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11/27/07
PART 1: November KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members

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PART 1: November KC Digest
1. Researcher Wants To Clone Primates For Human Diseases
2. PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS
3. Guantánamo For Animals - Monkeys Imported To European Labs
4. Uphill Struggle For Jamaica Shelter After Hurricane Dean
5. Bird Loyalists Want Feral Cats Dead? Stop H.R. 767
6. Greece: Severe Abuse Of Donkeys
7. Is An Animal A Thing? Or A Being?

PART 2: November KC Digest

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8. MORE PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS
9. Keep Pressure On JFK Airport: Stop Killing Cats Now!
10. Tammy Grimes Jury Selected - Gag Order Issued
11. Fourth Annual Stray Cat Club Gala Event for Stray Cat Alliance
12. Support Animal Acres Fire Evacuation Program
13. Spain - 200 Dogs Found In Awful Situation
14. Pet Store Leafleting, Pigeon Vigil, Blog
15. SHAC National March And Rally (UK)

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Goodbye gentle ones…

PHOTO: Kinship Circle

According to ABC network news: 46 million turkeys were slaughtered to commemorate this year’s gratitude at Thanksgiving tables. Americans gave thanks with the carcass of a genetically mutilated, factory-farmed bird.

Poultry Pardon: www.kinshipcircle.org/columns_articles/0021.html

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1. Researcher Wants To Clone Primates For Human Diseases

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Wayne Johnson, seiku [at] tmail.com

BACKGROUND:

In what will probably be the main Science story of 2007, the New York Times reports (page 1, 11/15/07) that a team of scientists have cloned cells from a 9-year-old male Macaque named Semos. The lead researcher, Shoukrat Mitalipov of the Oregon Regional Primate Center, says that he wants to use this breakthrough to model all major human diseases in non-human primates. This comes in the same week that PETA has exposed the Oregon center as a serial violator of the Animal Welfare Act.

CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST:

Please let Dr. Mitalipov know how you feel about this research.
Shoukrat Mitalipov, Oregon Regional Primate Center: mitalipo [at] ohsu.edu

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2. PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS

Stop Cloned Food - Act Today!
www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/119508427

VIDEO / WATCH IT: The Feds’ War on the Animal Rights Movement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaL8I8_iZz8

JAPAN: Cats And Dogs Need Our Help
www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/903445567

Stop Internet Hunting
community.hsus.org/campaign/internet_hunting_2007

Replace All Animal Experiments In Europe
www.endeuanimaltests.org/languages.php

Stop Volkswagen’s Deadly Bird Experiments
ga0.org/campaign/vw/

Justice For Little Dog Hanged By Metrovias Company Personnel
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/justicia-por-perrito-ahorcado-por-personal-de-metrovias

VIDEO / SPAIN: Undercover Footage Inside Primate Supply Centre
es.youtube.com/watch?v=q1n229l_HZo

Justice For Spirit
www.petitiononline.com/spirit01/petition.html

UK: Protect Foxes From So-Called “Hunting Accidents”
www.league.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=2019

Stop Brutal ASPHYXIATION Of Pets In Yadkin County, NC Gas Chamber
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-gassing-carolina-pets

Caddo Parish Animal Shelter Dogs Abused and Neglected
www.thepetitionsite.com/2/caddo-parish-animal-shelter-dogs-abused-and-neglected

Reform Carroll County (GA) Animal Control Shelter
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-carroll-county-animals

VIDEO / Alley Cat Allies: Save This Cat
www.alleycat.org/savethiscat/

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3. Guantánamo For Animals - Monkeys Imported To European Labs

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Breaking News: BUAV Undercover Investigation Revealed
www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain.php

BACKGROUND (edited for length):

Read full article: www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain.php
Where: Camarles, Spain
Who: BUAV undercover investigator
What: Massive development and expansion of primate breeding/supply facility

A few years ago, BUAV investigators went to Spain…to campaign against the construction of a primate breeding and supply facility near Barcelona. This is where macaque monkeys are shipped to from their homes in Mauritius. Here, they wait out a miserable existence unless they are shipped again to a laboratory somewhere in Europe to be subjected to abuse and lingering death.

