The easyVegan Weekend Activist, No. 13
July 24th, 2009 5:16 pm by Kelly GarbatoFYI: It’s kind of late notice, but I wanted to include this email I received from PETA anyhow:
Our investigation into the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is making waves around the world! And now that we’ve exposed the horrible treatment that elephants and tigers receive at the hands of Ringling, PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange will be on “Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell” tonight to discuss the details surrounding this historic investigation. Don’t miss it!
What: PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange discusses our investigation into Ringling’s abuse of animals.
When: Tonight, Friday July 24, 7 p.m. EST (and again from 9-10 p.m. and 12 midnight-1 a.m.)
Where: CNN Headline News (HLN)For more information about the investigation, please visit RinglingBeatsAnimals.com.
Whether you catch the show or not, please send Jane Velez-Mitchell a note of thanks for covering PETA’s investigation. As far as the MSM goes, Issues is a rather animal-friendly hour.
Now back to our regularly scheduled link roundup!
Action Alerts: Animal & Environmental Advocacy
1Sky: Fax Your Senators: Pass a Strong Clean Energy Bill!
Alaska Wilderness League: Tell Sec. Salazar: Reverse bad decisions on Bristol Bay [If you use the sample letter provided, please edit for speciesism.]
Alley Cat Allies: Thank Florida Prosecutors for Enforcing Anti-Cruelty Laws
Animal Person: Urgent Appeal for Flex, the Greyhound
Animal Person: On Vegan Devastation at PF Chang’s
Stephanie @ Animal Rights @ Change .org: Fundraising for Animals by Endangering and Killing Animals: Take Action (You can view the post here, and/or take action here. Please do – I received the same e-vite as Stephanie, and was equally shocked and appalled to see the HSMO holding a BBQ & polo event to raise funds for the care of horses, cows, pigs and other farmed animals! “Cognitive dissonance” doesn’t even begin to describe it.)
Animal Welfare Institute (AWI): THE COVE – Coming Soon to a Theater near You!
Audubon: Protect the Ozark National Scenic Riverways
The Cancer Project: Petition to Major League Baseball’s Commissioner Bud Selig
CREDO Action: Join us on Facebook and we’ll plant a tree in your honor
DawnWatch: Ringling elephant abuse in NY media 7/22/09
DawnWatch: Taking Action for Animals Conference in DC this weekend! 7/24/09
Earthjustice: Clean Energy Now
ecorazzi: FOX Wants Feedback For Green Best Practices
Farm Sanctuary: Help Pass FoodprintNYC!
In Defense of Animals (IDA): Rodeo Alert – Letters, e-Mails, Calls Needed
Jane Goodall Institute (JGI): Stop the Illegal, Commercial Bushmeat Trade [Updated petition for your Senators]
Kinship Circle: UPDATE: 7/15/09 – Kitten Cooker Laughs Her Way To Jail [Cheyenne Cherry]
Liberation BC: I’m staying up 24 hours to support Liberation BC – can you help? (July 25th)
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Tell the Obama administration to prohibit industrial fishing in the Arctic Ocean [If you use the sample letter provided, please edit for speciesism.]
Oceana: Protect Hawaiian Sea Turtles
PETA: Urge Northville, Michigan, Officials to Halt Cruel Pond Draining!
PETA: Get the Cruelty-Free Shopping iPhone App!
PETA: Undercover Investigation Reveals That Ringling Beats Elephants
PETA: Tell Hallmark to Stop Exploiting Chimpanzees
PETA: Demand That Brookstone Retailers Stop Selling Imprisoned Frogs
PETA: URGENT: Tell Cerner Corporation to Stop Using Cruel Glue Traps
PETA: Update: Earthbound Companies Still Exploiting Hermit Crabs for Profit!
PETA: Demand End to Cruel Sales of Hermit Crabs and Sugar Gliders!
The PEW Environment Group: Help ensure Arctic fisheries protections! [If you use the sample letter provided, please edit for speciesism.]
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): PCRM Needs Your Help as a Shareholder
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Inspiring America to End Mountaintop Removal
The Sierra Club: Protect Our Clean Water from Mining Waste [If you use the sample letter provided, please edit for speciesism.]
The Sierra Club: Sign the Petition and Add Your Name to Oppose Coal
The Wilderness Society: Spur environmentally-safe solar energy in the U.S.
