article thumbnail

Book Chronicles History of Animal Rights

Critter News

The Longest Struggle: Animal Advocacy from Pythagoras to PETA by Norm Phelps came out in 2007. Tags: animal rights. Worth a look.

article thumbnail

From the Animal Rights Action Network re: Greyhounds

Animal Person

Brief commentary follows this e-mail I received regarding greyhounds, animal rights and Ireland. DO [link] SOMETHING, WORDS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH - ONLY YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION WILL END ANIMAL ABUSE ARAN has designated August 24-30th 2009 as our official week of action against the Irish greyhound racing industry.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

PETA to Start Using Porn in its Advocacy

Critter News

The fur is flying over plans by the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals to run a porn site in the group’s fight against animal abuse. Peta.xxx will have sexually explicit content and address animal rights issues. This exploits women and is an abuse of people. Excerpted from the Toronto Sun.

Advocacy 100
article thumbnail

Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

Critter News

So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)? If you are a non-meat-eating, non-leather-wearing, non-shampoo-using, animal-rights activist for PETA, then it is not hypocritical to judge Vick for animal abuse. I think we have it backward.