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Action For Animals is a local, grassroots, nonprofit 501(c)3 group based in Austin, Texas. Our sole purpose is to defend and protect the rights and lives of non-human animals. Thank you for visiting our website! We hope you'll join us in our work. Please sign up today, then bookmark this page and visit often to learn how you can help with upcoming events and campaigns.
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Brendan Brazier
- Benjaminp
- January 28, 2010
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Howdy! As some of you might know, Brendan Brazier came to town recently and spoke at Central Market about his approach to a vegan diet. Brendan was a professional Ironman triathlete before developing the "Vega" line of nutritional products and writing "Thrive Diet" based on high-net gain vegan nutrition. For those of you who weren't able to make it Brendan has a site where you can go and sign up to receive a few emails...
IceSkater Johnny Weir Wears Fur
- Timothy
- January 27, 2010
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As an avid fan of ice skating (I know, how gay???), I'm always perturbed by the openly gay skater Johnny Weir who consistently wears fur on his costumes. An article was on the home page of Yahoo today that addresses this issue: http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=ap-weir-fur&prov=ap&type=lgns Weir says that it's hypocritical to come at him when every skater wears skates made from cows, which is true, but the flashiness of Weir wearing fox fur on his costume is...
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Animal Rights vs. U.S. Dairy Industry
- Cereh
- January 26, 2010
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There's an article today on ABC.com about a Mercy For Animals undercover investigator's footage from a large New York dairy operation. The article is sympathetic to the cows and includes excruciating footage of tail dockings and dehornings. The dairy trade group says that tail docking is done for cleanliness reasons, while the California director from the Humane Society says it is barbaric and unnecessary. The article contains the usual quotes from the dairy farmers saying...
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Whaling Clash Highlights Two Hollywood donors
- ernest
- January 25, 2010
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Both the boat rammed by a Japanese vessel and the craft that rescued six activists off Antarctica were bought with donations from the entertainment industry figures. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-m e-whale-boat7-2010jan07,0,4710554.story
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This Sunday: Vegan Bakesale for Haiti
- vegangrrl
- January 23, 2010
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Join fellow Austinites in a vegan bakesale benefit for the people of Haiti on Sunday, January 24 from 12-4PM at Ten Thousand Villages (1317 South Congress). Consider bringing some baked vegan goods or buying some from the table! All proceeds will go to Food for Life Global (FFL), the world's largest nonprofit vegan food relief organization. According to news reports, the Haiti earthquake killed over 111,000 people and left 609,000 people homeless. The U.N. reports...
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