Alerts

The Sunday, March 10, Los Angeles Times has a deeply disturbing front-page story titled "Avian flu is killing sea mammals. Is a die-off in California next?" it is by Susanne Rust and opens with: "An 'apocalyptic' mass mortality event that has left thousands of sea lions and elephant seals dead on the beaches of South America is raising alarms among some California sea mammal experts who fear similar scenes could play out along California’s Pacific Coast and other continents as the H5N1... Continue Reading

Wisconsin: Yesterday's Saturday, March 9, Wisconsin Journal front page included the headline, "Animal Activists Won't Face Charges; Dog Breeders asked that Case be Dropped." The article opens: "A trial set to begin a week from Monday for three animal rights activists accused of breaking into a controversial town of Blue Mounds dog breeding facility and stealing three beagles was canceled Friday after a judge dismissed the charges at the request of prosecutors. "Assistant District... Continue Reading

Angelenos: Today's Los Angeles Times is full of exciting animal stuff! 1) An article on page B1, by Andrew J. Campa, titled, "A bid to make more rentals pet friendly." It opens: "All dogs may go to heaven, but California landlords aren't as accommodating. "Pet owners can have a tougher time finding apartments because of the surfeit of landlords who don't allow dogs, cats or other animals in their buildings. A new bill, however, seeks to open more apartments to renters with... Continue Reading

A full Sunday New York Times letters column devoted entirely to cell cultivated meat is an important animal media event in itself, which I will share below, along with New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl's take on Flaco. She nails it, like usual. And today's Guardian has a welcome article on a "transfarmation" project, which is turning animal farms into plant farms! I posted Sunday's New York Times letters ...Continue Reading

What a delight to wake up to the Wall Street Journal front-page headline, "N.Y. Accuses Meatpacker of Lying About Climate." The article, by Patrick Thomas, begins on the front page of today's paper, Thursday, February 29 (29!) and continues on page 5 under the headline, "N.Y. Targets Meatpacker on Climate." It opens: "New York’s top lawyer filed a lawsuit accusing JBS JBSAY 3.10%increase; green up pointing triangle, the world’s largest meatpacker, of lying about its impact on the... Continue Reading

Angelenos: Today's Los Angeles Times includes a lead story, page B1, by Nathan Solis, titled, "L.A's animal shelter crisis highlighted by dog's plight." It opens: "In January, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin visited a city animal shelter to promote animal adoption. The short video posted to the team’s Instagram account showed the 29-year-old starter holding a cat and shaking hands with a dog while visiting the facility near Dodger Stadium. "But the video didn’t show... Continue Reading

Last week I opened my alert with the sad news of Steve Wise's death. Today I share some of his obituaries and must share more sad news of the death of a beloved animal rights celebrity, Flaco the Owl. Flaco's death is on the front page of the New York Times, which also has an uplifting lead story today, on a junkie turned dog rescuer. Yesterday the paper ran an important piece on the revolting trade in donkey skins. First, Flaco. The New York Times front-page article, Sunday, February 25,... Continue Reading

Nevada activists: An article from yesterday's South Florida Sun Sentinel (which was announced on the front page) appears today in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, on page 18, under the headline "Esteemed animals advocate dies at 73." In Steve's honor, will you please thank the paper for honoring him, submitting just a couple of lines that speak for animals? You know how much that would please him. Yours and all animals', Karen Dawn of DawnWatch https://D

Floridians: Steve Wise's death is announced on the front page of today's South Florida Sun Sentinel. Then there is a nice article about him on page 3. In his honor, will you please thank the paper for honoring him, submitting just a couple of lines that speak for animals? Please. You know how much that would please him. Yours and all animals',

I open this alert with the devastating news that our movement has lost Steven Wise. His extraordinary books, "Rattling the Cage: Towards Legal Rights for Animals," and "Drawing the Line: Science and the Case for Animal Rights" profoundly affected my own thinking and activism, and he was a friend. If you know nothing of us work, check out the trailer for the wonderful Pennebaker-Hegedus HBO documentary about his work, "Unlocking the Cage." If you have never seen that film you are missing out -... Continue Reading