SHARK Attack: How a small animal rights group uses drones to fight cruelty
SHARK Attack: How a small animal rights group uses drones to fight cruelty
Since the early years of the 21st century SHARK (Showing Animals Respect & Kindness) has relied on unmanned aerial vehicles and ultralight aircraft to collect the images that it uses to try to bring animal abusers to justice. SHARK deploys its drone fleet to document many forms of abuse, from cock fights to steer-tailing, a cruel form of rodeo entertainment. in 2022 SHARK helped spur the investigation of a beagle-breeding and research facility in Virginia, which resulted in the rescue of 4,000 of the dogs. Steve Hindi, founder and president of SHARK, said the group believes the best way to […]
Animal Exploitation: What’s the real problem? Not advertising, not subsidies, and not ‘factory farms’
Animal Exploitation: What’s the real problem? Not advertising, not subsidies, and not ‘factory farms’
Animal exploitation isn’t a problem mainly created by “meat, dairy, and egg industries’ propaganda”. Which propaganda tells humans to breed and use cats and dogs as so-called “pets”, not different from “livestock”? Which propaganda tells humans to ride horses? There was no “industry propaganda” in ancient Egypt that promoted enslaving and using camels for transport, no ads that promoted hunting in medieval Europe, or government subsidies for dog sledding in Canada. What does all this tell us? It highlights the fact that animal exploitation has a deep historical record caused by a type of mentality, the very degrading notion in […]
‘VegMediaWatch’: New group combats anti-vegan bias in the mainstream media
‘VegMediaWatch’: New group combats anti-vegan bias in the mainstream media
Through respectful, fact-based social media posts, VegMediaWatch holds journalists and news outlets accountable for publishing biased stories that misrepresent plant-based foods and veganism. In addition to exposing anti-vegan propaganda, VegMediaWatch celebrates and amplifies stories in the mainstream media that fairly and accurately portray plant-based foods and veganism. THEIR TURN: A watchdog group, VegMediaWatch, has launched to combat the growing wave of anti-vegan propaganda in the mainstream media. The initiative aims to hold journalists and news outlets accountable for publishing biased stories that misrepresent veganism and plant-based foods. Each year, the meat and dairy industries spend millions of dollars on public […]
