Action Alerts

Act for Change: Tell the Senate: Stop Bush’s Wiretapping Program
Tell Your Senators: No Amnesty for AT&T and Verizon Lawbreaking

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Oppose Telecom Immunity, Uphold the Constitution
American voters strongly oppose amnesty for phone companies. But instead of pushing to hold phone companies accountable for violating Americans’ privacy, Sen. Rockefeller is rushing to give them immunity.

DawnWatch: Plans to help endangered whales stalled — Washington Post 10/21/07
“The Wrong Way to Save Right Whales? Plan to Slow Ship Speeds in East Coast Waters Stalls as Agencies Fight Over One of World’s Most Endangered Mammals”

Defenders of Wildlife: WOW – Watch out for Wildlife
This week, Defenders of Wildlife launched a new initiative, Watch Out for Wildlife (WOW), in an effort to educate drivers across the nation on how to avoid dangerous, costly and heartbreaking collisions with wildlife and on what to do if one occurs.

MoveOn.org: Hold Lawbreakers Accountable
President Bush is pressing the Senate to help him cover up his illegal wiretapping, and the Senate may well go along with his plan if they don’t hear from you right away.

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For more on keeping your companion animals safe this Halloween, see also…

* ASPCA Offers Halloween Safety Tips For Pets at aspca.org

* NO SCAREDY CATS THIS HALLOWEEN: TOP 10 SAFETY TIPS FOR PET PARENTS at aspca.org

* Guard Against Ghoulish Goodies: Keep Your Pets Safe From Halloween Hazards at aspca.org

* Halloween Safety at dogs.about.com

* A Safe and Sound Halloween for Dogs at Bella Online

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From: Tammy Grimes, Dogs Deserve Better – tammy [at] dogsdeservebetter.org
Date: Oct 17, 2007 7:57 PM
Subject: Non-profit warns of Halloween dangers to chained dogs: Plus, Holiday Cards

Non-profit Warns of Halloween Dangers to Chained Dogs

Asks caretakers to keep dogs inside every night-especially on Halloween

Tipton, PA, October 12, 2007 — For dogs that are kept perpetually chained, a dark, autumn night is just another night to be cold, lonely and longing for affection. On Halloween, a chained dog may also have to fear for his life.

Halloween is a particularly dangerous time for dogs that are kept chained outside, warns Dogs Deserve Better, a non-profit dedicated to ending the suffering endured by dogs that are kept perpetually chained or caged. At Halloween, the group frequently sees an increase in the number of dogs that are helpless victims of attack. Fireworks or rocks are sometimes thrown at them and more horrific crimes, such as dogs being set on fire, have occurred in recent years. In addition, chained dogs can easily become agitated by strangers in or near their yards. Dogs Deserve Better representatives have encountered incidents of dogs breaking free from their chains and attacking trick-or-treaters.

Dogs Deserve Better works on numerous fronts year round to change minds and laws, educating about the dangers 24/7 chaining pose, both to dogs and to people, who can become the victims of chained dogs that grow angry, frustrated, or aggressive from their constant confinement and exposure to the elements.

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 23, 2007 6:16 PM
Subject: HELP/RESOURCES: Animals In California Wildfires

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
10/23/07: Animals Caught In California Wildfires: How To Help
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

COMPREHENSIVE ALERT ABOUT ANIMALS AFFECTED IN SOUTHERN CALFORNIA WILDFIRES: As of today, nearly a half million people have evacuated. Homes are gone. READ CAREFULLY, if you want to help. Many listings below show info to DONATE and/or VOLUNTEER. Anyone certified with Noah’s Wish, EARS, or other disaster relief orgs ought to be prepared to be deploy.

As during Katrina, however, Kinship Circle has no control over the ever-changing logistics of a disaster.

10/23/07: How To Help Animals In California Wildfires

1. UPDATE: Fire Evacuation For Gentle Barn – Cows Trapped. Horses Afraid.
2. UPDATE: As Flames Engulfed Animals At Gentle Barn In Santa Clarita, CA…
3. San Diego Animal Evacuations: Where They’re Welcome/How To Help
4. Southern California VCA Hospitals Offer Free Boarding
5. Animal Evacuation Order Issued For Topanga Canyon
6. High Winds Bring Displaced Doggies To Blown-Down Ranch
7. Evacuated Horses Streaming into Pierce College As Fires Spread
8. Flames Threaten San Diego Wild Animal Park
9. Massive Evacuations Ordered As Onslaught Of Fires Spreads
10. MORE REPORTS/RESOURCES FOR ANIMALS

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While I was disassembling my old blog today, it occurred to me that I never crossposted a few articles I wrote about humane methods of “pest” control from there to here. So, here they be…two years late, but still totally in season. With updated links, to boot.

