglets? (humanewatch.org)
  • In the late 1990s and early 2000s, animal rights activists regularly freed minks from farms in Denmark, one of the world's largest producers of mink fur. (pravda.ru)
  • For more, we speak with one of the activists, Wayne Hsiung, who represented himself in trial and says the jury decision is "a resounding victory not just for transparency and accountability in factory farms but for the idea that animals are living beings and not just things to be thrown away in a garbage can. (freespeech.org)
  • The welfare requirements for animals in fur farms are so strict in Italy and Switzerland that no fur farms exist in those countries anymore. (err.ee)
  • The FBI have arrested and charged two animal rights activists for releasing about 5,740 mink from farms associated with the fur industry as well as for vandalizing the homes and businesses of industry members. (morningticker.com)
  • A group of animal rights protesters waved signs Oct. 2 and yelled messages to animals on trucks that drove past, carrying livestock to slaughter at the JBS processing plant in Greeley. (thefencepost.com)
  • The alleged Koran burning earlier this year sparked outrage within Chechnya, Right activists have questioned why prosecutors transferred jurisdiction in the case to Chechnya. (rferl.org)
  • Although DxE Melbourne has disbanded, Joanne still collaborates with like-minded activists, focussing on large-scale actions including Meat the Victims. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • On Christmas Day, approximately 100 activists with Meat the Victims Israel broke into and occupied a hatchery in Gan HaShomron at approximately 6 a.m. (albernivalleynews.com)
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  • Pacelle, a former CEO of the Humane Society and founder of Animal Wellness Action, called on lawmakers to toughen up those laws. (civilbeat.org)
  • Among others, Grimes interviewed animal welfare activists, lawmakers and consumers who fell victim to purchases of animals from such kennels to tell the story of how puppy mills legislation has been thwarted by big agricultural interests. (thecoastnews.com)
  • While protests against restaurants serving foie gras have become almost passe, we were a little surprised to realize today that we haven't heard much at all from the local animal-rights folks about the live chickens sold at the city's farmer's markets. (grubstreet.com)
  • GENTLE PERSUASION: WMNFs Talking Animals host Duncan Strauss says activists can make an impact at circus protests if you gently explain whats going on with how those animals are treated. (cltampa.com)
  • Animal Liberation Malta (ALM) chanted, "this is cruelty-not tradition" and "It's not entertainment- it's slavery" as they stood on the bridge leading to the silent city's main gate. (timesofmalta.com)
  • A group of eight activists stationed on the roof of the facility came down shortly before 10am after peaceful negotiations with police, said Animal Liberation Victoria spokeswoman Kristin Leigh. (theage.com.au)
  • The investigation by Animal Liberation Victoria and its NSW counterpart was sparked two years ago when a whistleblower from the Laverton facility came forward, Ms Leigh said. (theage.com.au)
  • Animal Liberty Victoria founder Patty Mark said activists involved in today's action had 'taken a vow of non-violence' with an aim to close down the slaughterhouse for as long as possible. (theage.com.au)
  • In 2020, Eduardo Salazar, a Spanish environmental lawyer, and Teresa Vicente Gimenez, a professor of philosophy of law at Murcia University, began a quest for legislative recognition of Mar Menor's rights, the highest form of protection under the law, with a "popular legislative initiative," a participatory democratic mechanism in Spain's constitution. (animalagricultureclimatechange.org)
  • Federal prosecutors charged them both with conspiracy to violate the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, according to ABC News . (morningticker.com)
  • We want the world to wake up and stop taking part in cruelty to animals and cruelty to each other,' she said. (theage.com.au)
  • We're bringing an education and awareness to the suffering, exploitation and abuse of farm animals," she said. (thefencepost.com)
  • passively asking for the exploitation and the suffering and death of animals to stop isn't liberating them quick enough. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • Self compassion and Joanne's solutions to stay healthy and positive when the extent of animal exploitation globally can be so daunting. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • Activists from Europe and South America are working towards a fairer world where nature is protected from human exploitation. (animalagricultureclimatechange.org)
  • Every weekday, get the world's top human rights news, explored and explained by Andrew Stroehlein. (hrw.org)
  • Traditionally we have not been very visible here in Sweden and have mainly worked on human rights in other countries, in 'faraway' places. (lu.se)
  • Widespread hunting had depleted buffalo and other game animals that provided hides the tribes traditionally used as canvases for recording events, ceremonies, and exploits. (cdc.gov)
  • While most of their efforts are nonviolent, there is a small group of animal rights activists who have grown frustrated with this approach. (mypaperwriter.com)
  • The split between male and female chickens also tipped the activists off. (civilbeat.org)