Action Alerts: Human Rights
Amnesty International: Condemn Murder of Russian Human Rights Defender [Natalia Estemirova]
Amnesty International: Tell Congress no delays to Gitmo closure
Barbara Boxer: Support Military Families
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): Don’t Let Google Close the Book on Reader Privacy
Human Rights First: Tell Your Senators: No More Unfair Military Commissions, Please!
National Organization for Women (NOW): Reproductive Health Care in Reform Bills Threatened
The Peace Team: Prosecute The Architects Of Torture Now
Plan USA: Ask the United Nations to end violence in schools.
Planned Parenthood: ANTI-CHOICE FORCES ARE HIJACKING HEALTH CARE REFORM
Save Darfur: Ask tough questions of General Gration
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC): SPLC President Calls on CNN to Remove Lou Dobbs from Air, Cites Newsman’s Support for Extremist-Inspired ‘Birther’ Claims [SPLC encourages you to do the same; CNN takes feedback here.]
True Majority: A.G. Holder: Appoint a Prosecutor
Carnivals
Carnival of the Green #189! @ Victoria Klein
Contests
The PETA Files: ‘Win It’ Wednesday: To-Fu Kubricks [Deadline: August 5]
PETA Living: Win Cruelty-Free Cleaning Supplies From Attitude! [Deadline: July 26]
PETA Living: Win the ‘Vegan Brunch’ Cookbook! [Deadline: August 21]
PETA’s VegCooking Blog: Win ‘The Vegan Table’ for Your Vegan Entertaining! [Deadline: August 17]
PETA2: Free Stuff Friday: “The Cruelest Show on Earth” Tee! [Deadline: July 31]
PETA2: MxPx Interview and Contest [Deadline: August 3]
PETA2: Hit The Lights [August 6]
PETA2: Never Shout Never Interview and Contest! [Deadline: August 12]
PETA2: peta2 Birthday Contest [August 14]
PETA2: Rock Metal Couture Giveaway! [Deadline: August 18]
It’s A Vegan Dog’s Life: Shirt Giveaway! [Deadline: August 1]
Newsletters
ASPCA: eNews, July 24, 2009 – Vick Released from Federal Custody–ASPCA President Speaks Out
Best Friends: eNews, July 24, 2009 – Halle’s ‘Vicktory’ makes Best Friends Week even sweeter
In Defense of Animals (IDA): eNews, July 24, 2009 – Elephants Need You To Act Today
The Sierra Club: Club Currents, July 21, 2009: Volume VII, #28 – Air Pollution and IQ in Urban Areas
Vegan Outreach: Enewsletter, July 22, 2009 – The End of Days!
Petitions: Animal & Environmental Advocacy
New Orleans K-9 “Primo” Died From Heat After Being Locked In Cruiser [NOPD Officer Jason Lewis]
Don’t let Dakota be Destroyed~!!
Tell Supervalu to STOP SELLING SHARKS!
Make Tennessee A Chain Free State
Freedom For Chained Dogs In Virginia
Stop Shark Finning [Ontario, Canada]
Broward County (FL) Residents Help Expel Circuses with Animal Acts
Petitions: Human Rights
Thank Secretary Clinton for Protecting Women’s Rights
‘Round the Interwebs
Animal Person: Majority Rules in the Language of Animal Rights
Mandy Van Deven @ Bitch Blogs: The Art of Vegan Brunch
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Racial Disparity in NYPD Stops-and-Frisks
My Face Is On Fire: Anonymous Guest Post on Language and Terminology
Nathan J. Winograd: Raising the Bar and Demanding What We Have the Right to Expect [On the Missouri/Illinois pit bull rescue]
Vegans Against PETA: PETA, even stupider than we feared
Upcoming Events
Taking Action for Animals – Friday, July 24 through Monday, July 27, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia
Farm Sanctuary: Walk for Farm Animals – September through October 2009
Puppy Mill Awareness Day – Saturday, September 19, 2009
Ocean Conservancy: International Coastal Cleanup – Saturday, September 19, 2009
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“The easyVegan Weekend Activist” is a weekly roundup of animal and environmental advocacy action alerts, campaign updates, carnivals, contests, newsletters, petitions, upcoming events and miscellaneous resources, posted every weekend at easyvegan.info. Follow the links provided in order to learn more and take action!
For the time being, the weekly newsletter-esque format will replace the near-daily link roundups I previously posted under the title “easyVegan Link Sanctuary.” Hopefully, this condensed, once-weekly “newsletter” will free up some time so that I can perform more meaningful blogging. If you have any questions or comments about the new format, please drop me a line in the comments section!
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