Hygiene threatens kangaroo meat industry Nov 18, 2009
The contaminated meat samples were collected by the animal rights group Animal Liberation and were independently tested by Biotech Laboratories last month ... Animal Liberation's spokesman, Mark Pearson, denied the allegations and said all the chillers accessed were unlocked at the time the samples and video evidence were taken ... He said claims by activists should be handled with scepticism: ''Animal liberationists treat the truth with great disrespect in a cynical attempt to appeal to well... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Wing-nuts should embrace Obama Sep 10, 2009
Smokepole wrote on Sep 9, 2009 12:23 PM:" upyourloosehole,No relation and no drugs, but you do have a vivid imagination of a nastysexrelated dream. Maybe you should read the book that cocoa is going nuts over called "Animal Liberation" by Peter Singer. He is one of Obama's advisors. That book would be right upyourloosehole aly. ". Fara wrote on Sep 9, 2009 12:28 PM:" Smokepole, If you don't reply to steve he goes away. He only hurts his own image (if that's possible) with these rants. ". (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
For dogs that need to know boundaries Sep 8, 2009
Clearly animal liberation is not big on the political agenda of those states. And what quality control. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Cracks appear for factory farming Aug 17, 2009
Since the start of the Australian animal protection movement in the late 1970s (with Peter Singer's groundbreaking book Animal Liberation), advocates have been campaigning to get hens out of cages. Now, 30 years later, the understanding has finally developed that these sentient animals are indeed suffering in their confinement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
‘MOB’ing used by both sides Aug 12, 2009
Caas Sunstein and Peter SingerIn 2005, Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum co-edited a book, Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions, a collection of essays by leading animal rights proponents, including Singer, whose 1975 book Animal Liberation is widely considered the bible of the animal rights movement. Both Sunstein and his partner Thaler are frequently cited as co-thinkers of Singer. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
* Australia may cull thousands of camels Aug 10, 2009
Mark Pearson, of the animal welfare group Animal Liberation New South Wales, offered another solution: drugging the animals to render them infertile. But Edwards said even if you could get close enough to administer birth control, camels still live up to 30 years X meaning decades more damage to the environment. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Calls for Taronga Zoo welfare chief to resign Aug 7, 2009
The Greens and Animal Liberation NSW both called on Dr English to resign from the committee yesterday, saying there was a conflict of interests between his advisory role at the Game Council NSW and at the zoo. "He is unsuited to further the conservation aims of the zoo, given his strong support for conservation hunting," said the Greens' spokeswoman on animal welfare, Lee Rhiannon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Movie explores different ethical philosophies Jul 28, 2009
At age 12, Taylor read Singer's book, "Animal Liberation," which strongly affected her; having Singer in her film was special, she says. She also remembers, as a teenager, reading Judith Butler's "Gender Trouble" outside Blue Sky Coffee (now Walker's). (Athens Banner-Herald)
Neo-Nazi terror Jul 16, 2009
In this country the most serious domestic terrorist threat is the ALF [Animal Liberation Front], start rewriting the books. "Finally our motto: You CANNOT STOP WHAT CAN'T BE STOPPED". (BBC News -- UK)
The Obamas' first harvest (69) Jul 7, 2009
In determining a boundary between sentient and insentient life, Peter Singer in Animal Liberation suggests that "somewhere between a shrimp and an oyster seems as good a place to draw the line as any, and better than most.". Keith Akers states further, "Even if one does not want to become a fruitarian and believes that plants have feelings (against all evidence to the contrary), it does not follow that vegetarianism is absurd. We ought to destroy as few plants as possible. And by raising and... (Salon)
Five More Myths the Left Has Created About Itself Jun 24, 2009
Then, of course, there are the eco-terrorists: the Unabomber and ELF. We also can't forget the Animal Liberation Front or liberal cause-celebres like and Leonard Peltier, who murdered two FBI agents. Heck, there were liberals like Maxine Waters who went so far as to publicly support the L.A. riots. (Townhall.com)
Rebecca Rubin: American Girl and Eco-Terrorist Jun 3, 2009
The FBI lists her profession as "activist and wildlife care," and she has been and the Animal Liberation Front. Now, the FBI is hoping that publicity surrounding the launch in stores last week of the new American Girl line will help them nab the other Rubin, who they believe has fled to Canada. (ABC News -- Business)
Caged chook cruelty too much for censors Jun 1, 2009
The Animal Liberation advertisements ... An Animal Liberation campaign with the tag line "Caged Eggs: Can't You Just Taste the Cruelty" has been rejected by RailCorp's advertising firm because it may upset children ... Animal Liberation's communications officer, Lynda Stoner, is angry but hardly surprised. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet May 26, 2009
About 4,000 of the up to 9,000 targeted marsupials had already been killed when Animal Liberation New South Wales complained the project was started without a proper scientific evaluation of the area s environment. Some experts say the cull is needed to reduce the abundance of kangaroos in the area and to allow more food for other animal species. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Don't eat our roos, activist to tell China May 16, 2009
ANIMAL LIBERATION, protesting against the killing of Australia's national emblem, will take its campaign to China today to persuade more than 1 ... Mark Pearson, the executive director of Animal Liberation, will be following hot on the heels of Australia's Minister for Agriculture, Tony Burke, who has just been to China arguing that kangaroo consumption is good for them ... He will take with him a report by an ecological consultant, Dr Dror Ben-Ami, backing Animal Liberation's arguments against... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Australia: Kill Of Kangaroos Must Go On May 15, 2009