  • The Thai government's use of the Martial Law Act in southern border provinces has long enabled the military to violate the basic rights of detainees. (hrw.org)
  • Before court, a group of animal rights activists from Krajnc's group - Toronto Pig Save - and the international group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a peaceful rally. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Obviously, that doesn't sit well with animal rights groups, though the company insists that it sources its animal products humanely. (tmz.com)
  • Animal rights groups were suspected of releasing some 2,500 minks from a farm in Finland in August. (pravda.ru)
  • Two major veterinary groups find that these maternity pens provide for animal welfare. (humanewatch.org)
  • More up-to-date information is available in the many national and local periodicals issued by pro-life groups all over the country, and it is vital for activists to subscribe to those that concern them. (ewtn.com)
  • The incident made international news and brought with it condemnation and threats of legal action from groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which has long criticized the use of captive whales in marine shows as unnatural and dangerous both to whales and humans. (cltampa.com)
  • Human Rights Watch has repeatedly condemned laws-of-war violations by separatist groups and by Thailand's security forces. (hrw.org)
  • As a result, the activist groups have been targets of law enforcement officers who seek to enforce law and order. (mypaperwriter.com)
  • Lastly, these groups concentrated a lot of their communication efforts in warning against the use of animals for research and other forms of experimentation. (mypaperwriter.com)
  • The success of the rights groups could only be measured with their influence on the public on the matter. (mypaperwriter.com)
  • Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, artists―some involved in AIDS activist organizations and others working independently―have applied their talents and skills to create, share, and deliver works that depict messages calling for political action and scientific research, documenting the impact of AIDS among various and diverse communities and groups, and celebrating medical breakthroughs and advances in treating AIDS. (cdc.gov)
  • United Activists was supported by television personality Bob Barker, and the group exposed what they considered their findings of animal cruelty on the set of Project X and in several other media projects together with Barker. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bob Barker, a television game show icon best known for his decades-long run as the original host of the "The Price Is Right," has died of natural causes in his Hollywood Hills home, his longtime publicist Roger Neal told TheWrap. (yahoo.com)
  • Barker was himself sued by a former "Price Is Right" model who accused him of sexual harassment, which he denied, by another former model who accused him of wrongful termination and defamation, by two other models for wrongful termination, and by two production assistants who accused him of wrongful termination and sexual harassment. (yahoo.com)
  • Bob Barker, known for hosting the game shows The Price is Right and Truth or Consequences, has passed away. (metv.com)
  • Barker generated buzz when he refused to dye his hair in 1987 due to the animal products used in hair dyes, The same year, he declined to go on as host of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants after learning about the contestants wearing animals skins. (metv.com)
  • The Thai authorities' arrest of a well-known rights activist without any apparent basis sets off alarm bells given the countless reports of mistreatment by the military in the deep south," said Brad Adams , Asia director. (hrw.org)
  • The main story sees the pair breaking into an animal experimentation lab. (criticalblast.com)
  • For instance, the public could have been critical in putting pressure on legislators to ensure additional laws were put in place to streamline experimentation that used animals. (mypaperwriter.com)
  • The case deals with the intersection of the First Amendment and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act ("AETA"), and whether the plaintiffs actually have standing to challenge the Act. (findlaw.com)
  • Activists for years have cast a light on the mistreatment of animals from these facilities, which wind up in the hands of unsuspecting consumers who purchase them at retail pet shops in local malls or shops. (thecoastnews.com)
  • Grimes said he felt compelled to appear in San Diego due to the great energy of local animal rights activists, who have steadily racked up victories in the name of animal rights and consumer protection in cities like San Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, San Marcos, Carlsbad and Encinitas, which are among the cities that have banned retail pet stores or the sale of dogs from puppy mills. (thecoastnews.com)
  • There are generally three excellent sources of abortion-related books in every city: The library, the local National Right to Life Committee affiliate office (you can find the number in your White Pages or in Chapter 20, "Pro-Life Organizations"), and, oddly enough, used bookstores in your area. (ewtn.com)
  • Local environmental justice activists are there to explain how the effects of pollution are disproportionately higher in your area than in other parts of the county. (cdc.gov)
