2009 October | Watchdog Radio

Court Upholds Convictions Of N.J. Animal Rights Activists

Court Upholds Convictions Of N.J. Animal Rights Activists Local NJ Group Convicted of Violating “Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Note: Originally prosecuted by the office of former US Attorney Chris Christie. New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Background March 2006: A federal jury today convicted a militant animal rights group and six of its members on all counts for their roles in a campaign to terrorize officers, employees and shareholders of a company that used animals for labora

Hullabaloo (2009-10-15 14:30)

Bad Times by digby You know it is a really creepy time in America when people start shooting at animal protection advocates who are protesting puppy mills: Members of an animal rights group were the victims of sniper fire during a protest here Saturday and are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooter. The Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) staged a protest in front of the Aquarium & Pet Center to protest the retailer’s alleged sale of “p

Ball announcements

These two announcements from state Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, landed in my in-box today within a minute of each other. BALL CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” BALL HONORED BY AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB AND CAT FANCIERS’ ASSOCIATION You can read the entire announcements after the break. BALL CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” After a recent recommendation by a military administrative board to discharge Army First Lieutenant Dan Choi, a veteran of Oper

Michigan’s Prop 2-Style Reforms are a Done Deal

This week is off to a helluva start. We’ve now had Governor’s pens, in two different states, eliminate widespread animal cruelty in the past 24 hours. Late last night, Schwarzenegger banned tail docking in California. And today, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed the bill that will rid the state of battery cages, gestation crates, and veal crates. It’s such an amazing time to be in the animal protection movement. (Thanks, Paul!) Link .

Morningstar Farms Unveganizes its Products

Quarrygirl just blogged about Morningstar Farms taking the initiative to make several of their vegan products nonvegan. Here’s a company that depends in some measure on the goodwill of the animal protection community, yet it seems like they’re going out of their way to piss us off. Link .

Seeing stripes in Gaza

One of the painted donkeys at the Happy Land Zoo in Gaza.Here’s an example that shows that efforts at cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians come in quite different stripes. Reports abounded last week about the goings on at Gaza’s Happy Land Zoo, where, with a little masking tape and women’s hair dye, two donkeys were transformed into striped zebras. The reason? A genuine zebra would have been too expensive to bring into Gaza via smuggling tunnels under the border with Egypt, said owner M

Archdiocese Of Philadelphia

2 Catholic high schools in Philadelphia to close – Philadelphia Inquirer Students at Cardinal Dougherty High School and Northeast Catholic High School for Boys will go to other schools run by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia after …. Swine flu closes Catholic high school on Main Line – Philadelphia Inquirer Ostroff, who consulted with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia before the school was closed, said that every case was unique; another district, for example, …. There’s

New York League Of Humane Voters Gala Welcomes Special Celebrity Guests

Get out those button-downs and get ready to party! Next month, the New York League of Humane Voters is holding their 2009 Gala and will feature some super special guests. NYLHV is a non-profit organization which works to pass animal protection laws, elect humane candidates to office, educate the public on matters of public policy, and hold politicians accountable to their constituents. The evening will include a cocktail hour, vegan dinner, presentation and silent auction and include gu

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Top 10 Bizarre Home Menageries

A home menagerie – every child’s dream! But some children never seem to grow up as is evidenced by the large number of private zoos discovered around the world by law enforcement officials. While it can be legal to have your own private zoo, oftentimes it is not. This list looks at ten unusual cases of people owning and maintaining a menagerie for their own pleasure. 10 199th St, New York In September 2009, police raided a small home in the New York suburb of Queens, exp

Service Dog Training

By Reyna Flor Nadera For a person who is disabled, a service dog can take on an important role, depending on the person’s disability and the type of service dog training involved. A service dog is often the eyes of a blind person, the ears for a deaf person, the means to get around for a disabled person or a calming friend for a person with a psychiatric disorder. An assistance dog is also used by those prone to seizures, because the dog can sense an oncoming attack. For a person who