Earth Companions

by Linda DeStefano

It’s time to expand respect for animals.

Koko, the gorilla, communicates with people through American Sign Language and her understanding of a large vocabulary of spoken English. She is gentle with her kitten, and hugs people she likes.

Although he can escape from the killer harpoons, a whale returns to his wounded mate and stays with her until he, too, is killed by the whalers.

ARAUNY March Focus Meeting: Speciesism

Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate, N.Y. will be hosting a discussion about Speciesism. Monday, March 23, 2015, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Brighton Memorial Library Community Room 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester NY 14618 Location is wheelchair accessible – it helps the…

It’s Time for the Canadian Seal Hunt to End

by Anonymous
As February winds down and we look forward to spring, a grim reality disguised as “tradition” comes forth. The annual slaughter of baby harp seals begins as soon as the pups start shedding their white coats and ice conditions permit. A white, pristine nursery where hundreds of thousands of seal mothers nurse their young becomes a horrifying, bloody killing field.

Revival of ARAUNY’s Website!

Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate, N.Y. is pleased to announce the revival of our website, www.arroc.org, with many new changes, featuring: A Blog (new) with essays from a few select ARAUNY members. Look for new blog-posts every few days. Resources including links ~ our…