The articles in this particular series include:
1 – How to Tell If There’s a Mouse in Your House
2 – How to Mouse-Proof Your House: A Natural, Humane, and Effective Form of Pest Control
3 – Spare the Snap-Trap and Have Mercy on the Mice: A Guide to “Catch-and-Release” Mouse Traps

Teh fine print: You’re permitted – nay, encouraged! – to reprint these articles elsewhere, as long as all links remain intact and clickable, and the resource box is included at the bottom of the page.

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Spare the Snap-Trap and Have Mercy on the Mice: A Guide to “Catch-and-Release” Mouse Traps
By Kelly Garbato

Summer is slowly winding down; the little ones are back in school, and each day brings with it a slightly chillier frost. Just as you’re preparing to hunker down for the winter, your furry neighbors are plotting to invade your home. If you don’t act quickly, your house could quickly be overrun with – mice!

Though you might be tempted to turn to lethal traps at the first sign of company, now’s not the time to resort to toxic or lethal devices, which serve as an attractive “quick fix.” Rather than relying on poisons or lethal traps – neither of which are natural or humane – consider buying “catch-and-release” live traps instead.

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While I was disassembling my old blog today, it occurred to me that I never crossposted a few articles I wrote about humane methods of “pest” control from there to here. So, here they be…two years late, but still totally in season. With updated links, to boot.

The articles in this particular series include:
1 – How to Tell If There’s a Mouse in Your House
2 – How to Mouse-Proof Your House: A Natural, Humane, and Effective Form of Pest Control
3 – Spare the Snap-Trap and Have Mercy on the Mice: A Guide to “Catch-and-Release” Mouse Traps

Teh fine print: You’re permitted – nay, encouraged! – to reprint these articles elsewhere, as long as all links remain intact and clickable, and the resource box is included at the bottom of the page.

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How to Mouse-Proof Your House: A Natural, Humane, and Effective Form of Pest Control
By Kelly Garbato

It happens every fall; at the first signs of frost, you start to hear mysterious squeaking and scratching noises emanating from your attic. Within weeks, you find wood shavings beneath the garage door. By November, you have already been forced to throw out three boxes of perfectly good cereal because of the conspicuous teeth marks at the bottom of the bags. Once you find the first pile of droppings, there’s no doubt about it – you have company!

Although it’s oftentimes difficult to rid your home of mice once they’ve taken hold, it can be done. However, there is a better way. The old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is applicable in this case. Rather than trying to round up and kick out Mickey, Minnie, and their offspring, why not just stop them from gaining entry in the first place?

Mouse-proofing your house is easier than it sounds. First you will need to sanitize your environment, and then you must seal it up so that it stays sanitary.

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While I was disassembling my old blog today, it occurred to me that I never crossposted a few articles I wrote about humane methods of “pest” control from there to here. So, here they be…two years late, but still totally in season. With updated links, to boot.

The articles in this particular series include:
1 – How to Tell If There’s a Mouse in Your House
2 – How to Mouse-Proof Your House: A Natural, Humane, and Effective Form of Pest Control
3 – Spare the Snap-Trap and Have Mercy on the Mice: A Guide to “Catch-and-Release” Mouse Traps

Teh fine print: You’re permitted – nay, encouraged! – to reprint these articles elsewhere, as long as all links remain intact and clickable, and the resource box is included at the bottom of the page.

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How to Tell If There’s a Mouse in Your House
By Kelly Garbato

You’ve just settled down in bed and are twenty minutes into Letterman when you hear it: a light scratching overhead, accompanied by a squeak here and a squeal there. You assume that it’s the wind making strange noises (after all, it is windy tonight!), or perhaps the house is just settling (you do live in an older home, so it would make sense…). Maybe the sounds are just the result of an overactive imagination. You hope!