The court injunction was sought by the Animal Liberation conservation group, which argued that the kangaroos do not threaten endangered reptile and insect species that share the limited native grasslands around Canberra. Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said Friday that Canberra's local government is looking into changing the law so the tribunal can never again stop a cull. (Time.com)
Australia's army contracts kangaroo shooters May 9, 2009
Bernard Brennan, president of Canberra's Animal Liberation conservation group, said protesters planned to descend on the area starting tonight and many more would flock from around Australia next week. He could not predict how many. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Australia to shoot 6,000 kangaroos May 8, 2009
Bernard Brennan, president of Canberra's Animal Liberation conservation group, said protesters planned to descend on the area starting Friday night and many more would flock from around Australia next week. He could not predict how many. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Police raid rights group over roo meat protest May 4, 2009
NSW and Queensland police have raided the offices of the animal welfare group Animal Liberation, seizing documents and computer files in the latest development in a prolonged war over the slaughter of kangaroos and their export for human consumption. The chief executive of Animal Liberation, Mark Pearson, said the warrant specified allegations that members of the group had wilfully contaminated carcasses for the purposes of causing "public alarm or loss", and of breaking into a house for the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Chop or change Apr 19, 2009
Geoff Russell of Animal Liberation, in a magnificent (and possibly libellous) spray in Crikey last year, declared lamb chops the nicotine of the 21st century and compared eating red meat with "smoking cigarettes through your anus". Most of us aren't prepared to go that far, but many of us are wondering and worrying about the health implications of what has been one of the cornerstones of the Australian diet. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Doomed rabbits saved Apr 12, 2009
ANIMAL Liberation activists claim they have rescued rabbits facing inhumane slaughter at a meat farming facility in south-eastern NSW. ... Animal Liberation spokeswoman Emma Hurst said the RSPCA was investigating, but facility workers told them it was typical industry practice. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A plea to end poverty by giving to charity Mar 23, 2009
He has written 20 books, including "Animal Liberation" -- his 1975 manifesto asserting that animals have rights, too. It is fair to note that this latest book comes in the middle of the worst economic recession in recent memory, which undoubtedly will crimp charitable donations. (Boston Globe)
Heartbreak behind decision to shoot escaped lion Mar 19, 2009
A spokesman for Animal Liberation, Mark Pearson, said the group has warned of keeping large predators in small enclosures and was uncomfortable with the speed in which a decision to kill the lion was made. "In the time it took to get the marksman in, they could have tranquilised the animal several times," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Another view: Animal defenses Mar 14, 2009
This time, a group that calls itself the Animal Liberation Front had firebombed a car belonging to a neuroscientist whose research into psychiatric disorders involves primates. This was the latest incident in a long-running war. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Peter Singer to speak in Cambridge Mar 10, 2009
More than 30 years ago, Australian ethicist Peter Singer stirred up a hornets' nest when he published "Animal Liberation," his book arguing that other creatures have rights too, including one to be free from unnecessary suffering caused by man. His defense of animals remains the stance for which Singer, now a bioethics professor at Princeton University, is best known. (Boston Globe)
FBI investigate bombing of UCLA professor's car Mar 10, 2009
The Animal Liberation Front posted a message in which the Animal Liberation Brigade claimed responsibility for the bombing on its Web site Monday. The bombing is the latest in a series of violent acts against UCLA researchers, university spokesman Phil Hampton said. (Fresno Bee -- State)
City bill would require spaying, neutering for some pets Feb 18, 2009
" naturally wrote on Feb 17, 2009 3:54 PM:" cont'd"It continues to be difficult to draw a line between peaceful animal rights advocates and menacing promoters of violence. As we recently pointed out in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, even the Humane Society of the United States has a personnel connection with the terrorist Animal Liberation Front. (A former ALF spokesman is on HSUSs senior staff.)PETA, PCRM, and HSUSall soybeans in the same podshouldnt be trusted until they fully explain their... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
An offal idea: top chefs stew over vegie foie gras Feb 15, 2009
AN ANIMAL liberation group is offering a $15,000 prize to a chef who can create the best vegetarian alternative to foie gras, ruffling feathers among Sydney's leading restaurateurs. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals aims to give "fine diners a compassionate alternative to eating the diseased liver of a tormented bird". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Second poll likely to choose president Feb 14, 2009
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Jose Ramos-Horta, 57, is mobbed by the press as he arrives at a polling station to cast his vote. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Vidmar sick of whingeing Merrick Feb 14, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. ADELAIDE United coach Aurelio Vidmar bit back angrily at his counterpart, Ernie Merrick, on the eve of the A-League major semi-final second leg, saying the Melbourne Victory coach whinged "like a kid asking for a new toy". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Begg's autumn plans crystal clear for talented filly Feb 14, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Craig YoungFebruary 14, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hooker and the 10cm that means everything in the world Feb 14, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald Sport: Australian and international sports news, results: AFL, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Golf, Athens Olympics, Soccer, Tennis, Cricket, Basketball, Motorsport, Horse Racing, Rugby Heaven Skip directly to. Just 10 centimetres separates Steve Hooker from the world pole vault record. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
