Voice of the Voiceless just received a brief report about the continued FBI hunt for Andreas San Diego.
Last week in Des Moines, Iowa, the FBI attempted to question an individual about the whereabouts of Andreas San Diego. The person told agents to contact their lawyer, and refused to speak to them.
San Diego has been sought by the FBI for nearly seven years, after he was allegedly pulled over by police in a routine traffic stop near the site an explosion at the headquarters at an HLS customer. A previous bombing had occurred at another HLS target in the area weeks prior. San Diego was placed under surveillance by the FBI. When they lost track of him, he was subsequently indicted.
In recent years, the FBI has released reports of San Diego being spotted in North Carolina, Europe, and Costa Rica, among other locations. Despite his addition to the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list, and three features on America’s Most Wanted, San Diego has remained free.
The FBI has made no statements indicating what links San Diego would have to Iowa. The person questioned stated they have been visited frequently by the FBI in relation to other investigations.
Peter Young is NIO’s Senior Editor of Animal Liberation and the creator of VoiceOfTheVoiceless.org. Young is a veteran animal liberation activist and former political prisoner convicted for his role in liberating thousands of animals from fur farms across the country. Emerging from a grand jury indictment, 7 years of being wanted by the FBI, a federal prison sentence, and nearly 15 years in the animal liberation movement; today Peter is a frequent lecturer at universities and events, writer on liberation movements, and unapologetic supporterof those who work outside the law to achieve human, earth, and animal liberation.
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In the winter of 1995, when I was 19 years old, I got a job with a company by the name of Dakota Mechanical. We built slaughter-houses in the Midwest, mainly in Iowa. The state of Iowa is the largest producer of pork in the nation. At the time I was employed in that evil industry there were 27 slaughter-houses for pigs alone. I helped build the IBP plant in Logansport, Indiana as well. It was a brand new plant.
I never saw an animal murdered in the 9 or so months I worked in Logansport, but it wasn’t difficult for me to get the gist of what many of those machines would do when in operation. I was primarily a forklift operator to begin with, but then worked my way to industrial plumber’s apprentice. After that factory was built there was a three month layoff.
But soon I got the call for the next job. The one that would forever change my life. It was a smaller job; we were to build an extension to the kill floor at the IBP plant in Perry, Iowa. In this fully functioning slaughter-house I saw the most grizzly mechanized murders that there are to witness. Since it was an old facility we were constantly called away from our construction work to do maintenance throughout the plant. From the pen runs, to the kill floor, to rendering, over the course of 5 months I was a confederate and accomplice to it all.
When I first started the smells, sights, and sounds were overbearing. I kept telling myself, “This is what you eat; don’t get squeamish.” Within 6 to 8 weeks I felt soul dead. For 12 hours, sometimes 15, I often worked ankle deep in gore.
Like the 3 days I worked plumbing rinse stations with 40 gallon drums of de-skinned hogs’ heads staring at me.
Or the times I would have to take the forklift behind the facility to gather raw materials, right next to which was a 25 foot pile of ‘defective’ hogs which were ‘unfit for human consumption.’ For one reason or another they were left in heaping piles, exposed to the elements and freezing to death in the Iowa cold. With all the horrors to which I was privy, it’s that pile of freezing dead that still haunts my soul.
Then came the day that changed me. We were wrapping up all our tools and cleaning up when a hog who had been knocked out with an electric jolt, had his throat stuck, and had been hung upside down to bleed to death woke up, convulsed, and freed himself of the foot-hold. He came running off of the kill floor straight toward me and the rest of the crew. Three IBP workers gave chase. One with a pipe wrench and two with baseball bats. They began to beat the hog to death. I turned away as I thought anyone would……I was wrong. As I turned, I was face to face with the rest of my crew. While listening to the thuds and squeals of a blunt force death a mere 30 feet behind me, I watched as my co-workers whooped and cheered, high-fiving each other each time there was a thud, laughing and celebrating the violent death of a sentient being.
That night in my hotel room my mind raced. I was disgusted with myself. I was disgusted with humanity. I quit eating meat. A few days later my foreman approached me and asked if I need to borrow any money. I said, “No, why do you ask?” He said that he’d noticed that all I’d been eating was peanut butter and jelly and that he thought I was broke. I told him that I wasn’t broke and that I was simply done eating meat. He began heckling me and calling me a “born-again tree hugger.” I quit on the spot.
