http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/animalwhackos/ en-us Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:44:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406821/posts Having defeated the Japanese fleet and faced down the Soviets, the U.S. Navy faces a new obstacle, one that hides behind a deceptively gentle, seagrass-munching façade. Manatees may rank lower than such traditional menaces as torpedoes and air-to-sea missiles. But a proposal to protect additional habitat for them, the Navy says, could end up reducing habitat for destroyers, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service soon will make a decision on whether to expand what's called critical habitat for the manatee in Florida and southern Georgia, in response to a petition from several environmental groups. South Florida Sun Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406821/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:44:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401710/posts Two stars of the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing and cooking a rat to eat during filming. Chef Gino D'Acampo who won the viewer-feedback contest series, and actor Stuart Manning were charged after animal welfare activists lodged a complaint about a segment for the British TV program, which was filmed in Australia, the activists and British media reported Sunday. In a statement to The Associated Press, New South Wales state police said Sunday that two men, aged 33 and 30, were charged with animal... Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401710/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:23:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371411/posts A federal grand jury in Davenport is investigating a nationally publicized, animal-rights-related break-in at a University of Iowa lab in 2004, according to a 20-year-old woman from Minneapolis who says she is a possible target of the inquiry. Carrie Feldman refused to testify when she was subpoenaed to testify at the federal courthouse on Oct. 15, she said. She will refuse again at a second ordered appearance on Nov. 17, she said. Ultimately, she could be held in contempt of court and taken into custody. At least four masked people released hundreds of animals and caused hundreds of thousands of... Quad City-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371411/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:14:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364142/posts The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is the smartest and richest animal rights group around.  Unlike PETA, it doesn’t openly proselytize that old animal rights religion, e.g., sentience gives moral value, “a rat, is a pig, is a dog, is a boy,” the quote from Ingrid Newkirk and title of a certain author’s soon to be published book. This strategy has been very effective, allowing HSUS a level of mainstream respectability that other animal rights groups can’t match.But make no mistake, HSUS is about animal rights–eventually ending all animal husbandry and human hegemony over fauna–and its head, Wayne... First Things http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364142/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2340605/posts Troutville, Va. (AP) - An animal rights group wants to rent a prison building the state plans to close and turn it into the nation's first chicken empathy museum. A People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals official sent a letter Monday to Gov. Tim Kaine asking to rent the Botetourt Correctional Center building in Troutville. Kaine spokeswoman Lynda Tran said the state doesn't lease to private entities except for cases grandfathered in when it purchases buildings. Associated Press via CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2340605/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:31:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333935/posts Our proposed regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein wants to ban hunting, animal agriculture and give animals the right to sue in court. His notion is that more can be accomplished by tweaking regulations like the Endangered Species Act to achieve his aims than straightforward attempts to give animals rights to sue in court and be represented by a lawyer as he has proposed. Senators Chambliss and Cornyn have put holds on his nomination, but they and our other representatives need to hear from us. The relevant part is 48 minutes into the video. You only need to listen to about two... google videos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333935/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:20:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332886/posts Within 12 months, the Japanese were killing more than 40,000 dolphins every year. Most were fed to children in school meals, with the rest being exported to China. Ironically, recent scientific research suggests that the Japanese authorities might be endangering the health of their own children through this practice. Dolphin meat is full of toxic mercury, cadmium, DDT and carcinogens such as dioxins and PCBs. Some cuts of dolphin meat have more than 5,000 times the safe level of mercury. Such levels can very quickly lead to severe nervous system problems and even insanity. The dolphin meat is so toxic... The Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332886/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 16:10:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314291/posts Animal-rights activists plan to protest today against Camp Pendleton's use of live pigs in medical training for troops that they argue is antiquated and cruel but officials call life-saving. The demonstration comes on the heels of published reports that the base last week trained Marines at an avocado ranch in northeastern San Diego County owned by a retired Marine who is also an Escondido police officer. During the training, according to news accounts, 2- to 3-month-old pigs ranging from 140 to 200 pounds were sedated before instructors used scalpels to inflict wounds and then watched as Marines worked to keep... OC Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314291/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:33:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311156/posts Kids hoping to grab a Happy Meal from McDonald's