August 15, 2008

California Bill Takes Aim at Tactics of Animal-Rights Protesters

By Josh Keller

Berkeley, Calif.

University of California officials urged state lawmakers on Thursday to approve a bill that would seek to prevent animal-rights protesters from distributing the photographs and home addresses of university researchers.

The proposal, which was endorsed by a Senate committee on Thursday, is a response to a series of attacks and threats against university researchers in California, whose homes have increasingly been the targets of attacks by activists who believe animal research

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