  • Krajnc's lawyers told court that they would argue the activist was acting in the public good, and therefore not breaking the law. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Vegans abstain from the use of animal products, especially in their diet. (thefencepost.com)
  • In fact Joanne's passion to inspire vegans to get active is something we'll discuss today as well as the vital role our language plays in changing and challenging speciesist perceptions about other animals. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • At the same time, we often consider some people and some animals to be of higher value, which is apparent in the fact that they get more elaborate burials than others, for example. (lu.se)
  • Australian Pork Limited's Emily Mackintosh accused the activists of releasing 'the sensationalist footage' ahead of Christmas to suppress pork sales. (theage.com.au)
  • It posted footage on social media, arguing that the animals would have been sent for slaughter. (animalliberationpressoffice.org)
  • The stunning of animals with CO₂ prior to euthanasia is a global practice. (theage.com.au)
  • The activist group called for a ban on the karozzin, saying that the "cruel practice" no longer serves any function beyond being a tourist attraction. (timesofmalta.com)
  • But the animal rights activists want to see an end to the practice by no longer issuing new cabby licenses and no longer allowing new horses to put on the blinkers. (timesofmalta.com)
  • But many see a difference between outright animal brutality, such as running cockfights and dog-fighting rings, which are considered crimes, and the practice of keeping animals in captivity for educational or entertainment purposes. (cltampa.com)
  • Representatives with Animal Wellness Action as well as former Hawaii Attorney General Margery Bronster are calling on U.S. attorneys to use the new report as a starting point for an investigation into cockfighting in the state. (civilbeat.org)
  • An online petition calling for an investigation to be opened against Cause Animal Nord has almost reached its goal of acquiring 150,000 signatures, with over 147,000 lending their support by Friday. (rt.com)
  • Red Tractor, which claims that protecting health and welfare 'is a top priority', said its own investigation found the farm was in compliance with its animal welfare standards. (190animalclinic.com)
  • It is a reasonable assumption but we cannot say anything firm right now,' police spokesman Knud Lauridsen said. (pravda.ru)
  • Actually, we don't know if the activists actually handed the police their encryption keys yet. (schneier.com)
  • Also on Thursday, police in London arrested three activists from the environmental pressure group Just Stop Oil, after they threw paint over a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. (animalliberationpressoffice.org)
  • He also testified that since the 2015 incident, police will occasionally stop his truck along the side of the road, providing an opportunity for the activists to approach and give water to the animals. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • On Wednesday, court heard that Veldjesgraaf told police that the activists "affect (his) livelihood" and that "something needs to be done" about them. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Soranno said that the Canadian government and legal systems are working to prevent activists from taking direct, non-violent, peaceful action for animals compared to the policies in place in other countries. (albernivalleynews.com)
  • The first recorded ethical concept that can be seen as a forerunner of veganism and the wish for peaceful human-animal relations is the principle of Ahimsa: 'nonviolence' or 'non-harm' towards all living beings. (lu.se)
  • A group of environmental and animal rights activists are protesting the wolf hunt by trailing hunters and investigating potentially illegal kills. (vice.com)
  • He recently completed a five-year probation period that prevented him from being involved in environmental or animal rights issues. (vice.com)
  • While not specifically related to matters animal cruelty, F1 is currently undertaking a major environmental push, which includes a commitment to being 'net zero' by 2030. (speedcafe.com)
  • VLGS's animal law program is built on the growing recognition of the interconnections between human, environmental and animal well-being, which is reflected in course offerings, events and mentorships. (vermontdailychronicle.com)
  • One line in the petition particularly stands out because of a certain urban legend about a chicken: "Animals are ferried into restaurants, buses, rapid transit trains, and shared dwellings - often kept alive to be "fresh-killed" prior to meal preparation. (grubstreet.com)
  • 3 French Animal Rights Activist steal puppy from homeless man- PETITION TO HAND IT BACK! (rt.com)
  • In any case, Regan (2009) argues there were more animals being subjected to cruel treatment in homes and other non-research institutions. (mypaperwriter.com)
  • Authorities arrested Burhan Buraheng of the human rights group Jaringan Mangsa Dari Undang-Undang Darurat (JASAD) under martial law provisions, and have held him in a military camp without access to a lawyer or effective safeguards against mistreatment. (hrw.org)
  • Animal rights activist Rod Coronado checks a map of Douglas County, Wisconsin ahead of the state's annual wolf hunt. (vice.com)
  • This isn't the first time anti-hunt activists have been sabotaging this event, but this particular year was significant. (fairplanet.org)
