Opposing Views - Animal Rights

Humane Society on its Battle With Center for Consumer Freedom

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:42:19 -0600

By The Humane Society

By As a reminder, we’ve employed this “counterpunch” strategy once before. When the extremist U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) worked to nix a $5,000 corporate gift to The...

Audi Pokes Fun at Environmentalists in Super Bowl Ad

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02:10 -0600

By NRDC

By -- Most well-meaning environmentalists are chronically guilt-ridden. I constantly confront More important is the question of whether the Audi “clean diesel” is really all that...

More Abuse: Elephant Runs Amok at Ringling Bros. Circus in SC

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:18:47 -0600

By PETA

By The frightened elephant may have been trying to escape from the bullhook abuse that commonly takes place backstage at Ringling's shows. As documented in a PETA video —which was taken...

Animal Cruelty Laws in Ohio

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:12:07 -0600

By neon-armadillo

The "The OVMA believes all reasonable efforts to enhance animal well-being and care should be reviewed and considered with the utmost diligence. Doing so requires a proper and thorough examination...

The Abolitionist approach to animal rights is speciesist

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:39:34 -0600

By kippers

While It fundamentally misunderstands the evolutionary history of animal relationships which, in our case, has been symbiotic rather than parasitic. Both humans and our domesticated animal...

Jockeys Force "Questionable" Horse Owner Out of Racing Business

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:17:55 -0600

By PETA

By Logan Sherer In a landmark move, the jockeys at the Penn National Race Course voted last week to refuse to ride in any races in which horses owned by Michael Gill would be running. Jockeys...

Whale Slaughter Claim Misleading

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:24:52 -0600

By thebigmike

The The Office of Protected Resources, the headquarters program for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, lists entanglement in fishing gear as the top threat to long-finned pilot...

Metal 'Protest' Underwear from PETA is on the Way

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:36:42 -0600

By PETA

By Metal underwear ! That's right: Coming soon to security checkpoints everywhere, TSA employees will get an eyeful of our message to NASA as caring individuals educate TSA employees about NASA's...

Piercing Kittens: Cute or Animal Cruelty? Trial Begins in Penn.

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:33:25 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

The trial has begun for a northeastern Pennsylvania woman charged with animal cruelty for marketing 'gothic kittens' with ear and neck piercings over the Internet. More from the Associated...

Animal Activist Cynthia Long Killed Helping Cat in Trouble

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:34:42 -0600

By PETA

We're Cynthia and her lifelong friend were returning from a gardening class when they drove past a cat who was stuck on a median, too frightened to cross in front of traffic. Knowing that the cat...

Pro-Animal Rights Films Get Oscar Nominations

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:10:11 -0600

By PETA

By Every year, the nominees for the Best Documentary Academy Award manage to reflect concerns that stir Americans most, so I Alec Baldwin —who, coincidentally, narrated PETA's iconic...

What Arguments Should Vegans Use to Make Their Case?

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:55:39 -0600

By Gary L Francione

At We have a moral obligation that we owe to ourselves to be healthy; ingesting products that cause Similarly, although I do not believe that we can have moral obligations that we owe directly...

Teens Slaughter Dolphins in Denmark as Rite of Passage

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:56:06 -0600

By Michael Flood McNulty Opposing Views

Denmark is known for its general civility and high standard of living. However, teens from the Faroe Islands in Denmark engage in a brutal dolphin slaughter that may turn some...

PETA Will Send Flowers to Johnny Weir for Giving Up Fur

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:38:41 -0600

By PETA

Fur-loving figure skater Johnny Weir was pelted recently—with Weir responded to the many complaints by announcing that There isn't anything sillier than ...

Why are You a Vegan?

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:38:27 -0600

By Russell Fine

Most people (worldwide) grow up eating meat, fish and/or poultry as an important part of their diet. In most cases, people that eat vegan have made a careful choice that is outside of the common...

Why Aren't You A Vegan?

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:27:47 -0600

By khaetlyn

I'm not a PETA or HSUS supporter, I won't throw paint on you, and I won't yell or scream. I'm just a non-violent, curious abolitionist vegan. Why aren't you a vegan? Is it ideological opposition?...