Five arrested after activists block entrance to Oregon research laboratory

Five activists were just arrested here today after a more than four-hour blockade of the entrance to the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC). All traffic in and out of the facility was stopped since 8:40 a.m…

Protesters show up to party, but Vick doesn’t

Last week there were reports out of Florida that animal-rights protesters were likely to demonstrate at a party Michael Vick was set to host in Hallandale Beach. As it turns out, some protesters showed up, but Vick didn’t…

Protest planned at Ilkley business

Animal rights activists say they plan to protest outside the headquarters of an Ilkley-based firm over the company’s involvement in the building of an animal testing laboratory…

PETA art display on the National Mall details horrors of factory farming

An exhibit created by award-winning artist and University of Texas at Dallas instructor Greg Metz called “The Diner” is currently being displayed on the National Mall for animal rights organization PETA until June 6 and to say it isn’t friendly to factory farming would be an understatement…

Launching of Animal Rights Activists Protest on Facebook

It was May 1, 2010, on a Saturday, when I logged in on my Facebook page to check my email. One of my emails urges all animal rights activists as well as animal lovers to join together and launch a protest on Facebook. All they need to do is place a particular picture in the [...]

“Michael Vick Not Welcome Here!” Shout Animal Rights Protesters

About forty protestors demonstrated in Hallandale last night to voice their anger that Michael Vick was in town. Vick, a former NFL player and quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty, racketeering and gambling when his dog fighting operation, Bad Newz Kennels, was discovered in June, 2007…

Pregnant orcas spark PETA protest

Holiday crowds were met by animal rights protesters outside the gates of SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., which has two pregnant whales…

Animal Rights Activists Protest Oil Giant BP

The news broke yesterday that the oil spill is much worse than once originally thought; it is now officially bigger than the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The oil that is spewing into the Gulf is actually “five times bigger than what BP and the Coast Guard previously estimated”…

Animal research draws rally

Laboratory rats, dogs and chinchillas were mourned at an impromptu memorial service Sunday. The animals were among those used in medical research conducted at Albany Medical Center and their use in tests was protested by a group of animal rights activists…

International demonstrations to retire Lolita the Killer Whale

May 15 has been unofficially dubbed as the International Day of Protest for Lolita. Worldwide demonstrations were held on Saturday for the “retirement” of Lolita who is currently held in a small tank at the Miami Seaquarium…

San Diego activists protest international whaling proposal

More than 50 local environmentalists and animal rights activists Sunday protested a proposal to allow the resumption of commercial whaling for 10 years. The plan before the International Whaling Commission, made up of 88 governments, would give quotas to Japan, Norway and Iceland, the countries currently most involved in catching whales…