Animal Rights Protesters Rush Stage at Bernie Sanders Rally in California

[riversedge]

Looks like the security guards did their job.


Animal Rights Protesters Rush Stage at Bernie Sanders Rally in California

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/animal-rights-protesters-rush-stage-bernie-sanders-rally/story?id=39492629

By MaryAlice Parks

May 31, 2016, 12:07 AM ET

VIDEO: Secret Service Rushes Stage at Bernie Sanders RallyABCNews.com
WATCH Secret Service Rushes Stage at Bernie Sanders Rally




Five animal rights protesters jumped over barricades and rushed the podium at a Bernie Sanders rally in East Oakland, California, on Monday night, prompting the Vermont senator's Secret Service detail to intervene.

One of the protesters appeared to be hit by one of the security member's baton, while another was carried out of the venue by his arms and legs.
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Zach Groff of the grassroots group Direct Action Everywhere told ABC News that they have been targeting Sanders because of his message about caring for the most vulnerable.

“His campaign has promoted itself based on this idea of progressivism and rejecting discrimination and inequality," Groff said, "but when it comes to the animals in the United States and around the world, discrimination and violence is the name of the game every single day.”

“He claims to be a progressive, but you cannot be a progressive if you oppose animal rights," he said.

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[bravenak]

1. Hope everybody is okay

Glad he has security, and hope the protesters are not banged up too bad. I think that the jumping over of the barricades made people think they had bad intentions. So much drama going on this cycle.

[Android3.14]

2. Definitely not a Black Lives Matter moment

[beachbum bob]

3. bernie getting some love from the extreme left extremists now?

some irony here

[okieinpain]

4. +1 n/t.

[rock]

15. +1

I loves me some irony!

[lagomorph777]

16. Jumping barricades is "love"?

WTF?

[Hortensis]

37. "...you cannot be a progressive if you oppose animal rights!”

Gee, where have we heard that kind of line before >1000 times? And the dishonest villification of Bernie as merely claiming to be a progressive and as someone who "opposes animal rights." I think those extremists have trumped our extremists.


Bernie may have been irritated, but I'm guessing he respects these fellow far lefters far more than he does liberals who would just legislate laws arrived at by consensus for more humane "animal agriculture." And, btw, we really need further steps

[Vinca]

5. How does Bernie oppose animal rights?

That's a new one.

[beachbum bob]

6. I guess you miss the fact among others....sanders does support hunting

with is a no-no with extreme left extremists

[Sunlei]

11. I thought everyone in our Gov. supported legitimate by state/federal 'laws' hunting?

American general public, not everyone.

[beachbum bob]

12. the animal rights extremist don't and those are who rushed his podium

[Sunlei]

13. wonder if they'll give equal-time to republican podiums? Rs are the ones who want NO REGULATIONS for

livestock and slaughter "Corps".

[Vinca]

19. I guess I don't consider that in the same way as say animal testing for cosmetics, etc.

I, personally, wouldn't hunt, but I know it's necessary to keep the populations of some animals under control. I'm 100% opposed to African big game hunting and trophy hunting in general. I think an annual deer hunt or bear hunt or other sanctioned hunt for a specific number of days or with only a specific number of permits issued is okay.

[ciaobaby]

34. I am against hunting and don't appreciate the term "extreme left extremists".

The term is dismissive and pompous. My opinions are based on valid issues and concerns. I do not refers to those who don't agree with me, or don't care about the subject, extreme.
Respect for others and other opinions is progressive and tolerant.

[Darb]

7. So now Bernie is not progressive enough. We have........

crossed the rubicon.

[Sunlei]

8. Has anyone heard of this group? are they new? There's nothing except a twitter profile?

found on twitter-

Zach Groff (@zdgroff) | Twitter
https://twitter.com/zdgroff
The latest Tweets from Zach Groff (@zdgroff). Yale alum, poverty researcher, animal rights agitator, effective altruist, cinephile http://t.co/NbOEhBG6aY


IMO, jerks like this give legit charities and legit groups a bad name.

[bettyellen]

20. PETA is well known but bat shit crazy regarding pets of all things.

[Sunlei]

21. I meant the person Groff who exists on twitter and jumped the security border around Sanders.

About Peta, I'm really grateful to them for exposure done over the decades to help animals have a better 'life', though I'm not a member.

Here are just a couple of Petas accomplishments I am grateful for there are many more. It's a lot of work to get animal abuse convictions in America. Corps protect their industries and many in our own elected Government protect those animal abusers.

•Undercover investigations of pig-breeding factory farms in North Carolina and Oklahoma revealed horrific conditions and daily abuse of pigs, including the fact that one pig was skinned alive, leading to the first-ever felony indictments of farm workers. See other victories for animals on factory farms.
•PETA’s undercover investigation of a Florida exotic-animal “training school,” which revealed that big cats were being beaten with ax handles, encouraged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop new regulations governing animal-training methods. See other victories for animals who are used for entertainment.
•PETA persuaded Mobil, Texaco, Pennzoil, Shell, and other oil companies to cover their exhaust stacks after showing how millions of birds and bats had become trapped in the shafts and been burned to death.
•A California furrier was charged with cruelty to animals after a PETA investigator filmed him electrocuting chinchillas by clipping wires to the animals’ genitals, which caused the animals to experience the pain of a heart attack while they were still conscious. In another undercover exposé, PETA caught a fur rancher on videotape causing minks to die in agony by injecting them with weedkiller. Both farms agreed to stop these cruel killing methods. See other victories for animals who are killed for their skins.
•After two years of negotiations with—and more than 400 demonstrations against—the company worldwide, McDonald’s became the first fast-food chain to agree to make basic welfare improvements for farmed animals. Burger King and Wendy’s followed suit within a year’s time, and within two years, Safeway, Kroger, and Albertsons had also agreed to adopt stricter guidelines in order to improve the lives of billions of animals who are slaughtered for food.
•Thanks to PETA’s lengthy campaign to push PETCO to take more responsibility for the animals in its stores, the company agreed to stop selling large birds and to make provisions for the millions of rats and mice in its care

[bettyellen]

22. PETA also thinks pets are better off dead than living with people. But their euthanasia was prolly

The gentle kind, right?

