Salt Lake activist suspected in Utah fires charged with arson in Denver

A Salt Lake man with connections to the Animal Liberation Front was arrested in the middle of the night last week in connection with arson fires in Utah and Colorado…

Judge Throws Out Case Against California Animal-Rights Activists

A federal judge in San Jose has dismissed charges against four animal-rights activists accused of harassing researchers at the University of California campuses at Berkeley and Santa Cruz in 2007 and 2008. The four were the first to be charged under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act…

Radical animal rights activist claims responsibility for arson fires

“Lone Wolf” sent a communiqué to an Animal Liberation Front claiming responsibility for two arson fires — one of them in Salt Lake…

Animal rights activists accused in UC Santa Cruz researcher attack move to dismiss case

Four animal rights activists accused of taking part in a violent demonstration at the home of a UC Santa Cruz researcher are fighting to have the federal indictment filed against them dropped…

Japan starts trial of activist who boarded whaling ship

Peter Bethune from New Zealand, a member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, boarded a ship in February. He pleaded guilty to four charges, including trespass and obstructing commercial activities, but denied a fifth charge of assault…

Animal-rights activist pleads guilty to violating a court order

Jason Miller, a Lenexa animal-rights activist, pleaded guilty today to violating a protection-from-stalking order and was placed on a year’s probation…

Protesting Orangutans Invade Nestle Shareholders’ Meeting

Thanks to a tough gorilla marketing campaign and unrelenting online social media protests, the recent Nestle-vs-Greenpeace firestorm is getting interesting, with Nestle backpedaling, fast. Nestle’s latest public relations disaster over its use of unsustainable palm oil in its candy bars…

The Cloud Foundation Takes Action with Herd-Watch: Public Eyes for Public Horses

The Cloud Foundation launches Herd-Watch, an innovative volunteer program to monitor wild horse and burro herds as well as roundups across the West…

Celebrities Featured In New Animal Welfare Print PSAs

Last Chance For Animals (LCA) and celebrity photographer Christopher Ameruoso teamed up to create new print public service announcements featuring Pamela Anderson, Holly Madison, Jillian Michaels, Verne Troyer, and Maria Menounos…

Animal Rights Activist Offers Reward for KU Med Center Primates Freedom

A Kansas animal rights activist is stepping up his battle against the University of Kansas Medical Center…

‘Bloodied’ Spanish activists protest Canada seal hunt

A group of several half-naked women covered in fake blood staged a protest in front of the Canadian consulate in Barcelona on Monday to denounce the country’s annual seal hunt. The animal rights activists lay in Barcelona’s Plaza de Catalunya while men dressed as hunters pretended to beat them with sticks…

Animal rights activist using FOI laws to target universities

A convicted animal rights activist is using freedom of information laws to force universities to reveal details of their animal experiments, raising fears that scientists involved could suffer renewed intimidation…

Animal rights activists protest circus

More than 30 animal rights activists protested against the Shrine Circus on Saturday and the use of exotic animals in its shows. The 2 p.m. demonstration outside Rexall Place was organized by Voice for Animals Humane Society, also known as V4A…

Naked Animal Rights Activists Rally Against Bullfighting In Madrid

Animal rights activists gathered in Madrid’s central square to protest bullfighting, wearing nothing but fake blood and forming S.O.S. with their bodies, Reuters reported. The rally coincided with a bid by Madrid’s regional government to have UNESCO recognize bullfighting as part of the world’s cultural heritage…