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Proposed Nebraska Legislation Angers Horse Activists

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He also introduced LB 306, otherwise known as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act. Basically, it would mandate that humane societies and horse rescue operations would have to accept a horse if one was presented to them, or they would face a class four misdemeanor," said Larson. I'm giving them an alternative.

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

Animal Person

I prefer "anti-unnecessary slaughter of sentient nonhumans" and it has nothing to do with perceived modernity. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language ALF Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal Rights Animal welfare ELF HSUS PeTA SHAC Vegan education veganism. The HSUS isn't even anti-hunting !

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On Coping Mechanisms

Animal Person

Yesterday , Abby wrote: Off topic, but I was wondering if you have any advice for those of us who are highly emotionally sensitive and also interested in animal welfare issues? I rescue, I adopt, I do TNR, and I connect others to resources to do the same. How do you deal with this and diffuse the anger and sadness that you must feel?

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

There is a profound difference between what Sea Shepherd does and what the Animal Liberation Front does, but there are also similarities, and those similarities increase in number if a direct action by the ALF (or anyone else) is an open rescue and therefore a direct defense of sentient nonhumans being attacked by humans. Animal Testing ").