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Date: Nov 7, 2007 6:51 PM
Subject: IDA eNews: 11-7-07

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November 7th, 2007

IDA Action Alerts

Take IDA’s Thanksliving Pledge!
Go turkey-free to save lives & win prizes this holiday season

bebe Agrees to Go Fur-Free…but Not Quite Yet
Take Action to urge fashion retailer not to wait until 2008

Sponsor IDA’s Anti-Fur PSA for Fur Free Friday
TV spot shows viewers the animal cruelty fashion industry tries to hide

Campaign News & Updates

IDA’s November 2007 Guardian of the Month - Christine Dorchak
Greyhounds’ best friend has the dog racing industry on the run

IDA-Project Hope Adoption Spotlight - Dottie
Darling Dalmatian is one of 28 animals recently spayed/neutered by vet students at the sanctuary

Victory: Cape May Adopts Plan to Protect Both Feral Cats and Endangered Birds
IDA joins coalition that helped convince New Jersey town to preserve TNR program

Features

IDA’s Auction for Animals Starts November 17th

Support IDA by bidding on fabulous items in our eBay Auction for Animals starting on Saturday, November 17th. We are working closely with Silent Partners fundraising consultants to offer our supporters more than 200 tantalizing auction items worth over $30,000, including signed celebrity memorabilia, vacation hotel accommodations, spa and beauty treatments, wine tasting tours, fine dining experiences, tickets to cultural and sporting events, fun family activity packages, and much more!

IDA’s Auction for Animals will consist of four waves of 10-day auctions, with new items launching each week from November 17 through the third week of December. You will be able to view the items up for auction at www.ebay.com/ida as the November 17th launch date gets closer. Stay tuned for more details!

If you have items that you would like to donate for IDA’s Auction for the Animals, we are currently accepting donations. For more information about making tax-deductible donations for our auction, please contact Nicole Otoupalik at (800) 338-4451 or nicole [at] idausa.org.

Quotables

“Volunteer for what you believe in! Don’t worry about being ‘important enough’ or ’smart enough’ to make a difference, just do it! Change will happen if we all work together to offer compassionate alternatives and humane choices.”

— Christine Dorchak, IDA’s November 2007 Guardian of the Month

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About IDA

In Defense of Animals, located in San Rafael, Calif., is an international animal protection organization with more than 85,000 members and supporters dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals by protecting their rights and welfare. IDA’s efforts include educational events, cruelty investigations, boycotts, grassroots activism, and hands-on rescue through our sanctuaries in Mississippi and Cameroon, Africa.

In Defense of Animals is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We welcome your feedback and appreciate your donations. Please join today! All donations to IDA are tax-deductible.

In Defense of Animals
3010 Kerner, San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel. (415) 388-9641 Fax (415) 388-0388
idainfo [at] idausa.org

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