1,200 monkeys stuck at Charles River Labs have reason to signify HOUSTON, Texas––Twelve hundred illegally imported wild-caught long-tailed macaques at last report were still waiting at a Charles River Laboratory warehouse near Houston for Charles River Laboratories, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and potential sanctuary caretakers to decide what will become of them. […]
Charles River Labs sending bootlegged macaques back to traffickers
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals & Born Free USA sanctuary offer snubbed HOUSTON, Texas––If 1,000 juvenile long-tailed macaques held in Houston at this writing by Charles River Laboratories had the rights of humans, they would either be returned to their homes in the wild in Cambodia or be granted asylum as refugees. If […]
North Carolina “ag-gag” law fails in U.S. Court of Appeals
Two of three judges find that the North Carolina Property Protection Act violates the First Amendment RICHMOND, Virginia––A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on February 23, 2023 struck down the portions of the North Carolina ag-gag law most applicable to undercover investigations by animal advocates. The highly technical […]
The Envigo beagle case: loose ends & lessons for animal advocates
Bad as the Envigo kennels are, many animal shelter facilities are no better CUMBERLAND, Virginia––Much of the attention of the animal advocacy world, as this is written, is focused on the impending evacuation of 4,000-odd beagles from the Envigo kennels, formerly the LabCorp kennels, formerly the Covance Kennels. (See 4,500+ beagles freed from laboratory use […]
4,500+ beagles freed from laboratory use by judge’s order
Stop Animal Exploitation Now, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, PETA, National Geographic, & Humane Society of the U.S. all assist in bringing beagles to freedom and breeder to justice RICHMOND, Virginia––Running out of patience with the laboratory animal supply company Envigo, U.S. District Court Judge Norman K. Moon late on July 1, 2022 ordered Envigo […]
And right on cue, here come the parasites, by Steve Hindi
“Parasites will be parasites.” Everyone at Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] and the Humane Farming Association knew it would happen, because parasites will be parasites. It wasn’t a matter of “if,” it was just a matter of “when,” and “when” did not take long. But even though it was anticipated, when it happened it […]
HSUS to spend up to $20 million on Project Chimps & then kick it loose
Seeks “peace with honor” & withdrawal after whistleblower campaign BLUE RIDGE, Georgia––The Humane Society of the United States on January 10, 2022 committed $20 million––at least in a media release––to making material improvements at the HSUS-funded Project Chimps sanctuary in Blue Ridge, Georgia. The HSUS pledge, observed Their Turn founder Donny Moss of New York […]
Plainville Farms turkeys kicked, beaten: Credibility, GAP? redux
Global Animal Partnership-certified farm supplies turkeys to Whole Foods Markets & Publix NEW OXFORD, Pennsylvania––The Pennsylvania State Police have informed media that staff are “currently” reviewing video of alleged extensive abuse of turkeys at Plainville Farms facilities near New Oxford, Pennsylvania. Plainville Farms, advertising that it meets Global Animal Partnership humane standards, supplies turkeys to […]
The ASPCA, HSUS, PETA et al ignore the Omak Suicide Race. Why?!
by Steve Hindi, founder, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, SHARK for short, conducted our first rodeo investigation conducted in Wauconda, Illinois, in 1993. Our latest investigation concluded in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on July 31 of this year––less than two weeks ago. In between we have exposed the cruelty of hundreds of […]
Did Holocaust imagery convince my vegan rabbi?
by Barbara Kay Activism in a noble “rights” cause has its satisfactions and its frustrations. It feels good to join in solidarity with like-minded people in spreading a righteous message, but it is difficult to accept the frequent reality that most people aren’t paying attention to it. Urgency & shock tactics When the cause is […]