Los Angeles Indymedia : Activist News

Los Angeles- Search warrants were served on the residences Tuesday of two North American Animal Liberation Press Officers by the Santa Monica Police Department. No arrests were made, and no reason was given for the warrants, signed by Los Angeles Appellate Judge Paul Turner. Thousands of dollars worth of private items were taken with no explanation, confounding animal activists in the Los Angeles area, which has seen increasingly effective animal advocacy in the last several years.

From the Newswire: Santa Monica Police Raid Homes of Two Animal Liberation Press Officers

Also: No Fear of Neo-Fascist AETA!!

In December 2006 & January 2007, the Japanese whaling fleet will begin to illegally kill 1,000 whales in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary. Fifty of these whales will be endangered humpbacks and another fifty will be endangered fin whales. Although the Japanese claim research as their motivation, the only research they are undertaking is product development and marketing of whale meat -- to turn their illicit whale flesh into dog food, cosmetics, and sushi dishes they make huge profits.

Full story:Act NowtoEndWhaleSlaughter by Oceans Forever

ALSO: $25,000 Reward for Japanese Whalers' Coordinates by Sea Shepherd

From the story: On Friday August 4th and Sunday August 6th a dedicated group of 25 or so California activists protested the juice company, [POM Wonderful], for a weekend of action against killing and torturing animals for juice. In order to make health claims about pomegranate juice, POM resorted to funding experiments where scientists temporarily lowered brain oxygen levels and brain blood flow in newborn mice then forced their mothers to drink water mixed with pomegranate concentrate amongst other cruel test... In response, we took it to the front doors of POM's executives to let them know what we thought of their "health claims".

Several carloads of activists arrived at the palatial ocean front Palos Verdes Estates estate of President and [Phenomenex] CEO Fasha Mahjoor,for the first of three demos against his company. With glee we noted the line of cars filling his long driveway -- he must have forgotten to send us party invitations. Not to worry; we decided that we would ask to come join the party and discuss his company's ties with [Huntingdon Life Sciences].

The Feral Cat Alliance of Los Angeles recently rescued a large number of cats which had been abandoned in the San Gabriel Mountains after their families had been evicted, putting many of their guardians on the streets, homeless, and incapable of caring for their equally homeless cats.

From the Newswire: Rescued cats still need homes & Cat Rescue in the San Gabriel Mountains by Fredric L. Rice