Of course, you just can’t get around the obvious conclusion – you have company. Whether it’s a bird, a bat, a squirrel, or an entire family of mice, there’s something up there. Given that you’ve had recurrent rodent problems, the latter option is probably the safest bet.

However, how can you be sure what type of animal you’re dealing with – assuming that you even have unwelcome visitors at all? Before you can evict them, you need to know who “they” are.

Above all else, your first step is to inspect your home for signs of mice. Different problems call for different solutions; if your visitors are actually squirrels instead of mice, you’ll need to develop a different strategy.

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 22, 2007 1:34 PM
Subject: EMERGENCY FIRE EVAC: Save Horses, Cows NOW (California)

Due to the urgency of California fires threatening animals RIGHT NOW, we are issuing the alert below to Kinship Circle PRIMARY subscribers, as well as our ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF (a separate list) subscribers.

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

RELIEF GLOBAL
10/22/07: EMERGENCY FIRE EVACUATION For Gentle Barn, California

Cows Trapped. Horses Afraid. Head To Gentle Barn Or Animal Acres NOW
DATE: 10/22/07
FROM: Kate Danaher, katedanaher [at] animalearthhuman.org
SOURCE: Lorri Bauston, info [at] animalacres.org

PLEASE FORWARD AND CROSSPOST TO ANYONE WHO CAN HELP IN CALIFORNIA

LORRI BAUSTON (Animal Acres) JUST CALLED BECAUSE GENTLE BARN NEEDS ANOTHER TRAILER THIS VERY SECOND! The grounds are now on fire and there are 3-4 cows who cannot be evacuated.

We need as many trailers and trucks as possible at Gentle Barn now! The flames are closing in. The horses are frightened, and Lorri is stating she’s not sure all the animals can be evacuated in time, so PLEASE BRING TRAILERS AND TRUCKS THERE RIGHT NOW!

GENTLE BARN
15825 Sierra Hwy
14 North to Sand Canyon Road
Turn LEFT (west) until it ends (at Sierra Hwy)
Turn RIGHT (north)
Go about 1/4 mile. Gentle Barn is on LEFT
Alternate Route: 14 North

If anyone can go and help Animal Acres evacuate animals from Gentle Barn or if anyone can take in some animals in their back yards (temporarily of course) PLEASE call Susie at 661-313-8040.

We then need lots and lots of people to help with the evacuated animals as they are taken to Animal Acres!

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As promised…a week late, but no less sweet. Dennis Kucinich! Emptying his pockets! On The Colbert Report!

After the jump, Stephen announces his candidacy. Colbert/Kucinich ’08, anyone?

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—–Original Message—–
From: Liz Owen
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:06 AM
Subject: Hurricane Katrina Volunteer’s Play Nominated For Prestigious 2007 Ovation Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Press Contact:
Liz Owen
liz [at] owenville.net
Phone: 323-404-3185

“BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO WORDS” FINDS STRONG VOICE AT LA OVATION AWARDS; Hurricane Katrina Volunteer’s Play Nominated For Prestigious 2007 Ovation Awards

HOLLYWOOD, October 15, 2007 – Weirdsmobile Productions’ (Lotti Louise Pharriss, Producer) production of Tim Maddock and Lotti Louise Pharriss’ “Because They Have No Words,” has been nominated for two LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards. Maddock and Pharriss as writers, and Pharriss as producer on behalf of Weirdsmobile received nominations for Best World-Premiere Play. The ensemble of actors – including playwright Maddock, Rufus Bonds, Jr. (“The Color Purple,” “The Lion King”), Lanai Chapman (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Judging Amy”), LeShay Tomlinson (R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet,” “A Mighty Wind”), Tisha Terrasini Banker (“Criminal Minds”), Colin Walker, and Samantha Bennett – was collectively nominated for Best Ensemble.

The LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Called the “…highest-profile contest for local theatre…” by the Los Angeles Times, the Ovation Awards draws national attention to the quality and quantity of professional theatre in Los Angeles. The award ceremony will be held on November 12, 2007 at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre, and will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

“Because They Have No Words” focuses on openly gay Maddock’s personal experiences as a volunteer rescuing animals in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina left thousands of people and animals homeless, a mere one year after his mother passed away. Leaving his long-time partner temporarily behind, Los Angeles-based Maddock headed to New Orleans and there witnessed the plight of the animals that survived the storm, the desperation of people searching for the animals they had been forced to leave behind, and the toxic conditions that both animals and people were forced to endure. In addition to the obvious destruction Katrina caused, he also encountered the bureaucratic problems borne out of an excess of red tape, an overloaded infrastructure, and people taking the system into their own hands. Nearly a year after the hurricane, this new play chronicled Maddock’s experiences as an animal rescue volunteer, the stories of those he encountered and the emotional journey that extended well beyond the time he spent in New Orleans.

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From: API Newsletters – donotreply [at] apiforanimals.org
Date: Oct 19, 2007 7:00 AM
Subject: Make Plans for National Bird Day and Help Canadian Cormorants

Alerts at a Glance:

* Flock Together for the Birds on National Bird Day
- Make plans now to celebrate the sixth annual National Bird Day by helping to educate the public about issues affecting captive birds.

* Protect Middle Island Cormorants from Lethal Culling in Canada
- Contact Park and Government officials to help change the fate of double-crested cormorants in Ontario.

* Other Ways to Help Animals:
- PJ Publications and Gifts: Find the perfect gift for the bird lover in your life amidst a wonderful selection of animal-themed products — and benefit API’s work for the birds.

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From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Oct 19, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: Groundbreaking Effort for Farm Animals Underway in California

Groundbreaking Effort for Farm Animals Underway in California

Farm Sanctuary, in conjunction with The Humane Society of the United States, has launched a ground-breaking ballot initiative effort to outlaw some of the most inhumane farm animal confinement systems in the state: veal crates for baby calves, gestation crates for mother pigs and battery cages for laying hens.

On October 1, 2007 citizens throughout the state began a massive effort to gather the 650,000 signatures needed to qualify the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act (www.humanecalifornia.org/) for placement on the September 2008 California ballot. Volunteers have only about five months to complete their signature-gathering efforts to achieve this goal—and help save millions of farm animals a year from tremendous suffering. Your help is needed!

If you are a California resident, please contact Californians for Humane Farms (www.humanecalifornia.org/) and find out how you can participate in this historic effort for farm animals.

***If you are not a California resident, please forward this email to all your friends and family members who live in California.

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From: PETA – newsmanager [at] peta.org
Date: Oct 19, 2007 8:05 AM
Subject: Kudos to J. Herzog and Sons!

G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park’s (GW) “Mystical Magic of the Endangered”—an exotic-animal display and magic show—appears at malls across the country. A PETA undercover investigation at GW documented many examples of horrendous abuse and neglect, including dead, dying, and injured animals; extremely crowded conditions; and a serious lack of basic necessities such as food, water, and veterinary care.

In addition to being cruel, exotic-animal shows also put people in serious danger. In January 2007, a mall patron was bitten by a young African lion exhibited by GW at Sunset Mall in San Angelo, Texas.

After recently receiving information from PETA, J. Herzog and Sons property management company made the compassionate decision to prohibit GW from appearing at any malls managed by J. Herzog!

What You Can Do

Please thank J. Herzog and Sons for its animal-friendly decision and let them know that as a consumer, you greatly appreciate the company’s progressive stance:

Gayle Segura, National Marketing Manager
J. Herzog and Sons
1720 S. Bellaire St., Ste. 1209
Denver, CO 80222
303-757-8811
303-757-1911 (fax)
gsegura [at] jherzog.com

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From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Oct 17, 2007 3:38 PM
Subject: Eight Turkeys Chosen For Adopt-A-Turkey Project

BREAKING NEWS: Eight Turkeys Chosen For Adopt-A-Turkey Project

Photo via decade_resister

Watkins Glen, NY and Orland, CA — After weeks of speculation and nail-pecking drama, Farm Sanctuary today announced its 2007 roster of Adopt-A-Turkey Project participants.

Cicada, Luna, Feather, Juniper, Magnolia, Moth, Oak and Pearl will step into the spotlight as the illustrious group chosen to be the face of Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey Project.

Started in 1986, the Adopt-A-Turkey Project invites the public to sponsor a turkey for only $20. The funding provides food, bedding and tender loving care to Farm Sanctuary’s turkey flock.