[Sunlei]

28. Have they ever rescued animals/ a group of "Pets" and did euthanasia?

I know what you mean about some PETA 'members' being totally vegan and against even Pet ownership. I understand but I love pets

I've participated in rescues of large groups of horribly abused animals. With some animals euthanasia is an immediate kindness.

Did you read somewhere this Ghoff person (the man who rushed at Sanders) was a member of Peta? or do you lump all "animal rights" persons under PETAS name?

[ciaobaby]

35. Can you prove this ?

[BobbyDrake]

38. Rushing a stage is the new "Hey, look at me! Give me some attention now!" nt

[MariaThinks]

9. Bernie opposed animal rights?

that would be very disappointing.

[beachbum bob]

10. these extremist among other things most likely oppose hunting and sanders supports it

.....when you open the door for the fringe don't be shocked what comes thru....kinda ironical

[NCTraveler]

23. Protests work much better when you protest people willing to elevate your cause.

It is why you find BLM protesting democrats, overall. Very smart move and has had a major impact on our primaries.

Sanders and Clinton would be the correct two for these individuals to protest.

[oberliner]

42. Activists do not protest at Bernie Sanders rallies in opposition to Sanders himself,

but rather to pull Sanders in their direction. Sanders’ opponent Hillary Clinton recently released a campaign platform on animal issues, although it stops far short of what activists would like to see. Activists expect Bernie Sanders, the progressive candidate, to support more radical action to provide animals not just with improved conditions but with legal rights to be free from harm.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r4Nx0i0SmQ4TJQsmsESDvKSJKHRoXDCJq4a2SsceBws/edit

That's their press release.

[LexVegas]

14. “He claims to be a progressive, but you cannot be a progressive if you oppose animal rights,"

Karma.

[beachbum bob]

17. that definition holds true for the extreme side of animal rights movement

a side that is not accepted by most americans......when those people demand an end to sport hunting...fishing...

the extremist left view

and the irony of going at sanders can't be missed

[MariaThinks]

41. i agree

[all american girl]

18. This is not cool....Glad Bernie and everyone was alright...

[NCTraveler]

25. Might I ask why you think it isn't cool? Thanks. nt.

[all american girl]

29. It's not cool to do something like this. Someone could've gotten seriously hurt.

Luckily, no one was. You don't mess with the Secret Service, also, I have never been one who thinks this ever a good idea. I'm all for letting your voice being heard, I just think there are smarter and better ways than trying to charge someone on a stage.

[NCTraveler]

30. Thanks for the reply. I don't see the great risk of personal injury.

Risk? Sure. Just not much of one. Protesters take risk into account.

[all american girl]

39. Is there video out there of it? I didn't see it, if there is.

It's just, doing something like that, they my not want to do harm, but anyone on the receiving end have no idea what's happening. I know if it was me, I'd be angry...only because how do I know what the hell is going on and would they want to do real harm to me. I will admit...I'm a bit of a wimp

[NCTraveler]

24. Good on the protesters and the SS. nt.

[NWCorona]

26. Vegans

[Ferd Berfel]

27. Bernie must have had a burger

[azurnoir]

31. No the new meme Bernie hates puppies and kittehs

[Sunlei]

33. lol, now that's funny! as a side, Mr. Clinton I think is a 'vegan' today & his health has improved.

But I don't think the secret service would appreciate anyone rushing at him

[Armstead]

32. Waiting for the exploitation of this one

Just proves that Sander has a problem with cute little animals
...or something

Next that will be expanded by Brock that he eats kittens for breakfast

[ciaobaby]

36. why is this site to angry at Vegans and animal rights people.

I am both and reading the responses to this post is hard to take. So much misinformation. So much hate.
It is really hard to take.

[Sunlei]

40. These days I think more and more people realize a vegan diet is a healthy diet.

Even medical professionals today inform people to eat less meat, smaller portions.

The industries, the Corps for beef, pork and chicken have for decades, hidden their factory farms and even recently made it a crime in some states to expose animal abuse.

Times are changing for the better in many countries, even the USA. Although all 'change' in America is at a snails pace because we drag everything through the courts and it's usually Republicans who prefer profits over any better conditions for animals.

What's really bad are countries with no humane laws at all for "Pets" or livestock. Countries like China where their factory farms can have a million! chickens, dog/cat fur is used as fringe trim on jackets for export and angora fur for expensive sweaters is 'hand pulled', farmed for sweaters from screaming rabbits.

I think the internet is a blessing and a curse, much more of a blessing because it can be used to expose animal cruelty. Exposure and education and an Army of thousands, millions of online "animal rights" people are a blessing.

It is 'hard to take', I agree but many times it's not 'hate', they're not bad people just misinformed or not as involved.