Action Alerts

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Mukasey Can’t Dodge Torture, Spying Questions
The attorney general is supposed to enforce the law, not equivocate and dance around clear-cut legal issues. Yet Mukasey has evaded straight answers — not only on torture — but on government spying as well.

Audubon: President Vetoes Vital Ecosystem Restoration Projects
Please write to your members of Congress and urge them to help restore America’s natural resources by overriding the veto of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (H.R. 1495) by President Bush.

Campaign for American Wilderness: Tell the BLM to protect wilderness-quality lands from off-road vehicles!
Tell the BLM to fix its plan and not turn wilderness landscapes into sacrifice zones for dirt bikes and other off-road vehicles!

Center for Constitutional Rights: Waterboarding is torture. No to Mukasey!
President Bush’s nominee for Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, supports torture, illegal spying on Americans and limitless powers for the Executive Branch.

Change.org: Help Stop the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Thailand
Illegal wildlife trade totals billions of dollars a year globally, but conservationists say the problem is most acute in Southeast Asia.

DawnWatch: Horse slaughterhouse destruction, felony sentence, on Democracy Now 10/31/07
“One of the best-known animal rights activists in the Pacific Northwest is heading to prison today to begin a 51-month sentence. Jonathan Paul was arrested almost two years ago as part of the so-called Green Scare, when federal agents detained ten activists connected to the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth Liberation Front.”

Defenders of Wildlife: Orangutans Need Our Help
Orangutans could be extinct by 2020 — the victims of habitat destruction intensified by illegal timber trafficking.

Earthjustice: Halt the Exploitation of Arctic Wetlands: Save Teshekpuk Lake!
Despite the objections of local and international conservationists, Alaska natives, scientists, and sportsmen, the Bush administration wants to open up the Teshekpuk Lake area to the oil and gas industry.

Feminist Majority: Feminists Stand Up Against Torture Today
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Michael Mukasey as Attorney General on Tuesday. Tell the Democrats on the committee to Vote NO on Mukasey and Vote NO on Torture.

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): US: Demand Better Treatment of Breeding Dogs and Puppies
Demand better protection for America’s dogs! Please email the USDA and ask them, politely but firmly, to crack down on unlicensed dog breeders and dog dealers across the United States.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Save Endangered Forests From Destructive Illegal Logging
Act now to protect Sumatran tigers and rhinos, Siberian tigers, orangutans and many other species that depend on forest habitat around the globe by urging your senators to support legislation to curb illegal logging.

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World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA): Listen to WSPA’s bear expert live on the radio!
Listen live as renowned international bear expert and WSPA Wildlife Advisor Victor Watkins discusses his unique and exciting work rescuing bears around the world. On Monday, November 5, Watkins will be interviewed live on ON POINT, a morning news program at Boston based radio station WBUR, broadcast on over 100 NPR stations across the United States.

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