FUR COMMISSION USA COMMENTARY, MAY 6, 1999 THE “FUR FREE 2000” campaign of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has moved to stage two: legislation. As you recall, Christmas 1998 brought the world video clips of a German Shepherd being bled and skinned alive, supposedly somewhere in China. (1) As the dog howls,…
In late 1998, the Humane Society of the United States, America’s largest animal rights group, launched a campaign called “Fur Free 2000”, aimed in part at blocking legitimate fur imports to the US from Asia.
“Captain” Paul Watson: Founder The Sea Shepherd is not really a protest organization. We’re not protesting anything. We’re opposing the illegal activities by criminal operations in a world where governments support criminal operations in the name of profit.
FUR COMMISSION USA PRESS RELEASE, AUGUST 27, 2008 Before daylight on Sunday, Aug. 24, trespassers broke into the Rippin Fur Farm in Aldergrove, B.C. Canada where they released about 6,000 mink and opened the farm gate. Most of the mink were contained within the perimeter fence while over 500 mink made their way through the…
FUR COMMISSION USA PRESS RELEASE, AUGUST 20, 2008 Early in the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 19, trespassers broke into the McMullin & Sons Fur Farm in South Jordan, Utah. About 800 mink pens were opened and the farm animals abandoned around the area. Lindsey McMullin, a third-generation mink farmer who runs the farm with his…
Gary Yourofsky, founder of ADAPTT (Animals Deserve Adequate Protection Today and Tomorrow); resigned Mar. 1, 2002.
J.P. Goodwin, Executive Director The following quotes were made during Goodwin’s time with CAFT. However, he was working for Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society of the United States as early as 1997. (Blunt CEO defends Humane Society from attack dogs, Press-Telegram, (Long Beach, CA), Aug. 25, 2007.) Goodwin has described himself as an “ALF…
FUR COMMISSION USA PRESS RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 NEW HAMPTON, IOWA: Vandals intent on causing financial damage to a family farm trespassed in the early morning hours of Sept. 7, opening every pen on the Earl Drewelow & Sons Mink Farm. At least 10,000 animals made their way out of their pens, out of a…
Freeman Wicklund: Executive director, Compassionate Action for Animals (formerly Animal Liberation League We need a drastic decrease in human population if we ever hope to create a just and equitable world for animals No Compromise, September 1996. Every new human brought into the world is a vote for humans and a death wish for animals.…
Brigitte Bardot Joins Animal Rights Activists It takes something really obnoxious to give offense these days,