UPDATE, 1/25/07:

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From: DawnWatch – news [at] dawnwatch.com
Date: Jan 25, 2007 5:24 PM
Subject: DawnWatch: Veronica Mars monkey episode now on line — please post feedback 1/25/06

Tuesday night’s (January 23) wonderful episode of Veronica Mars is now up on line at video.cwtv.com/.

It is lots of fun and fantastically animal friendly. Enjoy!

The plot teaches viewers about the plight of animals in university research. And it looks like Veronica’s best friend is about to get involved with a charming animal rights activist. What a nice addition to the cast of characters!

If you missed yesterday’s DawnWatch write-up on the episode, which summarized the plot, it is on line at tinyurl.com/2zw8wk.

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Via Defenders of Wildlife:

Save Peruvian Jaguars and Other Rainforest Wildlife

The Peru Free Trade Agreement would sanction the destruction of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest — home to jaguars, long-haired spider monkeys, blue-headed macaws, giant river otters and other endangered species — by failing to address the illegal harvest and trade in mahogany.

Free trade shouldn’t mean illegal trade! Send a message to your Representative and Senators urging them to reject the Peru Free Trade Agreement.

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From: DawnWatch – news [at] dawnwatch.com>
Date: Jan 24, 2007 1:07 PM
Subject: DawnWatch: NY Times Dining cover on vegan punk chef 1/24/07

There is a delightful article by Julia Moskin on the cover of the Dining Section of the Wednesday, January 24, New York Times, headed, “Strict Vegan Ethics, Frosted With Hedonism.” It is about Brooklyn vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz, the co-author of “Vegan with a Vengeance,” “Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World,” and the host of the public-access television cooking show, the Post-Punk Kitchen.

It tells us, “As a vegan and a follower of punk music since age 14, she is also part of a culinary movement that helped turn the chaotic energy of punk culture of the 1970s and 1980s into a progressive political force….The charm of Ms. Moskowitz — in person, in her cookbooks and on her public-access television cooking show, the Post-Punk Kitchen (theppk.com/shows/) — is that she makes even the deprivations of veganism and the rage of punk seem like fun. Like feminism that embraces makeup and miniskirts — the frivolous bits — Ms. Moskowitz’s veganism embraces chocolate, white flour, confectioners’ sugar, and food coloring.”

Moskowitz says, “I would love to live in a world where I knew the eggs came from happy chicken. But in Brooklyn? That’s not going to happen.

And, “I learned knife skills by cooking for Food not Bombs. But I also learned to love Julia Child and Martha Stewart. Vegan food can and must be pretty.”

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From: Kinship Circle – info [at] kinshipcircle.org
Date: Jan 23, 2007 10:13 AM
Subject: KC DIGEST: Israel Product Testing Ban, Serbia Still Poisoning, Iditarod Torture + MORE

Kinship Circle Primary – PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

1/23/07: Kinship Circle DIGEST / ALERTS FROM MEMBERS
Israel Product Testing Ban, Serbia Still Poisoning, Iditarod Torture + MORE

IN JANUARY DIGEST:

1. Julia Sharp, Well-Known Rescuer, Needs Our Help
2. Israel: Ban Animal Testing For Cosmetic/Cleaning Products
3. Serbia: Mass Poisoning (T-61) Begins Again
4. Serbia: Fire Your Weapons For Those Who Can’t
5. EU: Support Written Declaration, EU Ban On Bullfighting
6. Family Dog Shot By Police Denied Aid; Dies Slowly
7. Who’s Supporting Iditarod Dog Torture In 2007?
8. Spanish Galgo Appeal: Send Email To Save These Dogs
9. Wish SHAC 7’s Josh And Jake Happy Birthdays
10. Argentina: Horse Drops Dead On Street In Entre Rios
11. Atlanta Puppy-Baking Trial Date Set For 1/29/07
12. Romania: Urge Press To Cover Crimes Against Animals
13. Animal Activist’s Home Raided
14. A Stockyard Filled With Sad Brown Eyes
15. PETITIONS TO SIGN

Each DIGEST includes:

* NEWS and CALL-TO-ACTION, submitted by Kinship Circle members.
* CONTACT INFO to reply directly to the activist who supplied the alert.
* Related KINSHIP CIRCLE LINKS for more background information.
* Submissions are from KC members and do NOT originate from Kinship Circle itself.
* If emails for letter recipients fail, contact person who supplied alert — NOT KINSHIP CIRCLE.
* Send submissions for KC DIGEST to kinshipcircle [at] brick.net
* Please “clean-up” submitted alerts, and do not send chain of forwarded messages.