might end up with PETA's Unhappy Meal instead. The animal rights organization lifted its moratorium on the McCruelty Campaign this year and since June has distributed Chicken McCruelty Unhappy Meals to McDonald's customers outside about a dozen restaurants around the country. "McDonald's markets its food to children by packaging it in brightly colored boxes with toys," Lindsay Rajt, a spokeswoman for PETA, tells Slashfood. "But most kids really love animals, and if they knew that McDonald's suppliers were breaking the wings and legs of gentle animals like chickens, I think that... Slashfood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311156/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2009 04:34:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310144/posts When General Electric Co. subsidiary GE Healthcare recently unveiled its plan to use human embryonic stem cells in its drug trials, the company proudly touted one of the plan's potential benefits: Using stem cells derived from the destruction of human embryos may make the experiments on rats unnecessary. "This could replace, to a large extent, animal trials," Konstantin Fiedler of GE Healthcare told a reporter, according to Reuters news agency. "Once you have human cells and you can get them in a standardized way, like you get right now your lab rats in a standardized way, you can actually do... Stltoday.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310144/posts#comment Fri, 7 Aug 2009 01:31:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309040/posts President Obama has appointed at least two Constitution wreckers as “czars” in his administration. Although Bill O’Reilly said on his show last night that these czars do not have any real power and are of little concern, I am not so sure. They demonstrate the dangerous journey that this president is taking us on, as he seeks to radically change our country’s 200 + years’ guarantee to “we the people” of the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The first of these czars is Cass R. Sunstein, who is heading the White House Office of Information and... NewsReal Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309040/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:14:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308901/posts The holiday home of Novartis chairman and CEO Daniel Vasella has been badly damaged by fire, a week after his mother's grave was desecrated by animal rights militants. Although police do not know who or what caused the fire early on Monday morning in the Tyrol, there is speculation that it is the work of the same group that took the urn of Vasella's mother on July 27. Her gravestone was defiled with a message saying the Basel pharmaceutical company must sever its ties with Britain's Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), the largest contract animal-testing company in Europe. The recent attacks... Swissinfo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308901/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 18:34:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308781/posts President Obama's choice to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs had Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, so upset that he blocked it - a move that puts only a temporary hold on the appointment. Now the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, a hunter advocacy group, says American sportsmen need to step in to make sure the block stays in place. According to the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, Cass Sunstein supports animal rights. This is an important office that has the authority to block rules, including those that protect hunting and conservation. The pro-hunting organization says Sunstein has mentioned the possibility that... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308781/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:45:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307990/posts BERN, Switzerland – Drug maker Novartis AG said Tuesday that animal rights activists have stolen the ashes of its CEO's mother and set fire to his Austrian hunting lodge. Swiss authorities, however, said they didn't know who was behind the attacks. In the latest incident, CEO Daniel Vasella's Tyrollean lodge in Bach, Austria, was badly burned early Monday morning. "It was arson with a professional fire accelerator," Novartis spokeswoman Isabel Guerra said in Basel. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307990/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:53:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299191/posts Glenn Beck reports that an animal-rights fanatic is on track to become President Obama’s regulatory czar. That individual is the radical legal theorist Cass Sunstein who has argued that: your money doesn’t really belong to you because the government laid the foundations for your success; Internet censorship is a good idea; animals should be allowed to sue people; (Snip) and Americans’ support for property rights and freedom of contract is an “incoherent” form “of so-called individualism.” NewsReal Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299191/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:03:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299043/posts A consumer-freedom group says President Obama's nominee for "regulatory czar" is an "animal-rights zealot" who may make life difficult for hunters and meat-eaters. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) has placed a hold on the nomination of legal scholar Cass Sunstein to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Budget and Management. Cornyn is worried that the Harvard professor may push an aggressive animal-rights agenda in the White House. Sunstein has argued in favor of outlawing sport hunting and meat-eating, and written that animals should be allowed to file lawsuits "with human beings as their representatives." David... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299043/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:07:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2298987/posts Why Should This Photo Be Illegal? By Darren Warner Imagine going to the video store to rent a copy of your favorite hunting show, only to find the shelves bare. When you ask the clerk where they are, he tells you that the films are now illegal and that you can’t buy or rent them anymore.  