The drama has captivated the country, making politicians cry and drawing shamans from distant parts. Experts brought in first to help save the whale, and then to ease the animal's demise, have faced death threats.
One is " Omniocracy," a sweeping work of political philosophy decades in the making, proposing a new ethical foundation for society that rejects moral absolutes and instead grounds moral consideration for all beings in science and policy. In Laws' view, traditional political systems are inherently prejudiced: they work for humans only, excluding the vast majority of sentient beings. An omniocracy, she argues, would account for all living beings as constituents whose interests must be weighed in the decisions that affect them.
UC Berkeley student and animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg was sentenced to 30 days in jail Wednesday afternoon after being convicted of breaking into a Petaluma farm and stealing four chickens in a case that drew international attention. In addition to the time in custody, Rosenberg was sentenced to 60 days served through a jail alternative and ordered to pay restitution, including over $100,000 to Petaluma Poultry.
A Sonoma County judge on Wednesday sentenced Berkeley animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg to 90 days for a felony conspiracy conviction stemming from 2023 breaches at Petaluma Poultry. Rosenberg, 23, sat quietlyin a courtroom packed with supporters as Judge Kenneth Gnoss announced the punishment in Sonoma County Superior Court, closing out nearly two years of proceedings over whether her actions amounted to a crime or exposed animal cruelty June 13, 2023.
The monkey jailbreak went viral: it was the day after the election, and the divided nation was eager for distraction. How did the macaques make it out? The escape quickly became politicized. In a new investigation, the New Yorker staff writer Ava Kofman reports from the small town of Yemassee, South Carolina, about the macaque mass exodus-which fuelled an unlikely alliance between animal-rights proponents and the MAGA movement.
Authorities in Bolzano, located in the mountainous Trentino-Alto Adige region, have proposed charging 1.50 a night for dogs visiting the province and 100 a year per dog for resident dog owners. If passed by the provincial council, some of the proceeds will be used to rid the streets of dog poo after a failed policy enacted last year that required dogs to undergo DNA tests in order to identify culprits.
The trial of animal welfare activist Zoe Rosenberg begins this week in Sonoma County. Rosenberg is accused of criminal conspiracy in connection with a 2023 incursion into a processing facility owned by Petaluma Poultry led by the Berkeley group Direct Action Everywhere. [Bay Area News Group] Residents of Benicia have been told to reduce their water consumption by 40% immediately after a damaged pipeline caused a significant water shortage. Something similar happened in 2022. [NBC Bay Area]
Thomas Berry once aptly noted, "The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects." This statement reinforces the need for a paradigm shift toward recognizing interconnectedness among all forms of life.
Wanhui restaurant in Taiyun, China, offers customers the chance to have a four-course meal along with selfies with lion cubs and other exotic animals for $150.
"Supporters of the approach believe the cull is necessary to avert disastrous consequences for the spotted owls. But the coalition argues the effort is too expensive, unworkable and inhumane."
