easyVegan Link Sanctuary, 04-07-08
April 7th, 2008 10:14 am by Kelly GarbatoAction Alerts
Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC): People’s Campaign for the Constitution
I support the goal of the People’s Campaign for the Constitution: To restore constitutional rights, checks and balances, and the rule of law, which have been violated under the guise of a permanent “War on Terror.”
Campaign for America’s Wilderness: Protect wilderness in Big Sky Country’s largest National Forest!
Stretching across 18 mighty mountain ranges, the 3.3 million acre Beaverhead-Deerlodge is the crown jewel of southwest Montana. But off-road vehicles threaten to ruin quiet trails, trample streams, spread weeds, and rob this majestic landscape of its splendor.
Center for Biological Diversity: Help Save America’s Last Wild Forests
One-third of America’s national forests are protected from road-building and other industrial development by the Roadless Area Conservation Rule — but now the administration is working state-by-state to open these treasured places to logging, mining and other development.
CREDO Action: Say No to a New Generation of Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. Department of Energy (the federal agency responsible for building and maintaining our nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons) is currently moving ahead with plans for a whole new generation of nuclear bombs. Tell the DOE to focus on safely reducing our existing stockpile, not making new weapons.
Dawnwatch: Wall Street Journal on HSUS pressure on firms 4/4/08
We see more of the growing influence of animal issues in the mainstream, both business and media, with today’s, Friday April 4, Wall Street journal article, “Humane Society Probes Put Pressure on Firms”.
DawnWatch: Last minute DawnWatch tip: Sharkwaters’s Rob Stewart on Good Day LA — on Fox and streaming on line — 8-9am 4/5/08
The wonderful Sharkwater guy, Rob Stewart, will be on shortly, in the 8am hour of Good Day LA, on Fox 11, Friday April 4. (Also available online.)
Free Press: Midnight Tonight: Local Radio Needs You
The Federal Communications Commission is weighing a set of rules that could open the nation’s airwaves to hundreds of new LPFM radio stations. These rules will determine whether our airwaves will be reserved for local operators or used for “translators” that simply relay commercial programming from far-off places.
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Crack Down on Puppy Mills
Please contact your Senators and Representative to urge them to put a stop to the cruel-confinement of our best friends in puppy mills. Let them know you want the cruel, “factory-style” breeding of dogs to be outlawed.
ImpeachBush.org: Oppose the Bush administration’s assault on free speech – Save the National Mall as a place of protest! [update]
If you have already signed the Statement in Defense of Free Speech Rights on the National Mall, your urgent action is needed. We are planning on sending the Statement — with a list of its tens of thousands of signers — to the National Park Service. Showing just how many people have already taken action will be an important part of the campaign to defend the National Mall and the First Amendment. Before we send or publish the statement and signers, we want to confirm with you that we can include you as a signer.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Speak out to protect Anza-Borrego State Park from a destructive transmission line
Federal and state agencies are considering approving a destructive power line proposal through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Tell officials to protect California’s largest state park and wilderness area and reject the Sunrise Powerlink.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Tell state officials to choose the strongest possible protections for California’s central coast
State officials are considering how to expand protected underwater parks and wilderness sites along California’s north central coast. Tell them to select the plan with the strongest protections for the region’s special places.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Speak out for water conservation in California [California residents only]
The California Assembly will soon vote on a bill that could reduce the state’s urban water use by 20 percent and protect the Bay-Delta and other ecosystems. Urge your assemblymember to vote “Yes” on this important bill.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Thank Some Cool Companies
Called “Climate Savers,” these companies have partnered with WWF to establish ambitious targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions voluntarily. They include some of the biggest and most well known companies on the planet including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Nokia, and Sony. Please sign our petition to thank these businesses for leading the fight to stop global warming and encourage them to do even more.
Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Order Your Free Adoption Kit
Want to show others how rewarding and fun it is to adopt a pet while celebrating the bond you and your new best friend share? Order a free Proud 2 Adopt™ Care Package and start sharing your adoption pride. Anyone who has adopted a pet from a shelter or rescue organization and has retained their adoption paperwork is eligible to receive this free kit, regardless of how long ago the pet was adopted.
Newsletters
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): eNews, April 4, 2008
10 Ways to Celebrate ASPCA Day/Thank Oprah for Puppy Mill Show
Best Friends Animal Society: eNews, April 4, 2008
Why Oprah is taking on the puppy mills
Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC): Dissent Is Patriotic, April 2008, Vol. 7, No. 3
People’s Campaign for the Constitution is Launched. Pledge Today!; Outrage Builds as Government Asks Domestic Travelers, “Are You a Citizen?” & more
Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Earth Online: No. 403, April 3, 2008
The Heat Is On: Global Warming-threatened Seabirds, Dwindling Rivers, and Polar Bear Pressure
Save the Manatee Club: Paddle Tales: April 2008
Tracking Manatees with Monica, Ensure Emergency Treatment for Manatees!, and more
Petitions
Tell Loreal to stop testing on animals
Stop AT&T/Cingualar Wireless From Sponsoring RODEOS Cruelty To Animals
HOPE FOR HORSE MADE TO CARRY LION
(FYI: This doesn’t appear to be a hoax; see, for example, this article from The Daily Mail.)
Reform for the ethical treatment of “Foreclosure Pets”
Montgomery County Texas needs a TNR program!
Help make animal cruelty a felony in Arkansas.
Stokes Citizens Against Gassing
TRUMBULL COUNTY DOG POUND (Warren, Ohio)
Town and Country Pet Center (Loveland, CO)
“HUMANE” SOCIETY SENDS HORSES TO SLAUGHTER
Global Warming: Ask 2008 presidential candidates to make it a primary issue
Save glaciers from mining bussiness!!
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