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Here’s the TOC from the 1/23/07 issue of The Sierra Club’s Currents.

You can read the whole newsletter online – just click here!

Sierra Club Currents – Inconvenient Details, Unearthing the Truth
Volume VI, #48
Tuesday, January 23, 2007

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Quote of Note:

“Headlines above the fold that will knock your socks off in terms of our commitment to energy independence.”

- President Bush’s top economic advisor, Al Hubbard on what Americans can expect from tonight’s State of the Union address

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(1) Inconvenient Details: Unearthing the Truth

(2) Congress: Global Warming Tops List

(3) Take Action: Support a Clean Energy Future!

(4) Take Action: Save the Rainforests!

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Via the Center for Biological Diversity:

Protect Polar Bears From Global Warming

In response to the Center for Biological Diversity’s petition and lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the polar bear as a threatened species. Polar bears are threatened with extinction as global warming literally melts away their Arctic sea-ice habitat.

Please let the Bush administration know that you support the proposal to list the polar bear, and that we must reduce greenhouse gas pollution immediately to slow global warming and save the polar bear from extinction.

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UPDATE, 1/25/07:

Also see “EPA Set to Abandon 30 Years of Air Quality Control” from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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Via the Natural Resources Defense Council:

Tell the EPA not to allow more dangerous lead in our air

Lead is a potent toxin that can be particularly harmful to children, yet the EPA recently proposed eliminating its current standard for the maximum allowable level of lead in the atmosphere. Urge the EPA to strengthen, not eliminate or weaken, this standard.

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Via the League of Conservation Voters:

Global Warming – Urge Presidential Hopefuls to Take a Stand

Can you believe that in just two years a new president will be inaugurated?

At this critical juncture, we have a tremendous opportunity to make sure our next president is committed to solving global warming. This is our shot – we can’t waste any more time. The League of Conservation Voters is holding nothing back – we are making this one of our biggest priorities.

The Heat is On! From the start, we plan to make a big splash: 100,000 voices united in a call for global warming solutions. Every serious presidential candidate will hear you when it counts the most. [...]

Demand that all presidential candidates from all parties take a stand on global warming. Sign the Heat is On Petition. Help us reach 100,000 signatures!

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Via American Rivers:

U.S. to Canada – Stop Mine Threat to Montana’s Flathead River

It’s called the North Fork River by some, but most know it as the Flathead River. Regardless of the name, this Wild and Scenic River is one our country’s natural jewels, blessed with crystal clear water and unparalleled beauty. Not for long, though, if the Cline Mining Corporation convinces Canadian officials to destroy the headwaters of the Flathead in British Columbia. The company’s proposed open-pit mine would gouge two million tons of coal per year from the river’s source for the next 20 years. Not if we (and you) can help it!

There’s more at stake than this one river. The Flathead also serves as the source of Flathead Lake’s crystal clear waters. And its watershed supports a vast array of wildlife in Montana, including more grizzlies per acre than anywhere else in the Rocky Mountains. Touted as America’s “wildest valley,” the area surrounding the river and its namesake lake is protected by Glacier National Park and a Wild and Scenic River designation.

While the mine proposal is being assessed, Canadian authorities have graciously agreed to accept comments from U.S. residents — but only until Thursday, February 1. Please take a moment to let them know that you appreciate the opportunity to provide input, and then tell them you OPPOSE the mine affecting our beloved Flathead River.

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Via the World Wildlife Fund:

Help save Australia’s ‘Galapagos’

Barrow Island is the second largest island in Western Australia, and is one of Australia’s oldest nature reserves. But this remarkable place, described as Australia’s ‘Galapagos’ because of its rare and endangered species, now faces unprecedented threats.

In December 2006, the Western Australian Government overruled the advice of its own Environmental Protection Authority and approved the development on the island of a huge gas plant by the energy companies, Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil.

