Mike Egerton/Press Association/AP Animal Rising were allocated a space by the Jockey Club to protest at the Epsom Derby Festival. CNN — Police in Surrey, England, arrested 19 people on Saturday “in connection with planned criminal disruption” before the Epsom Derby Festival, one of the oldest and most famous horse races in the world. The […]
Fighting for the Rights of Chickens in the European Union
An important decision was made by the EU Commission of Petitions on May 24th, 2023, to keep a petition open that aims to bring an end to the breeding of fast-growing chickens. The petition that Animal Equality submitted was accompanied by crucial evidence from an investigation in Northern Italy, uncovering the cruel treatment of chickens, […]
Beyond Factory Farms: A New Look at the Rights of Animals
Peter Singer has been called one of the most influential — and controversial — philosophers alive today. His pioneering work Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals, which vividly portrayed the harsh conditions for livestock on factory farms, helped spark the animal rights movement. The book, published in 1975, has now been […]
Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain
MADRID (AP) — Animal rights activists have gathered in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of a large-scale octopus farm. They said Sunday that there are no laws in the country or the European Union to guarantee the welfare of octopuses in captivity. The farm is scheduled to be built next year in Spain’s […]
Ray Gonda: The value of trapping vs. the anti-establishment animal rights persons
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a commentary, follow the instructions here. This commentary is by Ray Gonda of South Burlington, who brought the […]
Animal rights activists protest at ‘brutal’ pig farm
Around 60 animal rights activists today (April 1) gathered outside a controversial Warwickshire business at the centre of a bitter row over the state of the UK’s pig farming industry. Campaigners from the Animal Justice Project descended on Bickmarsh Hall farm, south of Bidford-on-Avon, around midday. Members of the pressure group infiltrated the farm last […]
Animal rights campaigners protest against the export of live animals
Animal welfare campaigners have taken their plea to end factory farming directly to Wellington’s MP Rebecca Pow. The group, called Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) parked their mobile digital billboard outside Ms Pow’s office before handing in a 27,000 strong petition. CIWF is a charity that lobbies to end the export of live animals, ban […]
Bull rider event protested by animal rights activists | News
Animal rights activists gathered outside of Matthew Knight Arena to protest the Professional Bull Riders Kubota Emerald Chute Out event on Saturday evening. Animal Compassion Eugene leader Brent Ratkovich said the group was protesting cruel treatment of the bulls and views the event as animal abuse and not entertainment. “We just feel that these animals […]
Animal rights activist headed back to India
Sandra Kyle is heading to India. High-profile animal activist Sandra Kyle is off to India in February to care for stray animals. The Whanganui resident and part-time music teacher will be travelling to Delhi, Lucknow, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mumbai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. This will be Sandra’s seventh trip to India, a country she […]
Animal rights org. calls on Friesland to stop shooting stray cats
Friesland is the only Dutch province that still allows hunters to shoot and kill stray cats. Animal rights organization Dier&Recht is calling on the province to stop this practice immediately, calling it cruel and outdated, AD reports. Shooting stray cats is allowed under Dutch law, based on Article 67 of the Flora and Fauna Act. […]