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July 17th, 2008 8:49 pm by Kelly

Action Alerts

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Stop Proposed FBI Guidelines Allowing Racial Profiling!
Recent news reports have revealed that the FBI is planning to release new Department of Justice guidelines, slated for implementation later in the year. These proposed guidelines apparently make racial profiling not only an unwritten practice, but an avowed policy of the FBI.

DawnWatch: Spain Parliamentary committee votes for rights for apes 7/13- 7/17/08
Groundbreaking news from Spain has brought groundbreaking discussion to international media this week. The Spanish Parliament’s environment committee has passed a resolution granting limited rights to great apes.

Environmental Defense: Help Protect Land Conservation Program and Your Tax Investment!
One of the most successful conservation programs in the U.S. is at risk. The USDA is considering the release of 24 million acres of land from the Conservation Reserve Program for commercial use.

I Am Progress/Center for American Progress Action Fund: Keep Your Hands off My Laptop
Customs and Border Patrol at the Department of Homeland Security was just given the green light to search and seize laptops at the border, without probable cause, by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. They can deny entry to anyone who refuses to give up their laptops and password. This is an affront to our progressive values of privacy and protection from unwarranted search and seizure.

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Help Stop Government Plan to Kill Wild Horses
Thousands of wild horses and burros are in danger of being killed at the hand of the same government agency — the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — which has been mandated to protect them. Almost half of America’s wild horses have been rounded up into holding pens, and they need your voice now to dodge the BLM’s bullet. Please Take Action to help keep wild horses free and roaming on public lands across the West.

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Ask PetSmart to Stop Selling Live Animals
During the first part of 2008, 700 PetSmart stores suspended the sale of exotic birds when random tests confirmed that some of the birds tested positive for a deadly bacterial infection. However, PetSmart is in the news again and experiencing more problems related to the sale of live animals, and the company is being blamed for the death of a 63-year-old father, a Vietnam Veteran, after tests confirmed he had contracted Psittacosis from a cockatiel purchased from one of their outlets. Please Take Action to help IDA put an end to the suffering of birds and halt the risk of people contracting avian diseases.

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Ask San Francisco Rules Committee to support ordinance to make city zoo a refuge for animals in need
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly has introduced an ordinance to make the city’s zoo the first city-owned zoo in the nation to focus on taking in rescued animals, including exotic animals, wild animals and some domestic farm animals. The city of San Francisco needs a zoo that reflects the city’s commitment to progressive leadership and humanitarian values. Please Take Action to ask members of the Rules Committee to co-sponsor Daly’s ordinance.

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Thank Supervisor Chris Daly for helping make the San Francisco Zoo a refuge for animals in need
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly has introduced an ordinance to make the city’s zoo the first city-owned zoo in the nation to focus on taking in rescued animals, including exotic animals, wild animals and some domestic farm animals. The city of San Francisco needs a zoo that reflects the city’s commitment to progressive leadership and humanitarian values. Please Take Action to thank Supervisor Daly for introducing this ordinance.

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Ask New York City Legislators to Ban Foie Gras
New York Councilmember Tony Avella has recently introduced a resolution to the New York City Council that would ban the sale of foie gras in New York City. Please sign and personalize the e-mail below asking Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s First Deputy Mayor, Patricia Harris, and Speaker Christine Quinn’s Chief of Staff, Kate Seely-Kirk, to urge Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn to support this lifesaving bill.

Carnivals

Vegetarian Blog Carnival #18

Carnival of the Green # 136

Contests

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Win a Free Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker for Easy Vegan Meals!
Entries due August 13!

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Win Cruelty-Free Makeup Brushes From Branded J!
All you have to do is complete the form by July 31, and if you’re a winner, we’ll notify you by August 4.

Newsletters

The Animals Voice eNewsletter, July 17, 2008
FEATURE — ELEPHANT IVORY

Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Earth Online, No. 417, July 17, 2008
White House Ignores Supreme Court, Punts Global Warming Decision to Next Administration & more

In Defense of Animals (IDA): IDA eNews: 07-17-08
News & Features

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): eNews, July 17, 2008
PETA E-News: PETA Wants to Scan Sharon Stone’s Brain

Petitions