Tag Archive 'Ringling Bros.'

“Joint Terrorism Task Force” Arrests Activist on Felony Charge for Wearing a Mask

Posted in Activism & Activists' Response, Legal Issues, Police Harassment & Abuse on Apr 27th, 2008

From DC Indymedia:
On Saturday, April 12, an FBI agent arrested an animal rights activist at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. The activist was charged with wearing a mask in public—a Class 6 felony in Virginia.
On April 5, the arrested activist attended a protest at GMU and wore a mask. After the GMU Police [...]

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Ringling Bros. Sues ASPCA Using Mafia Law

Posted in Legal Issues, Opposition on Sep 7th, 2007

You might already know that the SHAC 7 were convicted of “animal enterprise terrorism” for running a controversial website that listed personal information about corporations tied to the notorious animal testing lab Huntingdon Life Sciences. You might not know, though, that before that the corporations SHAC targeted hit back with various other legal tactics. Restraining [...]

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