Suzanne Carey September 10 1973 – February 24 2008, Animal Liberationist
Submitted by AAA on Tue, 2008-02-26 03:11. Announcement | Other
It is with a saddened heart that we tell you our friend Suzanne Carey, Auckland Animal Liberationist and Direct Actionist passed away on Sunday February the 24th of 2008.
At 1.30am, Suzy lost her battle with a long-term illness.
Suzy was heavily involved in animal liberation group Auckland Animal Action for over 10 years and was active in the activist and direct action movement. Suzy went to every protest she could get to and often traveled around Aotearoa for conferences and actions.
Protest ANZCCART June 29th - July 1st 2008, Auckland
Submitted by AAA on Fri, 2008-01-25 22:47.
Announcement One: Demo Times
Every two years New Zealand hosts the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART) conference. This is a time for anti-vivisection / animal liberation activists from all over New Zealand to come together and collectively voice our opposition to this barbaric and unnecessary science.
Get Active! - Help Us To Make Auckland Fur Free in 2008!!
Submitted by AAA on Thu, 2005-03-17 11:17. Announcement | Fur
Fur Free Auckland has been one of our longest running and most successful campaigns. We have had success with over 60 stores pledging to go fur free. After finding stores stocking fur, we send information packs educating them on the atrocities of the fur industry. The animals are bred purely to be skinned and made into clothing. They are kept in tiny barren cages and are driven insane as they are unable to display any of their natural behaviours or socialise with others. They are then killed by means of electrocution, gassing orhaving their necks broken. In some cases they are even skinned alive.
Cruel Work Stories: Police demean animal suffering
Submitted by AAA on Mon, 2008-02-18 07:23.
Press Release: Auckland Animal Action
Date: 19.02.08
Cruel Work Stories: Police demean animal suffering
Auckland Animal Action questions the appropriateness of police as inspectors under the animal welfare act after reading their most recent E-Beat newsletter. The newsletter details experiences of new police; Februarys update contains a story in which the officer disregards the suffering of his supposed sheep.
ALF Liberate Strawberry
Submitted by AAA on Sun, 2008-02-17 09:44. Animal Liberation Front | Other
Auckland Animal Action anonymously received the following communique:
Every year through out New Zealand hundreds of thousands of pigs are confined to sow crates, farrowing crates and fattening pens. Males in the fattening pens live in their own excrement in cramped pens where they await slaughter. The females are treated as machines, being constantly confined to sow or farrowing crates where they can not turn around, comfortably lie down or properly care for their young. Before long their babies are ripped away from them and they are impregnated again. They are treated as though they do not feel pain, as though they do not matter, as though they are profit.
Copies of Bite Back #12 Avalible Now!
Submitted by AAA on Sat, 2008-02-16 08:43. Announcement | Other
AAA has received copies of Bite Back magazine from the USA. Issue no. 12 includes a look at the animal liberation movements in Italy and Spain, a tale by Keith Mann about targeting the Grand National steeplechase (an excerpt from his new book: From Dusk 'til Dawn), news, prisoner letters, action reports from around the world and much more!
Bite Back is a great source of information and is jam-packed with actions and events taking place around the world. We only have a few copies left so if you want one email us at aucklandanimalaction@yahoo.com and send $5 + $1p&p to Auckland Animal Action, PO Box 7523, Wellesley St, Auckland.
New Animal Rights Activist Magazine - Submissions Requested
Submitted by AAA on Thu, 2008-01-24 07:54.
Over the past few years Auckland Animal Action (AAA) has been producing a newsletter that is primarily aimed at our members. This newsletter consists of news about actions AAA has been involved in, events that are coming up, ALF updates, details of animal issues (for example information on fish farming) and philosophical articles (for example why one should support the ALF).
While producing the last edition, Spring/Summer 2007, it dawned on us that there are issues that we would like to discuss that are activist focused and thus not suitable (or of interest) for our members. It seems to us that there is the need for a national animal rights magazine aimed at ourselves and the movement rather than the public.
Unnecessary and Cruel Killing at Animal Control
Submitted by AAA on Mon, 2008-01-14 09:20. Announcement | Other
The following is the contents of an email Auckland Animal Action received from a member of the public who found a dog and entrusted him with Animal Control; only to have Animal Control kill him. This is not the first time we have been contacted by someone who has had an animal killed Animal Control. Last year we were contacted by an East Auckland man whose cat had been picked up and put down by Animal Control within less than 24 hours.
New Year Brings Freedom for Suffering Hens
Submitted by AAA on Fri, 2008-01-04 18:12. Announcement | Battery Hen
• The True Cost of Eggs: a documentary made from footage of this investigation can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sd4ikC-tBI. This is available on DVD from Auckland Animal Action.
On New Years Eve while many were partying Animal Rights Activists were seeing in the New Year by entering a battery hen farm in South Auckland. Thirty hens were rescued from this farm and the conditions documented.
