ONE WAY, OR ANOTHER: We’ll save the limping beagle mom the government left to die
ONE WAY, OR ANOTHER: We’ll save the limping beagle mom the government left to die
In June 2024, Wisconsin state inspectors performed a routine inspection at Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding and experimentation facility. And they found something disturbing inside. Dogs, including a mother pup, struggling to walk after living a lifetime on metal wire. She was just one of thousands of dogs who had never felt anything soft. But the company did not seem worried, even as they faced criminal complaints by reputable prosecutors. It was as if they saw themselves as above the law. When animals are being criminally abused, we have the right to rescue them. Whether in the court of law […]
‘The Whirlwind Moment’: Storytelling, logistics, and decentralized leadership will be crucial for animal rights
‘The Whirlwind Moment’: Storytelling, logistics, and decentralized leadership will be crucial for animal rights
In the history of social justice, ‘whirlwind’ moments have been crucial to social change. In ‘This Is An Uprising’ — the book that has become a bible for social justice activists — a whirlwind moment is described as ‘a dramatic public event… that sets off a flurry of activity, and that… quickly spreads beyond the institutional control of any one organization. It inspires a rash of decentralized action, drawing in people previously unconnected to established movement groups’. The Ridglan Farms beagle rescue on March 15 may be the animal rights movement’s whirlwind moment. WAYNE HSIUNG: On March 15, 100+ activists […]
‘The Ramba Effect’: New documentary follows the inspiring journey of the last circus elephant in Chile
‘The Ramba Effect’: New documentary follows the inspiring journey of the last circus elephant in Chile
Ramba, an Asian elephant who endured 50 years of isolation in a Chilean circus, embarks on an extraordinary 2,550-mile journey to her new home at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, guided by compassionate experts and a devoted team of volunteers. THE RAMBA EFFECT: After five decades of captivity, Ramba must summon extraordinary strength for one final quest: freedom. During her long journey by plane and truck, she faces daunting obstacles that test her spirit. Her story becomes a moving symbol of the broader fight for animal liberation, offering hope for all creatures still living in captivity. Intimate and profound, The Ramba Effect […]
