Action Alerts

Best Friends: Texas Residents: Innocent Dogs At Risk In Your State!
“To Texas Residents Only: Call your state legislators today to oppose House Bill (H.B.) 925! Representative Harold Dutton has introduced a breed discriminatory bill that will make it a Class C misdemeanor if the owner of a pit bull-type dog allows a minor under the age of 15 to handle or care for the dog without adult supervision.”

Kinship Circle: 2/6/09: Coyote Solution: Kill Them All?
“Despite stating it knows of “no instances in which coyotes…have acted aggressively toward visitors or staff,” The Huntington maintains a “coyote abatement program,” paying a private trapper to snare and kill coyotes on its property… This winter a security guard was allegedly fired after attempting to free a coyote trapped in a snare. He was so disturbed by the coyote’s suffering that he filmed it…” – Camilla Fox, Project Coyote Director

Peace Action West: The nuclear weapons complex does not need economic stimulus
“Does the nuclear weapons complex need economic stimulus? I don’t think so. But amidst the billions of dollars for good things like creating jobs and investment in infrastructure is $1 billion in funding for nuclear weapons. It’s all part of the economic stimulus plan. The Senate could vote today on the economic stimulus plan, and I need you to tell them to cut the nuclear pork.”

PETA: Ask Armani to Drop Fur in Time for the Oscars
“Oscar nominations have just been announced, which means that Armani Executive Vice President Wanda McDaniel will be trying to get Armani’s designs on celebrities who will be walking the red carpet. We need you to speak up for animals by asking Armani to drop fur immediately to help ensure that this year will be a fur-free Academy Awards ceremony. Even if you have already taken action before in behalf of rabbits destined to be killed for Armani’s designs, it’s important that you send a strong message again during this popular time for high-end fashion.”

PETA: Demand Jail Time for Dolphin Bomber
“Garry Alvin Key of Panama City, Fla., recently pleaded guilty to a two-count federal indictment for throwing homemade pipe bombs at dolphins to scare the animals away from fishing lines. Although Key’s actions are reprehensible, they unfortunately are most likely not uncommon. Accusations abound of fishers who use violent and illegal methods of dealing with dolphins, sea lions, and other sea animals. Key is scheduled for sentencing on March 25. His case calls for the stiffest penalty possible, as it will serve not only as punishment for Key’s cruel actions but also as a deterrent to others who would perpetrate similar atrocities against wildlife.”

PETA: Urge Earthbound Trading Company to Stop Selling Hermit Crabs
“Part retailer, part pet store, Earthbound Trading Company has reportedly decided to make a profit off the sale of hermit crabs. These fragile creatures are sold amid the store’s nonliving items—displayed on a shelf, awaiting sale in their small, barren containers. Hermit crabs are not just souvenirs to be sold indiscriminately to tourists and mall patrons. Unlike the company’s inanimate goods, hermit crabs require proper care and attention and a commitment to having their special needs met.”

Newsletters

Best Friends: eNews, February 6, 2009
“Banding together”

Campaign for America’s Wilderness: Your Wilderness – February 2009
“Featured Wilderness – Riverside County’s Crown Jewels — Beauty Mountain and Cahuilla Mountain”

Defenders of Wildlife: eNews, February 2009
“eNews: Love for Loggerheads”

In Defense of Animals (IDA): eNews, February 6, 2009
Foie Gras Victory In Michigan & more

Orangutan Outreach: Newsletter, Winter 2009
BOS Founder Willie Smits Gives TED Talk & more

Petitions

Save Our Seals: Hawaiian Monk Seals Facing Extinction

WDFW Proposing to Kill 79 More Cow elk Annually in the Packwood area

Ellen DeGeneres, self proclaimed vegan profiting off cruelty?

‘Round the Interwebz

The PETA Files: Victory: First-Ever Felony Charges of Cruelty to Factory-Farmed Birds

James LaVeck in Satya Magazine: Invasion of the Movement Snatchers; A Social Justice Cause Falls Prey to the Doctrine of “Necessary Evil”

Vegan Soapbox: Getting It Wrong, So Very Wrong (on Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: A Year of Food Life)

Upcoming Events

Dogs Deserve Better (DDB): Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week, February 7-14, 2009
“Join us February 7-14th for Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week. OUR GOAL in our 7th Season is to SEND OUT 12,500 VALENTINES TO CHAINED or PENNED DOGS. We are striving to raise awareness for chained and penned dogs in a positive way…by delivering Valentines, a brochure and a treat coupon to dogs living outside all over the U.S. and into other countries where we have representation, such as Canada and Australia. Here’s what you can do: 1) Make Valentines; 2) Mail Coupons for Free or Reduced Cost Treats or Dogfood; 3. Send addresses for Chained or Penned Dogs.”

Animal Aid: End Primate Experiments – Day of Action, Saturday, February 28, 2009
“After 20 years, the EU law that governs animal testing across Europe and the UK is being revised. European Directive 86/609 EEC, which applies to animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes, is the legal template on which all EU member states base their national laws. In the UK, the relevant law is the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.Sadly, this Directive does not include an independent enquiry into the scientific reliability of animal experiments, nor does it offer a total ban – something to which Animal Aid is committed unequivocally.”

Capitol Climate Action: March 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
“On March 2, join thousands of people in a multi-generational act of civil disobedience at the Capitol Power Plant — a plant that powers Congress with dirty energy and symbolizes a past that cannot be our future. Let’s use this as a rallying cry for a clean energy economy that will protect the health of our families, our climate, and our future.”

National Pigeon Day – Saturday, June 13, 2009
“The New York Bird Club cordially invites you to participate in the Second Annual National Pigeon Day Celebration on Saturday, June 13th from Noon to 4 p.m. on Pilgrim Hill in Central Park in New York City. This event is a celebration of pigeons and a time to give thanks to pigeons for the joy they bring us each day of the year – their sweet faces, cooing voices and majestic waddle lift our spirits amid the bustle of city life.”

Taking Action for Animals – July 24-27, 2009
“The fifth annual Taking Action for Animals conference will be held July 24-27, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia. Learn how to plan effective campaigns, walk the halls of Congress to lobby your federal legislators on animal protection issues, and hear from speakers such as HSUS president and CEO Wayne Pacelle, comedian and author Carol Leifer, and Colorado State University professor and bioethicist Dr. Bernard Rollin.”

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About

The easyVegan Link Sanctuary is a near-daily roundup of animal and environmental advocacy action alerts, campaign updates, carnivals, contests, newsletters, petitions, upcoming events and miscellaneous resources.

While my primary focus is non-human animals and the environment in which they live, I will cover human rights issues as well, especially as they relate to animal and environmental welfare. (For example, while reproductive rights is typically seen as a feminist or women’s issue, the growing global human population does have environmental consequences. In this vein, access to family planning resources has a tangible impact on the environment – an environment we share with non-human animals.)

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!

If you have a link you’d like included, please drop me a line at easyvegan [at] gmail.com – or leave it in the comments! Feedback is also appreciated, particularly as it relates to the links included above. I’ve tried my best to identify and name any speciesism, sexism, racism, classism, homophobia, sizeism, etc. which may appear in the resources above; if, however, I’ve overlooked something, please leave a note in the comments. It’s not my desire to fight one form of oppression by engaging in another.

If you’d like to get on the above organizations’ e-mail lists, I’ve compiled a full list of all my resources on the Get Active! page.

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