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From: Farm Sanctuary - info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Oct 6, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: Farm Sanctuary’s E-News & Action Alert 10/06/06

EMERGENCY RESCUE: 26 Turkeys Need Your Help!

Farm Sanctuary has come to the rescue of 26 young turkeys, and saved these innocent young peeps from Thanksgiving dinner tables next month. Raised on factory farms, the birds have all been detoed, cutting off the first joints in their toes, and have been debeaked as well. Just eight weeks old, the birds are still babies needing special care. The smallest bird, who has just been named Butterfly, arrived tiny, weak and sickly. She received sub-q fluids three times a day, and was hand-fed a mash to help give her strength. The young turkeys took cautious steps when they were introduced to their new grassy pasture at our Emergency Rescue & Rehabilitation Center, as they had never before lived within an outdoor space, or had grass beneath their feet. All 26 birds are in need of a check-up by Cornell Veterinary Hospital doctors to assess their health, and blood work needs to be done to test them for contagious diseases. Once they have received a clean bill of health, some of the birds will join Farm Sanctuary’s main flock in the turkey barn, and others will travel in the Turkey Express to loving adoptive homes this Thanksgiving. Click here to make a donation to help these turkey babies.

Paul Harvey says YES to Prop 204!

Nationally known radio personality and longtime Arizona resident, Paul Harvey, broadcasted his support this week for Proposition 204 on his Tuesday morning ABC Radio Network show. He asked Arizonans to vote Yes on Prop 204 when voting this November. This humane initiative will ban the cruel and inhumane confinement of veal calves and pigs used for breeding on factory farms. Click here for more information on this historic endeavor and to hear Paul Harvey’s show.

Farm Animal of the Month: Joshua

Seeing Joshua today, you would never know he was once so ill he could not walk or even stand. Born on a cattle ranch, he contracted a serious infection through his umbilical cord, and when the infection spread into his joints, he was in so much pain that he could not rise up off his knees. Believing that Joshua was permanently crippled, and unwilling to offer him medical care, the ranch owners left him to die. Thankfully, Joshua’s story doesn’t end there. Read more.

Making the “Big Apple” Big on Farm Animal Issues

One day, Pei-Cen Lin sat down to what she believed would be an ordinary lunch with a friend; instead she had an experience that would change her life, as well as the lives of many others. After learning about how animals suffer on factory farms from her tablemate, and then doing her own research, she soon became a vegetarian. Now, Pei-Cen is a top-notch farm animal advocate, spreading her message of compassion in America’s largest city. Click here to read more.

FARM SANCTUARY NEWS AND NOTES

USDA Grants Humane Petition!
Federal animal transport law’s original intentions finally honored

Oppose attempts to criminalize animal rights protests!

IN THE NEWS

Hogwash or Humanity?
Tucson Weekly, October 5, 2006

USDA Says Rule on Livestock Applies to Trucks
Des Moines Register, September 29, 2006

Animal Activists Urge More Humane Treatment of Farm Animals
Voice of America, September 27, 2006

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About Farm Sanctuary

Farm Sanctuary is the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. Since incorporating in 1986, we have worked to expose and stop cruel practices of the “food animal” industry through research and investigations, legal and legislative actions, public awareness projects, youth education, and direct rescue and refuge efforts. Our shelters in Watkins Glen, NY and Orland, CA provide lifelong care for hundreds of rescued animals, who have become ambassadors for farm animals everywhere by educating visitors about the realities of factory farming. For more information about Farm Sanctuary or our programs, please visit www.farmsanctuary.org or call 607-583-2225. To become a Farm Sanctuary member or to make a donation today using our secure online form, www.farmsanctuary.org/join/donate2.htm. For updates on previous action alerts, www.farmsanctuary.org/actionalerts/update.htm

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