The RSPCA has demonstrated again that it exists solely to promote the exploitation of farmed animals by getting people to think of their pets as something better than the animal they had for dinner:

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24412988-5006301,00.html

Some key highlights:

[QUOTE] Ms McDonald said she wanted to become president to "reform the RSPCA to do what it is supposed to do. It's supposed to get out to the public arena and advocate the abolition of cruel practices . . . factory farming, battery hens and pork production."

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But RSPCA member and veterinarian Andrew Carter said resolutions like the one supported by Ms McDonald "would put off middle-of-the-road people and have a negative impact on membership"[/QUOTE]

And there it is in a nutshell; the RSPCA can't actually prevent cruelty as it might affect its income. If that's the case, what the hell is it for?

For another perspective on the RSPCA, try http://www.rspcawatchdog.org/

The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Des Groseilliers twice rammed the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Farley Mowat today:

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_080330_2.html

[QUOTE]

"I'm beginning to wonder if anyone on the bridge of the Groseilliers has a license to command a ship," said Captain Alex Cornelissen. "The incompetence of the Coast Guard has already cost the lives of four sealers this week-end and now they are ramming ships in dangerous ice conditions. This is unbelievable. It's like the Coast Guard has declared war on seal defenders and the sealers are collateral damage."

[/QUOTE]

That says it all.

Proving that the Australian Customs ship Oceanic Viking is in the area to assist the whalers to murder whales in peace and nothing more, it helped the whaling fleet by deliberately leading the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin in the wrong direction:

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_080118_2.html

This sickening behaviour is a direct betrayal of the whales, the Australian public and of everyone one the planet who relies on Sea Shepherd to stop the killing.

The Japanese whalers have demonstrated their true nature, as Yakuza thugs, by assaulting and kidnapping two members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4357626a10.html

What more can be expected of these mercenary murderers? These violent killers are not researchers - there is no science in what they do. They are simply there to destroy life to make a profit and they have just proven it.

In a blatant back flip on pre-election promises, the Australian Government is now actively assisting the Japanese to kill whales:

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_080106_1.html

The Australian public should be outraged at this betrayal. It's bad enough that none of the promised action has taken place (the Government holiday ship that's supposed to be observing the kill is still in port in Australia and no legal action has commenced) but to assist the whalers is nothing short of disgusting.

It appears that a direct boycott of Japanese products is the only way the Government will get the idea, since it's clear that greed drives all Government policy (no matter which party is in power).

In an amazing display of arrogance, Japanese whalers have actually had the nerve to ask the Australian Government for protection from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society:

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22743041-953,00.html

Let's get this straight; the Japanese want to invade Australian waters to hunt and kill endangered whales in a sanctuary while the Australian Government protects them from a group upholding international law? What are they smoking?

For more info on the current campaign, visit http://www.seashepherd.org

Australian animal hating sickness continues with cats now on the dinner menu:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6974687.stm

The dish was created by Kay Kessing, a children's book author. Yes, this sick bitch writes books for children.

Here's hoping she gets toxoplasmosis from her next victim.

Bidders at the Geauga County Fair in Ohio paid three times the usual price for Bentley the calf, just to ensure he would die rather than be rescued by the young people trying to save his life. He placed 39 in the ring, with calves that sold for between $1.95 a pound & $1.35 a pound - he ended up selling for $4.50 a pound (above the reserve grand champion at $3.45 a pound).

Yes, the fair was so threatened by a small group of young people that they set up a system to outbid them at any cost and had police standing outside Bentley's stall.

What kind of mean-spirited asshole pays over $4000 just to ensure a calf gets slaughtered? These people need professional mental help; but then so do the rest of the extremists who make money from the suffering of animals, like vivisectionists, furriers, hunters and every other animal hating lunatic on the planet.

In a typical display of utter cluelessness, an eating disorder clinic forces people to eat meat as part of the recovery process:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/diet/
the-bad-seed/2007/08/07/1186252709760.html (long URL warning)

Interestingly, the epidemic of obesity sweeping the western world, fueled by high fat, meat-laden diets, doesn't get a mention.

Meat consumption is an eating disorder. Those suffering carnivorous delusions may experience the following symptoms:

• Expanding arse
• Cancer
• Heart disease
• Impotence
• Death

For more information about this eating disorder, visit

http://www.meat.org/

Some may be aware of the recent publicity regarding a confessed pedophile who can't be charged with anything because looking at and photographing young girls isn't actually illegal. The latest development is that a restraining order has been issued.

Note the following comment from a "first amendment expert" and a reply from one of the lawyers involved:

[QUOTE]"They have an understandable worry this guy is going to do something bad," said Volokh. "But that's not enough. You need at least probable cause to believe some crime has been committed."

Zinnanti responded, "This is a civil harassment restraining order; it's not a criminal behavior matter. There is a compelling case that this guy is involved in annoying, stalking, loitering."[/QUOTE]

Where were these people when the SHAC 7 went to jail for saying that animal testing is bad? This asshole admits to posting pictures of little girls for his amusement and the amusement of other sick fucks, but there's no money in preventing kids from being raped so it's not illegal. A number of protesters report on the hideous cruelty going on in HLS and get 23 years, because talking about stopping assholes making money from the suffering of other beings is terrorism. Noone in the SHAC 7 actually damaged property, hurt a person or did anything other than spread information to the public.

That's one hell of a double standard.

A number of anti-environmental thugs are planning to break the law and illegally clear land to protest the fact that they can no longer destroy the environment at their own leisure:

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSYD214161

The next time some redneck idiot farmer labels vegans or animal rights activists extremist criminals, point them here.