I went home and began to study Animal Rights. I went vegan and became active in a legal capacity. I spent years tabling and talking with people. I worked at animal sanctuaries and rescued animals whenever I could.
I have never felt that anything I have done or will do on behalf of our Mother Earth and her animal nations has been enough. Those machines I built back in 1996 are still murdering, even as I write this. That is my guilt and my shame; I earned them. But it is also my strength and resolve. Nothing will ever make me forget the plight of factory farmed animals and so-called free range, which is just as sick, wrong, unnecessary, and indefensible.
WE HAVE TWO DEMOS NEXT WEEK AND PEOPLE ARE FLYING CROSS-COUNTRY TO BE AT EITHER. WHILE THE MEDIA & THE WORLD IS WATCHING, WE NEED YOU TOO!
IF YOU CAN TAKE OFF FROM WORK, FLY, DRIVE, OR WALK, YOU ARE URGED TO DO SO.
OUR ENEMY CONSPIRES AGAINST US AND THE ANIMALS FROM A WELL-ORGANIZED, COORDINATED MACHINE.
WE NEED TO UNITE & WORK TOGETHER. THIS IS A WAR.
SEPTEMBER 7 – MIAMI, FLORIDA: PRIMATE PRODUCTS, INC.
The South Florida Smash HLS campaign has taken the images published by the Animal Liberation Unit and put Primate Products into the media spotlight. Next Tuesday, many activists and groups, including SAEN, will be present to amplify the noise that’s been created.
Primate Product, Inc. was exposed on NBC and more interviews and coverage is forthcoming.
Now it’s time for everyone to come together outside this hellhole and take a stand while the media and the world is watching. Go to this page & RSVP or just show up.
SEPTEMBER 8 – MARYSVILLE, OHIO: CONKLIN CONCENTRATION CAMP SADIST BILLY JOE GREGG IN COURT
Billy Joe Gregg: Sadistic Psychopath & Future Ohio Cop
Pre-trial hearing will begin at 8:30 a.m.
The legal system has declared the atrocities at Conklin Dairy Farms “standard industry practice” and business as usual has resumed. Gregg, a sadistic torturer-murderer awaits misdemeanor charges, likely to be reduced to time served.
If we don’t use this to give Gregg’s torture/murder victims and all dairy cows a voice, then we have failed them.
Take a stand with us and force the media and the world to pay attention. Click HERE for further information.
No Justice, No Peace
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Long-time earth and animal liberation activist Rod Coronado has plenty of street cred, but apparently he wasn’t hip to the perils of Facebook. In early August, the seasoned activist was sentenced to four months in prison for violating the terms of his probation. The charge: “friending” a figure the FBI describes as, “a well-known environmental activist who has a history of condoning direct action and violence as a means of protest or demonstration.” That activist is Mike Roselle, the author of Tree Spiker, a confrontational and outspoken opponent of destructive environmental practices, from mountaintop removal to deforestation, who claims to have been arrested at least 50 times.
According to the Missoula Independent, Coronado’s probation officer, Rhonda J. Wallock, reported that the activist violated the terms of his supervision by becoming Roselle’s “friend” and for using an unauthorized computer. “In monitoring Mr. Coronado’s Facebook account,” the court document reads, “this officer found Michael Roselle to be a “friend” of Mr. Coronado.”
Well, yes. But apparently it was Roselle who asked Coronado to be his friend and not Coronado who approached Roselle. Moreover, they had been friends for some time, just not Facebook friends. As Roselle explained, “I sent him a friend request because someone had suggested that I friend him and given that I’ve known Rod for quite a while, I did. I guess he hit the accept button.”
The irony is that a couple of monkeywrenchers, each with a long list of arrests and convictions, have now been nabbed as friends. For Coronado, it is without a doubt the most prosaic charge he has ever faced.
For years, Coronado was the unofficial bad boy of the radical environmental movement. As a teenager he cut his teeth with the now well known Sea Shepherd Society and, in 1986, participated in a risky act of eco-sabotage: taking aim at Iceland’s refusal to conform to an international ban on whaling, Coronado and a partner destroyed the Hvalfjordur whaling station and sank two of the country’s whaling vessels, causing some $2 million in damage. Coronado went on to wage an underground war against the fur industry, targeting research facilities and fur farms across North America. (His story, and the story of the modern American environmental movement, is told in Dean Kuipers recent book, Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado’s War to Save American Wilderness).