  • This action by anti-hunt activists was also carried out in support of the Right To Roam campaign (RTR) following further restrictions imposed on public use of the national park. (fairplanet.org)
  • Four animal rights activists who disrupted a show at the Efteling at the weekend have each been given 100 hours community service for slander. (dutchnews.nl)
  • Weingardt is an instructor at Aims Community College in Greeley and at Front Range Community College in Fort Collins, where she actively opposes violence - toward people and animals. (thefencepost.com)
  • Be part of DxE's growing community of animal rights activists and stay up-to-date on news, events, and action alerts! (directactioneverywhere.com)
  • The really cool thing to me is that I reach people who would otherwise never hear about animal rights and how it's connected to our health and the environment. (euronews.com)
  • This is one of those times where people are doing what they feel is right, but they are actually shooting themselves in the foot. (flayrah.com)
  • Heck if these people want to get close to those animals then it's noone's fault but their own when the animal turns on them and hurts them. (flayrah.com)
  • Lily Edwards-Callaway, head of animal welfare for the JBS beef division, said it's unfortunate that there are people who are critical of what they do at JBS. (thefencepost.com)
  • May 28, 1999 by Nina May · Comments Off on Animal Rights Activist Thinks People Should Act More Like Animals - They Already Do! (ninamay.com)
  • Duncan Strauss is the host of WMNF's bi-weekly Talking Animals, a program that aims to connect pets and people. (cltampa.com)
  • According to a survey carried out by pollster Kantar Emor at the end of December, altogether 69 percent of people in Estonia do not support raising and killing animals for the benefit of acquiring fur. (err.ee)
  • They are animal rights activists, willing to take things up a notch if it comes to hurting people in their pursuit of zoological justice. (criticalblast.com)
  • In this globalised world the companies need to address the whole range of human rights issues and responsibilities that you have as a corporation in relation to people and communities. (lu.se)
  • Today animal activists go one step further and fight for our closest relatives, the great apes, or other intelligent animals such as dolphins, to be considered as people with their own rights. (lu.se)
  • Some animals were treated like humans and buried in the same way, while some people were treated like animals after their death. (lu.se)
  • Archaeological studies can provide perspective on how people in that period perceived one another and the animals in their vicinity, according to Kristina Jennbert, Professor of Archaeology at Lund University. (lu.se)
  • There was one group of people - we can call it an elite - who saw each other, and some animals, as equals. (lu.se)
  • After their death, people and animals who were part of the elite were buried in special graves. (lu.se)
  • Evidence points instead to a perceived symbiosis between, or hybrid form of, people and animals. (lu.se)
  • When power outages occur after severe weather (such as winter storms, hurricanes or tornadoes), using alternative sources of power can cause carbon monoxide (CO) to build up in a home and poison the people and animals inside. (cdc.gov)
  • The video message shared by Jackie Idimogu has sparked a wave of controversy and ignited a passionate debate about animal rights and cultural perceptions. (ynaija.com)
  • Speciesist language and how our language plays a vital role in changing and challenging speciesist perceptions about other animals. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • They did this because rescuing animals from harm is the right thing to do," Animal Rising said on Twitter. (animalliberationpressoffice.org)
  • Much of the conversation was focused on the harm and abuses directed to animals. (mypaperwriter.com)
  • The gathering of more than 60 lawyers, Indigenous leaders, economists and scientists plotted strategy for the coming decade and took stock of Mar Menor's protection and GARN's other recent triumphs, including Panama's adoption of national rights of nature legislation and Ecuadorian Constitutional Court decisions enforcing the rights of Pacha Mama, or Mother Earth, against harm to sensitive cloud forests and wild animals. (animalagricultureclimatechange.org)
  • Meanwhile, in Europe, beyond the new legislation in Spain protecting the Mar Menor, a citizen's initiative in Germany led by GARN member Hans Leo Bader seeks legislative recognition that "Everyone has the freedom, within the limits of the law and good morals, to do everything that does not harm the rights of others and the rights of the natural world. (animalagricultureclimatechange.org)
  • At least 22 Hawaii chicken breeders may also be sellers, fueling illicit cockfighting rings in Guam, an animal welfare group has alleged in a new report. (civilbeat.org)
  • When the defence asked Veldjesgraaf if guidelines for transporting animals is aimed at ensuring the welfare and safety of animals, he responded yes, adding that it's also for the welfare of "the food chain. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • By passing Ryder's Law and embracing alternatives like electric carriages, we can preserve the beauty of this tradition while ensuring the welfare of animals and providing better opportunities for workers, enabling them to earn more and operate throughout the year," Holden wrote. (amny.com)