Subsequently, local authorities banned further developments like this in the region, but we couldn’t stop this one. Then three years ago all went quiet; some people said it had closed down, but BUAV continued to watch…

Find out what we witnessed:
www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain.php#witnessed

- After following sounds of animals crying out, our investigator saw row upon row of barren, concrete cages baking in the sun.
- Inside the cages were hundreds of macaque monkeys.
- Massive development and expansion - there are already almost 1,000 caged monkeys. The owners are now building cages for at least 3,000.
- Cages appeared overcrowded. No earthen floors or plant material and insufficient attempts at enrichment for these social, intelligent animals…
- Ownership can be traced back to Covance, the animal testing company disgraced in 2004 following another BUAV undercover investigation…

VIEW FOOTAGE:
www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain_video.php

Summary: www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain.php#summary

CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST:

1. Commissioner Stavros Dimas, European Commission
B-1049 Brussels * Belgium
email: stavros.dimas [at] ec.europa.eu

2. Spanish Embassy
Head of Mission, HE Don Carlos Miranda
39 Chesham Place * London, SW1X 8SB

3. UK Government, Home Office
Meg Hillier MP * 2 Marsham Street * London, SW1P 4DF
email: Public.enquiries [at] homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

SAMPLE LETTERS:

1. LETTER TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION
www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain_ec.php
“This new primate breeding and supply centre near Barcelona is an inherently cruel and inappropriate place to keep primates. The expansion of the existing facility is particularly alarming given the current revision of the European law on animal experimentation. Please do all you can to oppose this unwelcome facility, which will only fuel an increase in primate research within the EU.”

2. LETTER TO SPANISH EMBASSY
www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain_se.php
“This new primate breeding and supply centre near Barcelona is an inherently cruel and inappropriate place to keep primates. The expansion of the existing facility is particularly alarming given the current revision of the European law on animal experimentation. I urge the Spanish Government to close down this unwelcome facility which can only lead to an increase in primate research within the EU.”

3. LETTER TO UK HOME OFFICE
www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain_ho.php
“This new primate breeding and supply centre near Barcelona is an inherently cruel and inappropriate place to keep primates. The expansion of the existing facility is particularly alarming given the current revision of the European law on animal experimentation. I urge the UK Government to strongly oppose the development of such centres within Europe which can only lead to an increase in primate research.”

DONATE TO BUAV:
We desperately need funds to bring this shocking evidence to the attention of politicians and legislators: www.secureweb-services.com/buav/?ref=bu

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4. Uphill Struggle For Jamaica Shelter After Hurricane Dean

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
If you can help, contact Maureen, animalhousejamaica [at] yahoo.co.uk

BACKGROUND (edited for length):

The Animal House (Jamaica) is a British-founded and run animal shelter on Jamaica’s north coast. We are one of only two shelters on the island and the only no-kill. Since 2005 we have been through four hurricanes - yes, four! The last one was category 5 Hurricane Dean which hit us on August 19 leaving much destruction behind… WSPA provided funds to replace the roofs or our main kennel blocks which blew away in the storm… We are however, still fighting for our survival given the rest of the damage which has to be repaired and the large influx of lost and injured animals who came in after the storm (and of course need to be spayed and neutered).

At any given time we care for approximately 150 of Jamaica’s forgotten animals…many of whom are rehomed in the U.S. and Canada (and would have been in the U.K. had the laws allowed). But, since the hurricanes it has been a serious uphill struggle to survive.

DONATIONS, SUPPLIES & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
website: www.theanimalhousejamaica.org/home.html
email: info [at] theanimalhousejamaica.org
ph: 1-876-801-8386; Maureen Sheridan, 1-876-975-4812
MAIL CHECK: The Animal House (Jamaica) * PO Box 775 * Ocho Rios, Jamaica WI
DONATE ONLINE: Click on PayPals, bottom of home pg:

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
9/4/07: JAMAICA: Animal Group Struggles in Dean’s Aftermath
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-09-04.html#7

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5. Bird Loyalists Want Feral Cats Dead? Stop H.R. 767

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Friends of Animals, info [at] friendsofanimals.org
groups.google.com/group/AR-News/browse_thread/thread/e068916bd34409a7

BACKGROUND (edited for length):

H.R. 767 (also known as Refuge Ecology Protection and Immediate Response Act) is possibly the most sweeping feral animal extermination mandate ever put before Congress, according to Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People. This bill lets the federal government kill whomever it deems a harmful, non-native species within our national wildlife refuge system. As Lee Hall notes, so many plants and animals, such as humans, can be considered invasive, yet people choose to kill certain species and not others.

