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July 13th, 2008 4:37 pm by Kelly

Action Alerts

Born Free USA / Animal Protection Institute (API): PETsMART in the News Again — Sale of Sick Bird Blamed for Death of Veteran
PETsMART is in the news yet again for problems related to the sale of live animals. A recent wrongful death lawsuit alleges that PETsMART is to blame for the death of a 63-year-old father and Vietnam War veteran from Texas who died of psittacosis or “parrot fever.” The man died 16 days after his daughter brought home a cockatiel purchased from PETsMART infected with the disease. The daughter also contracted the disease and nearly died. Now the daughter and her family are calling on PETsMART to stop selling all birds.

Born Free USA / Animal Protection Institute (API): End Cruel Live Export of Sheep from Australia to the Middle East for Slaughter
As the world’s largest exporter of sheep, Australia is responsible for the suffering of millions of animals every year. You can help convince Australia’s Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, it is time to make a change. Send a letter calling for an end to the live export of animals for slaughter now.

DawnWatch: Lab chimp retirement on CNN Headline News 7/12/08
Today, Friday, July 11, CNN Headline News is running a wonderful little story about chimps being retired to “Save the Chimps” in Florida: “CNN’s John Zarrella reports on chimps once used for research enjoying island retirement.”

Defenders of Wildlife: Speak Out Against Logging that Threatens Martens and Other Wildlife
The Bush/Cheney has proposed a plan that could increase logging on the Tongass National Forest by 5 times. Such an increase will wreck important habitat for the rare coastal martens on Kuiu and Admiralty Islands and other species that make their home in the forest’s undisturbed old-growth stands.

Greenpeace: anti-whaling activists charged
Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki are charged with stealing a box of whale meat which they presented as evidence of a whale meat smuggling operation. The activists requested a Japanese government investigation into the scandal, and the Tokyo public prosecutor agreed there was sufficient evidence of wrongdoing. His investigation has now concluded. The only persons charged are the Greenpeace activists who presented the evidence. Our activists are innocent of any crime. They have been arrested for returning whale meat that was stolen from Japanese taxpayers, and exposing a fraud that may reach high into the Japanese government agencies that run the whaling program. Please write to the Japanese Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and demand the activists’ immediate release.

United Poultry Concerns (UPC): Canandaigua Academy Plans to Resume Classroom Chicken Killing
On Sunday, July 13 (today), the Canandaigua Daily Messenger (NY) reported that “A school district committee recommended on Friday [July 11] that the controversial ‘chicken project’ remain a fixture in ecology classes.”

Newsletters

Best Friends Animal Society: eNews, July 11, 2008
Georgia on my mind

Born Free USA / Animal Protection Institute (API): Newsletter, July 11, 2008
Help Animals in Pet Shops and Long Distance Transport, and Support Fur Free Retailers

Petitions

Stop the Global Warming Cover Up!

END THE SUFFERING AT “GREAT CATS OF INDIANA”

Boycott L’Oreal For Animal Testing

Please stop selling fur at Heritage Park Calgary

Campaign to Save Chamundi Hills [India]

Upcoming Events

Best Friends Animal Society: eNews, July 11, 2008
Hot weekend events that save the lives of homeless pets!

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