Earlier today, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau issued a statement condemning the terrorist activities of several animal rights activists. Last weekend, terrorists firebombed a house and car of a UC Santa Cruz scientist who uses animals in his research, injuring him.

In the message, the chancellor urges reasonable people to support the passage of a state assembly bill that would make it easier to fight terrorism aimed at scientists with histories of animal research.

We, too, hope those that aren’t poisoned with murderous ideologies will support rational discourse and condemn violent, regressive acts with the utmost vigor.

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“Terrorism”–ha, how’s that for loaded language? We needed something to even the odds a bit with the onslaught of a revived animal rights movement here in Berkeley. “Stop Cal Vivisection” is an ongoing war cry amongst protesters nowadays. This sounds harmless enough, but their claims that “40,000 animals are caged and being tortured” is enough to raise eyebrows.

Is anyone up to spearheading a movement along the lines of “Stop ‘Stop Cal Vivisection?’”

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