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animal liberationLoose international movement against the infliction of suffering on animals, whether for scientific, military, or commercial research, or in being raised for food. The movement was sparked by the book Animal Liberation (1975) by Australian philosopher Peter Singer (1946– ) and encompasses many different organizations. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From 1996 to 2001 a shadowy group of eco-terrorists variously calling itself the Earth Liberation Front or the Animal Liberation Front attacked targets in the western United States, destroying properties that the group claimed threatened the environment. Chas was moved when he read Peter Singer's book Animal Liberation in 1975 and thus began what would become a lifetime of animal activism, eliminating all animal products from his diet and traveling to vegetarian and animal rights conferences across the country. Vlasak, a trauma surgeon, is a self-appointed spokesman for the Animal Liberation Front, a radical animal rights group. |
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