“Farm Sanctuary stepped up its game this year with these Adopt-A-Turkey selections,” mooed Larry, Farm Sanctuary’s spokescow. “This group’s palpable charm is matched only by their quick wit and head-turning good looks.”

Each turkey will be available for a face-to-face meet-and-greet Nov. 17 at the annual Celebration FOR the Turkeys: www.adoptaturkey.org/turkey_celebration07.htm.

Flash photography encouraged.

Sponsor these turkeys today!
Visit: www.adoptaturkey.org/adopt.htm

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To subscribe: www.farmsanctuary.org/signup.htm

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Action Alerts

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Tell Your Senators: Oppose Telecom Immunity, Uphold the Constitution
Please, call your senators right now. Tell them to only pass a FISA modernization bill that has individualized warrants for people in the United States and NOT to provide telecom companies with immunity for breaking the law.

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): Federal: Protect Public Health! Help Limit the Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals
Write to your senators and representative and urge them to support and cosponsor this important legislation!

Defenders of Wildlife: Grizzlies and Other Forest Wildlife Need Your Help
A proposal introduced in August by the Bush/Cheney Administration would dismantle vital protections for our National Forests and grasslands and eliminate key federal protections for all wildlife in those areas… including the still-struggling grizzly bear.

Democrats.com: Help Chris Dodd Hold the Wiretap Immunity Bill
We and other progressive bloggers called for one Senator – any Senator – to put a hold on the Rockefeller Betrayal Bill. And within hours, one Senator stepped up to defend the Constitution: Chris Dodd.

FreePress.net: Protect Free Speech — On Phones, the Internet, Everywhere!
There are no laws that prevent these giant companies from censoring your speech on their networks.

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From: In Defense of Animals – takeaction [at] idausa.org
Date: Oct 17, 2007 10:31 PM
Subject: IDA eNews: 10-17-07

IDA Action Alerts

Send Elephants Tina and Jewel to a Sanctuary
Former circus performers still living in squalid Texas pen

Canadian Cormorants Face Slaughter
Urge wildlife officials not to cull native colonial water bird

Killer Party: Host’s Cat Bludgeoned, then Burned to Death
Urge maximum prosecution under the law for the accused

Campaign News & Updates

Help Air IDA’s “Veganism: The Power of Compassion” Ad on TV
Expose factory farming during World GO VEGAN Days, Oct. 26 – 28

Puerto Rico Animal Control Workers Accused of Throwing Dogs and Cats from Bridge
Take Action to urge officials to identify and prosecute those responsible and initiate animal policy reforms

Halloween Horror: On Humankind’s Monstrous Cruelty to Animals
Harrowing holiday provides unique opportunities for reflection, advocacy, and tasty vegan treats

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Action Alerts

Act for Change: Stop the Nuclear Bailout
Working Assets has joined with musicians Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Ben Harper and Bonnie Raitt on a petition to Congress that will stop a pending bailout of the nuclear power industry.

DawnWatch: NY Times on seafood and mercury 10/17/07
“Industry Money Fans Debate on Fish”

Forest Ethics: Give thanks for mountain caribou!
Tell British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell thank you for protecting the caribou.

Free Press: Call on Congress to Hold Hearings on Media Ownership
This morning, the New York Times revealed that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is rushing through a plan to rewrite media ownership rules, letting the biggest media companies control even more local outlets.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Urge your senators to make sure the new farm bill protects the environment
Urge your senators to make sure the new bill provides adequate funding for strong conservation programs and helps farmers promote organic farming and environmentally friendly pest control practices.

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 17, 2007 3:10 PM
Subject: LETTER/ Puerto Rico’s Massacre At The Bridge

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY – PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

DID YOU GET OUR RECENT ALERTS?

1. 10/14/07: Stop Deer Slaughter In New Jersey
2. 10/14/07: Killing Bears For Fun In Virginia
3. 10/7/07: Horses Agonize In Mexico As Federal Slaughter Ban Stalls

If your email provider censored any of our alerts, try to get them again.
Copy name of alert and email your request to: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

