ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST DANIEL ANDREAS

Animal Rights Activist Daniel Andreas

Animal Rights Activist Daniel Andreas

According to Animal Rights Activist Daniel Andreas I perceive that'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; The Declaration of Independence holds these rights to be self evident and unalienable. In the eighteenth century when these words were written they were called natural rights, today we call them human rights' (Cohen, Carl, 2005). The issue of whether or not to grant animal rights such as those that humans retain, is a greatly disputed issue. Philosophers, clergyman, and politicians have argued the point of animal rights for years, but without success. Animal right is an extremely intricate issue that involves the question of animal intelligence, animal activist groups, and the pros and cons of granting animals their rights.

A North Bay man has been named to the FBI's most wanted terrorists list for the alleged animal rights-related bombings of two East Bay companies in 2003.Daniel Andreas San Diego, now 31, disappeared following the bombings on Aug. 28, 2003, of the Emeryville biotechnology firm Chiron Inc., and on Sept. 26, 2003, of the Pleasanton health and beauty products company Shaklee Corp.No one was injured in the early-morning explosion at Chiron. A second bomb set to detonate an hour later was found and the area was cleared before it went off, according to the FBI.At Shaklee, a bomb wrapped in nails exploded but there were also no injuries.The FBI accused San Diego of planting all three bombs.An animal rights group called the Revolutionary Cells took responsibility for both bombings at the time, claiming both companies had business ties with another firm that tested product on animals.FBI spokesman Joe Schadler said today the agency was not willing to comment on any potential groups affiliations that San Diego may have had.

According to the FBI, San Diego professed to be active in the animal rights movement and had expressed extreme views about the use of violence in achieving the goals of the movement. ”As a society we cannot sit idly by and allow violence to become an acceptable solution for social and political problems,” (Dajer, Tony, 2007) Charlene Thornton, special agent in charge of the FBI's San Francisco office, said in a prepared statement. The statement said San Diego's alleged actions had set an example to others in the animal rights movement, noting two August 2008 fire bombings in Santa Cruz by “individuals espousing similar beliefs.”

A federal grand jury in 2004 indicted San Diego — who grew up in San Rafael and is the son of retired Belvedere City Manager Edmund San Diego — on two counts of destroying or attempting to destroy property with explosives and two counts of use of a destructive device in a crime of violence. The FBI offered a $250,000 reward in 2006 for information leading to his arrest. San Diego is only the second American to be named to the FBI's most wanted terrorists list, which includes Usama Bin ...