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4 Homeland Security Rev. 13 (2010)
All Species Are Created Equal? The Legal and Illegal Efforts of Animal-Rights Activists to Secure Lower-Order Civil Rights and Liberties

handle is hein.journals/homlndsr4 and id is 15 raw text is: The Homeland Security Review, Vol. 4, No. I (Winter 2010). All Species Are Created Equal? The Legal and Illegal Efforts of Animal-Rights Activists to Secure Lower-Order Civil Rights and Liberties BY JAMES OTTAVIO CASTAGNERA* Introduction On June 12, 2008, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness issued the following Intelligence Assessment: Escalation of West Coast Animal Rights Extremist Activity and Implications for New Jersey Key Findings * There has been an increase in the intensity and overall number of violent criminal acts perpetrated by animal rights extremist groups against university researchers on the West Coast. * Animal rights extremist groups represent the most active, single- issue domestic terrorism group in New Jersey. * Given the apparent connectivity between animal rights groups and the extent of their travel between coasts, the use of violence and intimidation against university researchers on the West Coast is likely to spread to New Jersey. Threat Overview Over the past ten months, there has been an increase in the number of violent criminal incidents perpetrated by animal rights extremists against university researchers on the West Coast. The majority of the violent incidents have occurred in California, with a limited number * James Ottavio Castagnera, JD, PhD, is the Associate Provost and Associate Legal Counsel at Rider University. His 17th book is Al Qaeda Goes to College: Impact of the War on Terror on American Higher Education (Praeger 2009). 13

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