Animal Rights Activism
In the new book Antiracism in Animal Advocacy, Animal Rights activists have spoken up about the existence of racism in the animal protection movement. Encompass is a US-based nonprofit working towards racial equity in animal advocacy. Founded in 2017 by Aryenish Birdie, it began studying this issue.
Utah’s controversial Animal Enterprise Bill 476, which would have destroyed many animal protections, is dead after protests. Animal welfare advocates are proclaiming victory after the stunning defeat of a bill that was being fast-tracked through Utah’s state legislature. Critics said the bill would have severely jeopardized any advances in animal protection that have been achieved in the state.
Russia’s invasion has created an animal crisis in Ukraine. Many are fleeing with their companion animals while others have been forced to leave their beloved pets behind to fend for themselves. February, 28th, 2022 – This story is unfolding.
Animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung, recently convicted for rescuing a goat, has been fighting in court to get his evidence admitted. Attorney and animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung was recently convicted in North Carolina. Now, he faces another trial in Utah that could land him in prison for a decade.
APEX Advocacy is a new intersectional animal rights organization founded by activist Soul Eubanks which focuses on BIPOC communities 39-year-old Soul (Christopher) Eubanks says he founded APEX Advocacy with a very specific goal: to increase the number of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) who participate in animal activism.
Time to Expose Ventilation Shutdown, and its Supporters If you don’t know what ventilation shutdown is, I cannot blame you. This is about turning off the airflow in a room, pumping in steam, and letting the heat rise until everyone inside dies in prolonged agony.
YOUR Taxes Fund Animal Experiments Animal experiments are in the news again. PETA has forced this issue with a new hard-hitting campaign. PETA simply wants a modern National Institutes of Health (NIH) director appointed, one who won’t blindly push and approve medieval, torturous, and useless experiments on animals paid for by you and me, the taxpayers.
International Anti-Fur March Day: #TimesUpFur From Manhattan to Los Angeles to Portland to the nation’s capital, hundreds of people took to the streets on Saturday, October 9th, 2021 for International Anti-Fur March Day to demand an end to the fur trade.
Meet The Authority on Systemic Change in Food #TimesUp Big Food. Systemic change is urgently needed to fix the catastrophe that is…. modern-day food consumption! Everyone knows it! Even guys huddled in man caves watching ESPN and scarfing down hot dogs are aware that something is VERY WRONG with the way we eat.
Renowned Vegan, Animal Rights Painter JANE O’HARA Reveals Her New State of the Union Series by Jane O’Hara, vegan painter My new series is called State of the Union. I am painting all 50 states with the first goal of an exhibition at the New Bedford Art Museum in Massachusetts in June 2023.