With additional reporting by Anna Simonton and Matthew Charles Cardinale. Photograph by Steve Eberhardt. (APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly wrapped up the 2015 legislative session on Thursday, April 02, 2015. There were a few progressive highlights in the majority-Republican Legislature, including a solar power lease agreement bill; a limited medical cannabis bill; and more flexibility for MARTA […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The full Georgia House and a Georgia Senate committee have passed a bill that would make raccoon trapping legal in most north Georgia counties. The full House passed the bill on February 20, 2015, in a vote of 144 to 18. Several Democrats and a few Republicans opposed the measure. The Senate Natural Resources and […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On August 01, 2012, the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County voted down a request to enter into a new Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to provide animal control services for the City of Atlanta. While the vote took place with no discussion, there was an elephant in the room, at least figuratively speaking: the City of Atlanta […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Two activists–Sarita Raturi and Julie Robertson–were arrested on Monday, May 21, 2012, blocking the entrance to Emory University, to bring attention to the plight of Wenka, a 58 year-old chimpanzee, who has been used as a research animal for nearly her entire life. The activists blocked off the entrance for an hour and fifteen minutes. About thirty […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On Wednesday, June 01, 2011, the Fulton County Commission banned the use of elephant bullhooks in circuses, after months of lobbying by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Georgia Animal Rights and Protection (GARP), delivering a victory to the animals and their human advocates. The vote was four to one, with two absent. The […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — About 15 activists protested near Peachtree Center on Saturday, April 09, 2011, from 5 to 7pm, regarding the use of horse-drawn carriages as a tourist attraction. Atlanta Progressive News obtained photographs and observed as several individuals drove horse-drawn carriages throughout downtown. Signs on the horses say the price is 25 dollars per person for a fifteen minute […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Four Atlanta activists with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals blocked the entrance to Atlanta City Hall today, as part of a demonstration against the alleged abuse of elephants by the Ringling Brothers circus. Three activists–Rachel Ewon, 25; Reagan Kimball, 31; and Jamie Salazar, 25–were handcuffed after blocking the entrance for about twenty minutes. A fourth […]
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