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From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Feb 8, 2008 4:37 PM
Subject: Farm Sanctuary News: Cupid Calf Rescued and Downers Issues Come to Light

FARM SANCTUARY NEWS

Cupid Calf to Spend Valentine’s, Every Day at California Shelter

Move over winged cherubs and blushing sweethearts, there’s a new heartbreaker in town! Newly-arrived in time for Valentine’s Day, Cupid the calf has everyone at our California Shelter swooning— especially staff and volunteers who have yet to stop oohing and ahhing over the white heart-shaped mark on his forehead, his sweet and playful personality and, most of all, his compelling tale of bravery and survival. Read more.

Support Legislation to Help Downed Animals

Downed animals—livestock who are too weak or sick to stand on their own—are some of the most abused farm animals in the factory farming industry. As many have seen in recent media coverage, the issues surrounding the abuse of downed animals are ongoing, and your help is needed to advance legislation that will help end this abuse. Find out what you can do today!

Interns Needed at our New York and California Shelters

Be a part of our life-saving efforts for farm animals and engage in some of the most personally rewarding volunteer work you will ever do by becoming a Farm Sanctuary intern. Love animals and the outdoors? We are in particular need of interns to assist with daily operations on our New York and California shelters throughout the winter and the spring. Positions are available in other departments as well. More details.

Save a Life By Sponsoring a Farm Animal in Need!

By participating in our Adopt-A-Farm Animal Project, you provide necessary support for rescued farm animals we may not be able to help otherwise. Adopt a needy farm animal for yourself or sponsor an animal for friends or family as a gift. Adopt today!

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From: Mary-Louise Clews
Date: Feb 8, 2008 5:32 AM
Subject: Support the case for ending experiments on primates in Europe

BUAV chief executive Michelle Thew today sets out the case for ending experiments on primates in Europe on the Guardian Society website. The European Commission is currently revising the rules that govern animal experiments and is considering the case for ending experiments on non-human primates.

Please show your support by visiting the site and/or leaving the supportive comment at the end of Michelle’s article. Also, please forward to people you feel will be interested and supportive. The message behind this article gains power with every person that reads it!

blogs.guardian.co.uk/joepublic/2008/02/the_time_has_come_to_stop_medi.html

Thanks for your support

Mary-Louise Clews
Media Manager

BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection)
16a Crane Grove
London N7 8NN
Direct: +44(0) 20 7619 6978
Fax: +44(0) 20 7700 0252
Mob: +44(0) 7850 510955
Email: mary-louise.clews [at] buav.org
Web: www.buav.org

Why not visit our new cruelty free website at www.gocrueltyfree.org

The BUAV Vision is: To create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals

Half the battle to bring an end to animal suffering is funded by gifts in our supporters’ wills. If the time is right for you to put a good cause in your will please remember ours.

The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales as The Campaign to End All Animal Experiments (no. 04115167). Registered office address: 16a Crane Grove, London N7 8NN.

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From: Born Free USA Newsletters – donotreply [at] apiforanimals.org
Date: Feb 8, 2008 7:48 AM
Subject: Speak Out for Sea Lions and Animals Used in Rodeos and Circuses

Alerts at a Glance:

* Speak Out to Save Sea Lions Along the Pacific Coast
- Submit your comments to the National Marine Fisheries Service to prevent the tragic deaths of sea lions.

* Help Santa Clara County Ban Rodeos and Circuses with Animals
- California residents are urgently needed to attend hearing Tuesday, February 12, and to write to Supervisors to urge ordinance approval.

*Other Ways to Help Animals
** Honor Your Valentine with a Gift from the Heart: Receive a free, organic, cotton T-shirt with your donation of $75 or more to our 2008 campaigns.

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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.

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Just because.

moar cute puppy pictures

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From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Feb 7, 2008 5:40 PM
Subject: Celebrate the Release of Gene Baur’s New Book

Join us to celebrate the release of Gene Baur’s new book

Photo via Farm Sanctuary

This is a special time for Farm Sanctuary as we celebrate the release of our President and Co-Founder Gene Baur’s new book, “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food.” The book is being published by Simon & Schuster in March 2008. The book places an urgently needed focus on farm animal issues – making a call to action and a call for compassion. It is certain to touch readers through its unique approach and inspiring personal stories of hope.

