I found this a REALLY interesting article to read. Tell me what you think.

http://www.animal-rights-library.com/texts-m/hollands01.htm

For those of you that didn't know, Animal Rights has gone into politics... a party that includes left and right wingers, vegans and vegatarians. They got in Parliament in the 2006 Dutch election, becoming the first Animal-focused party in the world to become elected. Apparently, from their 2 seats in the house of reps (in addition to 1 seat in the ( Read more... )

I'm a fortnight late with this one, but the consulation exercise is still very much ongoing.  The British government is soliciting healthy recipes for school meal plans.  The Vegan Society is encouraging vegans to email the government with their recommendations:

Expires: 2009-06-30 00:00:00
School cooking - go vegan!

Vegetables and fruits ( Read more... )

At Animal Place, we are encouraging the passage of California Assembly Bill 594, authored by Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally.

This is not a shocking, extreme piece of legislation. At its core is the notion that farmed animals deserve basic freedom of movement. The bill simply says that if you house farmed animals, you must provide them with enough ( Read more... )

You can thank Senator Ginny Burdick for introducing this legislation: sen.ginnyburdick@state.or.us

(SALEM) - The Oregon State Senate approved a measure today prohibiting what has been called one of the most abusive practices in factory farming: confining breeding pigs in metal gestation crates so small the animals can’t turn around for months on end ( Read more... )

IFAW Action Alert ( Read more... )

San Diego: Help Ban Foie Gras!

Background: Foie gras is the engorged liver of ducks or geese force-fed using a metal tube inserted into their stomach. It is banned in fifteen countries and in Chicago, Illinois. California has banned the practice, but it will not go into effect until 2012. Cities and counties have the legal right to ban the practice ( Read more... )

This is the most recent action alert the organization (Animal Place) I work for put out. Of course, the one I sent out had cute pictures of pigs to soften the horrors of these military practices. If you can take the time to write a simple, polite letter to all parties in the contact list, that would be a step in the right direction.

A recent article ( Read more... )

http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2006/11/13/aeta-passes-house-recap/

House Passes Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act With Little Discussion or Dissent: Notes from the House Floor “Debate”

November 13th, 2006 by Will Potter

They did it. Corporations, industry groups and the politicians that represent them rushed through legislation labeling activists ( Read more... )