La vache qui pleure La vache qui pleure La vache qui pleure is the ninth album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 2003. It is named after a prehistoric bas-relief (stone carving) near Djanet in the south of Algeria which is pictured on the album cover. Its title "La vache qui pleure" (French for "The crying cow") may also be a joke with the famous French cheese label "La vache qui rit" ("The laughing cow"). It is the sisters' second full album of French songs, following on from their 1980 album "Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse", while several of their other albums also
Alliance for Animal Rights Alliance for Animal Rights The Alliance for Animal Rights (AFAR) is an Irish animal rights movement group based in Dublin which was founded in 1989. The group claims to be the first animal "rights," as opposed to animal welfare, organisation ever to form in Ireland. AFAR states that they stand for and employ "education, campaigns, legislation, and direct action." The group have actively campaigned against the fur trade, animal experimentation, greyhound racing, zoos, animal farms, live exports, and other forms of animal use. They are currently in alliance with a younger Irish animal rights group, National Animal Rights Association (NARA)