uk.politics.animals AR webpage Welcome, welcome, welcome to the unofficial webpage of uk.politics.animals! The newsgroup where the arguments never end.

Or rather we keep hearing the same claims over and over again. Anyhow, this is a website set up to act as resource for those who wish to join in the regular and exciting debates that we have.

Here we hope to provide lots of background files and data to fill in the gaps. There is also a FAQ, photos and useful links including to the pages of regular contributors when they exist.

BEWARE this is site is from an animal rights perspective. No apologies are made if it offends you. If you have a problem then post it to the newsgroup or email Donal O'Driscoll, the current maintainer of the FAQ (see below).

This page will be moving on at some stage as I move onto other things and Paul Kennedy takes on the task of maintaining the FAQ. However, newly added to the resources here are my own article on Hitler and Vegetarianism as well as an article from the Medical Research Modernization Committee on the History of vivisection. Thanks to Spooky for contributing the latter.

Barry Horne, animal liberationist, is on hungerstrike to get the UK government to live up to its pre-election promise and call a Royal Commission on vivisection. He is about to die. Go here for more information and updates.

Resources

FAQ Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
The Animal Rights Frequently Asked Questions file for uk.politics.animals which hopes to form a basic introduction for many of the topics that appear in discussion on the newsgroup. There are also details on many of the organisations involved. For those in the UK looking for a quicker links can also be found at Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
Predator Defence Institute
A link to the superb article by Cris Waller of the Predator Defense Institute examining the scientific evidence on foxes as it applies to hunters' claims. Referred to extensively through out the FAQ and often in the newsgroup itself.
Mink
Excerpts from Nigel Dunstone's book "The Mink"
Hen Harriers
Taken from the RSPB magazine, discussing the report into hen harriers on the grouse moors from the Joint Raptor Study
You and the Law
A page on how to handle the police in various situations, your rights and the various laws that they can have you for. Covers the proceedures from being arrested up until court and after.
Police Interrogation
A page on how to handle police interrogations and the tricks they use to get information out of you.
Naughty hunters
A list of hunts in the UK and their known misdeeds. Some links to pictures as well. Still under construction.
Press database
A listing of national and local press contacts for the UK. Early rough version

And now for some very useful sites that everyone should visit.
http://worldanimal.net/wan.htm
World Animal Net, an international database of animal rights and welfare groups from local to international leverl covering all countries in the world.
HSA
The Hunt Saboteurs Association website.
LACS
The Website for the League Against Cruel Sports
RSPCA
The website for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Animal Aid
UK organisation campaigning on various AR issues. Run a free email news list for AR topics.
HLS Info Web
Website for the campaign against Huntingdon Life Sciences
National Federation of Badger Groups
As the name says, a website dealing with helping badgers.
The Krebs Report
This is the big government backed report dealing with Badgers.
Greyhound Rescue
Helping to rescue and rehome abandoned and mistreated racing greyhounds.
National Fox Welfare Society
Group looking after injured foxes and other welfare issues dealing with foxes.
Is the Fox a Pest?
This is the website hosting the Bristol University report on foxes.
The Mammal Society
Dedicated to the convervation of mammals in the UK.
Countryside Alliance
The website for the Countryside Alliance, formerly the British Field Sports Society.
Game Conservancy Trust
Organisation researching into rural issues often dealing with bloodsports.
Hunting with Hounds Bill
Go here to see an online copy of Michael Foster's bill to ban hunting.
Kevin O'Donnell's ARmyths FAQ
The first FAQ for uk.politics.animals - this is very much biased against animal rights and this one regularly sparks heated debate.
Rabies Quarantine Information Page; Passports for Pets; Quarantine Abolition Fighting Fund
These are some excellent pages on the issue of quarantine and gives information on how you can help to get the ridiculous laws of this country resinded.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncdod/diseases/rabies/genlinfo.htm, http://www.pasteur.fr/Bio/rage/rabang.html, http://nrserv.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/rabies/rabmenu.html
Pages with links to more info on rabies itself.
Research Defence Society
Defending the use of animals in medical research
FRAME
Fund for finding alternatives to animal testing though not entirely opposed to animal testing itself(!)

Newspapers

The Times
You need to register for this one but it is free.
The Telegraph
The Independant
The Guardian
The Mirror

Homepages

Donal O'Driscoll
Jonathan J Quick Tim Pinney

In Momento

Also to be found on this website are the pages of the now sadly defunct Waste of Space - a great squat and a great idea. Also to be found in this section are things of use to squatters, radicalism and even a Section 6 to print out and use the next time you are in need of a home.

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