Risks to wildlife from the massive project include the introduction of invasive species and diseases in the thousands of tonnes of material and equipment needed to build the plant. The development would also require the construction of a port in a pristine tropical area previously
earmarked for inclusion in the surrounding marine park and the dredging of deep shipping channels in coral reef habitat.

You can help protect Barrow Island by signing our petition to the energy consortium (Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil). Tell them to halt plans to locate the gas plant on the island and
instead look to alternative mainland locations.

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Via Earthjustice:

A Lasting Solution for the Arctic Refuge

Over the past several years there have been countless outrageous attempts in Congress to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to exploitative and destructive oil drilling.

Now, with a new Congress, we have a promising opportunity to protect this pristine wildlife haven once and for all.

Please write to your representative today and urge support for providing the permanent protection that this national treasure deserves.

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Animal Abuse

U.S. Soldiers Taunt Crippled Dog In Iraq VIDEO.

WHETHER YOU SUPPORT THE MILITARY OR NOT, PLEASE VOICE YOUR OUTRAGE AT THE HEINUOUS DISPLAY OF CRUELTY CAPTURED ON VIDEO OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE 3 U.S. SOLDIERS, ONE HOLDING A VIDEO CAMERA AND TWO THROWING ROCKS AT A CRIPPLED, DEFENSELESS DOG. [Read more...] [See also "Kinship Circle: Latest Casualty - Soldiers Torment Crippled Dog In Iraq"]

Animals As Clothing

Petition to ask J.C. Penney to stop selling raccoon dog fur trimmed apparel.

Penney’s has decided to continue selling coats with fur trim made from the canine species related to the dog that we all have as pets. We ask that they immediately stop selling raccoon fur trimmed items. Until this decision is reached, we ask that persons who agree, refrain from purchasing from J.C. Penney’s. [Read more...]

Animals As Food

Protect Beluga Sturgeon By Continuing Trade Ban

The environmental community urges the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to keep the beluga caviar trade closed. [Read more...]

Animals As Game

Call for a boycott of all Tiriac businesses to protest the Balc wild boar hunt

We, the undersigned, as ethical persons and people of conscience, declare our intention not to support, even implicitly, the event organized every year in January near Balc, Romania, by Mr. Ion Tiriac (famous Romanian tennis player, now a businessman and the richest man in Romania). Therefore, we will pull out any contribution and in the future we will avoid involvement as clients in any Tiriac companies. We consider that the Balc wild boar hunts, during which the invited guests (foreign and Romanian politicians and big business tycoons, partners or potential partners of Ion Tiriac) kill about 200 animals each year, are in essence massacres disguised as entertainment and “sport” for VIPs. [Read more...]

Animals As Pests

Federally protect the Feral Pigeon aka the Dove

The Pigeon is mankind’s oldest feathered friend, this bird helped save lives before the telegraph or phone was invented, they flew the skies delivering messages from hospital to hospital, they fought next to our troops in many wars including the Iraq war,this bird shares the sky with other birds and currently is being slaughtered across the USA by the numbers just for the fun of it as they are not protected by any laws. Please help these birds that deserve honor instead of persecution. The Dove aka the Pigeon aka the Rock Dove is our nations symbol of PEACE. [Read more...]

Animals As Pets

Thank State of Illinois for Preventing the Criminalization of Canines

An innovative law that took effect January 1, 2007 will prevent dogs from being used as weapons. Gang members, who are often legally prohibited from owning armed weapons, frequently use dogs as weapons to intimidate community members. This novel law was developed as a solution to protect the public from dangerous dogs, while also keeping the best interests of dogs at heart. Public Act 94-0818 will make it a misdemeanor for a person convicted of a felony to own, possess, have custody of, or reside with an un-neutered dog older than 12 weeks of age, or any dog deemed “vicious” under the Illinois Animal Control Act. [Read more...]

Saga Dog Breeder – Animal Cruelty

Unscrupulous dog breeders are rife in Japan, all bent on making money from the recent boom in owning pets. Kinji Mitsutake is one of these breeders in Saga Prefecture, on the southern island of Kyu-shu-. Animal rescuers/activists investigated the premises in December 2006 and were able to observe first-hand, dogs on short chains with little to no shelter or in decrepit cages, unable to escape their prisons, living on top of piles of feces and hair. Others were perched on wooden pallets surrounded by a stagnant lake of fetid feces and rainwater. All were without adequate food and water, never exercised and waiting to die. Some skeletons were also found as well as one rotting carcass covered in maggots. [Read more...]

