STAR STRUCK: Animal advocate confronted by police for video blasting animal testing laboratory
STAR STRUCK: Animal advocate confronted by police for video blasting animal testing laboratory
Good Morning Britain (GMB) star and animal rights campaigner Anneka Svenska said she felt ‘violated’when two police officers turned up at her house over a video she had shared criticizing a facility using beagle puppies in laboratory testing. The police claimed Svenska committed an offense under the Online Safety Act. Svenska had blasted Cambridgeshire-based business, MBR Acres, in a clip in January for its disposal methods for dead animals. MBR Acres, the only UK site currently breeding dogs for animal testing, accused her of spreading ‘false allegations’. EKIN KARASIN: Good Morning Britain (GMB) star and animal rights campaigner Anneka Svenska was left “shaking” after […]
‘Ohh My Dog’: A heartfelt film about heroic dogs, spirited children and questionable adults
‘Ohh My Dog’: A heartfelt film about heroic dogs, spirited children and questionable adults
The film ‘Ohh My Dog’ celebrates the bond between humans and dogs, championing compassion and kindness towards voiceless beings as the truest form of religion. Metaphorically, it even presents dogs as a manifestation of God — selfless protectors who love unconditionally. KABITA PATHAK: ‘Ohh My Dog’ is two parallel stories that celebrate the bond between humans and dogs. It begins with a tribute to Senapati, a brave police dog, before moving to Assam, where young Appu (Maahi Rai) loses his beloved dog Momo (Oscar the Dog). As Appu begins searching for his pet, he discovers the dark world of dog smuggling. […]
The Right Kind of Activism: How chasing the single best strategy leaves the movement brittle
The Right Kind of Activism: How chasing the single best strategy leaves the movement brittle
Instead of a monoculture movement, we should be promoting a variety of theories of change that work under different conditions. Rather than competing with each other to prove who’s right and pick up volunteers, we can see ourselves as an ecosystem. Every organization has their strategy and our strategies complement each other. The more distinct the strategies, the better: a bunch of variants on street outreach is much less diverse than a group doing street outreach, another making social media content, and a third running grassroots protests. No matter what turns out to be effective, we’ll already be investing in it. […]