STATUS OF H.R. 767:
10/23/07: Unanimously passed House of Representatives.
Currently: In Committee On Environment and Public Works.
If passed through committee, bill will continue to Senate for a vote.

ANIMAL PEOPLE ARTICLE / OCTOBER 2007
Read to learn how destructive H.R. 767 is for feral cats.
Non-native species extermination bill clears U.S. House unopposed
www.animalpeoplenews.org/07/10/nonnativespeciesexterm10_07.htm

CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST:
Please call, write and/or email your senator now. Let them know you oppose this bill, and request they oppose it as well. If you call your senators office, be aware the person on the phone might attempt to put a different spin on the spirit of the bill. Be sure to mention specific concerns, i.e. the fact that feral cats and other animals are, indeed, not protected.

To identify your senator and find contact info, try:
Congress.org - www.Congress.org
USA Senate - www.senate.gov
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121

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6. Greece: Severe Abuse Of Donkeys

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Vesna Jones, vesna [at] greekanimalrescue.com

BACKGROUND (edited for length):

Daily Express’ crusade to boycott Santorini’s suffering donkeys got a major boost as cruise companies disclosed their concern about treatment of the animals. Two major cruise operators…said they do not “actively encourage” tourists to use donkeys. Instead, they tell thousands of passengers disembarking from vessels to use the cable car instead. And they said any crusade to end animal cruelty should be applauded. Their policy will pressure dozens of other cruise companies visiting the Aegean destination to implement a similar strategy.

It means our bid to end the abuse of hundreds of donkeys who spend their lives carrying tourists up a steep path from the port to the main resort of Fira 800 ft. above has taken a major step forward… The poor ‘beasts of burden’ are forced to work all day, without a break or at least given some water. At night, when they’re supposed to “rest,” they are crammed together in caves or so-called stables, but their saddles remain on their backs. When donkeys are “spent,” they’re abandoned or shipped to Italy for meat.

The Daily Express has been inundated with hundreds of messages of support from readers determined to end the archaic and cruel practice… Their comments come as it emerged other cruise companies do not advise against using the donkeys — and the only concerns are for passenger welfare. Another massive ship carrying 2,000 American passengers from Holland American cruise line docked in the port yesterday. Anticipating the influx of visitors, the steep path to the port was lined with even more donkeys — double the numbers seen on Sunday…

CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST:

GREEK GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
arissp [at] altecnet.gr, stavros.dimas [at] cec.eu.int, aoikono [at] gntol.gr, ka6u016 [at] minagric.gr

EU MP’S
cab-kyprianou [at] cec.eu.int, sarnaoutakis [at] europarl.eu.int, kbatzeli [at] europarl.eu.int, pbeglitis [at] europarl.eu.int, gdimitrakopoulos [at] europarl.eu.int, igklavakis [at] europarl.eu.int, khatzidakis [at] europarl.eu.int, gkaratzaferis [at] europarl.eu.int, rkratsa [at] europarl.eu.int, slambrinidis [at] europarl.eu.int, dmanolakou [at] europarl.eu.int, mmatsouka [at] europarl.eu.int, mmavrommatis [at] europarl.eu.int, tpafilis [at] europarl.eu.int, mpanayotopoulos [at] europarl.eu.int, dpapadimoulis [at] europarl.eu.int, gpapastamkos [at] europarl.eu.int, asamaras [at] europarl.eu.int, nsifunakis [at] europarl.eu.int, gtoussas [at] europarl.eu.int, atrakatellis [at] europarl.eu.int, etzampazi [at] europarl.eu.int, nvakalis [at] europarl.eu.int, ivarvitsiotis [at] europarl.eu.int, xenogiannakopoulou [at] europarl.eu.int

CC YOUR LETTER TO:
sylvia [at] enet.gr, k9mailbox [at] yahoo.com

BLIND-COPY YOUR LETTER TO:
info [at] greekanimalrescue.com

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7. Is An Animal A Thing? Or A Being?

