Action Alerts

The Center for Food Safety: Food Safety in the Farm Bill
Wildlife habitat, water quality and diverse family farms are under threat with a new proposed provision to the Farm Bill (HR 2419.EH § 10106).

DawnWatch: Please thank Anderson Cooper for Vick dog rehab coverage 2/7/08
Last night, Thursday February 7, Anderson Cooper’s 360 on CNN included a wonderful piece on the rehabilitation of the Vick dogs at the Best Friends sanctuary.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Stop Congress from Plowing Over Wildlife in the Final Farm Bill
Members of Congress say they are not hearing from enough constituents who care about conservation, so MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD!

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Polar Bears Need Your Help
Despite public and congressional pressure, on February 6, the Department of Interior proceeded with the sale of oil and gas leases in important polar bear habitat.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Whales in Danger
Tell the U.S. Navy to take measures to protect whales during sonar training.

Oceana: Shoppers need to know about mercury in fish!
Because fish contaminated with high levels of mercury may harm a young child or unborn baby’s developing nervous system, the FDA has issued advice for women of child-bearing age and children to avoid or limit their consumption of certain types of fish. Without signs at the places where people buy seafood, this information doesn’t reach all consumers.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Charges Dropped Against Louisiana Officers Accused of Shooting Dogs in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
You may recall the 2005 case in which charges were filed against Mike Minton and Cliff Englade, two St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s deputies, for the reported shooting of numerous dogs in St. Bernard Parish after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urgent: Allegedly Abused and Neglected Animals Betrayed by Prosecuting Attorney; Demand Action!
According to media reports and complaints that PETA has received from firsthand witnesses, Mackinac County resident Larry Rooney subjected his various animals (including horses, goats, pigs, llamas, donkeys, and bobcats) to severe and prolonged neglect.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): LaRue County, Kentucky, Passes Animal Abusers Off to Other Counties
Shockingly, Special Judge Sue Carol Browning, who presided over the Coys’ case, decided to defer prosecution and ruled that the Coys would be allowed to retrieve their animals from the animal shelter as long as they moved out of LaRue County and did not take any animals into the county for two years.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Demand Maximum Sentence for Cop Who Beat Dog to Death
Former St. Joseph County police officer Curt Seufert was scheduled to be sentenced on December 12 for beating his girlfriend’s Akita, Lexi, to death.

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): Take the Veg Vow Today!
You can save an animal today and win an iPod Shuffle!

The Wilderness Society: West-wide Energy Corridor
Our western wildlands could be home to an industrial forest of powerlines and pipelines if the Department of Energy’s plan goes through as proposed.

Newsletters

Best Friends Animal Society: eNews, February 8, 2008
A soldier’s dogs come home

Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Earth Online, No. 395, February 8, 2008
Walruses, Corals, Murrelets, and Spotted Owls

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Park Lines, February 2008
FEATURED PARK: Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California & more

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): enviroAction, February 2008
EnviroAction — Stop Congress from Plowing Over Wildlife in the Final Farm Bill

Petitions

Petition to ask DAPHNE D. not to leave Care2

Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Needs A Vet

SHUT DOWN PUPPY MILLS!

Protect the Clouded Leopards

Help Wildlife Survive Global Warming

Protect the Spectacular Wilderness of the Rio Grande

High levl enquiry, action, actionplan requested to protect elephant and other wildlife in India

Make “Saving The Earth” easier to do in Michigan

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