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Born Free USA / Animal Protection Institute (API): Help Save Jenny! - Demand a Public Hearing for Elephant at the Dallas Zoo
Following the sad death earlier this year of KeKe, a 39-year-old elephant at the Dallas Zoo, zoo managers have announced that her lone surviving elephant companion, Jenny, will be sent to Africam Safari, a drive-through tourist attraction in Mexico. But local decision-makers in Dallas could choose to send her to an elephant sanctuary right here in the U.S. instead. You can help make that happen!

Center for American Progress: How Do You Spell Relief?
Let’s help Congress push President Bush to implement REAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS. Write Congress today about releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves and using the profits to invest in creating a low carbon economy.

DawnWatch: 20/20 to cover elephant trauma and sanctuary — 7/25/08
The website for ABC’s show 20/20 has a beautiful connected with tomorrow night’s, Friday July 25, show. The web story is headed, “‘They’re Like Us,’ Elephant Researchers Say. From Kenya to Tennessee, Elephants With PTSD Symptoms Are Finding Some Peace.” 20/20 airs on ABC Friday at 10pm.

Defenders of Wildlife: Recommendations for the Next U.S. President
Regardless of who wins in November, the next U.S. president will need a clear roadmap in place to protect our natural treasures. That’s where you come in. Below, you will find 7 distinct recommendations to help clean up the awful consequences of the Bush/Cheney Administration’s disastrous policies on wildlife and the environment.

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Watch “20/20″ on ABC Friday July 25 (10 PM in most parts of the country) - We Expect A Great Elephant Feature!
According to an article posted on the ABC News website, viewers will be in for a treat tonight when ABC’s 20/20 dedicates a third of the show to an in-depth look at elephants, including studying elephants living in captivity for signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. Our friends at The Elephant Sanctuary will be featured, as will other pioneers advancing our understanding of elephants.

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Animal Welfare Institute (AWI): Congress Takes Horse Cruelty Head On!
As of today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) have taken up the reins of this cause and committed themselves to ending horse slaughter by sponsoring H.R. 6598, the Conyers-Burton “Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act”.

Forest Ethics: There oughta be a law!
Tell British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell to pass a species and ecosystems protection law for over 1600 species at risk in the “best place on earth. Help us show the BC government that in this day and age driving species to extinction is unacceptable. Send your message to BC Premier Gordon Campbell (copied to Environment Minister Barry Penner, and Agriculture & Lands Minister Stan Hagen).

Friends of Animals (FoA): CALL to Action: Reject U.S. Government Proposal to Shoot Horses
Following the latest obnoxious proposal this month from the U.S. government to kill thousands of horses, the international animal advocacy organization Friends of Animals again calls for a full moratorium on the government-sanctioned round-ups, sales and slaughter of free-living horses.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): U.S. Government Sends Tigers to a War Zone!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued a permit for Conservators’ Center, Inc.—a roadside zoo in Mebane, North Carolina—to send two tigers to the Baghdad Zoo in Iraq.

Stop This Monkey Business: What you can do
In 2003 Nepal allowed the breeding and export of rhesus monkeys for biomedical research. Two US primate centers with their Nepalese partners received a license. As a coalition of eight national and international animal welfare organisations we firmly oppose this monkey business. Please join our fight against the misuse of Nepal’s precious primates!

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Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Subject: Army Shoots Pigs To Teach Lifesaving Skills

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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Tell Congress: Reject Endless War and a Torture Cover-Up
President Bush and Attorney General Mukasey have a plan to make the entire globe — including the United States itself — a “battlefield” where the president decides who will be locked up forever. The legislation Mukasey is pushing would also subvert the Constitution, authorize indefinite detention, and permanently conceal the Bush administration’s systemic torture and abuse of detainees.

Ecological Internet / The Climate Ark: Biofuels to Turn Kenya’s Rich Tana Delta Wetlands into Ecological Wasteland
Let the Kenyan government know destroying ecosystems for toxic sugar monocultures is unethical, and ask them to please follow their own environmental laws, and permanently cancel the project.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Protect America’s Waters–Support the Clean Water Restoration Act
For over 35 years, the Clean Water Act has protected America’s waterways from unfettered pollution and destruction. However, recent Supreme Court decisions and administrative fiats are pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to rollback the regulations designed to protect our nation’s wetlands, ponds, lakes and streams.

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Center for Biological Diversity: Help Save Ocean Fisheries That Are Under Attack
At a time when fisheries are suffering, and environmental review and public feedback on fisheries management are crucial, the Bush administration is proposing to make an end run around both — which could have catastrophic effects on management of crucial resources such as sea turtles, corals, and valuable fish populations.

DawnWatch: Animal advocate profiles, LA Times front page and sports! 7/22/08
The Los Angeles Times has had two gorgeous profiles on animal advocates in the last few days. The Saturday, July 19 edition had a front page story about Wayne Pacelle, head of the Humane Society of the United States. And today’s Tuesday July 22 edition has a lovely piece in the Sports section, about Johanna McCloy’s “Soy Happy” efforts to get veggie dogs into all the baseball stadiums.

DawnWatch: Mustang killing debate on NY Times front page 7/20/08
The front page of the Sunday, July 20, New York Times includes an article, by Felicity Barringer, headed, “Mustangs Stir a Debate on Thinning the Herd.” Unfortunately the article begins with a focus on arguments from some environmentalists in favor of removing mustangs from federal land. [Note: Thanking the Monkey’s Chapter Seven, “The Greenies” makes clear that we cannot assume that all environmental groups are animal advocates.]

