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The '''Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition''', or '''MARC''', is a [[nonprofit]] volunteer-run [[animal rights]] organization based in [[Massachusetts]]. MARC is the largest and most active animal rights group in Massachusetts and operates as a tax exempt [[501(c)(3)]] corporation<ref>http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/CorpSearchEntityList.asp?ReadFromDB=True&UpdateAllowed=</ref> with over 2500 members of all ages and backgrounds <ref>[http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/MARC_list/ MARC_list : Welcome to MARC!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The '''Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition''', or '''MARC''', is a nonprofit volunteer-run [[animal rights]] organization based in [[Massachusetts]]. MARC is the largest and most active animal rights group in Massachusetts and operates as a tax exempt [[501(c)(3)]] corporation<ref>http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/CorpSearchEntityList.asp?ReadFromDB=True&UpdateAllowed=</ref> with over 2500 members of all ages and backgrounds<ref>{{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}}</ref>


MARC's activities include protests and leafletting, 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's activities include protests and leafletting, 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.
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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 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 vivisection<ref>[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=507449 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Fearing Clashes, WJH Ups Security��<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.stopthebiolab.org/endorsements.php Stop The Bioterror Lab - People And Organizations Against The Biolab<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.all-creatures.org/wlalw/events-participants-2007.html Events in 2007 - Events in Support of World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, wildlife<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1049504 Animal fans blast crass menagerie - BostonHerald.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/11/in_braintree_activists_protest_goose_hunt_on_golf_course In Braintree, activists protest goose hunt on golf course - The Boston Globe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/10/18/News/Turkeys.Ruffle.Brookline.Residents.Feathers-3041168.shtml Turkeys ruffle Brookline residents' feathers - News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, farm animals, <ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/01/30/News/Animal.Rights.Group.Protests.BuSponsored.Event-2685598.shtml Animal rights group protests BU-sponsored event - News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.meatout.org/events/mevents02.htm Meatout 2008 Events<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://allston02134.blogspot.com/2007/02/animal-rights-activists-protest-at.html Allston Brighton Community Blog: Animal rights activists protest at Kentucky Fried Chicken<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, cruelty-free living <ref>[http://www.eagletribune.com/pulife/local_story_063120427?keyword=topstory%2Bpage=0 Clothing with a conscience Dressing 'cruelty-free' doesn't have to mean sacrificing style - EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bostonveg.org/foodfest/sponsors.html Boston Vegetarian Food Festival Sponsors<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> animals in entertainment, <ref>[http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=1368&id=47188 Bill would outlaw hooks used on elephants<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2005/11/16/News/Mass-Considers.Exotic.Animal.Ban-1059353.shtml Mass. considers exotic animal ban - News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, and companion animals.
MARC's campaigns in Massachusetts have been cited in numerous local papers and have included vivisection<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>, wildlife<ref name=autogenerated1>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>[http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/10/18/News/Turkeys.Ruffle.Brookline.Residents.Feathers-3041168.shtml Turkeys ruffle Brookline residents' feathers – News]{{dead link|date=November 2011}}</ref>, farm animals,<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/01/30/News/Animal.Rights.Group.Protests.BuSponsored.Event-2685598.shtml Animal rights group protests BU-sponsored event – News]{{dead link|date=November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meatout.org/events/mevents02.htm |title=Meatout 2008 Events |publisher=Meatout.org |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>, cruelty-free living<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonveg.org/foodfest/sponsors.html |title=Boston Vegetarian Food Festival Sponsors |publisher=Bostonveg.org |accessdate=November 29, 2011}}</ref> animals in entertainment,<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>[http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2005/11/16/News/Mass-Considers.Exotic.Animal.Ban-1059353.shtml Mass. considers exotic animal ban – News]{{dead link|date=November 2011}}</ref>, and companion animals.


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Revision as of 06:01, 29 November 2011

The Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition, or MARC, is a nonprofit volunteer-run animal rights organization based in Massachusetts. 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 leafletting, 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 vivisection[3][4][5], wildlife[6][7][8], farm animals,[6][9][10][11], cruelty-free living[12][13] animals in entertainment,[14][15], and companion animals.

References

  1. ^ http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/CorpSearchEntityList.asp?ReadFromDB=True&UpdateAllowed=
  2. ^ "MARC_list : Welcome to MARC!". Pets.groups.yahoo.com. October 10, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  3. ^ [http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=507449 "The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Fearing Clashes, WJH Ups Security��"]. Thecrimson.com. April 29, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2011. {{cite web}}: replacement character in |title= at position 65 (help)
  4. ^ "Stop The Bioterror Lab – People And Organizations Against The Biolab". Stopthebiolab.org. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "Events in 2007 – Events in Support of World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week". All-creatures.org. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Staff, Herald (December 8, 2007). "Animal fans blast crass menagerie". News.bostonherald.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "In Braintree, activists protest goose hunt on golf course – The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. December 11, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  8. ^ Turkeys ruffle Brookline residents' feathers – News[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Animal rights group protests BU-sponsored event – News[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Meatout 2008 Events". Meatout.org. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  11. ^ Mattison, Harry (February 22, 2007). "Allston Brighton Community Blog: Animal rights activists protest at Kentucky Fried Chicken". Allston02134.blogspot.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  12. ^ "Clothing with a conscience Dressing 'cruelty-free' doesn't have to mean sacrificing style – EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA". Eagletribune.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  13. ^ "Boston Vegetarian Food Festival Sponsors". Bostonveg.org. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  14. ^ Kantor, Ira (October 18, 2007). "Bill would outlaw hooks used on elephants". Bu.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  15. ^ Mass. considers exotic animal ban – News[dead link‍]
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