Coronado was a divisive figure: his use of arson and increasingly radical stance alienated even those who sympathized with his views. In 1995, Coronado was arrested for his role in an arson attack on research facilities at Michigan State University. Since then he has moved back and forth between prison and some form of house arrest or parole. He has done time for allegedly demonstrating the use of an incendiary device, dismantling mountain lion traps, and destruction of government property. In 2006 he distanced himself from the direct action tactics of his youth and said, in an open letter that, “no longer do I personally choose to represent the cause of peace and compassion in that way.”
If Facebook “friending” seems too tame for such a serious list of protest-related arrests, Roselle has an edgier way of looking at it: “When friends are outlawed, only outlaws will have friends.”
Adam Federman is a contributing writer to Earth Island Journal. His last article for the magazine was on illegal logging in Siberia. He can be reached at: adamfederman@gmail.com
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The public is getting a rare, if unsettling, glimpse inside an animal research facility right here in South Florida after ten internal photos of severely injured primates fell into the hands of animal activists.
When it comes to experimentation on live animals, emotions and opinions run the gamut. Are animals still used unnecessarily? Isn’t it worth saving human lives?
The ten photos don’t answer these questions. But they are certainly sparking a very public debate.
Primate Products, located in a non-descript warehouse in Doral, imports primates from around the world and sells them to animal research labs. They’re also licensed for research, according to the USDA.
The photos depict bloodied, lifeless primates in a surgical setting, deep gashes on skulls, an open wound on an arm, and you can see reddish or inflamed areas on the hindquarters in one photo.
The photos got into the hands of animal activist groups, initially The Animal Liberation Investigative Unit, Stop Animal Exploitation Now, and SMASH HLS, who reposted them on various websites.
“Yeah, it’s horrendous,” says Don Anthony, spokesperson for the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida. ARFF and one other group filed formal complaints with federal inspectors over the animal welfare act.
“We are demanding that the USDA, the Department of Agriculture, do an immediate and thorough investigation,” said Anthony.
Top USDA officials, including Eastern Regional Director Betty Goldentyer, confirmed that its inspectors will, based on the photos and complaints, go visit the facility and investigate.
The president of Primate Products, Don Bradford, confirmed that the photos are real, they were taken from inside the facility, and the animals in the images are not dead.
Bradford declined an interview. But in an email exchange, he said “the pictures are those our veterinary staff took to document the medical treatment to animals that were injured by other animals….” He continued, “they are completely healed, healthy, beautiful animals.”
Do animal activists believe him?
“Those pictures tell a different story,” says Anthony.
Animal activists have picketed Primate Products previously, even Bradford’s home and Country Club. Bradford accuses them of links to violent extremists.
But the activists say regardless of how the animals in the photos were injured, it reveals the unsettling world of using live animals for medical and other scientific research.
“They don’t want you to know at any of these facilities to know what goes on,” Anthony says, “because it is so gruesome and so disturbing, if more people knew about it, they’d be against it.”
The Primate Products president says he welcomes the inspectors. The USDA says Primate Products has not had any enforcement action taken against them in the past.
Still, animal activists say they will picket again September 7th. The USDA says their report will become public 21 days after it is completed.
If the nonhumans could fight back, their tormentors would have expired long ago. We have an obligation to expose the abusers. It is the LEAST we can do! I welcome your emails & contributions.
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MASS PRESENCE NEEDED IN OHIO – WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN!
Billy Joe Gregg, Jr. — Senior Sadist at Conklin Concentration Camp — is scheduled to have his pre-trial hearing on September 8 at 8:30 a.m.
Marysville Municipal Court
125 East Sixth Street
Marysville, OH 43040
(937) 644-9102
Sadistic Scum & Future Ohio Cop
by Camille Marino
Dairy farms, like all animal exploitation enterprises, are inherently cruel and sadistic. An argument has been advanced within our community that Conklin Concentration Camp is not an industry exception, it is the rule. I agree. This condition, however, does not justify inaction. Gary Conklin and Billy Joe Gregg, Jr. are criminals who’s atrocities were caught on tape. And, while the legal system and pacifists are predictably complacent and MFA’s coffers are overflowing with donations, the animals still suffer. We do not forgive their tormentors. Like all animal abusers, they are guilty. This is the precise reason that we need to make a stand and we must start here. There is a war being waged against the animals and, if we are truly their defenders, the time to fight back is now.