Earthjustice: Tell Congress to Oppose Offshore Drilling
There’s a lot of speculation these days over who is to blame for our rising gas prices. But one thing is for certain: drilling for oil off our coasts won’t get us out of this predicament. Yet the threat of offshore drilling — and its disastrous environmental effects — could become a reality if Congress votes to lift a longstanding ban on new offshore drilling in the coming weeks. We need your help to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Environmental Defense: No to Offshore Drilling, Yes to Energy Innovation
Tell your members of Congress that you oppose lifting the ban on offshore drilling and that you support energy innovation to get us off oil.

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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Congress & President Bush are giving away your rights!
Moments after President Bush signed the bill into law, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional FISA Amendments Act. Help us demonstrate to our leaders that we believe in freedom — not fear. We ran a full-page ad in The New York Times on July 17 that carries that simple message.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): The Terrorist Watchlist is Out of Control
In September 2007, the Inspector General of the Justice Department reported that the Terrorist Screening Center (the FBI-administered organization that consolidates terrorist watch list information in the United States) had over 700,000 names in its database as of April 2007 - and that the list was growing by an average of over 20,000 records per month. Tell Congress: Small, focused watchlists are better for civil liberties and for security.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Watchlist Complaint Form: Tell Your Story
If you believe you have been harmed due to a U.S. government watch list, while flying or anywhere else, use this form to share your story. The information you provide in this questionnaire will be kept confidential and only shared with ACLU staff, unless you specify in question 3 how we may share it with others.

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Help Support The Great Ape Protection Act
The Great Ape Protection Act (H.R. 5852) has been introduced to end invasive research on the 1200 chimpanzees remaining in laboratories, retire the approximately 600 federally-owned chimpanzees to permanent sanctuary, and make the recent decision by the National Center for Research Resources—part of NIH—to stop funding the breeding of federally-owned chimpanzees statutory.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urge Officials to Clean Up Horrific Conditions at ShanChong Animal Shelter
For several years, PETA Asia-Pacific has been monitoring the government-run ShanChong animal shelter outside Taipei and trying to work with government officials to improve the horrible conditions at the facility. But instead of improving, conditions have continued to deteriorate.

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Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Stop Proposed FBI Guidelines Allowing Racial Profiling!
Recent news reports have revealed that the FBI is planning to release new Department of Justice guidelines, slated for implementation later in the year. These proposed guidelines apparently make racial profiling not only an unwritten practice, but an avowed policy of the FBI.

DawnWatch: Spain Parliamentary committee votes for rights for apes 7/13- 7/17/08
Groundbreaking news from Spain has brought groundbreaking discussion to international media this week. The Spanish Parliament’s environment committee has passed a resolution granting limited rights to great apes.

Environmental Defense: Help Protect Land Conservation Program and Your Tax Investment!
One of the most successful conservation programs in the U.S. is at risk. The USDA is considering the release of 24 million acres of land from the Conservation Reserve Program for commercial use.

I Am Progress/Center for American Progress Action Fund: Keep Your Hands off My Laptop
Customs and Border Patrol at the Department of Homeland Security was just given the green light to search and seize laptops at the border, without probable cause, by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. They can deny entry to anyone who refuses to give up their laptops and password. This is an affront to our progressive values of privacy and protection from unwarranted search and seizure.

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Help Stop Government Plan to Kill Wild Horses
Thousands of wild horses and burros are in danger of being killed at the hand of the same government agency — the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — which has been mandated to protect them. Almost half of America’s wild horses have been rounded up into holding pens, and they need your voice now to dodge the BLM’s bullet. Please Take Action to help keep wild horses free and roaming on public lands across the West.

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Defenders of Wildlife: Take Action for Polar Bears and Lower Gas Prices
Weak oversight and accountability in the oil markets allows wealthy investors from around the world to drive up the price we pay for gas, fueling calls for destructive drilling off our coasts and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Encourage Congress to Start Building a Clean Energy Future
President Bush’s decision to lift the executive ban on new offshore drilling is a step backwards in putting America on the path toward progress. America needs energy solutions that reduce global warming pollution, recharge our struggling economy and protect our country’s precious natural resources.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Tell the Bush administration to stop the slaughter of gray wolves!
Since the Bush administration stripped gray wolves of their endangered species protection in March, more than 100 have been gunned down outside Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, and hundreds more are being targeted for slaughter. Please tell the Interior Department to do its job of protecting wolves, instead of allowing them to be killed.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell Baltimore Ravens That Using Live Animals as Mascots Is a Fumble
The Baltimore Ravens are planning to feature live African white nape ravens at upcoming games, and their plans include having a bird fly out of a smoky tunnel ahead of the players. A stadium full of bright lights, screaming fans, and loud noises—including air horns, marching bands, and amplified sound systems—is terrifying and distressing for animals.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urge Vivienne Tam to Ditch Fur
Vivienne Tam knows about the suffering that goes into every fur-trimmed garment, but she continues to contribute to the senseless cruelty to millions of animals in the fur industry. With so many fashionable, comfortable alternatives available today, there is no excuse for Vivienne to continue using the skins of tortured animals in her designs.

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Date: Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Subject: ACT/ No Downers. No Exceptions. NOW.

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LEFT: HSUS, A downer cow left to suffer at auction.

RIGHT: Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer now supports a total ban. Associated Press

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Date: Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Subject: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

7/12/08: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters
Over the summer, Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network is updating its volunteer database to keep your skills and experience on file — in the event we are recruited to directly deploy responders in future disasters. (We do NOT automatically send volunteers to every disaster).

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1. Please Fill Out Attached Volunteer Form!

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Your filled-out form will help us contact and send volunteers more efficiently in future disasters.

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3. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

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