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January 17th, 2008 8:45 pm by Kelly GarbatoAction Alerts
Audubon: Landmark Clean Water Act Threatened
Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have created confusion about whether certain waters will remain protected by the Clean Water Act—the nation’s most important law limiting water pollution.
The Center for Food Safety: Tell food companies you won’t eat food from Clones!
Sign the Clone-Free Pledge! Let food companies know you won’t buy food from clones.
DawnWatch: NY Times Dining front page on “Looking Dinner in the Eye” 1/16/08
The cover of the Dining Section (pg F1) of the Wednesday, January 16, New York Times, has an article by Julia Moskin, headed, “Chefs’ New Goal: Looking Dinner in the Eye.”
Defenders of Wildlife: Tell the EPA to Stand Strong on the Carbofuran Ban!
Carbofuran is one of the most common and toxic insecticides in the world, threatening wildlife, farm workers and our drinking water supplies. Thankfully, the Environmental Protection Agency is inches away from banning this toxic chemical.
Earthjustice: Our Water is at Risk!
Two muddied U.S. Supreme Court decisions and an organized attack by industry polluters and developers are threatening protections for 20 million acres of wetlands and 60% of our nation’s streams!
National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Help Keep U.S. Waters Safe and Clean for People and Wildlife!
The Bush administration is now taking public comments on a policy that would jeopardize thousands of streams and wetlands.
New American Dream: Make Your Voice Heard!
We solicited input from more than 1,000 New Dream Community members, staff, and board in honing down a long list of important points to 12 questions that were sent to all declared candidates in early October 2007. To date, we have only received responses from John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tyson Workers Caught Torturing Birds, Urinating on Slaughter Line
Please write to KFC and Tyson Foods to stop this hideous abuse.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Join Pink in Signing Petition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages in New York City
Please sign the petition below to support the ban on horse-drawn carriages in New York City.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell the Weizmann Institute to Stop Torturing Monkeys and Cats
Please join PETA in urging the ACWIS to stop supporting cruel tests on monkeys and cats immediately!
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Ask the USDA to Include Animal Welfare Guidelines for ‘Naturally Raised’ Label!
Please write to the USDA, urging it to adopt these animal welfare guidelines for the “naturally raised” label. Your input is needed by January 28.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urge Pet Supplies ‘Plus’ to Stop Condemning Animals to Tiny Plastic Cups
Please contact Harvey Solway, President of Pet Supplies “Plus”, and tell him that animals are sentient beings capable of experiencing pain, hunger, and the stress of confinement and urge him to immediately stop selling animals in containers too small for their bodies.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Protect Endangered Species From Coal Mining
U.S. activists: Urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop ignoring the impacts of coal mining, including mountaintop removal, on our nation’s threatened and endangered wildlife.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Help Polar Bears Threatened by Potential Oil Development
U.S. activists: Call for a delay in oil and gas leasing in prime polar bear habitat.
Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.
Cruel Camera: Airing Friday January 18 on CBC Newsworld & Sunday, January 20 on CBC-TV
In a landmark investigation twenty-five years ago, called Cruel Camera, the fifth estate’s Bob McKeown uncovered an uncomfortable, even shocking, reality about moviemaking: animals, intentionally put in harm’s way, abused, often killed to create the kind of cinematic excitement that draws a crowd.
Carnivals
Carnival of Hurricane Relief, #121 (January 17, 2008 @ Katrina Networking)
Newsletters
The Animals Voice: eNewsletter, January 17, 2008
CURRENT FEATURE — CLONING ANIMALS TO BE FOOD
Best Friends Animal Society: eNews: January 17, 2008
Will Wiggles pass the parrot test? (All will be revealed!)
Best Friends Animal Society: eNews: January 17, 2008
New Year, New Events – It’s hip to snip in 2008
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): eNews, January 17, 2008
PETA E-News: Pink: ‘Buck Cruelty’; New PETA Message Boards
Petitions
Protect Companion Animals In H.I.
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