Our entire community was incensed when the MFA video was released. Anger or tears, however, is not enough. Now Gary Conklin has been wholly exonerated because stomping on downer cows is “standard industry practice.” And, rather than having a crowbar slammed into his skull as he did to dairy cows, Gregg was attacked with sporks — plastic spoon/forks — in jail and moved to protective custody. Now he awaits misdemeanor charges for his crimes.
This criminal system of injustice that coddles and protects animal abusers is an atrocity. We must do better!
Billy Joe Gregg requires a response… not a shiny new badge.
Our collective will be represented in Ohio on September 8 — Jody Sidote, Agatha Maksymiak, and myself. But we can’t do this alone. Our community must have a mass presence. Or we lose the right to complain.
We will not throw our hands up in the air and sigh.
We will not be distracted.
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Camille Marino is the Founder & Senior Editor of Negotiation Is Over! (NIO). She is the organizer of In the Streets (ITS), a global collective of decentralized autonomous resistance cells which is dedicated to uniting activists and coordinating aggressive campaigns across continents. As the founder of ITS Florida, she and her co-admins have pooled their resources and aligned themselves to fight exploitation across the state. She is the Founder of the Task Force which provides tools and strategies for members of the collective in the ongoing effort to facilitate action. She is also a co-founder of Pro-Test for Science. Camille believes that negotiating with abusers is an exercise in futility and understands that the only action that matters to the imprisoned is the one that imparts freedom. Acutely aware of the fact that the victimized animals do not read blogs, Negotiation is Over! strives to be an instrument of defiance, disruption, and creative & aggressive grassroots action. (Complete Bio.)
If the nonhumans could fight back, their tormentors would have expired long ago. We have an obligation to expose the abusers. It is the LEAST we can do! I welcome your emails & contributions.
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This week, Joseph Buddenberg of the AETA 4 was the target of a warrant for his DNA. A quote from the agent who authored the affidavit:
“I believe probable cause exists that Buddenberg was involved in the February 24, 2008 altercation at the L.H./J.R. residence in Santa Cruz…. The samples from the bullhorn found in Khajavi’s vehicle will yield evidence that Buddenberg was involved in force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 43 & 371″
Buddenberg submitted himself to FBI agents this week, who took four swabs of DNA.
While the AETA 4 indictment was recently thrown out, this recent government offensive indicates the case is not yet over. If continued, this stands to be a precedent-setting Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act case with implications for all activists.
Carrie Feldman re-subpoenaed
Last week, Carrie Feldman was approached by FBI agents in Rock Island, IL, and handed a subpoena,ordering her to testify at the trial of Scott DeMuth. DeMuth is charged with a conspiracy role in the A.L.F. raid of the University of Iowa, in which 401 animals were rescued. The trial is set to begin on September 13th.
Feldman was previously jailed for four months after refusing to testify to the grand jury investigating the Iowa raid.
FBI visit
The FBI reportedly visited a former east coast activist last week, inquiring about an animal rights activist in Utah. The questioning appears to be related to the recent raid of an activist house in Salt Lake City.
Rod Coronado sent back to prison
Rod Coronado has been sentenced to four months in prison for a probation violation. A judge found him guilty of adding well-known Earth First! co-founder Mike Rosselle as a friend on Facebook, which the judge found violated his probation conditions. The conditions bar Coronado from associating with anyone involved with Earth First. He was also found to have used a computer which was not approved by the probation department.
Another FBI Visit
An activist in Minneaoplis was approached by two FBI agents at a gas station August 16th. The report does not specify what the agents were investigating, or what information was sought. The person refused to speak to them, and drove away:
Here’s what I recall about my encounter with the FBI today: I was topping off a full tank of gas at the Holiday Gas Station in Plymouth (Rockford Road and HWY 169) at 10:28am this morning when two FBI agents approached me. They identified themselves. One was heavset with dark short hair. The other was skinnier with a goatee and shorter dark hair. The skinnier agent did all the talking. I mostly ignored their presence by looking at them and stating, “I have nothing to say to you guys.” I then hung up my gas pump and walked into the Holiday Gas Station to pay. The two agents followed me as I walked across the parking lot to pay inside the gas station. They stopped at the door and waited for me when I went inside to pay.
