I have mentioned the wacky “campaigning windows” of Cambridge residents before. Today I walked past one that had a picture of a Labrador on display, with the caption “Liberate Laboratory Animals!”
Also today I read this story:
“Animal rights activists have stolen six huntaway dogs from a Massey University farm, some of which are carrying a fatal genetic disease also found in humans.
The dogs – a bitch and five puppies – were sent to Massey by a farmer reluctant to have them put down. Instead he hoped Massey’s Veterinary School could find a cure for the disease which attacks the nervous system, killing animals and young children.
Massey veterinarians had hoped that because of the genetic similarities, if they found a cure for the dogs they would also be able to save children. In this respect, they were working with the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
The disease, mucopolysaccharidosis, specifically targets the brain.
Without expert treatment, the infected dogs will waste away and die fairly quickly.”
Via Fark too, the people who brought you microwave radar bring you fizzy ice cream.
hm, wacky campaigning windows – I wonder what happened to the Cat Collective, a group of old lesbians who used to run their own ad hoc cat rescue service in Cambridge – unlike the Massey University dog burglars they actually improved life for the animals they saved…
Strange how the animal rightists seem to be oblivious to the ill effects of “liberation” . Their noble freeing of the downtrodden mink resulted in the wiping out of indigenous water rats by the vicious furry fiend. Poor Ratty! Done in by loonies!
Other liberated animals have been less fortunate and paid with their lives.
Ah, I’ve long thought that we – the general public – should stop calling these foolish simpletons things like ‘Animal rights activists’, which makes them sound brave and noble and heroic. Instead we should start calling them something that reflects reality, things like this: ‘if they found a cure for the dogs they would also be able to save children.’
I humbly suggest re-naming them ‘babykillers’.