OPEN ALL CAGES: Animal rights activists win decisive trial over peaceful protest
OPEN ALL CAGES: Animal rights activists win decisive trial over peaceful protest
On Oct. 30, Animal Equality protesters won a court hearing with the defense asserting that their peaceful protests outside Kroger headquarters were protected by the First Amendment. The activists were victorious in their trials and are able to continue their protests until Kroger agrees to meet with them to establish a plan for ending caged hens. OLIVIA WEN: Since early May, animal rights activists from the international group Animal Equality have been protesting outside the Kroger headquarters, located in downtown Cincinnati… Their demonstrations are part of a bigger movement against Kroger’s current policy of selling caged eggs — eggs that are […]
IT’S ABOUT TIME: More than 1,100 chinchillas surrendered by pet breeder after federal investigation
IT’S ABOUT TIME: More than 1,100 chinchillas surrendered by pet breeder after federal investigation
Federal inspectors said the building was in the worst condition of any facility they had ever inspected, with ammonia levels so high they had to leave the building. Fecal matter covered the entire floor of hundreds of enclosures, and animals were found with their eyes so swollen and oozing with discharge that they couldn’t open them. Animal rights group PETA said it alerted authorities, and it later helped rescue more than 150 chinchillas while federal authorities worked to remove the rest. Laura Koivula, Humane World for Animals’ director of animal crimes and investigations, said ‘It was like walking through a factory […]
MONKEY ‘FACTORY FARM’: Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir, plans research breeding facility for 30,000 macaques
MONKEY ‘FACTORY FARM’: Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir, plans research breeding facility for 30,000 macaques
Joe Lonsdale’s invests $20 million in the plan by Safer Human Medicine to build a breeding operation in Bainbridge, Georgia, in Decatur County. The facility could eventually house up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques. The plan reportedly begins with 500 to 1,000 animals sourced from Asian breeding facilities and grows toward the 30,000 mark. As reported by the Washington Post, the price of research monkeys at about $2,500 in 2019 and $22,000 in 2022. MARCUS CHEN: Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of Palantir Technologies, is tied to a plan to breed up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques in southwest Georgia, according to TechRadar and […]
