Agribusiness stakes hopes on getting EATS Act into the Farm Bill WASHINGTON D.C.––From Capitol Hill corridors in Washington D.C. to the East London docks in South Africa and the fur farms of Finland, animal agribusiness is on the defensive lately as never before, and not just because the National Geographic web site on August 7, […]
Are animal advocates “weak & lazy,” or just at different stages of the cause?
“Weak & lazy,” by Steve Hindi; “At different stages” by ANIMALS 24-7 Steve Hindi, founder, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness: The rodeo issue, either Mexican or American style, again brought to public notice by ANIMALS 24-7 in Beating a live horse: who calls rodeo performers to account for doing it?, is just one issue demonstrating […]
Golden Gate Fields closure: horse racing cannibalizing itself
Golden Gates Field site is now worth half the total income of the horse racing industry BERKELEY, California––Thoroughbred horse racing at the 82-year-old Golden Gate Fields raceway is to end on December 18, 2023, announced the Stronach Group, owners of the track since 2011. The announcement marks a new phase in the ongoing death spiral […]
Acquittal of “open rescue” activists rattles factory farms from Utah to China
Direct Action Everywhere founder Wayne Hsiung & co-defendant Paul Picklesimer were prosecuted for “stealing” two piglets left to die ST. GEORGE, Utah––Direct Action Everywhere founder Wayne Hsiung, defending himself, and co-defendant Paul Darwin Picklesimer, represented by veteran Salt Lake City lawyer Mary Corporon, were on October 8, 2022 acquitted by jury on all charges pertaining […]
Asha’s Farm Sanctuary founder charged with felony cattle theft
“Rustling is still a hanging offense.” ––Judge Adam Fenton, Hang ’em High! NEWFANE, New York––The New York State Bureau of Criminal Investigation on August 2, 2022 arrested Asha’s Farm Sanctuary founder Tracy A. Murphy, 59, for third degree felony grand larceny, specifically the alleged theft of two cattle, a cow and a steer, from the nearby […]
Pit bulls, wolves win in Colorado; horse racing wins in Nebraska; Hsiung loses
Colorado goes to the dogs DENVER, Colorado; LINCOLN, Nebraska; BERKELEY, California––Democratic challenger Joe Biden narrowly led Republican incumbent Donald Trump at 1:45, Pacific time, on November 4, 2020. The three major ballot issues and one mayoral race directly involving animals appeared to have ended, however, with a win for pit bulls in Denver, a […]
Animal advocates have races to watch in NYC, Denver, & Berkeley, too
Voters for Animal rights bids for New York statewide breakout, Denver weighs repealing pit bull ban, & Direct Action Everywhere founder Wayne Hsiung runs for Berkeley mayor BERKELEY, DENVER, NEW YORK CITY––While the races for the U.S. Presidency, control of the Senate and House of Representatives grip the nation on Election Day 2020, animal […]
Kamala Harris: long record on animal issues, including pit bull attacks
Prosecuted two dog attack fatalities, enforced pit bull sterilization ordinance, but favors adoptions of fighting dogs SAN FRANCISCO––U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, named vice presidential running mate to Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden on August 11, 2020, brings to the election campaign both a strong record on animal protection and a mixed record in […]