" Judge Susan L. Hubbard told Camille Marino that she could return to her home in central Florida pending a trial on May 2. But as a condition of her bond, the judge told Marino to remove threatening statements and personal information about professor Donal O'Leary, and refrained from making more threatening statements in the blogosphere before a trial that will be held in May. "

" Marino's first blog post about O'Leary was Oct. 22. Titled, "Donal O'Leary: Federally-Funded Sadist Tortures Shelter Dogs to Death at Wayne State," it included his home address and phone number, along with his WSU e-mail address, phone number and address.

" The same day, she sent O'Leary an e-mail at his WSU address that included a link to her blog, court records show.

" "I hope you never have another peaceful night's sleep. ... I hope you wake up in a cold sweat every time you hear a creek in your blood-money mansion," the e-mail said. "Mostly, I hope you die a slow painful death comparable to those you forced your victims to endure. Please don't interpret this as a threat. It's merely my most fond wishes for you."

" The next day, court records show, Marino sent another e-mail to O'Leary and posted another blog entry.

" In the comment section of that post, someone using the name "Freddie Kruger and The Grim Reaper" posted a detailed, graphic description of torturing O'Leary, including burying him in an isolation chamber, feeding him feces, ripping his teeth out of his mouth and hammering them into his skull, and a number of other actions.

" Marino responded to the comment about two hours later, court files show.

" "Is there any chance I can persuade you to videotape your proposed activism so that we might upload it to (Negotiation is Over) for the entire community to enjoy. ... I would be elated to actually watch it!" "

" Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a bill that could result in penalties on animal rights activists who pose as employees or attempt to get inside agricultural production facilities in other ways to expose possible animal cruelty. "

" Iowa action could set a precedent for other agricultural states as it is the largest producer of corn, soybeans and has the largest number of hogs and the sixth largest cattle herd.

" "If somebody comes on somebody else's property through fraud or deception or lying, that is a serious violation of people's rights and people should be held accountable for that," Branstad told reporters on Monday.

" The adoption of penalties in Iowa follows a series of cases where animal rights activists gained entrance to what they call "factory farms" including chicken and egg, hog and cattle production and processing facilities.

" In one recent example, McDonald's stopped buying from egg supplier Sparboe after an undercover investigation by the animal rights group Mercy for Animals found dead hens in cages and live chicks discarded in plastic bags along with dead one. Sparboe had unwittingly hired a Mercy activist to work at its facility. "

"Spying" on PETA? Please. Any company or university involved w/ animal research asks these questions.

animal rights activist charged w/ "soliciting a hit man to fatally shoot or slit the throat of a random fur-wearer"

" House Republican Ward Franz, of West Plains, has introduced legislation that would prevent animals from having rights or privileges equal to or greater than those of humans. "

Asia is the Evilest country. Boycott Asia. Avoid Asians.

" The five-member City Council of the tiny municipality wedged between Beverly Hills and Hollywood voted 3-to-1 with one abstention to endorse the ban, which will take effect in 2013, said City Councilman John Heilman. "

Southern Poverty Law Center on animal rights groups

" Several of Nebraska's major agriculture organizations have joined forces to combat what they describe as "extreme animal rights organizations." The Nebraskans fear the groups will mount a campaign to outlaw certain livestock confinement practices in the state.

" The group - called "We Support Agriculture" or WSA - was to announce its formation Tuesday in news conferences scheduled in locations across the state, including in Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island at Husker Harvest Days. Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Nebraska Pork Producers Association, Nebraska Poultry Industries and the Nebraska State Dairy Association each contributed $5,000 to start up the effort. Organizers said they also are seeking the support of other ag groups.

" Organizers say they remain concerned that the Humane Society of the U.S. is mobilizing in Nebraska. "

Animal liberation crazy cites multiple Scientology anti-psychiatry sources, with predictable results.

I would like to rent a plate and a table. If I find free foie gras on the plate, I will not complain.

"We're zooming along / Eat nothing with a face"

RT @SpeakofResearch: Facts must inform discussion of future of chimpanzee research

Hypothesis: Any bill can be improved by adding "and Cost Savings Act" to the end of it.

NAALPO just sent an email responding favorably to this

Quick, ask your favorite animal liberationist if this is millions of times worse than the Holocaust.

Get an MBA in just 6 hours - Masters of Beef Advocacy

Why is PETA selling commemorative "Bin Laden Bites" chocolates? Chewbacca, a wookie, lives on Endor!

" SAEN claims that public documents from UC Davis regarding primate mistreatment at the California National Primate Research Center were incorrect.