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
This news story, dated 11/12/07, is no longer online. But, it is so powerful, I felt compelled to share it with you. I am also the mother of a 7-year-old boy, Elijah, who is vegan and animal-aware. I’d like to think he’d react the same way as wonderful Noah, 7, in the story below…
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle

IS AN ANIMAL A THING? OR A BEING?
By JAMPA WILLIAMS and NOAH S.B. WILLIAMS
The Hartford Courant, www.courant.com/

11/12/07 — Recently, my son Noah ran afoul of his school’s curriculum when he refused to classify an animal as a “thing” during a grammar lesson.

Thing, as in “person, place or thing,” a time-worn method of identifying whether something is a noun. Noah, being 7 and an animal lover, would not back down and “correct” his classification of animals, which he felt should be regarded as “beings,” and he was less than fully cordial when his teacher gently insisted he change his response. Noah felt that, rather than “persons, places and things,” the classification system should be “Beings, Places and Things.”

As Noah’s mother, it is my responsibility to instill in Noah the proper habit of cordiality and respect when disagreeing with others. I encouraged him to show greater respect for his teacher in the style of his response, but I also told him I was proud of him for speaking up on behalf of beings who cannot speak up on behalf of themselves.

Language is powerful. I am raising Noah with an abolitionist ethic. He is conscious of the vulnerability experienced by any being who is regarded as a thing, as an “it,” rather than as a sacred companion in our midst.

To be regarded as a thing is to be regarded as an object lacking liberty, protection or rights. A being regarded as a “thing” or an “it” lives or dies, thrives or suffers, according to the consent or even whims of those who hold power over him or her. Often, human beings have bestowed and continue to bestow upon other human beings the classification of “it,” and the results are, and always have been, horrific and unconscionable. Treating any sentient being as a “thing” or an “it” produces results no less horrific, no less cruel.

Noah wrote this essay when I encouraged him to find a positive way to express his beliefs. He wrote from the very heart of his heart, where his love for all beings warms his very existence…

HERE IS 2ND GRADER NOAH’S ESSAY:
Why Animals Should Not Be Called Things, By Noah S.B. Williams

Animals should not be called things because they are beings, not things. Shame on the people who call animals things.

If I could I would give the person who first called animals things a talking-to. I would not call animals things.

Think about this. If you loved someone, would you call them a thing? I wish no one had ever called animals things.

Why would you call your pet a thing?

A rug or something is a thing, but not an animal. He or she is not a thing! This is not funny, it’s all true. I would not lie to you about this. It’s not a joke.

Do not lie to me, either.

Jampa Williams is a poet, writer and activist in West Hartford. Noah S.B. Williams is a second-grader and political activist in West Hartford.

HERE IS 1ST GRADER ELIJAH’S REBUTTAL:
An animal is not a thing. An animal is a boy or girl. And an animal is a live being. It’s true!

Elijah and mom volunteer at Flaw Dogs, a sanctuary for rescued puppy mill dogs where we adopted our Lhasa girl, Mandy. Brenda Shoss, KINSHIP CIRCLE

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From: Kinship Circle
Date: Nov 27, 2007 8:11 PM
Subject: #2: NOV. KC DIGEST - JFK Still Kills Cats, Grimes Gagged…

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11/27/07
PART 2: NOVEMBER KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members

View past KC Digest Newsletters: www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/

PART 2: November KC Digest
8. MORE PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS
9. Keep Pressure On JFK Airport: Stop Killing Cats Now!
10. Tammy Grimes Jury Selected - Gag Order Issued
11. Fourth Annual Stray Cat Club Gala Event for Stray Cat Alliance
12. Support Animal Acres Fire Evacuation Program
13. Spain - 200 Dogs Found In Awful Situation
14. Pet Store Leafleting, Pigeon Vigil, Blog
15. SHAC National March And Rally (UK)

PART 1: November KC Digest

If you did NOT get PART 1, request it: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

1. Researcher Wants To Clone Primates For Human Diseases
2. PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS
3. Guantánamo For Animals - Monkeys Imported To European Labs
4. Uphill Struggle For Jamaica Shelter After Hurricane Dean
5. Bird Loyalists Want Feral Cats Dead? Stop H.R. 767
6. Greece: Severe Abuse Of Donkeys
7. Is An Animal A Thing? Or A Being?