  • In a poll conducted by Parade last month asking Americans what they would do if they had $100,000 to give to charity, animal welfare placed fourth, ahead of education, religious donations, the environment and human rights. (cltampa.com)
  • Human rights abuses are happening right now - start a monthly gift today. (hrw.org)
  • New York) - Thai authorities should release or charge with a credible offense an ethnic Malay Muslim human rights activist who has been detained in the deep south, Human Rights Watch said today. (hrw.org)
  • Your tax deductible gift can help stop human rights violations and save lives around the world. (hrw.org)
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  • Salazar and Gimenez described the legislation, which was overwhelmingly approved by Spain's legislature, at a meeting here this month of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), a legal movement based on the premise that nature-forests and rivers and wild animals and ecosystems-has inherent legal rights to exist and regenerate, just as humans possess human rights by virtue of their existence. (animalagricultureclimatechange.org)
  • Swedish companies have done a lot of good work on the environment, but they are only beginning to address human rights abuses. (lu.se)
  • I think the area of human rights and how it is linked to environment is going to be a really big area for us to work in the years to come", says Malin Oud from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. (lu.se)
  • The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has been in Lund since the 80's, focusing on research, education and institutional strengthening related to human rights in the global south. (lu.se)
  • Since last year they have begun to build up an office in Stockholm as well as expanding their work on business and human rights. (lu.se)
  • Malin Oud is head of the Stockholm office and one of two team leaders for the area of economic globalisation and human rights. (lu.se)
  • We can support companies in addressing the whole range of human rights issues. (lu.se)
  • In our new organisation we are focusing on four thematic issues to address globally, and one of these is economic globalisation and human rights. (lu.se)
  • We can support companies in addressing the whole range of human rights issues, and also helping them understand what is the responsibility of the state and what is the responsibility of companies. (lu.se)
  • One of the big opportunities for the future as I see it is to involve corporations in trying to find solutions in the area of human rights. (lu.se)
  • Today some companies are as powerful in terms of their impact on human rights as some countries. (lu.se)
  • Radu Mares, who has also worked with these issues for many years, points out that globalisation has changed the conditions immensely in the area of human rights the last twenty years. (lu.se)
  • Getting consensus on global treaties on human rights issues is so much more difficult nowadays. (lu.se)
  • We still do not have a treaty on the human rights responsibilities of business actors. (lu.se)
  • So many states and companies are involved so how are you going to regulate and create safeguards for human rights and the environment in these global value chains? (lu.se)
  • generates more than 3,000 calls and emails to county officials against so-called "puppy mills," two days after it was first installed by animal activists, according to the documentary, "Dog by Dog," which is screening at La Paloma Theatre May 7. (thecoastnews.com)
  • Anyone considering joining the fight against abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia must be armed with knowledge about these issues, because pro-life activists will constantly encounter opposition and questions wherever they go: From co-workers, relatives, friends, and even from fellow churchgoers. (ewtn.com)
  • It was a rare and utterly genuine insight into what it's like to spend 18 years raising animals to be killed for food and then become plant based first for health before being struck by the impossible to ignore lightening bolt that the lifestyle you feel completely financially trapped in is killing thinking, feeling animals - the planet and your fellow humans. (strongbodygreenplanet.com)
  • Whale of a question: Are activists right to criticize institutions like SeaWorld for keeping animals in captivity? (cltampa.com)
  • There's already at least one "public protestation" on tap at SeaWorld: In late April, a nascent Clearwater activist group called Team Blue Florida plans to demonstrate there. (cltampa.com)
  • Thousands of minks were chased by authorities and residents on Monday in Denmark as some animal activists had freed them from a fur factory. (pravda.ru)
  • These include, but are not limited to, (1) preventing hyperacute rejection, (2) preventing acute vascular rejection, (3) facilitating immune accommodation, (4) inducing immune tolerance, (5) preventing the transmission of viruses from xenografts into humans, and (6) addressing the ethical issues surrounding animal sources for xenografts and the appropriate selection of recipients (given that xenotransplantation remains experimental). (medscape.com)
  • The archaeological long term perspective provides us with new approaches to our current relationship with animals and the ethical issues it raises", says Kristina Jennbert. (lu.se)
  • After the 11 a.m. performance, London resident Edward Jones said he understood the activists' objections, but complained that the show "wasn't as good as last time," saying he saw "much bigger whales" two years earlier. (cltampa.com)