Action Alerts

DawnWatch: “Replace Animal Experiments” in USA Today — 12/15/08
“USA Today, the most highly circulated newspaper in the US, includes an op-ed piece headed “Replace Animal Experiments.” (pg 11A) The article is by John J. Pippin, a senior medical and research adviser with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. To learn more about that group, which focuses on the dangers to humans inherent in tests on animals, check out www.PCRM.org.”

Green for All: Tell Congress to Green the Stimulus
“Members of Congress are crafting an economic stimulus and recovery plan. Please tell them that the stimulus must help to build an inclusive green economy – not reinforce the pollution-based economy’s status quo – and has to include funding for the Green Jobs Act.”

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Tell the Canadian government that tar sands mining is threatening North America’s birds
“Tar sands mining and drilling in Canada’s boreal forest is destroying critical nesting areas for millions of birds. Tell the Canadian government to halt any expansion of this destructive practice.”

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell CSPI That More Animal Testing Is NOT in Your Best Interest
“Despite claiming to be an advocate for “sound science,” the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has been promoting some remarkably unscientific approaches to assessing the safety of food ingredients. CSPI has recently been pushing for animal testing on a natural, plant-based sweetener known as stevia. Based on extensive data already collected in animals and hundreds of years of safe use of stevia by humans, the World Health Organization and many countries believe that this sweetener is “Generally Recognized as Safe” and therefore does not need to be tested on any more animals.”

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Demand an End to Reported Prairie Dog Poisoning in Lawton, Oklahoma
“According to news sources, the city of Lawton, Oklahoma, is using poison to kill unwanted prairie dogs in Elmer Thomas Park. According to news reports, despite already trying unsuccessfully twice before to kill these animals—once by poisoning—the city has decided to use cruel and ineffective lethal methods once again in an effort to control the prairie dog population.”

Save the Internet.com: Tell President-elect Barack Obama: We Need Net Neutrality Now
“More than 1.6 million people have spoken out in favor of Net Neutrality, as has President-elect Barack Obama. But special interests in Washington are claiming to the press that support for Net Neutrality is waning. Now is the time to show Obama and our elected officials that millions of people and hundreds of organizations support an open and accessible Internet — and that we are willing to stand and fight for it.”

The Sierra Club: Ask Obama to Adopt the Clean Slate Energy Agenda
“There are four decisions the President-elect can make on Day One of his new administration, independently of Congress, that will have an immediate impact on cutting global warming pollution and spurring a clean energy economy. We’re calling these four the Clean Slate Clean Energy Agenda and we need your help to make these four issues a priority by contacting President-Elect Obama today.”

The Sierra Club: Save Virginia’s Coasts
“Despite the positive clean energy momentum sweeping the country, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is still promoting dirty and destructive oil and gas drilling, proposing to open up 2.9 million acres off Virginia’s coast to drilling. While drilling only 50 miles from shore won’t solve our energy problems, it will endanger some of our country’s most fragile ecosystems and robust coastal economies.”

World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Help stop the madness of wasteful paper use
“Around the world we use around 1 million tonnes of paper every day, with half of the trees cut down commercially ending up in paper products. Yet much of this paper use is wasteful and unnecessary. But there is a lot you can do as an individual to reduce your paper consumption. From taking simple actions such as printing double sided to buying recycled paper you can make a real difference. And not only will this help save the planet, but it will also save you money at the same time! Take the pledge today and start saving paper.”

Carnivals

Carnival of the Green #158 @ The Christian Environmentalist

Newsletters

Compassion Over Killing (COK): Compassionate Action, December 16, 2008
“eNews: Victory, investigation video, year in review, and more!”

The Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #142, Dec 16, 2008
“Just 4 Things”

Petitions

Repower, Refuel, and Rebuild America

Decriminalize Feeding Stray and Feral Cats

Animal-Friendly Department Heads Please, Obama!

Tell Disney Hong Kong To Stop Selling Shark Fin Soup

Call for Immediate Implementation of the IUCN Recommendation for Dugong Conservation

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.”

In Defense of Animals (IDA): The 1st Annual Nationwide “Adopt, Don’t Shop!” Day, December 20, 2008
“The Saturday before Christmas is the biggest puppy-buying day of the year. This year, In Defense of Animals is teaming up with activists in dozens of cities around the country to educate the public about the horrors of pet factories (puppy mills) and encourage people to adopt a homeless animal from a shelter or rescue group instead of buying one from a pet store.”

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.”

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The easyVegan Link Sanctuary is a near-daily roundup of animal and environmental advocacy news, action alerts, carnivals, events and resources. This link roundup is meant as a jumping-off point for you, the reader, to take further action and learn more about the issues presented here. I link, you decide!

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