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8. MORE PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS

VIDEO / FILM: Testify: Eco-Defense and the Politics of Violence
Part 1 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6P6B2lhSro
Part 2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsLIdaVyjig
Part 3 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmXeI-qGIZU
Part 4 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cODrIzsTlLQ
Part 5 (POWERFUL) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=90rh5bAPDnQ
Part 6 (POWERFUL) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwlaOllYRQ8
Part 7 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OgCqWS2yhc
Part 8 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G2qCtCPtP0
Part 9 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J8ue9wheDU

Gabby Was Euthanized & Lived Four Days In A Freezer
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/gabby-was-euthanized-lived-four-days-in-a-freezer

Stop Slaughtering Stray Animals In Ukraine
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-slaughtering-stray-animals-in

China’s Barbaric Zoos
www.onevoice-ear.org/combattre/petitions/petition_chine_english.html

Puerto Rico Pet Massacre
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/puerto-rico-pet-massacre

Tell the U.S. Navy to Protect Right Whales from Deadly Sonar!
www.nrdconline.org/campaign/Act_Now_To_Save_The_Whales_NC

SPAIN: For Bullfight Abolition
www.gopetition.com/petitions/por-la-abolicion-de-las-corridas-de-toros.html

Petition For Safer Vaccinations For Our Companion Animals
www.petitiononline.com/petvax23/petition.html

Prevent Extinction Of Unique, Australian Mary River Turtle
www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/741410919

Save Queensland’s Endangered Loggerhead Turtles From Extinction
www.savemoretonbay.org.au/newsletters/loggerhead_appeal.php

Tortoise Importation Ban (Pet Trade) - End Their Misery
www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/769012123

VIDEO: Earthlings, Feature Length Documentary
veg-tv.info/Earthlings

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9. Keep Pressure On JFK Airport: Stop Killing Cats Now!

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Bryan Kortis, Neighborhood Cats, headcat [at] neighborhoodcats.org, 212-662-5761
Carl Simonsen, boardwalkcats [at] webtv.net

PHOTO: Rallying Animal Activists: Change Cat Policy At JFK!
www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19046386&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574908&rfi=6

BACKGROUND (edited for length):
from headcat [at] neighborhoodcats.org, (New York) — Susan Baer, General Manager of JFK Airport, threatened in a recent memo to revoke the right of any employee to be on airport grounds who is caught feeding cats. The NY State anti-cruelty law provides that a person who “deprives any animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink, or neglects or refuses to furnish it such sustenance or drink” is guilty of a crime (Ag&Markets, sec. 353). Cats are dependent on people for food and drink and, by ordering their sustenance be withheld, Baer may have committed a criminal offense.

JFK memo: graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/nyregion/city_room/20071030_AIRPORT.pdf

NY State anti-cruelty law: www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusnyag_mkts332_379.htm#s353

In addition to starving cats, Port Authority officials continued their extermination effort by trapping some and dumping them at a local shelter. Typically, feral cats are immediately euthanized due to being unadoptable and a safety risk to staff…

Each passing day brings ever more outrageous conduct by the Port Authority — this is not only about the precious lives of the cats anymore, but about the accountability of people who have forgotten they are public servants. We need you to raise your voice once more…

PHOTO: Rescued JFK Airport kitten.
gothamist.com/2007/10/26/claiming_danger.php

CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST:

Demand Port Authority suspend the trapping immediately… Please let us know — headcat [at] neighborhoodcats.org — if anyone requests more detailed information on the issues.

Anthony R. Coscia, Chairman, Board of Commissioners
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
ph: 732-846-2120 (direct line) * 732-846-7600 (general, Coscia’s law firm)
fax: 732.846.8877 * email: acoscia [at] windelsmarx.com

Robert E. Wan Etten, Inspector General
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
main office: 973-565-4340 * 24-hr pager: 917-788-6277
fax: 973-565-4307 * email: InspectorGeneral [at] panynj.gov

The Honorable Eliot Spitzer, Governor, New York
ph: 212-681-4580 * fax: 518-474-1513 * web email: www.ny.gov/

The Honorable Mary Donahue, Lieutenant Governor, New York
ph: 518-474-4623 * email: Ltgovernor.correspondence [at] chamber.state.ny.us

