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Subject: IDA eNews: 11-14-07

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November 14th, 2007

IDA Action Alerts

Stop Volkswagen’s Deadly Bird Experiments
Car company funds studies to decapitate European robins, garden warblers, and zebra finches

Oil Spill Kills Birds in San Francisco Bay
Cargo ship hits bridge, dumps 58,000 gallons of fuel into water

Ask Senate to Stop Sale of Animal Companions to Laboratories
Take Action to urge your elected officials to approve Sen. Akaka’s Farm Bill amendment

Campaign News & Updates

Victory: Japan Dolphins Will Not Go to Dominican Republic
The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition spares the Taiji Twelve from life in a marine park

One Week Left Until Fur Free Friday
Make plans to help animals skinned for fashion on November 23rd

School Kicks Cruel Donkey Basketball Game to the Curb
Thanks to those who contacted high school and Society of St. Vincent de Paul

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.

The Cat Therapist

Every month, Carole Wilbourn, the Cat Therapist, answers questions and offers advice on how guardians can enrich their relationships with their beloved feline companions. Read the latest Cats on the Couch column. Also visit Carole’s Cat Store to purchase a copy of her classic book, “Cat Talk: What Your Cat is Trying to Tell You.”

Quotables

“God made all the creatures and gave them our love and our fear, To give sign, we and they are His children, one family here.”

— Robert Browning

“Meatout Mondays” Weekly Recipe

Tasty Tofu Roast

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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