Peter Hammarstedt was born in Sweden and raised in the United Kingdom. Peter joined the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as soon as he was old enough to submit an application. A fervent advocate for the rights of animals, Peter believes that in their capacity to suffer, animals are our equals. From the foreboding Labrador Coast [...]
Captain Paul Watson – Animal Rights Conference 2009 Keynote Speaker
August 8, 2009 By 15 Comments
Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was the key note speaker at the 2009 Animal Rights Conference in Los Angeles. Paul Watson has exhibited much diversity in his activism. Aside from being a co-founder of Greenpeace in 1972 and Greenpeace International in 1979 and founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977, [...]
Animal Rights Conference 2009 – Sea Shepherd ociate Director Alex Earl
August 2, 2009 By 3 Comments
Welcome remarks by Sea Shepherd ociate Director Alex Earl at the Animal Rights Conference 2009 in Los Angeles with introduction by Kim McCoy. FARM presents the worlds largest and longest-running national animal rights conference! Held annually since 1981, this four-day conference serves as a forum for sharing knowledge, reporting on progress and educating. The conference [...]
Uncaged-YES on Prop 2
June 23, 2009 By 25 Comments
This November 4, Californians should vote YES! on Proposition 2 a modest measure that stops cruel and inhumane treatment of animals, ending the practice of cramming farm animals into cages so small the animals can’t even turn around, lie down or extend their limbs. http://www.YesOnProp2.com Duration : 0:1:53 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vegan123.com%2Fanimal-rights%2Funcaged-yes-on-prop-2′; addthis_title = ‘Uncaged-YES+on+Prop+2′; addthis_pub [...]
Animal Rights Conference 2007 – Alex Pacheco
June 7, 2009 By 21 Comments
Alex Pacheco began making headlines at the age of 21 by closing down the first laboratory in the U.S. on charges of cruelty to animals. As co-founder and Chairman of PETA for 20 years, he was responsible for expanding it into the world’s most recognizable animal rights charity. To date, he has been responsible for [...]