" After finding an inconsistency in the reports made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the one SAEN was given, SAEN executive director Michael Budkie filed a complaint with the Department of Justice. "

" Despite their repetitive claims online that their message is welcomed by neighbors, the opposite is actually true. Those who live in proximity of researchers being targeted support their neighbors even though they are, themselves, negatively affected by the focused pickets. "

" If a student or other researcher experiences any threat or uncomfortable encounter with animal rights groups, SfN urges you to contact and work with your department director or principal investigator. Additionally—or if there is no one you can speak with in your institution—contact SfN at advocacy@sfn.org. We will help provide support and suggest resources within the field and your institutions to get the assistance you need. "

" Bailey says we need to be active on Capitol Hill, and active on a personal level, bringing people in to our labs, to see exactly what we do and how carefully we work. Being active on Capitol Hill doesn't necessarily mean going in person to advocate. He pointed out that we can advocate by going through our societies, encouraging scientific societies to push for federal funding and to push back against animal research organizations. And he encourages us to speak out, bring people in to our labs, and show them what we do. A lot of the fear of animal research comes from those who have no idea what it is that we do on a regular basis, and no idea how our work can benefit humans and animals down the road. "

" *Enemy students should begin to get their own home demos.
*If you are only one person or two, then go door-to-door and leaflet their neighborhood. We’ve had great success with this strategy.
*Get a megaphone and drop by their parents’ place of employment.
*Any tactic that has been employed thus far against laboratory sadists should now be focused on enemy student vivisectors. "

" When additional non-animal alternatives are developed, science will naturally reduce the need and use of animal models. This progression will only happen when viable alternatives exist and are scientifically verified. It is exciting to dream of the day when no animal research is needed and no human lives are ended by disease. Until that day comes, we need to continue using the method that works. "

The Foundation for Biomedical Research revives its "fuzzy animals" and "healed children" ad campaign tactic.

quotes Ronnie Lee: " True animal liberation will not come merely through the destruction of the Dachaus and Buchenwalds that the occupiers have built for their victims, but demands nothing less than the driving back of the human species to pre-invasion boundaries. "

" The North American Animal Liberation Press Office is proud to announce the addition of ‘Negotiation is Over’ founder Camille Marino to our Advisors and Speakers Panel. "

" On the other hand, as Alena demonstrated, students are far more malleable and easily manipulated. "

" 2. Students also need to understand that making the wrong choice will result in a lifetime of grief. Aspiring scientists envision curing cancer at the Mayo Clinic. We need to impart a new vision: car bombs, 24/7 security cameras, embarrassing home demonstrations, threats, injuries, and fear. And, of course, these students need to realize that any personal risk they are willing to assume will also be visited upon their parents, children, and nearest & dearest loved ones. The time to reconsider is now.

" 3. Like all young adults, college students are acutely concerned with how they are perceived by their peers. They need to maintain a certain persona if they wish to continue to enjoy the acceptance of their community. This makes them infinitely more susceptible to negative and inflammatory publicity than their veteran-mutilator counterparts. When education fails, smear campaigns can be highly effective. Abusers have forfeited all rights to privacy and peace of mind and, if an abuser-to-be should fail to make the correct choice now, NIO is here to broadcast all of their personal information. Remember, young people document every facet of their personal lives online. In about 30 minutes, we were able to compile an impressive and comprehensive profile for Alena. "

UCLA's PR department announces the triumph of Pro-Test 5 minutes before the rally begins. Including a head count. Um.

" On Saturday April 24, 2010, the American Physiological Society sponsored a symposium on Trends in Animal Rights Activism and Extremism. This event, attended by about 100 people, was part of the Experimental Biology 2010 meeting, which was recently held in Anaheim, California. In introducing the symposium, session chair Bill Yates noted the importance of animal welfare, and the obligation of human beings to provide for the well-being, humane care, and judicious use of animals in research. However, some individuals reject the notion that research with animal models plays a critical role in advancing our understanding of biological processes and is essential to the search for cures. Some with this belief use tactics such as violence and intimidation to prevent researchers from conducting studies using animals. The intent of the symposium was to inform researchers about the tactics of animal rights extremists and what researchers and their institutions can do to protect themselves and their work. "

" I know that animal rights supporters do not share these views -- and my respect for them is certainly not contingent upon their sharing them. But I hope that they can acknowledge that what they identify as irony here is irony from the perspective of their ethical commitments but not from the perspective of my ethical commitments. "

