Cruelty to animals
Radical British Animal Rights Activists
British animal rights activist Barry Horne is serving a lengthy prison sentence for arson attacks against people and places he considers cruel to animals. Mr. Horne has ended a 67-day hunger strike protest after British government officials promised to look into the use of animals in experiments. In recent years, groups like Britain’s Animal Liberation […]
Live Animals
The Spanish named the city of San Francisco after St. Francis of Assisi, the patron Saint of animals. But, today animal rights activists say San Francisco is the site of terrible cruelty to animals where Asian markets routinely torture, starve and abuse the frogs, turtles, fish and birds they sell for food. Now protesters are […]
Takeouts: ‘the new poor,’ Olympics preview, animal protections in California
BUSINESS: Our partner, The New York Times is looking at the lasting negative effects of the recession in a series called “The New Poor.” Times finance contributor Louise Story describes the series and the effects of long-term unemployment on Americans. OLYMPICS: New York Times reporter, Jason Stallman, previews the Olympic ice dancing finals, the semi-finals […]