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ARAN is Ireland's largest nationwide animal rights group, working across the country fighting animal abuse. One of the best ways you can help ARAN is to get actively involved with our ongoing research, lobbying, events, projects, peaceful protests and tabling events across Ireland. Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) is against all forms of animal cruelty and is a grassroots group working to speak out for the rights of all animals here in Ireland, whilst helping to promote and support European and international campaigns to end cruelty to animals. ARAN works with volunteers, activists, members of the public and other animal protection groups.



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  • ARAN Members & Supporters

    If you thought animal suffering did not exist in Irish laboratories and university hospitals think again!

    Bringing to light the increasing abuse of animals in Irish laboratories, Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN)—Ireland’s national organization dedicated to furthering the rights of animals—has compiled a list of the five worst offenders. Experiments were chosen based on the extent of pain and suffering experienced by animals and the irrelevance of the experiments to human health.

    Experimenters at Queens University in Belfast deliberately blinded newborn kittens by placing the animals in a chamber containing three times more oxygen than normal air. After 32 days, the kittens were killed and damage to the animals’ eyes was observed. Expert critics point out that due to significant differences in the anatomic and functional organization of the visual system of cats and humans, these experiments have no relevance to people.
    Researchers at University College Dublin caused deliberate brain damage in rats by cutting open the animals’ skulls and delivering a blow to the exposed brain. The purpose of this invasive and deadly experiment? To see how brain trauma affects the intestine.
    Using 18-month-old Labrador dogs, experimenters at Cork University Hospital and University College Cork injected a toxic chemical into the animals, in order to cause deliberate kidney failure. The dogs were killed at the end of the experiment.
    Researchers at University College Cork cut long incisions into the abdomens of pigs and tied several exposed arteries. After using a shunt to connect an artery and a vein, the experimenters measured the impact of their manipulations on blood flow.
    Experimenters at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin tied heavy rubber bands to the hind legs of rats to obstruct the flow of blood. Some rats had been given the chemical glutamine prior to the procedure but all of the rats were killed at the end of the experiment and their organs were examined. The experimenters concluded that glutamine has protective properties, but this “result” had already been determined in humans.

    The experiments identified in ARAN’s list underscore the fact that laws governing animal experimentation fail to provide meaningful protection for animals – nothing is prohibited no matter how pointless, redundant or cruel.

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  • TIME FOR ACTION

    If you believe abusing animals is unacceptable, the time is now to act. The very first thing we can do to promote animal liberation is to look within ourselves and try to lead more cruelty-free lives by refusing to support animal exploitative industries, such as those producing meat, eggs, and dairy. The violence we inflict on animals must first stop with us before we can effectively encourages others to follow our example.

    With so many willing to exploit animals and support their abuse, animals have few friends. We are their only advocates. It’s up to each one of us to provide a voice for the voiceless and demand their freedom just as vigorously as they would could they themselves speak. While the movement is still young and has a long way to go, the number of people who have already made changes in their lives out of respect for animals is truly inspiring. There’s no reason to wait another day before expanding our circle of moral concern further than just our own species or the dogs and cats we cherish. All we’ve got to lose is our position as oppressors—a status we should be eager to get rid of.

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  • LEADING BY EXAMPLE

    As we learn about the ways animals are exploited for food, it’s all-too-common to feel so passionately about ending animal suffering that we let that fervor override effective communication with those who aren’t yet vegetarian. Anger and frustration may be understandable, but we need to take care not to let them overwhelm us, overshadow all of the positive steps we can take towards making a difference for animals, and, most importantly, prevent us from being teachers, rather than fighters.

    The vast majority of us weren’t raised as vegetarians. While we learn more about animal exploitation and move further along the path to cruelty-free living, it’s often difficult to remember that—just like our family members, friends, colleagues, and co-workers who aren’t yet vegetarian—we, too, once contributed to animal suffering.

    Because of this, it’s often helpful to ask ourselves, “Why did I become vegetarian?” Chances are, we didn’t choose cruelty-free living because someone called us murderers or condemned our food choices. Likely, we adopted vegetarianism because someone helped us see that choosing compassion over killing was a simple way to end suffering, while improving our health and the environment.

    We’re in a great position to affect positive change for animals by being their most effective ambassadors. Lead by example and teach others with patience. The animals would thank you if they could

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  • ANIMAL RIGHTS RALLY!

    Christina Lynch by Christina Lynch
    EVENT OF THE YEAR!!!!!!

    Heya ARAN BEBO Friends,

    Take part in the biggest Irish animal rights rally of the decade been organized by ARAN.

    This year we are holding our biggest event for the animals in our ten year history and we want you to be there with us. World Animal Week is celebrated during October 1st to the 7th and during this important week here in Ireland Animal Rights Action Network is coordinating our largest peaceful rally ever and we’re expecting hundreds of people and many respected groups to turn out in force for the animals and be a united voice, so please mark your diaries for our most important event of the year, wherever you live in Ireland north or south we’ll need you with us on October 5th in Dublin.