The Honorable Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President
Chairman, Airport Community Advisory Board
ph: 718-286-3000 * email: info [at] queensbp.org

Port Authority Corporate Headquarters
ph: 212-435-7000 (get a live person on the line and demand to speak to someone about the JFK situation)

TALKING POINTS:

From headcat [at] neighborhoodcats.org

LIE #1: “The cats will all be adopted into good homes.”
THE TRUTH: Feral cats are unadoptable and usually are immediately put down when brought to shelters, as Port Authority plans to do. Port Authority
ADMITTED LYING to the public about this in the NY Post article, “Frequent Liars”, published Saturday, October 27, 2007.

LIE #2: “Feeding cats attracts seagulls and birds are an aviation threat.”
THE TRUTH: Seagulls are at the airport because JFK is NEAR THE OCEAN! And because tons of trash is strewn about airport grounds. There is not enough cat food to attract large numbers of birds and there is no food left anyway when the cats finish eating. Cats hunt birds, they don’t attract them. There is ZERO evidence proving a link between the presence of cats at an airport and an aviation risk. DON’T BE GULL-IBLE!

LIE #3: “We can achieve a cat-free airport.”
THE TRUTH: You can’t wipe out the presence of feral cats in a 5000 acre area where new, unneutered cats are constantly abandoned or lost and then reproduce, and where food sources are plentiful. Only Trap-Neuter-Return can, over time, reduce numbers. The Port Authority’s extermination effort is futile and will only result in new furry faces, not fewer.

HOLIDAY DONATIONS FOR JFK CATS: from Susan Davis
I am making a personal appeal for donations to be sent to three local rescue organizations that have played a key role at some point in the rescue and/or TNR of the cats at JFK airport being threatened with extermination…

URBAN CAT LEAGUE
PO BOX 2476 * Times Square Station * New York, NY 10108
www.urbancatleague.org/

ALL ABOUT SPAY NEUTER INC.
PO BOX 140098 * Howard Beach, NY 11414
www.allaboutspayneuter.com/

SAVE KITTY FOUNDATION
PO BOX 260096 * Bellerose NY 11426
www.savekitty.org/

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10. Tammy Grimes Jury Selected - Gag Order Issued

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Penny, jkulig_pgummo [at] yahoo.com
Dawn Ashby, Rescue and Public Liaison, Dogs Deserve Better, Inc.

BACKGROUND:

On Monday, September 19 a jury was selected in the case of Tammy Grimes and trial has been set for December 12, 13 and 14, according to the Court Administration’s Office at Blair County Courthouse. The judge has issued a gag order on Grimes and everyone involved in the case, however, a call to the courthouse revealed the jury has been selected and the above dates have been set for the trial. It is HIGHLY unlikely Grimes’ evidence — including a video of the dog’s suffering and the veterinarian’s report — will be deemed admissible. Grimes was arrested for theft when she rescued a dying dog on September 11, 2006. Read more:

bulletins.myspace.com/www.dogsdeservebetter.org/doogie.html

While Grimes voice may be temporarily silenced, yours is not.

In other news, Dogs Deserve Better signed a Private Criminal Complaint against the Arnolds — owners who “allegedly” left their dog “Jake” renamed “Doogie” lying on the ground unable to stand for days before Grimes rescued him on 9/11/06. Grimes took him to the veterinarian and refused to return him to his abusers. Grimes was subsequently arrested for theft of the dog from the Arnolds’ property.

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:

SEPT. KC DIGEST: Dismiss Charges Against Tammy Grimes (Doogie Case)
(not yet available on KC website)

April-June 2007 UPDATES: Grimes Wins Award For Art Honoring Saved Dog
www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_april-june_2007.html#anchor11

Jan-March 2007 UPDATES: Free From Chains, Doogie Has Died
www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_jan-mar_2007.html#11

Oct-Dec. 2006 UPDATES: Jury Trial Set For Dogs Deserve Better Founder
www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_oct-dec.html#8

Aug-Oct 2006 UPDATES: Arrested Dog Rescuer Tammy Grimes Visits One Happy Dog!
www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_aug-oct_2006.html

9/29/06: 2 Charges Dropped For Grimes; No Charges For Arnolds
www.kinshipcircle.org/katrina/9_29_06.html