“Some of the stories Gene Baur tells will break your heart and others will speak to your deepest convictions. It’s a book about appalling cruelty and heroic kindness, and it points the way to a better world.” ~ Alicia Silverstone

“Filled with hope, this book is written for all who strive for a more compassionate world. I highly recommend it.” ~ Dr. Jane Goodall

For additional details about the book, visit www.genebaur.com/. Farm Sanctuary is hosting two book launch parties in New York and Los Angeles and we hope you will join us!

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Feb 7, 2008 3:04 PM
Subject: ACT/ Take Horses & Donkeys Off Tel Aviv Streets

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY – PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

2/7/08: Take Horses & Donkeys Off Tel Aviv Streets

www.KinshipCircle.org

EMAIL kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net FOR WORD DOC OF A FORMATTED LETTER.
Easily modify letter and copy/paste it into an email or print out to fax or mail.

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Action Alerts

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): House Must Not Fail Freedom
Once again, the Senate is getting ready to fail freedom. They’re close to passing a dangerous and unconstitutional FISA bill that allows warrantless government eavesdropping on American citizens and grants immunity to giant phone companies.

Center for Free Inquiry (CFI): Help Stop Controversial Judicial Confirmations!
President Bush has nominated several extremely controversial figures to the federal bench. It is time to stop these controversial confirmations from occurring and support moderate and impartial judges who can protect our rights and liberties!

Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ): Sign the Petition for Toxic-Free Baby Bottles!
Please send an important message to leading manufacturers of baby bottles: Toxic chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) do not belong in baby bottles!

DawnWatch: USDA closes slaughter plant — Washington Post, Los Angeles Times 2/7/08
Rick Weiss’s Washington Post article is headed, “Inspectors Verify Abuse Of Cows in California; Mistreatment Was Captured on Video At Slaughterhouse.”

Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF): Be a Citizen Lobbyist
Next Wednesday, lawmakers at 23 state capitols will get a visit from animal advocates. Thousands of citizens across the country who care about animal protection will participate in our 2008 Humane Lobby Day.

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Action Alerts

Campaign for America’s Wilderness: West-wide Energy Corridor Action Alert
The federal government has issued a draft plan proposing 6,000 miles of energy corridors cutting through eleven western states. Ranging in width from two-thirds of a mile up to five miles, these huge swaths will fragment habitat, degrade recreation opportunities, and otherwise mar our public lands.

Defenders of Wildlife: Speak Up for Southwest Wolves!
Sign our petition to Ben Tuggle, Southwest Regional Director for the Fish & Wildlife Service supporting sensible, science-based wolf management that ensures the “lobo” will survive — and thrive — in the wilds of the Southwest.

The People’s Email Network (PEN): Another Day, Another FISA Veto Threat By The Bully In The White House
Yesterday, Bush again put the self interest of himself and his giant telecom criminal co-conspirators above our national security, by threatening to veto the FISA update bill unless we gave them all get out of jail free cards.

Save the Manatee Club: Help End Manatee Harassment in Crystal River, Florida!
Please send your comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on a Comprehensive Conservation Plan that will cover this and other issues or attend a meeting on Wednesday, February 6th in in Crystal River, Florida.

The Sierra Club [Kansas]: Move Kansas Beyond Coal!
Last week several Kansas legislators diverted the state from its path toward a clean energy future by introducing legislation that would allow two mega-CO2 emitting plants to be built that were previously denied. We need your help to put Kansas back on track!

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Feb 5, 2008 7:47 PM
Subject: ACT/ Tyson Under Fire For Kill Floor Cruelty

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY – PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

2/5/08: Tyson Under Fire For Kill Floor Cruelty

www.KinshipCircle.org

What most don’t know about farmed animals.

VIDEO: Video of workers abusing cows raises food safety questions

STORY: Video Reveals Violations of Laws, Abuse of Cows at Slaughterhouse

aburgess [at] recap.com writes: The more hits this video gets, the higher its placement on the page. You don’t have to view video to simply view the article and count your viewer-ship.

EMAIL kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net FOR WORD DOC OF A FORMATTED LETTER.
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From: Last Chance for Animals – campaigns [at] lcanimal.org
Date: Feb 4, 2008 8:12 PM
Subject: Be a Lifeline for an Animal Activist in Prison!

A Message from Chris DeRose

Animal Activists in Prison Need Your Support
Write to Jonathan Paul & Other Animal Acitivists in Prison!

(Names and addresses are in box below.)

As you know Jonathan Paul, a dedicated animal and environmental activist, is serving a 51 month sentence after pleading guilty to burning the Cavel West Slaughterhouse (a horse meat slaughterhouse) in Redmond, Oregon in 1997.