Straydogs in Turkey

Informing her Majesty about the animal abuse as a result of municipalities trying to solve the straydogproblem in so many wrong ways and asking her to raise the matter of the straydogs in Istanbul on as many occasions as possible during her visit to Turkey in February/March 2007. [Read more...]

Wildlife Conservation / Environmental Issues

We are nothing more than cannibals: Save the Gorillas from ourselves!

The purpose of this petition is to raise awareness among the public, and specifically, to encourage world leaders and organisations such as the United Nations to increase funding and logistical support for the conservation efforts and for the work of the courageous park rangers who risk, and sometimes lose, their lives for this noble effort. [Read more...]

Tell Nestle et.al “Stop Aiding Destruction of Tiger/Rhino Habitat!”

This petition’s goal is to help WWF-Indonesia’s Director of Policy and Corporate Engagement, Nazir Foead, get the message across to the world’s coffee distributers that the public will not support companies that aid in the destruction of Bukit Barisan Selatan, home to endangered tigers and rhinos. [Read more...]

Laura Bush, Please Protect Mother Polar Bears!

Our polar bears – and their cubs – are in big trouble. Scientists say that global warming is pushing them to the very brink of extinction. Now, as if that’s not bad enough, President Bush continues to push for harmful drilling in one of the places most important to denning polar bears – the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. [...] This Mother’s Day, ask Laura Bush to help mother polar bears by convincing her husband to leave the Arctic Refuge wild and free of oil drilling! [Read more...]

Save the Polar Bears! Help Stop Global Warming

Rising temperatures due to global warming are threatening the entire Arctic ecosystem. Warmer temperatures means less pack ice – ice that polar bears depend on for hunting. As their natural habitat gets warmer and decreases in size, the end result is fewer polar bears. For the polar bear, an irreplaceable symbol of the Arctic, climate change could lead to extinction. [Read more...]

Tell President Bush: Move America Beyond Oil

President Bush admitted that America is addicted to oil, but he has failed to use his executive power to help America kick the oil habit. Call on President Bush to break Big Oil’s stranglehold on energy policy and cut America’s dependence on oil by 2.5 million barrels a day within 10 years. [Read more...]

Pledge To Be A Climate Messenger

If each and every one of us would make a resolution for our Earth for this coming year whatever it be and stick with it, we can bring back some of the balance lost. However, we are running out of time before the window closes. This petition seeks signatures of those of all political, social, and economic backgrounds who are committed to doing just that. [Read more...]

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From: Kinship Circle – info [at] kinshipcircle.org
Date: Jan 19, 2007 9:31 PM
Subject: Latest Casualty: Soldiers Torment Crippled Dog In Iraq

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1/19/07 — Latest Casualty: Soldiers Torment Crippled Dog In Iraq
KINSHIP CIRCLE ACTION CAMPAIGN

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

Demand Criminal Investigation of U.S. Soldiers Caught on Video Abusing Dog

The Military’s War On Animals

U.S. Department of Defense

VIDEO: Soldiers taunt crippled dog in Iraq

PETITION: U.S. Soldiers Taunt Crippled Dog In Iraq VIDEO

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Via the Center for Biological Diversity:

Stop the war against the Mexican Wolf!

Fewer than 10 years ago, the federal government reintroduced Mexican Gray Wolves into Arizona and New Mexico: progeny of the few wolves that survived the government’s six-decade extermination program and that were trapped for captive breeding. The reintroduction was meant to recover and restore to the wild Mexican Wolves after their near extinction from an extermination campaign that included poisoning, trapping, shooting, and den-excavating.

But now the government is again killing Mexican Wolves: locating them by radio collars and shooting them from the air, digging up wolf pups that then don’t survive captivity, trapping wolves and splitting up family packs.

Why is the government doing this? Because the livestock industry successfully pushed for rules and protocols that require such aggressive predator control of wolves in the Southwest, far beyond government violence carried out against wolves or other endangered animals elsewhere. [...]

Last month the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Fish and Wildlife Service to save the Mexican Wolf. The lobo also needs your direct help. Please request congressional hearings into this mismanaged program in order to apply added pressure on the Bush administration to stop the war against the Mexican Gray Wolf.

