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polices of troubled oakland animal shelter assailed in city hall meeting
More than 50 speakers blasted Oakland Animal Shelter policies at a town hall meeting Thursday night, with several of the critics saying animals that could have been adopted were killed....
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 9:43pm PST
NoCal Residents Asked to remove bird feeders ! this stupidity @ its finest
Northern California residents are being asked to remove bird feeders from their property for at least a month to help slow an outbreak of an avian disease, the California Department of Fish and Game announced today...
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 7:01pm PST
Anti-Authoritarians Protest Wet Seal Slaughterers
Activists with Peta, (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), and the DAAA Collective, (Direct Action Anti-Authoritarians), protested today the use of rabbit fur at ‘hip’ clothing store Wet Seal, and the fur trade in general......
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 12:29am PST
Eat Veg?
Free Vegetarian Restaurant and Services Guide for Bay Area...
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 9:29am PST
Ingrid Newkirk of PETA speaks in SF: photos and full audio
The founder and president of the largest animal rights group in the world spoke at A Clean, Well-Lighted Place for Books Thursday, February 17, 2005....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 10:17pm PST
International Fund for Animal Welfare Celebrates Start of UK Hunt Ban
LONDON -- February 18 -- Today heralds the end of cruel sports in the British countryside. The ban on hunting wild animals with dogs comes into force in England and Wales at midnight, after 15 years of campaigning by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The new law makes it a criminal offense to use dogs to chase fox, deer, mink and hares....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 7:14pm PST
See a circus that doesn't use animals
If you haven't been to the circus lately because you don't want to support animal abuse, then check out Circo Zero - a nouveau circus that doesn't use animals. Most "new" circuses choose not to use animals in part as a protest against the exploitation of performing animals, making it a fantastic form of entertainment that all animal advocates can enjoy & support....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 11:18am PST
Ecopalooza 2005
Ecopalooza 2005 - Green Living, Alt. Architecture & Wicked Tunes Sat Sep 24 to Sun Sep 25, 2005, Ukiah, California...
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 11:13am PST
IDA News: 2-16-05
Every animal is a unique individual with a right to live free from pain. Tragically, many innocent animals are victimized by humans who don't understand or respect their value as living beings. IDA has therefore created places of refuge to protect animals from violence. Both IDA's Project Hope in Mississippi and IDA-Africa's Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon provide a safe environment that allows animals to experience the care and love they need to be healthy and happy.
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Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 5:41pm PST
This Week's Bay Area Events
There are plenty of exciting opportunities this week to help animals, whether you take to the streets or stay in to write letters. From lectures and protests to animal-free circuses and fundraising cocktail parties, there's something for everyone:...
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 5:32pm PST
BAV Meat-Out Plans
Just an update on what a few of us met and talked about a couple of weeks ago......
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 5:16pm PST
2/26, Pacifica, KFC protests (BART pickup possible)
Stick up for Chickens / Protest Animal Cruelty at a KFC Protest!...
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 4:05pm PST
Libel law review over McDonald's ruling
DawnWatch: "Libel law review over McDonald's ruling" Guardian front page and NY Times 2/16/05...
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 3:08pm PST
Activists Used Valentines to Protest Foie Gras
French Laundry's sparkling reputation for cutting edge cuisine may draw food connoisseurs from around the world, but it's also drawing heat from animal rights organizations....
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 3:05pm PST
interview with Ingrid Newkirk 2/17
For those of you that missed the KFOG interview with Ingrid Newkirk this morning, it was great!...
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 12:17pm PST
Tenth Pittsburgh Restaurant Ditches Foie Gras
More victories in Pittsburgh......
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 6:08pm PST
#1 Restaurant in San Diego pulls foie gras
TOP SAN DIEGO RESTAURANT FINDS “FOIE GRAS” TOO CRUEL TO SERVE...
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 5:48pm PST
California State Fair hearing - Animal Welfare Policies - rodeos and wild animal acts
get your letters into officials asap -- link to contact info below...
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 2:34pm PST
McLibel: British Activists Sued for Distributing McDonald's Flyers Win Court Case
Two activists sued by McDonalds in Britain won their case against the British government, in a case that could change UK libel law forever. The European Court of Human Rights said the UK legal system breached the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression. Activists David Morris and Helen Steel were sued by McDonalds in 1990 for handing out leaflets called "What"s Wrong with McDonald's", accusing the company of paying low wages, cruelty to animals used in its products and ...
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 9:23am PST