9/20/06: Tammy Grimes Update: Vet Says Doogie Is Victim Of Abuse
www.kinshipcircle.org/katrina/9_20_06.html

9/15/06: Tammy Grimes: Save A Life, Go To Jail?
www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID=1568&seriesfirst=true

9/12/06: JAILED - SHAC 7 / Tammy Grimes, Dogs Deserve Better
www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_9_12.html

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11. Fourth Annual Stray Cat Club Gala Event for Stray Cat Alliance

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Call 310-281-1109 or email info [at] straycatalliance.org
Benefiting Stray Cat Alliance, www.straycatalliance.org/

EVENT DETAILS:
WHEN: December 2, 2007 * 5:00-7:00pm
Cocktail / Hors d’oeuvre * Dinner and Masquerade Party
Decadent Attire / Costume / Black Tie - OPTIONAL

WHERE: Wilshire-Ebell Theatre
(Wilshire and Lucerne Blvd)
complimentary parking on Lucerne Blvd
4401 8th Street * Los Angeles, CA 90005

HONORING: Judie Mancuso. Cheri Shankar, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine.
A Night full of Magic…Masquerade Party, Spectacular Raffles, Amazing Vegan Food, Decadent Silent Auction

STRAY CAT ALLIANCE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS & SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
TO HELP, CONTACT: info [at] straycatalliance.org or 310-281-1109
1. Volunteers to help with the event
2. Volunteers for that evening.
3. We also need help with silent auction items.

EXAMPLE AUCTION ITEMS: signed scripts, Movie/TV clothing worn by stars, jewelry, restaurants, massages, facials, beauty supply baskets, signed books, CD or DVD packages, walk-on visit movie or TV sets, artwork, haircuts, manicures, hotel stays, airplane tickets, Whole Foods, Vons, Ralphs, Trader Joes food baskets or shopping certificates, theater or movie tickets, walk-on part in a TV or movie, electronics, dog and cat supply baskets, candle baskets, natural cleaning supplies baskets etc.

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12. Support Animal Acres Fire Evacuation Program

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Lorri Bauston, info [at] laanimalalliance.com

FIRE EVACUATION SUPPORT NEEDED:
Animal Acres urgently needs volunteers and donations to set up fire evacuation areas.
- Fire evac project days every SATURDAY.
- Volunteers need to arrive to Animal Acres by 11:00am.

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR EVAC SITE COSTS:
animalacres.org/donate.html

VIDEO: FARM ANIMAL EVACUATION NEEDS:
Special Thanks to Jon Cohen who put together a short video:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZYg-jw-Ot4o

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:

10/27/07: Animals Still Need Aid As Calif. Fires Subside
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-10-27.html

10/25/07: KC DIRECTORY - Saving Animals In CA Wildfires
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-10-25.html

10/23/07: HELP/RESOURCES For Animals In California Wildfires
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-10-23.html

ANIMAL ACRES * 5200 Escondido Canyon Road * Acton, CA 93510
ph: 661-269-5404, fax: 661-269-0194 * email: info [at] animalacres.org
www.animalacres.org * Animal Acres is a Los Angeles farmed animal sanctuary and compassionate living center directed by Farm Sanctuary co-founder Lorri Bauston. Thank you for your support.

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13. Spain - 200 Dogs Found In Awful Situation

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
IF YOU CAN HELP, CONTACT EDWIN: edwin [at] scoobymedina.com

BACKGROUND (edited for length):

SLIDE SHOW: video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3481946948943655753&hl=nl Madrid — It is not the first time an elderly person accumulates a big number of animals… This is not a case of direct mistreatment, for the owner of the property considers himself a dog lover, but dogs were found in deplorable conditions…in Sevilla, at “El Cuervo,” where a man called Antonio rescues dogs — especially Galgos, Podencos, and mixed breeds. There were almost 200 dogs for which the situation is untenable.

What we saw there was an absolute tragedy. Lots of dogs all together…too skinny with terrible skin problems, full of fleas, pregnant dogs about to give birth, dogs with recent wounds and some with scars from old fights… In an olive area, Antonio had about 30 tied-up dogs, with very short chains, and most of them famished, dog bones everywhere… Even Antonio told us that some days ago a Galga had given birth and others had eaten her puppies and then the poor mother…

…The next day we went back with the van to pick up dogs. We have already made 2 trips, in the first we picked up those in the worst physical condition…and in the second trip we picked up the more traumatized..