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From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Jan 19, 2007 4:32 PM
Subject: Farm Sanctuary’s E-News & Action Alert 1/19/07

Legal Standing Argued in Landmark Lawsuit

This week, Farm Sanctuary argued in court that we should have legal standing to defend pregnant pigs who are confined for most of their lives in narrow metal gestation crates without the ability to even turn around. This intensive confinement without any exercise area is in violation of California’s animal anti-cruelty law. To make the case in our lawsuit against Corcpork, Inc., one of California’s largest pig breeding facilities, Farm Sanctuary’s attorney cited an earlier ruling (Farm Sanctuary vs. California Department of Agriculture) that said unless an organization like Farm Sanctuary was able to speak on behalf of the animals, the animals would have no protection.

In Loving Memory – Sweet Pie

Sweet Pie – all 2,300 pounds – lived up to every bit of his gentle name. An unwanted by-product of the dairy industry, he was found on November 26, 1993 as a young bull, and was one of the first animals to be brought to Farm Sanctuary’s then newly opened California Shelter. Abandoned, destitute and deprived of food and water, Sweet Pie was near death when finally found and taken to safety. He was thankfully brought back to health by our staff, and lived a long and peaceful life at Farm Sanctuary. Click here to read more.

Mark Your Calendars!

Independence Day Pignics, Celebrations FOR the Turkeys and Country Hoe Downs are just a few of the special events to which we invite you this year. Complete with opportunities to learn more, get active, find inspiration, have fun, and make a difference for farm animals, each Farm Sanctuary event has something unique to offer. So, what are you waiting for? Mark your calendar and save the date for one or more of our 2007 events. More information.

Matching Gifts: Double Your Support for Farm Animals

Does your company participate in a matching gifts program? If so, please consider Farm Sanctuary and double your gift to farm animals! If not, or if you aren’t sure, please click here to read more about how matching gifts work, and how you can approach your place of employment to join. Matching gifts programs are a crucial resource and opportunity to expand our efforts to help farm animals in need.

Complete Vegan Shopping Supports Farm Sanctuary!

TheVegetarianSite.com offers a wide range of vegan products, from eco-friendly footwear and accessories to groceries and personal care products. They donate 10 percent of every single purchase amount to nonprofit vegetarian and animal rights organizations and have done so since September 2000. This month, the proceeds are going directly to Farm Sanctuary! Browse the best of animal-friendly, socially responsible products at nice prices.

News and Notes

Farm Animal Placement Alert

Turkey Industry Uses ‘Ethically Repugnant’ Breeding Practices
The New Standard, January 17, 2007

Vegetarian is the New Prius
The Huffington Post, January 18, 2007

Such Thing as a Free Vegan Lunch
Daily Pilot, January 19, 2007

Milk Might Transmit Mad Cow Disease
Medindia.com, January 16, 2007

SALE!

Dead Meat by Sue Coe
Critically acclaimed book by renowned artist and journalist Sue Coe

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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From: In Defense of Animals – takeaction [at] idausa.org
Date: Jan 19, 2007 2:29 PM
Subject: Writing Alert: What’s best for Maggie? Should Maggie stay or go?

The Anchorage Daily News published a story about Maggie, the lone elephant at the Alaska Zoo, who activists are working to get sent to a sanctuary. Please write a letter to the editor of the Daily News on the suffering elephants endure in zoos, urging readers to support sending Maggie to a sanctuary. Send letters to the Daily News at letters [at] adn.com.

Read “What’s best for Maggie? Should Maggie stay or go?” online.

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Seeing as I can’t lay down for more than five minutes without feeling like I’m drowning in my own snot, and slaveboy isn’t here to pamper me*, I’m not really in the mood for cuteness today.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Yeah, that’s about right.

Now for them carnivals:

* Carnival of the Green 60

* Carnival of Hurricane Relief 71

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* Supposedly he’s bringing me back a few dozen Vegan! Donuts!, in which case, all will be right in my world come Sunday.

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From: ASPCA – news-alert [at] aspca.org
Date: Jan 19, 2007 7:00 AM
Subject: Winter Weather Pet Safety Tips/ASPCA Gives Grants to Horse Groups

January 12, 2007

Welcome to our weekly email newsletter, your source for the latest news from our animal welfare community and information on pending humane legislation.

