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easyVegan Link Sanctuary, 2008-07-24

July 24th, 2008 6:18 pm by Kelly

Action Alerts

Animal Welfare Institute (AWI): Congress Takes Horse Cruelty Head On!
As of today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) have taken up the reins of this cause and committed themselves to ending horse slaughter by sponsoring H.R. 6598, the Conyers-Burton “Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act”.

Forest Ethics: There oughta be a law!
Tell British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell to pass a species and ecosystems protection law for over 1600 species at risk in the “best place on earth. Help us show the BC government that in this day and age driving species to extinction is unacceptable. Send your message to BC Premier Gordon Campbell (copied to Environment Minister Barry Penner, and Agriculture & Lands Minister Stan Hagen).

Friends of Animals (FoA): CALL to Action: Reject U.S. Government Proposal to Shoot Horses
Following the latest obnoxious proposal this month from the U.S. government to kill thousands of horses, the international animal advocacy organization Friends of Animals again calls for a full moratorium on the government-sanctioned round-ups, sales and slaughter of free-living horses.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): U.S. Government Sends Tigers to a War Zone!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued a permit for Conservators’ Center, Inc.—a roadside zoo in Mebane, North Carolina—to send two tigers to the Baghdad Zoo in Iraq.

Stop This Monkey Business: What you can do
In 2003 Nepal allowed the breeding and export of rhesus monkeys for biomedical research. Two US primate centers with their Nepalese partners received a license. As a coalition of eight national and international animal welfare organisations we firmly oppose this monkey business. Please join our fight against the misuse of Nepal’s precious primates!

United Poultry Concerns (UPC): Letters Needed Now: “NO” to Chicken Slaughter Project at Canandaigua Academy, NY
Please write letters of opposition NOW, before the final decision is made by School District Superintendent Donald Raw ~ soon, please write ASAP. It doesn’t matter where you live … tell Canandaigua the world is watching!!!

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Tropical Forests and Coral Reefs Need Your Help
U.S. activists: Urge your senators to pass the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act.

Campaign Updates

Barack Obama to adopt dog
Oh, yays!

Greenpeace: Activists charged for exposing whale meat scandal
Greenpeace denounces charges as disproportionate and politically motivated; *Update: Junichi and Toru were released on bail late in the night on July 14th! The two activists were set free by a panel of three judges in Aomori, Japan pending their trial. An appeal by the local prosecutor was rejected by the judges, and Junichi and Toru headed home to see their families after 26 days in jail. A big “Thank You!” to the more than 250,000 people worldwide who took action on their behalf!

Newsletters

American Rivers: The Current, July 2008
Agenda to Help Today’s Flood Victims and Prevent Tomorrow’s & more

The Animals Voice eNewsletter, July 24, 2008
Feature - Seal Hunts

Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Earth Online: No. 418, July 24, 2008
Rocky Mountain Wolf Slaughter Halted — For Now; Agency Upholds Protections for Threatened Dunes Plant; and more

Petitions

STOP Sending Helpless German Shepherd Dogs to take on Taliban

Thank Brazil’s Zoo for Helping Penguins!

Miscellaneous

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Companion Animals Miss Their Soldiers Too!
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