Action Alerts

Campaign for America’s Wilderness: Support wilderness in the Colville National Forest
The management plan for the Colville National Forest is currently undergoing revision, with 21 inventoried roadless areas at stake. The forest planners are deciding which of the 21 areas to recommend that Congress protect as wilderness, and your input can help influence them to recommend the 19 areas that conservationists agree exhibit strong wilderness characteristics. Send the forest planners your message of support for wilderness today!

Ecological Internet / Climate Ark: Tell World Leaders Urgent Climate Change Action Cannot Wait for a Return to Economic Hyper-Growth
Climate change and the bad economy are both symptoms of the same growth-based “ecological bubble”. Tell governments to urgently address climate change despite the economic downturn, as both Wall Street and Main Street must realize that without ecosystems there can be no economy

Irreplaceable: At-Risk Wildlife Need More Help, Not Less
As you well know, global warming is already affecting species across the globe—from polar bears in the far north to the tiny piping plover of our Atlantic coasts. The Endangered Species Act is our nation’s most powerful safety net to protect imperiled wildlife like these from climate change and many other threats. But the Bush administration has recently proposed drastic changes that would prevent this critical safeguard from doing its job.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell the USDA That Children Deserve Vegetarian Options
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be reauthorizing the Child Nutrition Act next year, and until October 15, the agency will be accepting comments on how to revise the current lunch program. Currently, there are few options in the National School Lunch Program for children who do not consume animal products. Assuming that all children have the same ethical, religious, and health beliefs and not providing them with a vegetarian meal option is harmful to children’s mental and physical well-being. Including meat and dairy alternatives helps accommodate all children.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Dogs Returned to Florida Animal ‘Rescuer’ Accused of Starving and Neglecting Animals
According to news sources, self-proclaimed animal “rescuer” Annette Knight of Manatee County, Florida, might soon face charges as a result of officials’ discovery of 15 apparently abandoned dogs and cats on Knight’s property. The animals were reportedly left without food or water, and three dogs were apparently found dead, one cannibalized by survivors. Other survivors were allegedly trapped inside a house with “feces-covered floors.” Media reports also state that one dog removed from the site had to be euthanized because of severe malnutrition, and a number of horses and birds were also removed from the property. This isn’t Knight’s first run-in with the law regarding the care of her animals: News sources report that Knight has been issued six animal control violations in Sarasota County, Florida, since 2005.

Carnivals

Carnival of the Green #148 @ sustainablog

Newsletters

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): PCRM Online, October 2008
Cruel Use of Animals in ATLS Courses Ends at Two More Universities, School Lunch Report Card Shows Some Improvement, and More

Petitions

Support National Animal Rescue Day!

Please Help Bring My Chiva Home

Ban BSL [Ohio]

Miscellaneous

Grist: Politics and the Dinner Table; Weighing Obama’s and McCain’s stances on food and farm policy

Vegans of Color: Black Dog Syndrome

Your Daily Click-Through Reminders

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