In the Blogs: Military Torture, Shock Collars, and Revolutions of the Heart

by Stephanie Ernst · 2009-07-23 13:53:00 UTC
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Recent thoughtful posts from my fellow animal-friendly bloggers:

  • Important But Flawed: A Review of Food Inc. from Glenn at Liberation BC

  • A Revolution of the Heart from The Abolitionist Approach: The "revolution is not going to occur as the result of any leader. It can only occur within each and every one of us. And it can if we want it to. We do not need leaders. We need to recognize that each of us can – and must – become a leader if we have any hope of sorting out this mess that we call our world."

  • Shocking News from the ALDF Blog: Shock collars are inhumane for kids but humane for dogs?

  • The United State Doesn't Torture? Animal Testing in the Military from Animal Blawg: "Charles J. Rosciam is a retired captain with the Navy Medical Services Corps – a combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient.  He and 16 other retired armed forces medical personnel are attempting to convince the Department of Defense (DOD) to stop torturing and killing animals as part of its trauma training program. . . ."

  • On Timelines from Animal Person: "The fact that the concept of the timeline exists is simply an admission that human behavior is not necessarily aligned with what's in the head or in the heart. . . . Moving people along is more art than science."

  • Shark Attack Survivors Lobby for Sharks from Planetsave

  • Kentucky Takes a Step Backwards from the ALDF Blog: Veterinarians wishing to report abuse of animals they see in their practice will now be prohibited from doing so by law. How's that for disturbing?

  • Pockets of Change: Spreading Vegetarianism in a Buddhist Community from L.O.V.E.

Additional recent posts, as well as a collection of AR2009 posts from various bloggers, will appear in a second roundup sometime over the weekend.

Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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