Jonathan is one of many animal rights activists now serving time on behalf of their dedication to the animal rights movement.

Jonathan was arrested with 10 other activists connected to the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth Liberation Front as part of the so-called Green Scare.

Jonathan has been in prison since October and has been too ill for recent visitors. His birthday was on January 31st and he needs support from activists around the country now.

Visit the new Support Jonathan website and read Jonathan’s blog and learn how you can assist and encourage Jonathan.

Please remember to write to Jonathan and the other animal activists who are serving time in prison (contact information is below). Your letters can provide a lifeline.

For the Animals,

Chris DeRose
Founder and President
Last Chance for Animals

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If you need some background on the issue, PETA’s original alert is available here.

For more on humane methods of mouse control, please see a series of articles I wrote on the subject:

How to Tell If There’s a Mouse in Your House (Article 1 of 3)

How to Mouse-Proof Your House (Article 2 of 3)

Spare the Snap-Trap and Have Mercy on the Mice (Article 3 of 3)

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From: PETA – newsmanager [at] peta.org
Date: Feb 6, 2008 10:12 AM
Subject: Lowe’s Insists on Selling Cruelty–Your Voice Is Still Needed!

Thank you for taking action and urging Lowe’s to stop selling glue traps at its stores. Your voice is still needed! Please call and fax Lowe’s today and tell the company that caring consumers strongly oppose the use of glue traps and won’t patronize Lowe’s until the company removes glue traps from all its stores and pledges not to sell them again. It is possible to change corporate policies. Animals are depending on you to make their voices heard.

Please send polite comments to:

Patti Price, Senior Vice President
704-758-2394
704-757-0593 (fax)

Robert A. Niblock, CEO
704-758-2084
704-757-0542 (fax)

Please forward this message to others who might be willing to lend their voices to this important issue.

Sincerely,

Daphna Nachminovitch, Vice President
Cruelty Investigations Department

If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for PETA’s Online Community.

This e-mail was sent by:
PETA
501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510
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Contact NBC about abuse of “Whiplash” the Rodeo Monkey
Posted by: AnimalAdvocacy [at] yahoogroups.com
Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:47 pm (PST)

Contact NBC about abuse of “Whiplash” the Rodeo Monkey

On January 31st, both the early Today show and channel 4 showed video/photos of this poor capuchin monkey “riding” a border collie at a livestock show/rodeo in Colorado as their “funny” photo of the day. Obviously they don’t know or care that the monkey is not riding the dog voluntarily and is strapped onto the dog, unable to get off. The video showed Whiplash almost falling off, flopping to one side, obviously bound to the animal while he ran wildly around the rodeo yard. Channel 4 has posted the photos on its website at www.nbc4.com/entertainment/15178021/detail.html

Please contact channel 4 and NBC to let them know referencing “the January 3oth Whiplash the Rodeo Monkey segment.” Mention that this is not the upbeat event they seek to portray it as and perhaps they would do a serious story on how this monkey is kept, trained, and then forced to ride the dog.

Submit your comments online at: www.nbc.com/Footer/Contact_Us/ (click on “other” in the menu box in the middle of the page) or by phone at: 202-885-4000.

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY AND CONTACT NBC TODAY!

– Our task must be to free ourselves …by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. – Albert Einstein

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Action Alerts

Animal Welfare Institute (AWI): Oppose Plans to Kill California Sea Lions: Letters Needed by February 19
Last year, we informed you of the request made by the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho to kill California sea lions from the Columbia River, claiming a need to aid the recovery of endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead.

Defenders of Wildlife: Hundreds of Wolves are Threatened
It’s happened. The Fish & Wildlife Service has made it easier to kill wolves in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Rockies region — even while they remain protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Farm Animal Stewardship for Federal Purchases
Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) have re-introduced the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (H.R. 1726), which would require that anyone seeking to sell animal products to the federal government—to the military, federal prisons, school lunches, or other programs—meet basic welfare standards.

The Sierra Club: Tell congress to protect the polar bear!
Tell Congress to support legislation that keeps drilling out of the Polar Bear Seas!

The Sierra Club: Boost the Economy with Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Urge your members to use this opportunity to promote renewable and efficient energy for businesses and households.

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From: Mary-Louise Clews
Date: Feb 1, 2008 10:09 AM
Subject: BUAV strikes another legal blow to Government attempts to cover-up animal experiments…

In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, the Information Tribunal paved the way for much of the secrecy surrounding animal experiments in this country to be swept away.

