Action Alerts

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Act Now: Stop Secret Spying Deal
House leadership is on the precipice of caving in and handing over everything the President has demanded: expanded surveillance powers, and immunity for big phone companies that broke the law. Help stop them.

Center for Biological Diversity: Tell Congress: Protect our Parks and Wildlife From Pesticides!
A February 2008 study funded by the National Park Service documented extensive chemical contamination in 20 western U.S. parks. Researchers found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like the pesticide endosulfan are threatening park ecosystems and wildlife health. Alarming levels of these chemicals were found in some of America’s most seemingly pristine areas, including Rocky Mountain and Glacier national parks along with 18 other western parks from Texas to the far northern reaches of the Arctic.

Center for Food Safety: Keep Antibiotics Working!
Did you know that an estimated 70 percent of all antibiotics used in the United States are regularly added to the feed of livestock and poultry that are not sick—a practice with serious consequences for our health? Bacteria that are constantly exposed to antibiotics develop antibiotic resistance. This means that when humans get sick from resistant bacteria, the antibiotics prescribed by doctors don’t work.

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Help Support The Great Ape Protection Act
The Great Ape Protection Act (H.R. 5852) has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to end invasive research on the 1200 chimpanzees remaining in laboratories, retire the approximately 600 federally-owned chimpanzees to permanent sanctuary, and make the recent decision by the National Center for Research Resources—part of NIH—to stop funding the breeding of federally-owned chimpanzees statutory.

Levees.org: Demand the 8/29 Investigation Act!
Demand the 8/29 Investigation Act, a truly independent and truly complete analysis of the flood protection failures in metro New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Speak out to stop a dangerous attack on California’s coast
The California Assembly will soon vote on a bill that would exempt a housing development on coastal land in Half Moon Bay from numerous state environmental laws. Urge your assemblymember to vote “No” on this dangerous bill.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): “Eight Belles” Should Sound the End of Racetrack Betting
Please join PETA in demanding that the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority institute sweeping reforms that would stop needless, preventable suffering and cruelty in the racing industry.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell Western Washington Fairgrounds to Ditch Cruel Circus
Circus Vazquez is scheduled to appear at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup May 16 to 20.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urgent: Pigeon Trapped Under Netting in New York City Needs Your Help!
Hunter College in New York City has tried to approach pigeon control in a humane fashion. However, the school gets a failing grade when it comes to immediately correcting the apparent and deadly incompetence of its wildlife control contractor, who for at least two years in a row has cruelly trapped pigeons under netting.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urgent: Alleged Hoarders’ Animals Need Your Help
On April 21, Boone County Animal Control reportedly seized dozens of animals—including dogs, cats, horses, and goats—from Colin and Marie Slater of Capron, Illinois. Two dogs were apparently in such horrendous condition that they had to be euthanized. One of the dogs was said to be emaciated and completely paralyzed, and the other was allegedly suffering from tumors and severe mange….Please politely call on State’s Attorney James Hursh and John Young—the judge presiding over this case—to do everything in their power to ensure that the animals who are still with the Slaters are seized and that the animals who were seized are not returned to the Slaters. Urge Hursh and Young to ensure that the couple is prohibited from having any animals for as long as possible.

Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.

ConserveOnline - New Open Source ConserveOnline Helps Conservationists Build on Each Other’s Successes
The Nature Conservancy has launched a complete overhaul of the free online tools supporting knowledge-flow and coordination between environment and conservation efforts around the world. The new ConserveOnline allows conservationists anywhere easily manage their local knowledge flow, via free and fast coordination and document management tools; identify other individuals and organizations who are doing similar work; grow the existing global library of conservation tools, techniques, and experiences; discuss how and where to channel resources for the greatest conservation impact; and share successes and failures to ensure that proven strategies – not failed approaches – are repeated and strengthened.

Farm Sanctuary: Make Friends with Farm Sanctuary’s Newest Residents
We’ve been waiting all winter long and it’s finally here: Spring at last! Bringing with it the start of our tour season and sweet new beginnings for our most recently rescued residents, this life-affirming season is something to celebrate, indeed! If you’ve always wanted to visit our farms, or are thinking about visiting again, the time has never been better to make the trip.

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): Submit Your Vegan Diet Success Story Here
Have you lost a significant amount of weight and kept it off? Have you had success in treating diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, migraines, acne, or some other condition? Well, we need you! Please share your experience with us so we can share it with others. We often hear from journalists looking for success stories and we may want to put them in touch with you, feature you in one of our publications, or post your experience to our Web site. If you have a compelling story you’re willing to share with the press, please submit your story.

Newsletters

Animal Club: e-bulletin, Issue #3, May 2008 [.pdf]
The Animal Club theme for 2008 is ‘Helping Chickens’ so we encourage you to get active to help improve the lives of our fine feathered friends.

Petitions

Eight Belles Tragedy: Never Again

Protect Nonhuman Primates–Support the Captive Primate Safety Act

Stop Sea Lion Killing Plan

Save Lucy the Elephant

Your Daily Click-Through Reminders

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