Free Talk Live - Animal Rights

Taping of farm cruelty is becoming the crime

rawsteel — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:49:08 +0000

According to NBC news, some States are declaring the filming of cruelty towards animals a crime or even terrorism.

Reporting Factory Farm Abuses an Act of Terrorism

tomcat — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:13:16 +0000

New Hampshire, Wyoming and Nebraska are the latest states to introduce Ag-Gag laws aimed at preventing employees, journalists or activists from exposing illegal or unethical practices on factory farms.

Woman Arrested for Bringing Water to Animals in Scorching Heat

snowdog2012 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:25:32 +0000

Three years ago, I was driving home and noticed a farm with very thin horses without water. I stopped my car and got out and all the farm animals, goats, chickens, ducks, miniature horses called to me. It was 103 degrees on a sweltering summer day and I could see from the road that all of the water troughs were tipped over and empty. I was arrested for trespassing and made headlines in the North County Times and Valley Roadrunner.

Superior Court Compels Cat to Attend as Juror

celestrion — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:39:46 +0000

The Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston, MA have summoned a family pet named Sal to "serve" as a juror, and refuse to exempt the cat on grounds of being an animal. I suspect a cat can make as much sense of this country's ludicrous legal system as anyone else.

Cop who saved fawn faces jail, fines

libertyshepherd — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:15:30 +0000

Toledo police Sgt. Mark Fry, who resuscitated a newborn fawn back to life after its mother got hit by a car might be facing jail time and possible fines.

His wife might also face fines and jail time. They are accused of keeping the fawn at an undisclosed location while it is being nursed back to health.