easyVegan Link Sanctuary, 2009-02-16
February 16th, 2009 7:19 pm by Kelly GarbatoAction Alerts
Ecological Internet / Climate Ark: Urge President Obama to Say No to Canada’s Filthy Tar Sands
“The Canadian government wants special treatment for the world’s dirtiest oil. In first international trip, President Obama must stand strong on clean energy and sufficient climate policies.”
Farm Sanctuary: USDA’s People’s Garden Can Promote Plant-based Diets
“In light of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s recent addition of “The People’s Garden” on the premises of the USDA in Washington, D.C., as well as his announcement of creating community gardens at every USDA facility around the world, let’s tell Vilsack that another way of “enhancing and conserving our land and resources” is by eating and promoting a plant-based diet.”
PETA: PETA Relaunches McCruelty Campaign
“We are lifting our moratorium on the McCruelty campaign and need your help to persuade McDonald’s to demand that its suppliers switch to a less cruel method of chicken slaughter called controlled-atmosphere killing, or CAK. Every published report on controlled-atmosphere killing systems to date—including a 2005 study by McDonald’s—concludes that it is the least cruel form of poultry slaughter available. And some of McDonald’s suppliers in Europe already use the system!”
PETA: Urge San Juan Capistrano Councilmember to Stop Endorsing the Cruel Shooting of Crows!
“PETA’s office is being flooded with calls from concerned citizens in San Juan Capistrano, California, regarding their councilmember’s alleged statement apparently encouraging Orange County citizens to shoot crows. Council Hribar is quoted in The Orange County Register as calling crows “rats with wings,” claiming San Juan Capistrano needs more people to take up firearms and kill them. Apparently, licensed hunters are being encouraged to go outside city limits and gun down migratory crows.”
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): Join PCRM’s Demonstration to End MCW’s Animal Labs on Feb. 18
“The Medical College of Wisconsin is at it again! Despite years of pressure from PCRM, the Wisconsin Humane Society, and concerned citizens like you, the Medical College of Wisconsin continues to use and kill pigs, frogs, rats, and rabbits in its first-year physiology course. In the coming days the school plans to kill more than 30 pigs. This Wednesday, Feb. 18, PCRM members and physicians will hold a demonstration at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Milwaukee. Please join us!”
Carnivals
Carnival of the Green #167! @ Reclaimed Home
Contests
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS): Announcing NAVS’ 20th Annual Art for Animals Classic
“The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) is proud to announce the 20th Annual Art for Animals Classic. This annual art competition provides an opportunity for animal lovers and artists of all ages to give a voice to those who suffer silently in the name of science and to send a creative message about respect, justice and compassion for animals. NAVS continues to seek out the most compelling images, sounds and artistic expressions that today’s artists are creating. Your work of art could be chosen to illustrate NAVS’ publications, posters, cards, stationery, or website. And if that’s not enough motivation, there are also cash awards ($25, $50, $100) for winners in three age categories, as well as $500 for Best in Show. The deadline for entries is May 1, 2009.”
‘Round the Interwebz
Elaine Vigneault: “Veganism Is Too Difficult”
Vegan Freak: Why Vegetarianism Isn’t Enough
Vegan Freak: The Failure of the Single Issue Campaign
Upcoming Events
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.”
Earth Hour 2009 – March 28, 2009
“Mark your calendar and plan to join millions of people around the world in turning off the lights at 8:30 p.m., March 28, 2009, for one hour—Earth Hour—to raise awareness and take action to fight climate change. U.S. activists: Turn your action into something even bigger! Push your federal and state elected officials to shut off their lights and to take strong action to fight climate change.”
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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