Why do cockfighters in majority white conservative states get a free pass from big animal advocacy groups & law enforcement? by Steve Hindi, founder, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness Recently I have read a number of posts from animal organizations applauding the failure of cockfighters’ efforts in the courts to continue cockfighting in the U.S. […]
Charges against pigeon killer recall humane & labor movement landmarks
Boys from Bridgeton were once in the movements’ vanguard BRIDGETON, NJ; PHILADELPHIA, PA––Cruelty charges have been filed against an unnamed 17-year-old Bridgeton, New Jersey resident for allegedly torturing pigeons wounded in live pigeon shoots at the Philadelphia Gun Club by kicking the wounded birds and throwing rocks at them. Previous cases dismissed Filed by […]
Why Fish Feel?
Rediscovering long submerged origins ALEXANDRIA, Virginia––The Showing Animals Respect & Kindness booth in the main hallway at the late July/early August AR-2015 conference was a crowd-stopper. Featured were one of the SHARK drones, one of the most powerful lenses outside of top-secret military use mounted on a tripod, and SHARK founder Steve Hindi, with fellow […]
Undercover video calls into question both how deer are culled and why
Have deer been over-counted? JOLIET, Illinois––Video surveillance of ongoing deer culls in Will County, Illinois, southwest of Chicago, has unexpectedly called into question not only whether the culling is humane, but whether the target areas support anywhere near the claimed numbers of deer. Opposition to deer culling––in the Chicago area and nationwide––has historically focused on […]
Steve Hindi repeats 15-year-old challenge to NRA to debate pigeon shoots
Hindi challenged NRA originally in Tuscon, home of Safari Club International CHICAGO––Reprising a 15-year-old challenge to debate the ethics and morality of pigeon shooting, made originally in person, that the National Rifle Association leadership never accepted, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness founder Steve Hindi on February 12, 2015 called out the NRA leaders again in […]