PHOTOS: The Scooby Association, created 20 years ago to rescue stray dogs and cats, is taking care of the expenses: transport, veterinary, sterilization and microchip, plus daily maintenance… We hope to find them a home soon, and will probably go to look for more dogs.

We need your help to help them:
- Economic aid
- Organizations who want to receive these animals
- Vets to sterilize and prepare them for their new homes
- Homes for them
- Volunteers because these dogs need a special treatment

TO HELP SCOOBY ASSOCIATION SAVE THESE DOGS:
IF YOU CAN HELP, CONTACT EDWIN: edwin [at] scoobymedina.com

TO DONATE: www.scoobymedina.com
Click on WELCOME on right side of page for English page. Scroll to bottom of home page and click on yellow ‘make a donation’ tag.

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14. Pet Store Leafleting, Pigeon Vigil, Blog

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
TO GET INVOLVED, CONTACT: New York Bird Club, nybirdclub [at] yahoo.com

ACTION:

1. PET STORE CRUELTY/NEGLIGENCE: Educate the public by way of distributing Fact Sheets about animal exploitation, abuse and neglect inside pet stores. Videotape negligence inside pet stores. Contact: nybirdclub [at] yahoo.com

2. VIGIL FOR PIGEONS: Millions of pigeons have been netted and gone to pigeons shoots in PA. HSUS is currently working on legislation to stop the nettings. If you have any relevant information, please forward it.

From HSUS: As you know, we have been working on legislation to ban pigeon shoots in PA for some time. We are optimistic about legislation this time around as momentum started with a cancelled pigeon shoot in Northeastern Pennsylvania last fall. We have a bill in the House and we’re closing in on the amount of votes we need. We also just last week introduced the bill in the Senate with 14 co-sponsors (out of 50 senators). Our challenge continues to be exposing pigeon shoots as the seedy spectacle they are, and conveying to legislators that shoots really have nothing to do with hunting…

3. PIGEON BLOG: If you or your organization advocates on behalf of pigeons, or just loves them and would like to be included in our I Love Pigeons section of our blog — www.peopleforpigeons.com — let us know and your name will be added. You must have an area on your website devoted to pigeons for inclusion.

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15. SHAC National March And Rally (UK)

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Eileen Kinghorn, eileen_kinghorn [at] hotmail.com

BACKGROUND (edited for length):
As a result of Huntingdon’s ongoing injunction farce (or flushing your money down the toilet as normal people call it), we have been unable to hold a national protest outside of Huntingdon’s Laboratory in 4 years.

Until now… November 10, 2007 was a celebration of our right to protest, and a huge morale boost to the campaign which is going to close down Huntingdon Life Sciences… As 700 people gathered in Huntingdon, Amanda Richards from SPEAK kicked of the speeches, reminding everyone…HLS kills 500 animals every day, and has been exposed time and again punching dogs, cutting open live primates, and generally abusing animals… Amanda spoke of the Newchurch campaign, which successfully closed the Staffordshire Guinea Pig farm, who shipped animals straight into the labs of HLS… Next up was the ever charismatic Keith Mann, who reinforced the message that we must keep fighting for the animals inside HLS… Finally, Sarah Whitehead read an emotive and powerful letter from Heather Nicholson, currently remanded in prison simply for standing up and speaking out for the animals inside HLS.

…We traveled in convoy to the gates of hell themselves… As people tried to take in what they were seeing, Tom Harris from SHAC gave a rousing speech, urging everyone to take up the fight against HLS… He spoke of the current lawsuit against HLS in which they are accused of falsifying data, the abuse of animals recently witnessed at interfauna, and the fact that, as Roche said, it is not a matter of IF Huntingdon closes, but WHEN…

Then, for two hours, we vent our grief and our anger. The air was rent with noise, as for the first time in years we filled the night air outside HLS with the sound of megaphones, sirens, voices, whistles and drums. This protest was amazing, for those who came, thank you on behalf of everyone of the 70,000 animals waiting to die inside HLS. To those who couldn’t make it, you missed out, and we’ll see you next time!

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