Critter News
DECEMBER 15, 2011
A group of animal rights activists sued the U.S. government Thursday to challenge the constitutionality of a rarely used law they say treats them like terrorists if they cause a loss in profits for businesses that use or sell animal products. Read the full article in the Washington Post.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 18, 2018
My first ‘protest’ memory involved putting pencil to notebook paper and writing the President about the harmful effects of DDT. southern border; and set regulations to waive environmental laws for building on public lands. S ierra Club Environmental Impact Brochure – with the list of laws being waived. Public lands at risk.
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Critter News
JULY 19, 2009
Here's a short analysis of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act which makes me wonder if what we do on this blog could be construed as falling under it. From Alternet.org.all CAPS are my emphasis Under the law, an animal enterprise includes any business that deals in animal research or uses or sells animal products.
Critter News
OCTOBER 25, 2009
A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.), sponsored by SAEN {Stop Animal Exploitation Now}, an Ohio-based animal research watchdog group. Tags: universities animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty.
Critter News
MAY 24, 2009
Attorney's for 4 people accused under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act filed a motion to have the charges dismissed. From the press release: “To characterize protest and speech as terrorist activities is ludicrous,” said Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) cooperating attorney Matthew Strugar. The law must be struck down.”
Critter News
OCTOBER 18, 2011
But for seven hours on Friday night, at a restaurant appropriately known as Animal, three chefs presented an eight-course meal that was nothing short of a glorification of this soon-to-be-outlawed delicacy. Excerpted from The New York Times. In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California.
Critter News
OCTOBER 17, 2009
Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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