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SHAC7 Trailer

Animal Person

I credit Will Potter as the catalyst for shifting my focus away from critiques of other activists and activist groups (particularly his post, " While the Government Continues Attacks on Activists, Animal Rights Groups Protest Each Other " back in 2008). I'm not saying that criticism of PETA, or any other group, isn't warranted. But that's me.

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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

10,000 Birds

It was sent back to trial court, but by then the yearly event had become such a media circus – with live TV coverage and protesters taking down the license plates of shooters’ vehicles – that the sponsors ended it. One hopes this is the direction in which all killing contests are headed.

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

10,000 Birds

” So, it is established: this is a film about migrant birds and the people who work to protect them in south Texas and northern Mexico. The voice, which we soon learns belongs to wildlife photographer Richard Moore, exclaims, “Migration is on!” ” and then adds, “The border wall is no barrier to birds.”

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Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Animal Ethics

On the contrary, it is unwittingly to voice the very prejudices it has been the object of the present work to identify and refute. It is simply projustice, insisting only that the scope of justice be seen to include respect for the rights of animals. To overcome the collective entropy of these forces-against-change will not be easy.

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

It's too bad that Latimer's presentation is so obnoxious, as even when he raises what might be valid points, he makes you want to disagree with him. And one of that handful is the environment. Why do you suppose that is? Like I said, the entire animal rights "ethic" is both cynical and dishonest.

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From the Animal Rights Action Network re: Greyhounds

Animal Person

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing" - Albert Einstein 1879-1921 One of the best ways you can help ARAN is to get actively involved with our ongoing research, lobbying, events, projects, peaceful protests and tabling events across Ireland.

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A Little Win

10,000 Birds

Earlier this month I received an email from someone who cares a great deal about birds and their conservation, let’s protect his anonymity and call him Mr White. This email was flagging up the activities of a ‘sporting agency’ in Britain who were offering trips/holidays to Morocco to shoot Turtle Doves.

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