Sound and Fury: DIY Hardcore Punk, Radical Politics, and Grassroots Activism.

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3 responses to “Sound and Fury: DIY Hardcore Punk, Radical Politics, and Grassroots Activism.”

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   Anonymous

   May 8, 2008

   I’m not sure what to think of this. According to the sagebrush, Dr Hussein was fired for listing $900.000 as gifts rather than research grants, so UNR missed out on 40.5% fringe benefits.

   I’m unsure how this was a retaliation for reporting animal care violations or not.

   If you look at dr Husseins’ research it seems to focus on improving the “production” capabilities of animals. http://www.cabnr.unr.edu/hussein/Research.htm

   In one of his papers: http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/73/12/3503.pdf
   168 steers were killed just for a study on how to increase the meat production.

   I understand that if animals produce more meat eventually less animals have to suffer. But this research also has a cost and aren’t we all better off reducing the need for meat?

   This rally feels to me like your turning someone who’s investigating making Hummers more fuel efficient into a saint, who’s driving a hummer himself.

   If you are against animal abuse in research then why use animals for research yourself? There are plenty of alternatives for doing research that avoids the use of animals such as using bacteria or computer simulations.

   I do support animals and I am against using animals for research but I can’t really support this rally for these reasons.

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   Heather

   May 9, 2008

   Thank you for posting this!! – Heather

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   Joe Reno

   May 13, 2008

   I agree with your comments above, anonymous. I also do not think that animals should be used for research of any kind, and that sentient creatures, those who can feel pain and suffer, should not be exposed to unnecessary harm.

   I think that the bottom line in this case is that Hussein blew the whistle on fellow researchers who were violating animal welfare laws. Now, of course animal welfare is much different than animal rights or animal liberation, but he saw what believed was not right, and blew the whistle on it.

   Hussein has since that time been unfairly dealt with because he blew the whistle on his colleagues. It seems as if the College of Ag over there at UNR don’t like to get told on when they treat animals unfairly and the USDA fines them.

   Now, of course I don’t condone the research that Hussein has performed on innocent creatures, but I also want to stand up for people who do advocate for the rights of animals when they see injustices taking place. I think that what Hussein did by speaking up for the animals was noble, and I posted the information for his support rally on this blog. I actually didn’t go to the rally either because I cannot support animal research of any kind. Thanks a lot for your comment!

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