Another lovely and moving essay by Jon Katz, Bedlam Farm blog
The war against the carriage horses in New York has faltered, for
now, it is far from over. Everywhere, the animals are under siege, they
are trying to take them away from us, they are persecuting us for
loving and working with them. We see in the long and brutal campaign to
ban the horses that money does not innoculate anyone against ignorance
and cruelty, and that people who say they love animals can be
inexcusably abusive to people.
The mayor of New York has not retracted his vow to banish the
horses, or his claim that the people who ride with them are immoral,
nor have the real estate developers stopped drooling and plotting over
their stables. The people in the carriage trade continue to live in fear
and persecution, the horses remain in peril from the people who would
destroy them to save them.
A compassionate and progressive city could easily find a way to keep
them safe and healthy in New York – that would be a minor achieivement
compared to the building of Central Park – but the so-called
progressives there have not yet figured out that preserving the horses
and the environment in the city's fabled park, it's soul, is, in fact,
the most progressive thing they could possibly do.
Despite staggering odds, the horses triumphed, they triggered a great
social awakening across the country: we see the need a new kind of
animal rights movement, one that keeps animals among us and treats
animals and people with love, respect and dignity. Continue Reading
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Showing posts with label animal rights radicals. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Friday, August 5, 2011
PETA Loses Lawsuit Seeking Inclusion in Merck Shareholder Meeting
PETA Loses Lawsuit Seeking Inclusion in Merck Shareholder Meeting
U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson dismissed a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals seeking a court order to force Merck & Co. Inc. to include a resolution from the animal rights group in materials for the pharmaceutical company’s annual shareholder meeting.
Following a motions hearing this morning, Jackson granted Merck summary judgment and dismissed the case in an order from the bench. Since the shareholder meeting in question already took place in May, Merck had argued that the court lacked authority to order Merck to hold a special meeting for the purpose of presenting PETA’s resolution, among other things.
The animal rights group holds 101 shares of Merck. The group accused Merck of wrongfully denying its request to include a resolution in proxy materials that called on Merck to disclose use of animal testing in in-house and contracted research. Full story
U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson dismissed a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals seeking a court order to force Merck & Co. Inc. to include a resolution from the animal rights group in materials for the pharmaceutical company’s annual shareholder meeting.
Following a motions hearing this morning, Jackson granted Merck summary judgment and dismissed the case in an order from the bench. Since the shareholder meeting in question already took place in May, Merck had argued that the court lacked authority to order Merck to hold a special meeting for the purpose of presenting PETA’s resolution, among other things.
The animal rights group holds 101 shares of Merck. The group accused Merck of wrongfully denying its request to include a resolution in proxy materials that called on Merck to disclose use of animal testing in in-house and contracted research. Full story
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Hunters Contribute Billions To Conservation Efforts – Animal Rights Groups Zero
Friday, September 10th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Hunters nationwide have contributed more than $6.4 billion dollars to wildlife conservation efforts.
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. -- (Ammoland.com)- The largest, most successful wildlife conservation program in the world, the Federal Wildlife Restoration Program, is fueled by hunters.
Over the past 70 years, hunters nationwide have contributed more than $6.4 billion dollars to wildlife conservation efforts. In Georgia alone, since 1939, hunters have contributed more than $137 million for wildlife conservation in Georgia.
“The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program is the most successful wildlife conservation program in the world and serves as a financial cornerstone to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. It benefits all wildlife species, conserves and restores habitat and helps enhance wildlife conservation through research,” said John W. Bowers, Wildlife Resources Division Game Management assistant chief.
“Through this program, America’s hunters continue to provide the most substantial source of funding for wildlife conservation and management in the United States.”
The program was established through the Pittman-Robertson Act in 1937. Through lobbying efforts in Congress, America’s hunters created this act as a way to fund conservation and management of the nation’s wildlife. Wildlife Restoration funds are accumulated from excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment. This excise tax is levied at the manufacturer’s level, collected by the Federal government, and distributed to state wildlife agencies to fund wildlife conservation and management programs. The amount of money each state agency annually receives is determined by the number of paid hunting licenses and the land area of the state.
