Action Alerts

Alley Cat Allies: Sign the Petition: Tell Cape May, N.J., to resist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pressure to kill cats!
The Cape May, New Jersey, cats need your support. The City of Cape May has been pressured by The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to abolish its successful humane cat management program known as Trap-Neuter-Return - a move that the city does not want to make and that would endanger the lives of all cats - owned, stray and feral.

Environmental Defense: Support Conservation Funding in the Farm Bill!
The House and Senate now must reconcile the differences between the two versions of the bill and produce a final bill for the president to sign. It’s critical for Congress to produce a final bill that includes $5.1 billion in additional conservation program funding – the level provided in the Senate bill - and makes some reasonable reforms to farm subsidy programs.

Farm Sanctuary: Support Legislation to Help Downed Animals
At the federal level, the Downed Animal Protection and Food Safety Act (H.R. 661, S. 394) has been introduced to ensure that “downers” will be kept out of the human food supply. This bill will remedy the shortcomings of current USDA regulations regarding downed animals by requiring the immediate, humane euthanasia of all animals who become nonambulatory.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Protect Public Lands from an Outdated Mining Law
Since the passage of the 1872 Mining Law, mining companies have been claiming America’s public lands for $5 or less per acre, while avoiding payment of royalties on extracted minerals (costing taxpayers an estimated $100 million each year).

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell Mayor Lim to Halt Plans to Acquire More Animals!
Please write to Mayor Lim and urge him to halt plans to acquire more animals for the Manila Zoo. Ask him to improve the lives of the animals already there instead or, better yet, to close the zoo all together.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Update: Emaciated Georgia Dog Receives Help
Please kindly express to Walker County officials your appreciation for Director Alison Smith and her staff at Walker County Animal Control, whose diligence in dealing with cruelty complaints has been noticed.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell Rain to Ditch Fur!
Popular Korean singer Rain has been spotted wearing fur. Please join PETA Asia-Pacific in telling him to do the compassionate thing and pledge not to wear fur.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Ask the Government of Tamil Nadu to Ban the Cruel ‘Game’ of Jallikattu
In the Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, and Tanjore districts of Tamil Nadu province in India, a yearly “game” is held in which bundles of money or other prizes are tied to the horns of a bull who is released in an open area and then chased by villagers.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell Turkish Prince of Pop Tarkan to Stop Wearing Fur
Turkish pop singer Tarkan has been spotted wearing fur. Please join PETA Asia-Pacific in telling him to do the compassionate thing and “kiss, kiss” fur goodbye.

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Urge Administration to Abandon New Nuclear Weapons
Write today and tell the DOE that we don’t need the capacity to build NEW nuclear weapons; we need to take the lead in moving closer to a world free of nuclear weapons.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Stop Cuts in Farm Bill Conservation Funding
Selected U.S. activists: Urge your member(s) of Congress to oppose cuts in Farm bill conservation funding.

Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.

Dogs Deserve Better (DDB): Sentencing for Grimes Does not Include a Fine or Jailtime
2/22/08. Today Grimes was sentenced to 300 hours community service for a ‘people organization’, because ‘people are dogs too’. She was also ordered to pay for the cost of the trial.

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): House Democrats Preparing To Call Bush’s Bluff
In a striking development, leaders in the House of Representatives have drawn a line in the sand, letting the so-called “Protect America Act” expire while declaring that they intend to finalize a law without caving and passing the Senate’s draconian surveillance bill in its entirety.

Newsletters

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): eNews Alert, February 22, 2008
Owner of Abused Poodle Arrested/ASPCA Vets Go Cutting-Edge

Best Friends Animal Society: eNews, February 22, 2008
Warm up this winter with these weekend events!

United Animal Nations (UAN): PMULines e-Newsletter, VOL. 9, NO. 1 - WINTER 2008
PMULines :: New resource for horse lovers, PMU industry news and more

Petitions

Support On-Site Housing for Pets in Women’s Shelters!

Support Conservation Funding in the Farm Bill!

Take Action! Washington Cougars in Jeopardy

The GreenHouse Effect

Minimize Herbicide Spray

Your Daily Click-Through Reminders

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