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ASPCA NEWS ALERT
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PET PARENTS: GET OUR HOT TIPS FOR COLD WEATHER!

Winter may have made a late debut in many parts of the country, but it has certainly arrived in full force. With the thermometer dipping lower and lower, the ASPCA wants to remind you that your four-legged companions may also be feeling the chill. Our experts offer some tips to keep pets safe and sound until springtime.

ASPCA SUCCESS STORY OF THE WEEK: READY TO TAKE A CHANCE

A grief-stricken woman goes to her local shelter and finds a friend for life.

HELPING HORSES: ASPCA AWARDS GRANTS TO EQUINE GROUPS

Our Equine Fund helps the nation’s horse welfare organizations continue their worthy efforts.

SAVE THE DATE: FARM ANIMAL FORUM, 4/29

You can’t miss this one if you’re interested in becoming part of the nation’s leading efforts to help protect farm animals from abuse.

FROM OUR EMAIL BAG: ASPCA MISSION®: ORANGE(tm) MANIA

We were thrilled to launch our campaign to create a country of humane communities–but we were truly overwhelmed to learn how excited you were, too.

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NEBRASKA RESIDENTS, SAY YES TO MORE INSPECTIONS OF KENNELS AND PET STORES!

Please urge your legislators to support LB 12, legislation that would provide for additional inspectors of animal facilities.

NORTH DAKOTA RESIDENTS, SAY YES TO FELONY CRUELTY BILL!

Sponsored by Representative Nottestad, HB 1220 would increase the penalty for the inhumane treatment of animals. Please ask your legislators to support this important legislation today.

MORE ALERTS FOR YOUR AREA…

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From: Tammy Grimes
Date: Jan 18, 2007 8:08 PM
Subject: Dogs Die at the End of Chains as Cold Sweeps the Nation

Nonprofit Urges Citizens to Report Abuse/Media to Remind People to Bring Companions Out of the Cold

Dogs Die at the End of Chains as Cold Sweeps the Nation

Nonprofit Urges Citizens to Report Abuse/Media to Remind People to Bring Companions Out of the Cold

Tipton, PA January 18, 2007

18 January, 2007, Altoona, PA — Dogs Deserve Better, a national nonprofit working to bring dogs into the home and family, has received reports of dogs dying as a result of being left chained or penned in frigid temperatures. “Two pitbulls were removed from a home in Boulder County, CO, last week after neighbors called animal control. The dogs had been left outside in extremely cold temperatures for several days. One of the dogs suffered from frostbite and the other had to be euthanized because of the severity of its injuries,” the Boulder Humane Society said.

This scenario is repeating itself across America with dogs whose stories will never be told and whose deaths will go unnoticed, unmourned, and unjustified.

As cold sweeps as far south as Texas, San Antonio drew press reports of a dog chained outside without shelter. “He’s suffering. He cries a lot,” said neighbor Josie Jeffries, “At nighttime, he starts crying. And he’s not barking, he’s crying. Officers came and they saw the dog tied up outside freezing. They’ve talked to the owner and they won’t do anything about it,” said Jeffries.

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NOTE: The original DawnWatch alert, “DawnWatch: WKYC airs shocking hog farm story and follow-up. Please thank the station — 11/30/06″, is available here.

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From: DawnWatch – news [at] dawnwatch.com
Date: Jan 18, 2007 11:28 AM
Subject: DawnWatch: WKYC hog farm follow-up — shocking footage. Please send thanks. 1/17/07

In late November, WKYC in Ohio aired a story they headed, “Special Prosecutor investigates handling of pigs on northeast Ohio Hog Farm.”

They aired a follow-up the following evening, the anchor holding a big stack of emails received from viewers in response to the first story.

Yesterday, January 17, the station aired a piece about the prosecutor’s choice to move forward. The anchors mentioned that the case had generated interest not just across the viewing area but on the internet around the world. I send a huge thank you to all who wrote!
Signing off last night’s story, reporter Bill Safos said, “We will follow the story because there has been much interest in this…”

You can watch the January 17 follow-up story on line here.

It includes horrifying footage of a conscious sow being hung, strangling slowly.

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