Wildlife Groups Sue for Wolves; "Terrorism" Hypocrisy Continues

by Stephanie Ernst · 2009-06-02 12:07:00 UTC
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There will be an overdue "Animals in the Blogs" roundup of other interesting posts sometime tomorrow or Wednesday, but in the meantime, please check out the following press release and post. [Edit: Was no one going to tell me that when I wrote this, "tomorrow" and "Wednesday" were the same day? Everyone was content to let me go on thinking it was Monday? Sheesh.]

First, wildlife/conservation groups--including the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, and HSUS--have today filed suit in response to the removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves. Read more from the press release here: "Suit Filed to Challenge Removal of Endangered Species Act Protection From Northern Rockies Wolves."

Second, all over the news and blogosphere in recent days, there has been outrage and mourning over the assassination of physician and abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. But there has also been frustration and outrage over what his murder is--or rather is not--being labeled. In "3 Reasons Why Murdering an Abortion Doctor Isn’t Being Called 'Terrorism,'" Will Potter of GreenIsTheNewRed.com lays out the facts and obvious hypocrisies. Please read Will's post. He does a great job of deconstructing what's happening here.

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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