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An Animal Rights-Protection-Abolitionist Organization

Animal Person

I've always thought of horse-drawn carriages the way I think about greyhound racing or fur: Most people are against them, so why are they still around? The Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages calls itself "an animal rights-protection-abolitionist organization," which I find interesting.

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An Open Letter to Outdoor/Feral Cat Supporters

10,000 Birds

I’ve rescued field mice to horses, and everything in between. If you love your cats so much, why don’t you protect them? There is no moral ambiguity here. Dear Outdoor Cat Owners/Feral Cat Supporters, Does the photo above sicken you? It sickens me. They are safer and live far longer indoors.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

Animal Ethics

The column, which you can read here , is a call to arms to factory farmers to fight back against those individuals and organizations working to protect farm animals from the abuses inherent in factory farms. September 7, 2006, a bill banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption( H.R. 503 ) was approved in the U.S.

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