Category Archives: Animal Rights

Republican Lawmakers to Ban Undercover Animal-Abuse Videos

Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:18 am by Bob Cesca

While I question whether it’s a smart persuasive technique to thrust animal abuse videos on unsuspecting people who don’t want to see them, it’s a valuable service and it’s worked to stop horrifying animal abuse on countless occasions. But Big … Continue reading →
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Rescuing Tortured Chimps

Posted on March 6, 2013 at 10:00 am by Bob Cesca

Via Sullivan, this video of former laboratory chimps being freed into an Humane Society sanctuary following decades of captivity and torture will make you cry. The United States remains one of the only two nations in the world that still … Continue reading →
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Chris Wallace on the Passing of His Dog

Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:23 am by Bob Cesca

This was so touching I had to share: You have to love dogs. And there’s something profoundly cruel about the universe that their lives are so relatively short — these absolutely wonderful sentient companions who only want to please us … Continue reading →

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Steve King is a Dick

Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm by JM Ashby

Representative Steve King explains why he opposes the farm bill currently lingering in the halls of congress and why he has personally introduced legislation that prohibits state and local governments from establishing their own animal cruelty laws. When the legislation … Continue reading →

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Worst Person in the World

Posted on July 19, 2012 at 11:39 am by Bob Cesca

Rep. Steve King (R-Crazy Caucus) for this: The King Amendment would essentially prevent states from developing strong independent health, safety, and cruelty standards, even if local voters want them. [...] King, though, brags that his legislation “wipes out everything they’ve … Continue reading →

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Rarest "Cross River Gorilla" Caught on Camera

Posted on May 9, 2012 at 12:43 pm by Bob Cesca

There are only 250 of these gorillas left, and the following individuals were caught on a hidden camera in Cameroon’s Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary: Even though it’s a gorilla sanctuary, you’ll notice one of the males is missing a hand. Poachers.

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Worst Person in the World

Posted on February 28, 2012 at 7:31 am by Bob Cesca

Corporate scam artist Rick Berman, who also shills for Big Tobacco and pitches high fructose corn syrup, ran a totally dishonest ad against the Humane Society during the Oscars. Of course this is ridiculously misleading. ThinkProgress noted that much of … Continue reading →

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Victory for Animal Rights

Posted on December 19, 2011 at 11:29 am by Bob Cesca

Sullivan reports some good news for chimpanzees: The National Insitute of Helath, in response to an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, has suspended any new research using the animals, allowing it in the future only “when absolutely indispensable, and when … Continue reading →

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Kill, Kill, Kill

Posted on October 20, 2011 at 11:31 am by Bob Cesca

We’re a greedy, destructive and deadly species, and this story is a good example of why and how. ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Sheriff’s deputies shot nearly 50 wild animals – including 18 rare Bengal tigers and 17 lions – in a … Continue reading →

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Republicans Also Cruel to Animals

Posted on March 13, 2011 at 9:44 am by Bob Cesca

In Missouri, the Republicans are trying to roll back an anti-puppy mill law. Saying the new requirements would put the dog breeding industry out of business, the state Senate voted 20-14 on Thursday for a wholesale rewrite. On the cutting … Continue reading →

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