This may sound like something out of 1984, but in United States v. Robert J. Stevens, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide this fall if photos like the one above, or video that shows hunters shooting at game, violate a 1999 federal law... NRA Hunters Rights http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2298987/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:02:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295040/posts Link Only per FR posting rules Inside Higher Ed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295040/posts#comment Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2292667/posts U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is calling for tens of thousands of pythons believed to be in the Everglades to be hunted and killed, a proposal blasted by animal rights advocates. Nelson sent a letter on Tuesday to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, asking for permission to have deputized agents and volunteers kill as many of the snakes as possible during an organized hunt. The senator's request comes after a 2-year-old central Florida girl was strangled by an unlicensed pet python in her home. foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2292667/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:20:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289587/posts Animal welfare activists threaten nation’s agriculture Producers need to tell their story By Elizabeth Barrett July 10, 2009 Clouds loom over agriculture today. According to Roger Berry, the average American is three generations removed from the farm while animal rights groups don’t understand the importance of animal agricultural. “We’re in danger of losing animal agriculture,” said Berry, the field director for the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture. Berry spoke to Gothenburg Rotarians at their noon meeting Monday at the Parlor Restaurant. A-FAN is a non-political organization formed to help Nebraska farmers and ranchers protect and preserve the quality of... The Gothenburg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289587/posts#comment Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281398/posts Chambliss blocks regulatory pick over animal lawsuits By Alexander Bolton Posted: 06/28/09 07:57 PM [ET] Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) has blocked President Obama’s candidate for regulation czar, Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein, because Sunstein has argued that animals should have the right to sue humans in court. Obama has picked Sunstein, his adviser and longtime friend, to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, an office that has power to review and assess all draft regulations proposed within the administration. But Chambliss worries that Sunstein’s innovative legal views may someday lead to a farmer having to defend himself in... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281398/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:25:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279887/posts WASHINGTON, June 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - According to a spokesman for "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" (PETA), which recently decried President Obama's swatting of a fly during an interview, the organization urges "compassion even for the smallest and least of animals," but has no position on the killing of unborn human beings.A spokesman for the organization told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) in an interview that it is "loathsome" and "grotesquely hypocritical" that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of chickens and other animals used in the food industry. Asked about PETA's criticism of President Barack Obama's killing... LifeSite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279887/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:47:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278088/posts Tuesday June 23, 2009 PETA Opposes Killing Flies, but Has No “Specific Position" on Killing of Unborn Humans: Spokesman Calls pro-lifers "loathsome" and "hypocritical" for not condemning mistreatment of chickens By Matthew Cullinan HoffmanWASHINGTON, June 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - According to a spokesman for "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" (PETA), which recently decried President Obama’s swatting of a fly during an interview, the organization urges "compassion even for the smallest and least of animals," but has no position on the killing of unborn human beings.A spokesman for the organization told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) in an interview that it... LifeSiteNews.com -- Your Life, Family and Culture Outpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278088/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:51:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276033/posts PETA: Murder boys but not flies! Posted: June 20, 2009 By Humberto Fontova "Human beings often don't think before they act," laments PETA while explaining their reaction to President Obama's unthinking fly "execution." "We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals." Close on the heels of their consciousness-raising campaign for fly compassion, PETA has launched a vegetarian campaign using Che Guevara's 24 year-old granddaughter, Lydia, dolled up in commie beret and topless, though strategically covered by twin bandoliers of carrots. "Join the Vegetarian Revolution!" reads the campaign's slogan, which will debut in Argentina (no... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276033/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:11:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274110/posts The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House. PETA is sending President Barack Obama a Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher, a device that allows users to trap a house fly and then release it outside. "We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals," PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich said Wednesday. "We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals." During an interview for CNBC at the... Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274110/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:34:54 GMT