“Blood feud” with anti-whalers began when Sea Shepherds sank two of his ships in 1986 REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Kristján Loftsson, the “Captain Ahab” of the North Atlantic, has furiously denied that the 22nd of at least 27 whales killed by his ships in June and July 2018 was the first endangered blue whale harpooned by whalers since 1978, […]
Why mink releases don’t stop fur farm cruelty
Few industries are more cruel than the fur trade, but some anti-fur tactics take matters from bad to worse OSLO, Norway; SEATTLE, Washington––The Norwegian Court of Appeals on October 18, 2017 ordered four members of the anti-fur organization Nettverk for Dyrs Frihet (Network for Animal Freedom) to pay damages amounting to 21,000 euro, plus […]
Animal advocacy cases in the forefront of defense of civil liberties
Buffalo Field Campaign won relevant precedent just one day before U.S. Senate fracas WASHINGTON D.C.––Legal precedents won by animal advocates are among the most recent of many behind the July 25, 2017 advice of the American Civil Liberties Union to protesters and news media that “Police may not delete photographs without a warrant, period.” […]