Critter News
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Animal rights groups are seeking leave to appeal to the high court in their ongoing fight to have Lucy the elephant moved to a warm-weather U.S. In their Supreme Court application, the groups say private citizens have a right to seek legal remedies to ensure that governments enforce animal protection laws. wildlife sanctuary.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
US District Judge Jeffrey Miller called the hearing in San Diego after Sea World asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that names five orcas as plaintiffs in the case. Sea World's lawyer, Theodore Shaw, called the lawsuit a waste of the court's time and resources.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
On February 8, a federal judge said ‘no,’ stopping a historic case filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against SeaWorld for violating the 13th Amendment on slavery. Full story posted on Global Animal and from the Huffington Post. Do whales deserve constitutional protection against slavery?
Animal Ethics
MAY 4, 2008
There is no inconsistency in rejecting plant rights while accepting animal rights. If Smith thinks that plant rights and animal rights stand or fall together, then he is confused, for there is a morally relevant difference between plants and animals, namely, that only the latter are sentient.
Animal Ethics
JULY 21, 2008
To the Editor: “ What’s Next in the Law? The Unalienable Rights of Chimps ,” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, July 14), unfairly characterized PETA’s efforts. Newkirk President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Norfolk, Va., Few people know the depth of our work, as it is mostly our stunts that make the news.
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