But progress for animals is not achieved with “rings of power” BOSTON, Massachusetts––Any resemblance between mild-mannered World Federation for Animals founder Wim DeKok, a longtime exemplar of peaceful cooperation, and Sauron, the vengeful Satanic wizard of the Lord of the Rings trilogy authored by J.R.R. Tolkien, would be difficult to discover. Yet there is […]
Enforcing anti-cruelty laws proves harder than passing them
Who enforces “victories” won by the Humane Society of the United States? Stop Animal Exploitation Now, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, & the Humane Farming Association are trying. SALT LAKE CITY, LEXINGTON, BOSTON––Some animal advocacy organizations with multi-million-dollar-a-year-plus incomes attract donors by the hundreds of thousands through winning passage of laws that they then […]
Geologist John Stockwell co-edited journal Between the Species
Longtime advocate for animals & vegetarian living John Stockwell, 85, an advocate for animals and vegetarian living whose involvement dated back to the very beginnings of the late twentieth century animal rights movement, died on November 23, 2020 in Berkeley, California, his home off and on since 1961 and continuously since 1982. Born in Superior, […]
Fish farming foe Kurt Oddekalv, no bunny-hugger, dies trying to save dog
The dog died too Fish farming foe Kurt Willy Oddekalv, 63, on January 11, 2020 died from drowning and hypothermia suffered in attempting to rescue his daughter’s dog Kompis, who had fallen through ice on a lake near their home in Kalandseidet, Bergen, Norway. The dog Kompis was found dead nearby. As a sergeant in the […]
Afro-Vegan Society marks Black History Month with veg outreach
“Veguary” builds on a long, strong tradition of African-American food ambassadors BALTIMORE, Maryland––“The Afro-Vegan Society will mark Black History Month with Veguary,” announced society cofounder Brenda Sanders on January 25, 2021. Veguary, Sanders explained, will consist of “a series of free programs highlighting the contributions of black trailblazers, and the many benefits of vegan […]
Why 37 chimps “retired” by NIH in 2013 are still not in sanctuaries
Humane Society of the U.S. sues National Institutes of Health over outcome of “CHIMP Act” claimed as HSUS “victory” ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico; SHREVEPORT, Louisiana; BLUE RIDGE, Georgia––“Nestled in the pines near Keithville,” 17 miles south of Shreveport, Louisiana, the 200-acre Chimp Haven sanctuary “even has 11 new residents as part of a $20 million […]
Has the world-wide vegan revolution started — in Israel?
The Vegan Revolution. Saving Our World, Revitalizing Judaism by Richard Schwartz Lantern Publishing & Media, 2020. Reviewed by Keith Akers Any other book titled The Vegan Revolution, if one didn’t look at the subtitle, would not necessarily seem to have anything to do especially with Judaism or Israel. But from page 1 forward, Richard Schwartz […]
Animal Agriculture is Immoral: vegan activists respond to COVID-19
Anthology edited by Sailesh Rao, Ph.D. 156 pages, paperback. $9.99 from Amazon.com. Reviewed by Richard Schwartz Animal Agriculture Is Immoral is an anthology of scholarly, insightful, thought-provoking essays from environmental, social, religious, and spiritual perspectives by leading vegan activists, assembled in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, about the very negative effects of animal-based […]
A black-and-white issue that the humane community has yet to face
Editorial by Merritt & Beth Clifton Two nights ago, in advance of Martin Luther King Day, ANIMALS 24-7 posted as our lead feature Black humane history found in great-grandpa’s attic near a town called Ark, profiling the lives and work of John W. Lemon and Seymour Carroll. This article followed up on, and expanded, Four black […]
What animal advocates owe to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Leading influence on rise of animal rights movement Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968, in whose honor we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, never had any visible direct involvement with animals or animal issues––but he is justly remembered among the greatest influences on the animal rights movement of our time, and the many […]
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