CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE
Fireworks must end now. The carnage of July 4th, 2025, has laid bare a truth we can no longer ignore: fireworks—all fireworks, not merely illegal ones—are destructive relics whose time has passed. Los Angeles, July 15th, 2025 – From burned homes and lost lives to poisoned air and traumatized animals, the damage is undeniable.
Hollywood, California, November 3rd, 2023 – If you’re one of the many people who report feeling distressed and disgusted in the wake of the conviction and jailing of Wayne Hsiung in California, you can join #ProsecuteThis. It’s the new social media campaign launched in the wake of this miscarriage of justice.
Vegan activist Curtis Vollmar was found guilty of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct after leafleting at a park in Utah. Los Angeles, April 28th, 2023 — Beaver County Judge Shadrach Bradshaw found Curtis Vollmar, a vegan activist from the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), guilty of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct after he was confronted by police while leafleting about Smithfield Foods, at a park in Utah.
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.
Dr. Peter Carter’s Wakeup Call Everyone Must Hear! In November 2020, Roger Hallam, one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, interviewed climate expert Dr Peter Carter. JaneUnChained editor Jane Velez-Mitchel asked me to review the 40-minute abridged video of this interview, as I did with Greta Thunberg’s latest film.
The Humane Party: The U.S. Political Party with a Vegan Agenda Political parties rise up when enough people have a common interest they feel is being ignored by the mainstream political machine. This happened in 1892, when America’s disgruntled farmers created the People’s or Populist Party, wrote a platform, and nominated candidates for national political office.
#JaneUnChained on VoiceAmerica – Live Internet Talk Radio with Jasmin Singer! Jasmin is the author of the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough, the cohost of the Webby-recognized Our Hen House podcast (now in its tenth year), the Digital Director for the award-winning VegNews Magazine, and the Director of Storytelling for social justice organization The Pollination Project.
Portland animal rights activists flood mall with a silent “LOVE disruption” and the teens are watching! Their message: “Animals deserve to live and love just like us!” Teen organizer says it like it is: Until their voices are heard, they will raise theirs.” Contributor Dani Rukin reports LIVE.
Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story, premiering in NYC, LA, and now, Portland, Oregon! Hear directors, Kate and Mick McIntyre, on why this groundbreaking film needed to be made. Kangaroo is opening nationwide in the U.S. to raise awareness of the eye-opening reality of how the Australian government supports the horrifying brutalization of their national icon, the Roos!
And they say it won’t be their last until the exploitation and abuse of animals ends. Hear what these rodeo-goers have to say in response to the protesters asserting that bull riding is not entertainment – it’s animal abuse. A vegan activist family!