The Wildlife Resources Division uses Wildlife Restoration funds for various types of programs, including restoring habitat and improving wildlife populations, conducting research, monitoring wildlife populations, operating more than one million acres of wildlife management areas that benefit a diversity of wildlife species and provide wildlife-related recreational opportunities, providing information to landowners on how to manage their property for various species, conducting hunter education classes and building and maintaining public shooting ranges.
For more information on the Federal Wildlife Restoration Program, visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website. For more information on wildlife management practices in Georgia, visit the Wildlife Resources Division website at www.georgiawildlife.com , contact a local Game Management office or call (770) 918-6416.
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Hunters nationwide have contributed more than $6.4 billion dollars to wildlife conservation efforts.
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. -- (Ammoland.com)- The largest, most successful wildlife conservation program in the world, the Federal Wildlife Restoration Program, is fueled by hunters.
Over the past 70 years, hunters nationwide have contributed more than $6.4 billion dollars to wildlife conservation efforts. In Georgia alone, since 1939, hunters have contributed more than $137 million for wildlife conservation in Georgia.
“The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program is the most successful wildlife conservation program in the world and serves as a financial cornerstone to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. It benefits all wildlife species, conserves and restores habitat and helps enhance wildlife conservation through research,” said John W. Bowers, Wildlife Resources Division Game Management assistant chief.
“Through this program, America’s hunters continue to provide the most substantial source of funding for wildlife conservation and management in the United States.”
The program was established through the Pittman-Robertson Act in 1937. Through lobbying efforts in Congress, America’s hunters created this act as a way to fund conservation and management of the nation’s wildlife. Wildlife Restoration funds are accumulated from excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment. This excise tax is levied at the manufacturer’s level, collected by the Federal government, and distributed to state wildlife agencies to fund wildlife conservation and management programs. The amount of money each state agency annually receives is determined by the number of paid hunting licenses and the land area of the state.
The Wildlife Resources Division uses Wildlife Restoration funds for various types of programs, including restoring habitat and improving wildlife populations, conducting research, monitoring wildlife populations, operating more than one million acres of wildlife management areas that benefit a diversity of wildlife species and provide wildlife-related recreational opportunities, providing information to landowners on how to manage their property for various species, conducting hunter education classes and building and maintaining public shooting ranges.
For more information on the Federal Wildlife Restoration Program, visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website. For more information on wildlife management practices in Georgia, visit the Wildlife Resources Division website at www.georgiawildlife.com , contact a local Game Management office or call (770) 918-6416.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Coyote trapper receives death threats
Coyote trapper receives death threats
FBI, police investigating after man hired by Wheaton to kill coyotes was contacted by others, threatened
By Jenn Zimmerman, Triblocal.com reporter, July 1, 2010
A trapper hired by Wheaton in the spring to cull coyotes received phone and e-mail threats, leading the FBI and police to investigate unnamed animal-rights activists.
After the city's contract with Rob Erickson containing his phone number and e-mail address was made public, Erickson said, one caller threatened to kill him like he killed the coyote, and another targeted his house to burn.
"It's really frustrating, but that is how the political process works," said Erickson, who trapped and killed five coyotes perceived as a threat to residents.
FBI spokeswoman Cynthia Yates would not provide details, but confirmed this week that the agency was investigating along with Wheaton police.
Full story at the link
FBI, police investigating after man hired by Wheaton to kill coyotes was contacted by others, threatened
By Jenn Zimmerman, Triblocal.com reporter, July 1, 2010
A trapper hired by Wheaton in the spring to cull coyotes received phone and e-mail threats, leading the FBI and police to investigate unnamed animal-rights activists.
After the city's contract with Rob Erickson containing his phone number and e-mail address was made public, Erickson said, one caller threatened to kill him like he killed the coyote, and another targeted his house to burn.
"It's really frustrating, but that is how the political process works," said Erickson, who trapped and killed five coyotes perceived as a threat to residents.
FBI spokeswoman Cynthia Yates would not provide details, but confirmed this week that the agency was investigating along with Wheaton police.
Full story at the link
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