animal rights

Liberal Senator Targets Undercover Video Activists

nader — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 14:11:17 +0000

If you think that activism is important in Australia then you should be very concerned about new legislation put forward by Liberal Party Senator Chris Back.

His legislation will place strong curbs on the secret video recording of animal cruelty.

If passed, the law would require investigators to report to authorities immediately if they have recorded any footage documenting cruelty.

This rule would prevent investigators from gathering extensive evidence of systemic or long term abuse.

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animal rights

World Week for the Abolition of Meat: 21-27 May 2012

meat-abolition — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:30:04 +0000

World Week for the Abolition of Meat:

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animal rights

animal liberation

Court Protects Animal Exploiters, Activists Fined

Anonymous — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:57:50 +0000

The legal system has failed the hens once again. Almost one year since ALV's rooftop protest at an Egg Production Factory in Somerville, the Somerville 12 (pictured above) faced the Frankston Magistrate Court. All 12 were found guilty of "Refusing to Leave Private Place". Although no convictions were handed down, the activists were fined $1,000 each.

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Melbourne

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animal rights

battery hens

Animal Liberation VIctoria

ARZone's Vegan Buddies now fully operational

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:38:07 +0000

Animal Rights Zone (ARZone), the global campaigning, activities, and social network for animal advocates, announces the third phase of their ongoing Vegan Buddies Programme.

With a new video http://arzone.ning.com/video/new-to-veganism-then-this-video-is-for-you-...
[direct YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w_EytTohAoE] this phase of ARZone’s Vegan Buddies programme makes the facility publicly available to people who are new to veganism or who are thinking of or interested in living vegan.

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Vegan Buddies Programme launch by Animal Rights Zone

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:41:58 +0000

Animal Rights Zone (ARZone), the worldwide social network and advocacy site, officially launches their global Vegan Buddies programme.
ARZone’s Vegan Buddies,
* with its own website sections - http://arzone.ning.com/group/vegan-buddies -
* a podcast - http://arzonepodcasts.blogspot.com/2012/03/arzone-podcast-34-arzones-veg... - featuring an “audio tour” of the programme,
* and a short introductory video - http://arzone.ning.com/video/arzone-vegan-buddies-no-1 -
is now live via the main ARZone site - http://arzone.net

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Gillard caves in on animal cruelty

2060 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:10:27 +0000

The ALP has almost completely backed down on demanding proper animal welfare standards in Indonesia.

The government has now lifted the ban on live cattle exports but doesn’t have any guarantees that cows will be killed humanely.

Animals Australia says under the new plan cows will continue to have their throats cut while fully conscious, often with small, inadequate knives.

The government has refused to demand mandatory stunning of cattle before they are killed. “Stunning would not be required, but ''encouraged''.

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Australia

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animal rights

Animal Rights Zone (ARZone) Reaches 2000 Members!

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:37:53 +0000

International grassroots abolitionist animal rights social network now has more than 2000 active members.

Animal Rights Zone (ARZone), the voluntary abolitionist animal rights social network, formed in December 2009, has also just topped 2000 active members who take part in weekly guest interviews and workshops, write forum and blog entries about the pressing issues of the day in the animal advocacy movement.

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The Animal Rights Zone Tom Regan Week.

Anonymous — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:31:28 +0000

Preeminent animal rights philosopher Professor Tom Regan is the award-winning author of more than 20 books, including The Case for Animal Rights (1983), Defending Animal Rights (2001) and Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights (2004). He has been described as “the philosophical leader of the animal rights movement” by the editors of Utne Reader (October, 2010) , who named him, along with the Dali Lama, as “one of fifty visionaries who are changing the world” [1] and is co-founder (with his partner Nancy) of the Culture and Animals Foundation.[2]

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Animal Liberation Victoria occupies battery hen farm roof in Victoria

Flowerpower — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:57:30 +0000

More than 20 animal rights activists have occupied the roof of the Somerville Egg Farm all day today (4th May) to protest against what they say are appalling conditions within the facility. Police are present and there is a large media contingent. The protestors say they will stay "as long it takes". There has been at least one arrest.
For updates visit Animal Liberation facebook page

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Melbourne

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animal rights

battery hens

'No more mulesed wool!' - PETA protest at Melbourne Fashion Week show - 15 March 2011

peter — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:19:27 +0000

Continuing its campaign against 'mulesing', People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) staged a protest this evening outside the Designer Award 2011 Finalist show, part of Melbourne Fashion Week sponsored by Woolmark. Two women wearing heart-shaped signs were accompanied by other campaigners holding placards reading 'No more mulesed wool', and others distributed leaflets.

Earlier, PETA had emailed more than 5oo stud merino breeders calling on them to act to stop the practice -

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Emma Haswell puts a face to the food on your plate

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:58:46 +0000

Veteran Tasmanian animal rights activist Emma Haswell is delivering a public address at Toorak College Mount Eliza on the 22nd of February at 7pm. Bookings are essential. There is no charge.

Emma Haswell’s work has featured on 60 Minutes, ‘Australian Story’ and the 730 Report. She has appeared on many other current affairs programs and been reported widely by the national and state print media.

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Melbourne

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animal rights

emma haswell

South eastern Centre for Suatainability

Two more milestones for Animal Rights Zone (ARZone)

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:20:40 +0000

Animal Rights Zone (ARZone), the international abolitionist animal rights social network, celebrates its first anniversary on 21st December 2010 - and has also just topped 1500 active members who take part in weekly global “chats,” write forum and blog entries, and post videos in order to highlight and discuss the pressing issues of the day in the animal advocacy movement.

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Global/International

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animal rights

Social Movement

Animal Rights Zone hits milestone

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:11:38 +0000

There is a revolution underway in the world today, a peaceful revolution springing up on every continent on the planet. ARZone.ning.com is proud to announce its reaching a milestone in the service of that revolution.

In just ten short months, ARZone has grown from an initial membership of two, to 1000 committed members, all working together to create a vegan world. Founding director Carolyn Bailey says “The response to the site has been tremendous, now, with 1000 members across the world, the work being done by hard working people has been more fulfilling than I could have imagined.”

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"Canada's shame" - protest at seal pup slaughter

peter — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:31:47 +0000

If like me you thought that bludgeoning baby seals to death was something that ended years ago, then think again: this year over 60,000 harp seal pups were slaughtered, and the figure would have been five times larger if fear of a European Union ban on seal products had not led many fishermen to stay at home (source: http://www.harpseals.org/).

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PETA protests at whipping of horses - 1 August 2009

peter — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:54:09 +0000

Coming out of ACMI at Federation Square on my way to a rally in support of the people of Honduras - report coming soon - my eye was caught by an unexpected sight across the way in front of the Australian Racing Museum - which was otherwise advertising the celebration on Sunday 2 August of the traditional "horses' birthday":

There is a short video of the protest on EngageMedia - http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/pc/videos/peta-1aug09.mpg/view - also available on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvZPOxk9Klw

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