People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plan to protest McDonald’s in Charlottesville this Monday as part of their “McCruelty” campaign. http://www.mccruelty.com/ Mc Crualty time line * 1997: Following the McLibel verdict, PETA writes to McDonald’s asking the company to take steps to alleviate the suffering of animals killed for its restaurants. * October 1999: [...] [...more]
At least 21 horses have died after coming down with a mysterious ailment moments before they were scheduled to compete in the prestigious U.S. Open polo tournament. Though the Florida Department of Agriculture was conducting lab tests to determine the cause of death, veterinarians said they suspected the horses were probably killed by some sort [...] [...more]
Q. The other day our family drove past a very lively protest at an animal-testing facility at our local university. My dad made some snide comment about how “ever since the ’60s, each new crop of kids finds some bleeding heart cause to protest about.” I argued that animal rights activism has a long proud [...] [...more]
SALISBURY — A hearing scheduled for a Mardela Springs man charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty and neglect was postponed in Wicomico County District Court on Monday after the defense attorney said she had not received photographs associated with the case. His hearing has been rescheduled for June. Duane Terrell Strawberry, of the 25000 [...] [...more]