United Activists for Animal Rights
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| Formation | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit organisation |
| Purpose | Animal rights |
| Headquarters | California, U.S. |
President | Nancy Burnet |
United Activists for Animal Rights is an animal rights group led by its president Nancy Burnet and based in California, United States. It was founded in 1987.[1]
United Activists was supported by television personality Bob Barker,[2][3] and the group exposed what they considered their findings of animal cruelty on the set of Project X and in several other media projects together with Barker.[4]
United Activists for Animal Rights, Burnet and Bob Barker were sued by American Humane Association in 1989 for libel, slander and invasion of privacy.[5] It was finally settled by the insurer.[6]
Barker has also helped fund other animal rights groups, including the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose new vessel Bob Barker carries a helicopter named after United Activists' president Nancy Burnet.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "United Activists for Animal Rights | Society, Social Assistance & Lifestyle > Animals & Society from". AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Making a Difference, Bob Barker's Way". Looktothestars.org. June 21, 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ Host's passion for pets more bit than bark - Variety, Sunday 17 September 2006
- ^ "More than a Game (Bob Barker): Celebrities Helping Pets: How You Can Help Pets". Petfinder.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Bob Barker sued by animal rights group". UPI. August 30, 1989.
- ^ Guither, Harold D (1998). Animal Rights: History and Scope of a Radical Social Movement. SIU Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8093-2199-5.
- ^ "The Time is Right for Bob Barker to Rescue the Whales". Sea Shepherd. January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
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