    This year’s theme for our rally is going to be ‘Cruelty to animals must stop. FULL STOP’. Mark your diaries, details of the event are as follows:-

    Date: Sunday October 5th, 2008

    Time: 2pm Sharp

    Place: Garden of Remembrance, Top of O’Connell Street, Dublin (We’ll meet here before setting off on our scheduled route that has been approved by the Gardai who have been fantastic with their help)

    Be sure to visit our website www.ARAN.ie to sign up to receive email updates between now and the big day! We love it big at ARAN.




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    all the best

    RY
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  • Rita-Marie Lawlor luv Rita-Marie Lawlor

    Fantastic event a few weeks ago, I was proud to be a part of it. A huge turnout. Brilliant stuff indeed.

    6 weeks ago
  • Sarah Cleary luv Sarah Cleary

    Awesome Rally Yesterday :D

    8 weeks ago
  • Jonny Jonny

    keep up the great work see yas 2moro!!

    zeitgeist movie http://video.google.com/videoplay?do... (how banks control the world)

    8 weeks ago
  • Army Of One Army Of One

    hey...see you all on sunday guys..

    8 weeks ago
  • Superstar Superstar

    Join the Vegetarian Society of Ireland here:

    http://www.vegetarian.ie/

    :)

    8 weeks ago
  • Rhubarb And Custard luv Rhubarb And Custard

    :( I REALLY wanna go to the rally but my rents wont let me travel down by myself :( :(
    i feel like poop not being able to go :(

    have a good time everyone!

    9 weeks ago
  • N-A-R-A-L luv N-A-R-A-L

    its up on my page so ill let you know ok keep it up

    10 weeks ago
  • David luv David

    I love you guys, I mean seriously...
    I was veggie for about 4months but i have to eat it now cause i had health problems so now i have to eat meat once a week..
    I hate all forms of animal cruelty
    Fuck it
    Just cause my health suffers, I mean they have to die.
    Imma go veggie again...:P
    LOVE YOU GUYS!
    XXXX

    11 weeks ago
  • Johnny Mc luv Johnny Mc

    KEEP IT UP TINA

    11 weeks ago
  • Have Some Compassion luv Have Some Compassion

    Keep up the great work u do, sending some luv

    13 weeks ago
  • Claws Claws

    Shaun
    Shaun
    hey folks check out iams cruelty web page the makers of iams cat food its a discrace ,boycott the makers of iams,anybody with me on this.check out site and get bak to me

    14 weeks ago
  • Stephan Wymore Stephan Wymore

    Hi Christina, you're animal rights page is AWESOME! Just checked out your own personal page too and it's fuckin kick ass. Great to see sexy, healthy hot chicks like you speak up for animals, thanks for been with ARAN.

    Steph

    14 weeks ago
  • Shac Shac

    KOREAN ANIMALS - SIGN OUR PETITION HERE AT THIS LINK TO STOP THE TORTURE TO 2 MILLION DOGS AND CATS IN SOUTH KOREA

    Ban Legalisation of Dogmeat Trade in South Korea

    http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/...

    15 weeks ago
  • Leona Tuck luv Leona Tuck

    Found you guys!

    18 weeks ago
  • Johnny Mc luv Johnny Mc

    New Animal Rights Group Started Called N-A-R-A-L its in christina friends page so add yourself the more the merrier thanks christina keep up the good work your doing

    20 weeks ago
  • David luv David

    Ohh Okay, I'll try to come!!:D Whats it protesting, trinity college is it? Is there an active group of ARAN or ALF in galway?

    20 weeks ago
  • Army Of One Army Of One

    http://www.petitiononline.com/DPCFS/...

    Declaration for the Protection of Cape Fur Seals of Southern Africa

    Under the United Nations World Charter for Nature. We the citizens of the world, are authorized and legally empowered to request the government’s of South Africa, Namibia and Angola to accept their obligation to promote and protect the Cape fur seals. A marine mammal wildlife species, who under common international law is defined as rus nullius, belonging to nobody, and which is found nowhere else on earth.

    This Declaration Petition seeks to combine all separate existing individual Petitions, which collectively have received the support of over 42 000 citizens in over 80 countries around the world.

    For more information please visit Seal Alert SA -
    http://sealalertsa.wordpress.com/cat...

    Sincere thanks

    21 weeks ago
  • Pink Passion Pink Passion

    This Is The Real Art

    21 weeks ago
  • Animal Liberation Front Animal Liberation Front

    Great news on the EU ban on seal products! :D

    21 weeks ago
  • Johnny Mc Johnny Mc

    Hey everyone there will be a new animal rights group being set up in limerick its called NARAL its a baby version of NARA for the limerick region i am the limerick regional manger and will be looking for some help along the way so i will keep you updated when its up and running and the more the merrier

    thanks and keep supporting christinas campaign also its up to the ordinary people to spread the word across the country about what is happening in our country that is going on un noticed to these poor animals :(

    Thanks
    John :)

    25 weeks ago