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September 12th, 2008 5:03 pm by Kelly

Action Alerts

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Declare yourself a Constitution Voter.
Download your own “I’m a Constitution Voter” sign right now — or make your own. Then send us a photo of you with your sign. We’ll use it in an online advertising campaign we’re launching next week.

American Freedom Campaign: Tell the presidential candidates to discuss the Constitution on Constitution Day (September 17)
At a time when our constitutional form of government is threatened by an overreaching executive and a meek and compliant legislative branch, it is critical that the candidates who seek to serve as the next president of the United States clearly state what they would do in office to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

DawnWatch: Diet and global warming on Access Hollywood, Time Magazine and UK papers Sept 7-10, 2008
This week, the link between meat eating and climate change is all over the news. Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has discussed the effects of diet on global warming (see www.ciwf.org.uk for video of highlights talk) and recommended that people have at least one meat free meal per week. His recommendation has been a lead story in the UK all week, and is starting to make it over to the US — it is now on Time Magazine’s website and that of Fox News.

International Fund for Animal Welfare (FAW): Exposed: Secret Meeting Could End Whale Protections
We’ve learned about a secret meeting that could mean the end of years of whale protection. From September 15-19, a group of member countries from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will meet in St Petersburg, Florida to consider lifting the ban on commercial whaling. Please take action now to stop this from happening by sending and email to Secretary of Commerce, Carlos M. Gutierrez, and ask him to keep whale protection a public issue.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Urge Congress to Push America’s Energy Policies in a Bold New Direction
In the coming days Congress will vote on a new set of energy policies that if passed will mark a hey-day for Big Oil’s efforts to keep our country on lock down, while causing a huge detriment for the future of wildlife and the natural resources we all depend on.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Protect Yellowstone and the Greater Rockies
Tell the Bush administration to stop dirty oil shale and tar sands development from destroying our western wildlands.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urge Jeju Island Officials to Improve Zoo Animals’ Living Conditions
PETA Asia-Pacific has been flooded with complaints—from locals and tourists alike—about the horrid living conditions of animals at Pacific Land, a sea resort on Jeju Island in South Korea. The Jeju Island government and the Korean Tourism Organization are heavily promoting Pacific Land, but their endorsements only support the rampant cruelty to animals at the resort.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Pledge Not to Wear ‘Exotic’ Animals
We can all agree that it’s wrong to wear fur coats, right? Foxes, chinchillas, rabbits, seals, and many other animals are killed by electrocution, neck-breaking, and having their skulls smashed. We all know it’s wrong (and sort of creepy, honestly) to abuse an animal for the skin off his or her back. The ways crocodiles and other wildlife are abused for those “exotic” boots, belts, wallets, and bags are also cruel. Take a look at this video, and you’ll agree that there’s no excuse for animal abuse in the name of vanity.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Protect Our Coasts From Offshore Drilling
U.S. activists: Oppose a government plan to increase offshore drilling, which damages coastal resources and communities.

Campaign Updates

Born Free USA / Animal Protection Institute (API): Exciting Update About Former Research Macaques
Freedom at last! Thanks to Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary, the retired long-tailed macaques we wrote to you about in May — who had spent years in a research laboratory — are finally living a natural life inside a 5-acre free-range enclosure dense with many trees and other lush vegetation.

United Poultry Concerns (UPC): Chicken Abuser’s Column Sparks Critical Response.
All Letters in Today’s San Luis Obispo Tribune Pan Lon Allan’s Perspective

United Poultry Concerns (UPC): Canandaigua Academy’s Chicken Slaughter Project Suspended
Today’s Canandaigua Daily Messenger has a front-page article explaining that Canandaigua Academy’s high school chicken slaughter project is again suspended – this time by order of the New York State Department of Education. The Department has notified the Canandaigua City School District that, by law, it must get “a waiver from the education commissioner for the project.”

Contests

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Win a Free Copy of Vegan Lunch Box Just in Time for Back-to-School!
Win a copy of Vegan Lunch Box: 130 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love! by Jennifer McCann! Attention busy parents: Lunchtime just got easier! Mom and award-winning creator of the Vegan Lunch Box blog Jennifer McCann has just released her second book, titled Vegan Lunch Box: 130 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love! It’s loaded with easy, healthy, and animal-friendly lunches—just in time for the new school year.

PETA2: Free Stuff Friday: Meat is Murder!
Want to influence people without having them listen to ‘Meat is Murder’ on your iPod? Comment below with the animal rights slogan you think is most effective to win a huge stack of ‘Meat is Murder’ stickers! Five of you will be able to leave a trail of stickers everywhere you go (obviously get permission first!), thus spreading the word about peta2 and animal rights.

Newsletters

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): eNews, September 12, 2008
Gustav Pets Return Home

Best Friends: eNews, September 12, 2008
What makes an animal hero?

Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC): Dissent is Patriotic, September 2008, Vol. 7, No. 8
First Amendment Under Fire at Party Conventions; People’s Campaign for the Constitution News; and more

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): eNews, September 11, 2008
PETA E-News: Four New Celebrities Star in Exclusive PETA Ads

Petitions

Define the McCain-Palin Ticket for Women: Help Design a Bumper Sticker (submit an animal-friendly slogan!)

100% Clean Electricity in Ten Years!

Tampa Bay Florida 102.5’s The Bone’s dj Cowhead promoting animal abuse and B.S.L. has to be Stopped

Please do not ban & profile the Pit Bull in Spokane, WA

IAMS ON CARE 2

Stop South Korea’s Torture of Dogs and Cats

Preserve the Mar Vista Resort property

Upcoming Events

Best Friends: Puppy Mill Awareness Day is Sept 20
Puppy Mill Awareness Day, September 20th, is a chance for YOU to do something to help stop puppy mills by making our communities aware of the realities of this industry. Participation can be something as simple as you hanging up a flyer about puppy mills at a local business or telling a friend or relative about puppy mills. If you educate just one person, you’ve contributed to Puppy Mill Awareness Day and brought us closer to a day when there are no more puppy mills.

Miscellaneous

Friends of Animals (FoA): Vicious: Sarah Palin’s War on Wolves

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