" "Vegan diets are not bloodless diets," Davis said. "Millions of animals die every year to provide products used in vegan diets." "

" Time has come for the scientific community to make a concerted effort in condemning animal-rights extremism and in reaching out to the public to explain our work, its importance, and our commitment to the strictest ethical guidelines of animal research. A special effort should be made to emphasize the irreplaceable role for nonhuman primates in neuroscience research to the public. "

" Given the growing threats to animal research, the research community must explore ways to develop new allies to promote responsible animal research. This workshop will examine how to “widen the tent” by involving patient groups, health care providers, industry and others who have a vested interest in protecting responsible animal research. Participants also will focus on broadening the base of support by engaging leaders worldwide on the health and scientific breakthroughs made possible through animal research. "

" Talking to the public remains crucial. Sometimes, the threat of violence means that individual researchers will not wish to engage directly with the public and should even be cautioned against doing so. But there is no excuse for institutions that house animal research — including most research universities — not to have vigorous and well-defined programmes to explain what goes on within their walls. Institutions should publicize the high standards that they are required to meet before they can use animals. They should also discuss their strategies to replace animals with more sophisticated research tools, refine research practice and reduce the overall number of animals used. If they have no such strategies, institutions should develop them as a priority. "

" US researchers on Sunday defended animal testing, telling a small group at one of the biggest science conferences in the United States that not doing animal research would be unethical and cost human lives.

" The researchers, who are or have been involved in animal research, told a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) that testing on animals has led to 'dramatic developments in research that have improved and affected the quality of human life.'

" 'To not do animal testing would mean that we would not be able to bring treatments and interventions and cures in a timely way. And what that means is people would die,' Stuart Zola of Emory University, which is home to the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, told AFP after the symposium. "

The convergence between AI rights and animal rights is happening far sooner than I expected it would.

" According to the lawsuit, UCLA police have been monitoring the activists' activities, sitting in unmarked cars and taking their pictures with "high powered cameras" before scheduled protests, as well as following them to dinner and threatening them with arrest in order to scare them. "

" There is a fast growing movement for hands on action, people wanting to band together and form small militant type groups to fight the poachers. That seems acceptable to me, except for the fact that most of these people have no military training, and the poachers do. "

Another armchair call for violence under the old "diversity of tactics" euphemisms: " A more fundamental question concerns the need to recognize the importance of contextualism and pluralism, acknowledging a variety of tactics is needed, and that one or a combination of tactics is to be decided according to analysis of specific situations in space and time, not through rigid application of universal rules. "

" Years passed, and though no charges were brought and no warrants filed over the killing of the poacher, the Owenses never returned to Zambia. Investigators there are still eager to talk to them. "

" Even when you consider how many insects you would need to equal the meat of a single pig or cow, the difference is enormous. For instance, a pig produces anywhere between ten and a hundred times as much greenhouse gases per kilogram as mealworms would. "

Meet the Mumia Abu-Jamal of the animal rights movement. " Walter’s dedication to animal liberation and effectively communicating such passion is not only admirable but also heavily influential, therefore his addition is integral. Moreover, Walter is the first Press Officer to be currently imprisoned for animal liberation. "

" when the medical profession itself insists on the moral importance of limiting animal experimentation and making sure it is carried out humanely, while yet remaining silent about meat-eating, the situation borders on the bizarre "

Ray Greek to other animal rights activists: your scientific ignorance makes you look stupid so just refer them to me.

" It does surprise me how animal testing seems to skip all the logical or rational checks people normally use when judging something and go straight for the moral outrage. "

Dear vegans: "Necrovore" is either a death metal band or an insult that makes you sound demented.

" the animals engaged in aggressive behavior that has been widely documented for this species, and that also occurs when they live naturally in the wild ... Furthermore, the laboratory monkeys had been able to do this because they were housed socially, rather than individually. "

" In a paper titled “Procreation, Harm, and the Constitution,” published in the Northwestern University Law Review, Carter Dillard argues that there is (or should be) a constitutional limit on an American’s right to have kids if—wait for it—the kid’s life won’t be “worth living” "

" But this idea that simply being human does not mean one deserves “special respect”, rather, the respect owed to a “being” depends on its having certain attributes, is not only a serious danger to vulnerable humans. It could also lead to situations in which robots would be seen to deserve greater respect than humans and ethical restrictions on what we may do to change human life would become inoperative. "

Wolfgang Puck still serves foie gras, just not to you proles.

Sterilization and black men, yeah THAT'LL go over well.

Draws parallels between anti-abortion beliefs and secular animal rights beliefs.

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