The Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA) openly advertises that monitoring animal activists is one of its main functions. On its website, it explains that it “identifies emerging threats and provides resources on animal rights and other activist groups by attending their events, tracking traditional and social media, and engaging its national network.” Documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests revealed that the AAA maintains an extensive database of animal activists and organizations. The organization has profiles on over 150 animal rights groups and over 2,400 individual activists. It’s part of a planned system built to predict, watch, and suppress dissent, often […]
Animal rights activist to serve 90 days in jail, fined $102,548 for rescuing injured chickens
Animal rights activist to serve 90 days in jail, fined $102,548 for rescuing injured chickens
Zoe Rosenberg’s attorneys argued that ethics justified her actions — like breaking a car window to rescue an overheating dog. But they failed to convince a jury, which convicted her on all counts. Before her sentencing, Rosenberg published a video montage of herself petting and hugging animals, including a pig, a cow and chickens on Instagram. In the post, she wrote about her worries before the judge’s sentencing decision: “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous, but I know that billions of animals have never known freedom for even a moment of their lives”. SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: […]
Political Animals?: How U.S. voters respond to candidates making farmed animal policy proposals
Political Animals?: How U.S. voters respond to candidates making farmed animal policy proposals
One of the most direct ways of changing the harmful practices of the animal agriculture industry is through government policy. Pro-animal policy change requires pro-animal politicians. While there are examples of U.S. politicians taking actions to help animals, there are still far too few policymakers working to reduce animal suffering. This study explores how specific farmed animal-related policy proposals affect the U.S. public’s vote choice and perceptions of hypothetical candidates for office. FAUNALYTICS: In the U.S. alone, billions of chickens, pigs, cows, and other farmed animals are killed every year for food. Despite unimaginable amounts of animal suffering and U.S. […]