The Tribunal ruled that the Government’s interpretation of what information about animal experiments should be withheld as confidential was too restrictive and legally wrong. This a major victory in the BUAV’s (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection) long campaign to get the Government to be more open and transparent about the animal experiments it licenses in the UK to allow proper and informed public debate

To read all about it and show your support click on the following link to a new article about the victory, hot of the press on the Guardian’s Commentisfree site:

commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/michelle_thew/2008/02/nothing_to_hide.html

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Feb 4, 2008 6:08 PM
Subject: [GLOBAL] Flood Survivors Need Hay, Animals Amid Bombs…MORE

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF – PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

RELIEF GLOBAL
2/4/08: Flood Survivors Need Hay, Animals Amid Bombs…MORE

IN THIS ALERT:

1. Hay For Horses Who Survived Washington Floods
2. Violence Revisits Lebanon – Global Animal Aid Needed
3. Pause For Hope? Iran’s First Animal Shelter
4. Mortgage Crisis Causalities: Companion Animals
5. In U.S. 870,984 Confined Animals Died In Fires

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Action Alerts

American Rivers: RiverAlert: Urge Your Senators to Protect Our Next Wild and Scenic River
The Eightmile River in Connecticut is one of our nation’s most outstanding rivers and we need you to contact your Senators TODAY to ask them to help preserve this gem for present and future generations.

British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV): Please act now: Ban lifted on export of wild monkeys for research
In July 2007 Malaysia announced it had lifted its long standing ban on the export of primates for laboratory research. The ban has reportedly been lifted because of increasing ‘conflicts’ between monkeys and people in urban areas. Experts, however, disagree entirely that this action is necessary or even effective.

CREDO Action: Tell Your Senators: No Retroactive Amnesty, Support the Dodd-Feingold Amendment
The Senate is getting ready to pass legislation — possibly as early as tonight — that includes blanket immunity for telecoms that helped George Bush break the law. Tell your senators to vote to strip this provision out of the bill.

DawnWatch: Vick dogs on NY Times front page, and Los Angeles votes for spay-neuter 2/2/08
The rehabilitation of the Vick dogs is on the front page of the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times announces, “Law to Require Altered Pets.”

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Speak out to create a protected ocean legacy for California
Efforts to expand protected underwater parks and wilderness along the central coast are being threatened by budget cuts and industry opposition. Tell the California Resources Secretary Mike Chrisman to continue the state’s commitment to implementing the Marine Life Protection Act.

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Mmmmm….banana bread!

Looks yummy, don’t it? Keep reading for the recipe…

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Yo! It’s time for another easyVegan Shout Out!

This one’s to Mark Hawthorne, author of Striking at the Roots, who so graciously send me a copy to read and review. (Thanks, Mark!)

I’m a bit behind the curve on this one – seems like everyone and their dogs have already read it (there’s even a Wiki entry!) – but I’m working on it and hope to have a review soon. I just got the book yesterday, and have already given it a few skim-throughs. Looks like a good read. (And the cover is super-cute, too!)

In the meantime, go check out some of Mark’s other stuff. I recommend starting with Satya (rest in peace, my mostest favoritist animal lib magazine evah!) and then catching up on some of his more recent writings. (Ironically, there’s also a Mark Hawthorne who works as the Managing Director of McDonald’s. Unless Mark is going deep undercover, assume that they aren’t one in the same, and skip right through McD’s propagandtastic press releases.)

More info about Striking at the Roots after the jump.

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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Jan 30, 2008 1:54 PM
Subject: [GULF COAST] New Witness To SBP Killings + MORE

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
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GULF COAST
1/30/08: New Eyewitness To St. Bernard Killings + MORE

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

IN JANUARY GULF COAST NEWSLETTER:

1. Never Forget: Animals Lost To St. Bernard Killings
2. New Eyewitness To SBP Shootings Steps Forward
3. Highlights & Updates
4. Desperate To Save Dog Rescued In New Orleans
5. Appeal For Forgotten Animals In Leland, MS
6. Day In Court For Dogfighter – Shreveport, LA
7. 200 Animals Face Death In Miami, FL Eviction
8. ARNO In The New Year… See Spot Happy!
9. Goals for 2008 – Sheltering Facilities in Louisiana
10. Featured Lost Katrina Dog: Zena
11. Featured Lost Katrina Cat: Lynx

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