After I paid and exited the building, the two agents followed me to my vehicle. They were persistenly asking me to cooperate with them and repeatedly mentioned that they wanted to give me an “opportunity.” Again, I ignored their presence as I walked to my vehicle, opened my door, and drove away. It was 10:32am when I left the parking of the gas station. To my knowledge, they did not follow me.
They were standing by a red (metallic red) four door (pontiac?) with licence plate # MNB 615 (or a combination of those letters and numbers).
Dialogue I remember them saying to me as I was ignoring them:
“Dominoes are starting to fall all around,” and “we want to give you an opportunity,” and
“it would be shame if you didn’t talk to us.” My daughter was concerned because she heard them say the word “kids” when I was getting into the car and shutting the door. I don’t know what exactly they said, but it was probably something to push my buttons. My two children were with me when the agents approached me today. All three of us are fine now.
Feel free to pass this info on to any lists or groups that you wish.
Dr. Toxic
If you have been conctacted by he FBI, call the National Lawyers Guild Green Scare Hotline at: 1-888-NLG-ECOL.
Peter Young is NIO’s Senior Editor of Animal Liberation and the creator of VoiceOfTheVoiceless.org. Young is a veteran animal liberation activist and former political prisoner convicted for his role in liberating thousands of animals from fur farms across the country. Emerging from a grand jury indictment, 7 years of being wanted by the FBI, a federal prison sentence, and nearly 15 years in the animal liberation movement; today Peter is a frequent lecturer at universities and events, writer on liberation movements, and unapologetic supporterof those who work outside the law to achieve human, earth, and animal liberation.
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UPDATE (AUGUST 31, 2010):RECEIVED LETTER FROM JENTSCH’S LAWYER ADVISING ME THAT THIS POST VIOLATES MY TRO. VIEW LETTER HERE.
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Today (August 30, 2010) I received my official Restraining Order from California.
J. David Jentsch and his TRO are not the arbiters of acceptable speech. Activists must not be intimidated or silenced.
UCLA Animal Mutilator J. David Jentsch Prays
But forgive me, Father, for I digress
Please protect my cowardly pathetic ass.
It’s April 8 and my rally commences
I didn’t expect these extra security expenses…
There’s a gang of toughs that make you boys look like sissies
When I hear “NIO,” in my pants you’ll see some pissy
To see him whine to the courts that this poem constitutes a threat and that I “succeeded” in scaring him, click HERE and see No. 20.
by Camille Marino
Apparently, a “threat” is no longer a function of the intent of the speaker, but, rather, is determined by how words are received and processed by the listener. This is highly problematic. I believe that if one gratuitously tortures the innocent, then they deserve nothing less than to be mercilessly tortured in return. This is not a threat. It’s my ideological core. And the First Amendment allows me to freely express my ideas, especially in the context of political speech and agitation, irrespective of whether Animal Mutilator J. David Jentsch approves or not. If my words offend him, I would like to suggest that he restrain himself from reading my site. But I can’t because I am legally enjoined from sending him any messages directly, indirectly, or through third parties.
Whether one agrees or disagrees with me is wholly irrelevant. The simple fact is that only those who identify as sadistic degenerates might feel “threatened”… deviants such as J. David Jentsch. He imprisons animals in perpetual horror, addicts them to drugs & torture regimens, and carves up their bodies for fun and profit. He is responsible for the violent cesspool in which he wallows, not I. Jentsch openly advocates and commits atrocities against animals, yet he has the unmitigated audacity to blame me for the “fear” he experiences when my words articulate his abhorrent parasitism. It’s the exposure he fears and, if my words facilitate that fear, I’m glad.
J. David Jentsch is not the arbiter of acceptable speech and he is powerless to dictate which thoughts I may or may not express on NIO. Activists must not be silenced by lawyers retained with blood-money or animal exploiters who seem to believe we will all dance like puppets manipulated by strings. I’m fully prepared to challenge the Constitutional validity of these attempts to silence me… to still dissent… this is a fight for free speech and for every activist who dares to speak out.
