easyVegan Link Sanctuary, 2008-12-05
December 5th, 2008 5:23 pm by Kelly G.Action Alerts
Campaign for America’s Wilderness: Support Wilderness Agenda for 111th Congress
With the election a month passed, your new and re-elected members of Congress are turning attention to opportunities for improving our nation in the 111th Congress. As they ponder their legislative agendas, we should remind members of Congress that wilderness is a value we all share. Newly-elected members have not yet been sworn in and are not easily contacted, but now is a good time to reach out to your re-elected representatives and senators to tell them you support a strong wilderness agenda!
Coalition to Abolish the AETA: 10 things you can do to abolish the AETA
Join us as the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and a network of grassroots groups launch the Coalition to Abolish the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) – a coalition created to put an end to an unconstitutional law passed by Congress that is being used to repress dissent in the animal and environmental protection movements and threatens the civil liberties of all of us.
Ecological Internet / Climate Ark: Climate Talks Falter as Italy and Poland Play Politics with Global Climate’s Future
Some 11,000 climate delegates are meeting in Poland’s western city of Poznan, seeking agreement upon new post-Kyoto climate goals, to be finalized in Copenhagen by the end of next year. Ministers will consider proposals for cutting rich-world emissions to between 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, and for compensating tropical countries that conserve carbon-capturing rainforests. But with a worldwide economic crisis and the European Union’s climate policy in disarray, chances are small for quick agreement that reduces emissions.
In Defense of Animals (IDA): Contact President-elect Obama’s Transition Team And Urge Appointment Of Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) As Secretary of Interior
Please help us assure our country has a Secretary of Interior who really cares about the public lands, wild horses, burros, and all the other animals who share our beautiful country. Rep. Raul M Grijalva (D-AZ) may be emerging as the top contender for the post, according to Politico.com, and we think he’d make a fine pick.
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Good, Green Jobs: Helping the Economy AND the Environment
Investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy can create green jobs, build the economy, and reduce global warming pollution. The Union of Concerned Scientists is using a new web feature, Faces of Renewable Energy, to spotlight the kind of good, green jobs that clean energy industries are already creating in every region of the country. As Congress assembles an economic stimulus bill, please urge them to renew our economy and put the breaks on global warming by creating more green jobs like these.
Campaign Updates
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): This Just In: Bank of America to Stop Financing Mountaintop Removal!
We are thrilled that just two and a half weeks after RAN’s day of action against coal and coal finance, Bank of America has made a public commitment to stop financing the devastating practice of mountaintop removal mining.
United Poultry Concerns (UPC): United Poultry Concerns Campaign to Save Canandaigua Chickens Succeeds!
Following a year-long campaign to persuade Canandaigua Academy (a high school in upstate New York) to eliminate a project in which students butchered chickens in an ecology course, United Poultry Concerns learned yesterday that the Education Department has instructed Canandaigua Academy administrators to stop the slaughter project under NYS Education Law, Section 809 – Humane Treatment of Live Vertebrate Animals, which prohibits studies that employ “termination of life.”
Contests
PETA Prime: Win a Chocolate Lover’s Gift Basket From Allison’s Gourmet
Don’t miss the chance to win this delicious treat! Just fill out the form below by January 16, and we will announce the lucky winner on January 18.
PETA2: Free Stuff Friday: SocialVibe Merch And More!
The fine folks at SocialVibe have given us a prize pack which includes a hoodie, backpack, water bottle, pen, and a bunch of those pink balls that you have seen around. We’re giving all that away plus a copy of the I Am An Animal DVD and a copy of the book Slaughterhouse! This contest ends December 19, 2008 and the winners will be chosen and notified by December 22, 2008.
Newsletters
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): eNews Alert, December 5, 2008
Watch the Video: Avoid Puppy Scams!
Best Friends: eNews, December 4, 2008
A Vicktory dog steps closer to home
Campaign for America’s Wilderness: Your Wilderness – December 2008
Each monthly issue includes the latest wilderness news, including featured wilderness areas, profiles of local groups, activist heroes, and the status of wilderness legislation in Congress.
Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Earth Online, No. 437, December 4, 2008
Endangered Earth: High Time for New Wolf Recovery Plan
Defenders of Wildlife: eNews, December 2008
eNews: Hope for Polar Bears?
Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF): 2008 Legislative Update, 12/5/08
Animals win from coast to coast
In Defense of Animals (IDA): IDA eNews, 12-05-08
News & Features
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): PETA eNews, December 4, 2008
Why Animals Do Not Make Good Gifts & more
Upcoming Events
Farm Sanctuary: Online Holiday Auction, December 2-16 2008
Consider doing your Holiday Shopping ONLINE where you can bid now on fantastic items like: A Yoga Class with Russell Simmons; Backstage Tickets to see Shawn Colvin; Lunch with the Legendary Alice Walker ; or a 1-Week Stay at the Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach! Not only will you find the most unique gifts for your loved ones, you will be 100% supporting the animals of Farm Sanctuary! Please consider bidding on one of these unique items now.
Snow Leopard Trust: Online Art Auction, December 4-13, 2008
The Snow Leopard Trust’s first online art auction has started! Our artist partners: painters, photographers, sculptors and more contributed their unique works to help us raise funds and awareness this holiday season. The auction will end at midnight PST on December 13th, so be sure to get your bids in before it’s too late. Browse the amazing artwork for sale at www.snowleopardauction.org, and don’t forget to tell friends to make their bids too!
Amnesty International’s 2008 Global Write-a-thon, December 5 – 14, 2008
In the days surrounding International Human Rights Day on December 10, tens of thousands of caring people around the world will take part in the world’s largest letter writing event. Please join this worldwide effort. Be a part of the Global Write-a-thon. During last year’s Global Write-a-thon, people in more than 30 countries sent over 150,000 letters, postcards and emails on behalf of prisoners of conscience, human rights defenders, and others at risk. At least three of the prisoners were freed because of your support.
Post Punk Kitchen: 4 Course Dinner For The Doggies – Fri 12/12
It’s on again! Join us at Sweetpea Bakery for a 4 course dinner to benefit Portland’s Family Dogs New Life Shelter, an non-profit no-kill dog shelter for, but not limited to, pups who are at risk of going to doggy heaven before their time.
The Humane League of Philadelphia: Holiday Party 2008, Saturday, December 13, 2008
Our biggest event of the year is on the way in just one month, and YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS IT! This year our annual holiday party will feature keynote talks from Bruce Friedrich (VP, PETA) and Heidi Prescott (VP, Humane Society of the US) on how to be a more effective voice for animals. Our special guests in attendance will also include Sarah Speed (PA Director, HSUS); Alka Chandra (Senior Researcher, PETA); Sen. Roy Afflerbach (Director, Humane PA PAC); Stu Bykofsky and Vance Lehmkuhl (Daily News); Rob Teti (Director, Chenoa Manor) and more! This fun, festive, and inspiring event will be taking place on the evening of Saturday December 13 at the Ethical Society Building in Center City Philadelphia.
Born Free USA: National Bird Day, January 5, 2009
Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute in coordination with the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC) is calling on activists around the U.S. to take action on behalf of captive birds by drawing attention to the exploitation of other countries’ native birds by the U.S. pet industry on January 5 — National Bird Day.
Miscellaneous
Oceana: Adopt a sea turtle, get a cookie cutter!
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