“Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC), is a non-profit volunteer-run animal rights organization based in Massachusetts, United States. MARC is the largest and most active animal rights group in Massachusetts and operates as a tax exempt 501(c)(3) corporation^[1] with over 2500 members of all ages and backgrounds^[2]

MARC's activities include protests and leafleting, public educational outreach, tabling, talks, letter and phone campaigns, letters to editors, face-to-face meetings, media interviews, conferences, walks and marches, and legislative action. MARC has held hundreds of public events in Massachusetts to raise awareness of animal suffering.

MARC targets a broad range of animal rights causes, including animal testing and experimentation, animals in entertainment, veganism, wildlife protection, and the rights of all animals.

MARC's campaigns in Massachusetts have been cited in numerous local papers and have included opposition to vivisection;^[3]^[4]^[5] advocacy for wildlife,^[6]^[7]^[8] farmed animals,^[6]^[9]^[10]^[11] and cruelty-free living;^[12]^[13] and advocacy for animals exploited in entertainment^[14]^[15] and companion animals.

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1. ^http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/CorpSearchEntityList.asp?ReadFromDB=True&UpdateAllowed=
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/MARC_list/ |title=MARC_list : Welcome to MARC! |publisher=Pets.groups.yahoo.com |date=October 10, 2003 |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=507449 |title=The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Fearing Clashes, WJH Ups Security |publisher=Thecrimson.com |date=April 29, 2005 |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stopthebiolab.org/endorsements.php |title=Stop The Bioterror Lab – People And Organizations Against The Biolab |publisher=Stopthebiolab.org |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.all-creatures.org/wlalw/events-participants-2007.html |title=Events in 2007 – Events in Support of World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week |publisher=All-creatures.org |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|last=Staff |first=Herald |url=http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1049504 |title=Animal fans blast crass menagerie |publisher=News.bostonherald.com |date=December 8, 2007 |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/11/in_braintree_activists_protest_goose_hunt_on_golf_course |title=In Braintree, activists protest goose hunt on golf course – The Boston Globe |work=Boston Globe |date=December 11, 2005 |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
8. ^Turkeys ruffle Brookline residents' feathers – News {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801220609/http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/10/18/News/Turkeys.Ruffle.Brookline.Residents.Feathers-3041168.shtml |date=August 1, 2012 }}
9. ^Animal rights group protests BU-sponsored event – News {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801220632/http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/01/30/News/Animal.Rights.Group.Protests.BuSponsored.Event-2685598.shtml |date=August 1, 2012 }}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.meatout.org/events/mevents02.htm |title=Meatout 2008 Events |publisher=Meatout.org |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
11. ^{{cite web|last=Mattison |first=Harry |url=http://allston02134.blogspot.com/2007/02/animal-rights-activists-protest-at.html |title=Allston Brighton Community Blog: Animal rights activists protest at Kentucky Fried Chicken |publisher=Allston02134.blogspot.com |date=February 22, 2007 |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eagletribune.com/pulife/local_story_063120427?keyword=topstory%2Bpage=0 |title=Clothing with a conscience Dressing 'cruelty-free' doesn't have to mean sacrificing style – EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA |publisher=Eagletribune.com |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonveg.org/foodfest/sponsors.html |title=Boston Vegetarian Food Festival Sponsors |publisher=Bostonveg.org |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
14. ^{{cite web|last=Kantor |first=Ira |url=http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=1368&id=47188 |title=Bill would outlaw hooks used on elephants |publisher=Bu.edu |date=October 18, 2007 |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}
15. ^Mass. considers exotic animal ban – News {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801220641/http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2005/11/16/News/Mass-Considers.Exotic.Animal.Ban-1059353.shtml |date=August 1, 2012 }}

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