I. View my Temporary Restraining Order HERE. It includes:
Personal Conduct Orders
Stay-Away Orders
No Guns or Firearms
Turn In or Sell Guns or Firearms
Other Orders
Based upon the following “Declaration”, this restraining order appears to have been precipitated by a recent article where I published the address of Jentsch’s new blood-money mansion. This information, however, was already online and easily accessible. Jentsch claims that he went to great lengths to keep his new address a secret, going so far as to hide it from his “friends and family.” His sophomoric efforts to slink into the darkness were categorically unsuccessful, however, as this mainstream Los Angeles publication, BlockShopper, initially broke the story: UCLA professor buys Sherman Oaks 3BD for $1.029 million. I merely republished their material.
And I will continue to republish any and all information that will provide animal abusers adequate exposure. I cannot be banned from driving on a public street. I will not be enjoined from navigating the public domain. This is a question of free speech and journalistic integrity.
And if Jentsch’s pants get “pissy”, well who’s fault is that?’
Jenstch's new $1.029 million blood-money prison
II. View the 36-point “Declaraction of J. David Jentsch in Support of Civil Harassment Petition Against Camille Marino” HERE. (this link does not include nearly 50 pages of exhibits)
In this “Declaration” Jenstch demonstrates his consummate cowardice with astounding clarity and intricacy. He had several of us with tears streaming down our faces, laughing hysterically on the phone as we read his pathetic drivel. If anyone wants to see a vivisector explain in his own feeble words exactly how desperate he is to avoid exposure, THEN THIS IS A MUST READ!!! But I’d like to call attention to one item that is far from amusing:
34. Because of my fear, I experience anxiety when I see a stranger walking down the street or an unknown car driving through the neighborhood. I take defensive measures to be sure that I am safe in my home. I already had a security guard posted at my house, and now I am having surveillance equipment installed. I have tried to minimize the impact so that I can live my life as normal as possible in the face of these threats, but it is difficult. I have to be wary and vigilant even when I am in my own home. I have had to have difficult discussions with my neighbors.
I wonder what Jentsch’s victims feel like when they see him approaching. What defensive measures do they have available? He’s stripped them of every semblance of normality, renders them defenseless, drugs them, restrains them, and HE whines about FEAR???????? This is a most despicable ploy to shift focus away from his atrocities and play the victim. J. David Jentsch is not a victim. He is a serial torture murderer. And perhaps those encounters with neighbors would not be so awkward if he didn’t have blood dripping from his fingers.
Inasmuch as he would like to restrain the activists who speak for his victims, I’m not about to cower under a desk. I’ll let Jentsch cower in his $1.029 million blood-money mansion and enjoy every single second that he remains the caged animal.
We will never back down until they stop the killing!
Camille Marino is the Founder & Senior Editor of Negotiation Is Over! (NIO). She is the organizer of In the Streets (ITS), a global collective of decentralized autonomous resistance cells which is dedicated to uniting activists and coordinating aggressive campaigns across continents. As the founder of ITS Florida, she and her co-admins have pooled their resources and aligned themselves to fight exploitation across the state. She is the Founder of the Task Force which provides tools and strategies for members of the collective in the ongoing effort to facilitate action. She is also a co-founder of Pro-Test for Science. Camille believes that negotiating with abusers is an exercise in futility and understands that the only action that matters to the imprisoned is the one that imparts freedom. Acutely aware of the fact that the victimized animals do not read blogs, Negotiation is Over! strives to be an instrument of defiance, disruption, and creative & aggressive grassroots action. (Complete Bio.)
If the nonhumans could fight back, their tormentors would have expired long ago. We have an obligation to expose the abusers. It is the LEAST we can do! I welcome your emails & contributions.
If you have a Facebook account, join the extended Negotiation Is Over network.
To submit work to NIO for consideration and publication, please send an email to camille@negotationisover.com with the subject “submission.”
Disclaimer: The information on this site is for educational and entertainment purposes only. There is no intent, express or implied, to promote illegal activities. We assume no liability for the potential actions of any third party. All data compiled here has been gathered from, and is available through, independent public sources.