10/17/07: Puerto Rico’s Massacre At The Bridge
KINSHIP CIRCLE ACTION CAMPAIGN

www.KinshipCircle.org

PHOTO: In this photo released by Animal Protectors Network, animal rights activist Leisha Swayne comforts Yoli, a pet dog seized along with dozens of others by animal control workers several days earlier and apparently left for dead where she was thrown off a rural highway bridge in the San Juan area, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. The dog, among only a few to survive, suffered a broken spine, pelvis, and other broken bones. Animal welfare groups will help Puerto Rico housing project residents pursue legal action after animal control workers seized their pets and hurled them to their deaths from a bridge, an activist said Sunday. (AP Photo/Maritza Rodriguez, Animal Protectors Network)

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

Pet massacre in Puerto Rico, SAMPLE PETTER AND PETITION
mentayflor [at] ciudad.com.ar

Pets Hurled Off Bridge in Puerto Rico

Pet Raid Leads To Massacre At Bridge

FULL COVERAGE: Owners of Massacred Pets to Receive Help + MORE STORIES

Outrage in Puerto Rico Over Pet Deaths

A Day In The Life Of Puerto Rico Animal Hell

PETITION: Puerto Rico Pet Massacre – Pets Hurled Off Bridge in Puerto Rico

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FYI: You can download the attached flier (.pdf) here.

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 10, 2007 2:07 PM
Subject: ARNO OUT-OF-TOWN FLYER

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST

Kinship Circle is forwarding this message by request from Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO).

PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY TO ARNO:
Charlotte Bass, table25 [at] bellsouth.net
504.522.0222 desk

www.animalrescueneworleans.org

504.571.1900 rescue line 24/7

Kinship Circle and ARNO are separate organizations.

—— Forwarded Message
From: Charlotte Bass – table25 [at] bellsouth.net
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:19:36 -0600
Subject: ARNO out of town flyer

If you would be so kind… to possibly post this letter-sized flyer on your office bulletin board, in vet offices, coffee shops, grooming parlors, pet supply companies, feed stores, cafes, etc. ad nauseum. (We have found in establishments, like restaurants or office buildings that do not have a place to post flyers, that the inside of stall doors in bathrooms work wonderfully!)

If you have associates or friends in other cities that you think might be interested in posting the attached flyer, please do send to them… we need all the help we can get!

We are trying very hard to recruit volunteers (and donations) to help us continue our rescue work. Volunteers are needed both in our no-kill triage shelter and to help in the most devastated areas with the food & water program and humane trapping. Attached is a pdf file, suitable for b/w laser printers, to printout on an 8.5×11. This flyer has been prepared for the out-of-town audience of potential volunteers, which is our lifeblood since the start of our organization.

I also have one for in-town (New Orleans) recruitment of volunteers.

Thank you for considering posting this for me in your city!

Charlotte

Charlotte Bass Lilly
E. D. / ARNO
504.522.0222 desk
504.522.0239 fax

www.animalrescueneworleans.org

504.571.1900 rescue line 24/7

‘working together to rescue one-by-one until there are none’

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Action Alerts

American Freedom Campaign: Tell your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor the American Freedom Agenda Act
Just two days ago, U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced the American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007 (H.R. 3835). This bill is designed to reverse some of the most egregious Constitutional abuses of the past six years.

Audubon: Sign On Letter Supports Polar Bears
Ask your House member to sign the Dear Colleague letter which requests that the Fish & Wildlife Service list the polar bear as “endangered.”

Defenders of Wildlife: Help Farmers and Wildlife
Here are 3 easy steps to help ensure that farmers and ranchers get the support they need to help protect our water, wildlife and habitat.

Earthjustice: Give the Clean Water Act the Birthday Present it Deserves!
Take action now to urge Congress to protect our local waters by passing the Clean Water Restoration Act.

Environmental Defense: TODAY: National Action and Call-In for Conservation
Join 30 wildlife, environmental and conservation groups in a National Action and Call-In for Conservation.

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———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Feral Power! – alleycat [at] alleycat.org
Date: Oct 16, 2007 8:02 AM
Subject: Happy National Feral Cat Day!

Happy National Feral Cat Day!

Celebrate National Feral Cat Day by telling your friends about feral cats!

Forward this email to a friend and let them know about all of the resources available for people and communities helping their outdoor cats at www.nationalferalcatday.org and www.alleycat.org.

Read about today’s events for NFCD here.

Order the poster you see here and other materials here.

Interested in donating?

Alley Cat Allies · 7920 Norfolk Avenue · Suite 600 · Bethesda, MD 20814-2525 · www.alleycat.org

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