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 Home > News and alerts > You are here: Animal rights conference encourages terrorism, unity and legislative action to advance movement Animal rights conference encourages terrorism, unity and legislative action to advance movement (7/3/2002) Leaders of the
animal rights movement who lectured at this year’s national animal
rights conference advocated terrorist acts, unification and increased
legislative action as ways to achieve their goal to provide legal rights
to all animals. A U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance staffer attended four days of
the Animal Rights 2002 National Conference, a forum for sharing ideas
and information about the animal rights movement. The event was held
June 28 through July 3 in Washington, D.C. and sponsored by a number of
national animal rights organizations. The staffer attended several
workshop sessions despite repeated threats by organizers of physical
harm against infiltrators. Among conference highlights was a statement made by Captain
Paul Watson, founder and president of a national animal rights group,
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. He said if a human died from one
of his actions, he would consider it "collateral damage."
Watson claims the U.S. government taught him this because it excuses the
bombing of innocent women and children during time of war. He also
commented that it is not possible to "commit violence against
non-sentient objects. Property damage is not violence." Co-founder of Animals' Agenda and conference speaker Jim
Mason highlighted the importance of unifying animal rights supporters.
He said the animal rights movement is up against a "cultural
fortress" and must unite to strengthen. Wayne Pacelle, vice president of the Humane Society of the
United States, sent out a call to increase legislative action on behalf
of animals. He claims that the biggest failure of the animal rights
movement has been "the failure to enact animal protection
laws." He says the only way to be successful is "if
communities get to know issues…and try to influence the outcome"
by voting and contacting their legislators. Pacelle mentions that the
ultimate goal of the animal rights movement should be to "create a
body of laws to protect animals from individuals." The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance will follow-up this summary
of the Animal Rights 2002 National Conference with several detailed
articles. They will reinforce the fact that the animal rights movement,
which is backed by the Humane Society of the United States, Fund for
Animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and thousands of
other groups, is not about saving pets in shelters, but rather radically
changing our lifestyle by any means possible. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers nationally in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868. CopyrightÓ U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance- www.ussportsmen.org
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