That bulls are ritualistically tortured and slain before thousands of cheering fans in 2010 seems surreal; a phenomenon patterned on Colosseum bloodlust that can’t possibly be happening now. Yet, according to the World Society for the Protection of Animals, some 250,000 bulls are killed in rings annually (40,000 in Europe, 210,000 in Latin America). 250,000.
Pamplona’s famous Running of the Bulls took place last month, and mainstream media covered the festival with typical superficiality. Bulls and humans running stride-for-stride (with an occasional goring or trampling to stimulate) makes for great copy. But, curiously, the piece ended short of the denouement: the bulls’ fates at the end of the three minute jaunt largely ignored, as cameras ceased rolling at the plaza gates. For the uninitiated, though, here is what happens:
Amid palpable excitement, the actors parade into the arena, replete with ceremonial music and traditional garb. First, the matador (translated: killer) and his assistants, or banderilleros, will test the bull’s athleticism as he makes several passes at the cape. A mounted (the horse, to avoid ugly disembowelment, must wear protection that doesn’t always protect) picador will then thrust a lance into the bull’s neck. This sheds the first blood and serves to weaken the adversary. The banderilleros will then pierce the bull with barbed sticks, or harpoons (up to 6), to prep him for the final act. At this point, the bleeding bull will have difficulty holding his head aloft, and his compromised state facilitates the endgame. He is hurt, desperate, and confused.
The tercio de muerte begins with the unaccompanied matador re-emerging, carrying only his red cape (the color is irrelevant, for bulls are colorblind) and sword. The great toreros are showmen first, and, therefore, incite several more passes from the wounded and exhausted bull before proceeding to the crescendo. The sword is plunged between the shoulder blades to the heart. Death, hopefully. But, as they are attacking a half-ton animal, their aim may be amiss (sometimes a lung is punctured, and the bull will drown in his own blood); hence, the spinal cord must be severed with a knife. The matador will then absorb the wild applause. A particularly satisfied audience will petition for an ear or two as reward to the brave and dashing slayer, done, of course, in full view. For a pictorial account, click here and here.
Michael Kimmelman, NY Times art critic (yes, art critic) visited Spain to bear witness to Spanish culture and capture the essence of bullfighting’s greatest artist, the larger-than-life (and elusive) Jose Tomas. On this day, Tomas’ first muse was treated thus: “Tomás finally thrust his sword between the bull’s shoulders, stopping his banderillos from trying to exhaust the dying animal further. The matador waited, watching, as the bull first kneeled, then, like a demolished building, crumbled. People threw flowers, their seat cushions and stuffed animals while horses dragged the carcass away and Tomás, looking pleased with himself, took a triumphant lap around the ring.”
The second exhibit did not go as planned. The bull, bleeding and winded, became lethargic early. Tomas’ banderilleros tried pulling his tail, but he kept falling. The show had been jeopardized. Then, in ghastly theatrical fashion and “almost like a hypnotist, Tomás got the crippled, staggering animal to rise to his bait, and matador and bull managed a series of hair-raising, heartbreaking passes.” Here, Kimmelman, a cultured and respected journalist, asks whether this was prolonged torture or inspired genius. Finally: “The kill was appalling. After Tomás got the sword in, having bungled his first try, an assistant stabbed the fallen, struggling animal 11 times in the base of the head with his dagger before finally polishing him off by severing the spinal column. It was sickening. The crowd, displeased, counted each thrust, tauntingly. José Tomás walked off, shamed and distraught.”
Bullfighting remains legal and somewhat popular in southern France and Portugal (the latter, though, promotes their no-kill corridas as more enlightened; an obscene deception, for the gravely injured bull is simply killed off-camera). But, as Kimmelman writes, “AS SPAIN GOES, so goes toreo….” So, the Latin American nations that still permit the bloodsport draw their inspiration from the mother country (Mexico City is home to the world’s largest plaza de toros). Variously described as art, sport, or barbarity, there is perhaps no more polarizing issue in Spain today; a debate that will be the subject of the next article.
Patrick Battuello writes an animal rights column for Albany Times Union online edition and the Albany Examiner. He says: “I believe that all sentient beings have intrinsic worth and the right to be free from exploitation. Without that one right, all others are hollow. It is, admittedly, an extreme position, yet one which rational thought demands. Speciesism, at its core, is both intellectually flawed and morally untenable. In short, almost every use we have for animals involves unnecessary suffering, and that suffering matters.”
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