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From: API Newsletters – donotreply [at] apiforanimals.org
Date: Jun 15, 2007 12:44 PM
Subject: Keep the Pressure on Guess?

Keep the Pressure on Guess?

A few weeks ago, API asked supporters to join activists around the world in urging Guess? to go fur free. Please keep the pressure on.

Guess? is a multinational clothing chain headquartered in Los Angeles. With about 800 stores in over 60 countries around the world, Guess?’s influence on the international fur trade is considerable.

The international effort has already had some success with 5 European Guess? Franchise stores vowing not to sell fur in their stores. Urge Guess? headquarters to make their stores fur-free worldwide and to put that commitment in writing.

API recently released in the U.S. an investigation conducted by Animal Portugal, exposing shocking conditions and inhuman treatment of rabbits whose fur is used in the international fur trade. Investigators noted inhumane handling practices, overcrowding, dead, dying and diseased animals, and cruel slaughtering methods. See the investigation report at www.furfreeshopping.com/press?p=1203&more=1.

To find out more and to take action on this alert, go to www.api4animals.org/actionalerts.php?p=1233&more=1

API Drops Amazon.com Link

In light of Amazon.com’s refusal to end the distribution of materials promoting gruesome, and illegal, animal fighting, API has chosen to terminate our relationship with the online company and have since removed the pages from our site. As an animal advocacy organization, we can no longer ethically continue such a partnership.

Other Ways to Help Animals

Stacey Lamothe Fine Art

Animals are the main inspiration for Stacey Lamothe’s unique metal-work jewelry. Stacey’s work — predominantly designed from copper and sterling silver — includes sweet and endearing images of dogs, cats, chickens, horses, and little houses. Each piece is hammered, sawed, soldered, riveted, and stamped into a mini-masterpiece you wear or give as a gift. When purchasing Stacey’s jewelry or other art pieces from her website at www.staceylamotheart.com, simply enter “API” in the comments section,
and Stacey will donate 15% of each sale (minus shipping and taxes) to API.

Purr…fect Cat Fence

Purr…fect Cat Fence is the first complete, free-standing, backyard fence enclosure for cats. Now any cat can safely enjoy all the benefits of the great outdoors, without you worrying about their safety. Additionally, Purr…fect Cat Fence can act as a deterrent to deer and other wild animals entering your yard. Purchase Purr…fect Cat Fence through our dedicated link at
www.cartserver.com/afl.cgi?c=s-5375&u=www.purrfectfence.com&d=5184000&a=003 and API will receive $25 for each sale.

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Animal Abuse

Public Seeks Felony Charges for Heinous Act of Skinning Dog Alive

Dee Green had just arrived home from work last week when she heard Missy barking. She found her under the carport with her skin hanging off. Read the full story by following this link:
www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=46801 [Read more...]

Petition to support the Animal Police Law in Romania – Project B486/08-05-2007

9 members of the Romanian Parliament submitted in May 2007 a project of law for the prevention of cruelty on animals, that proposes the setting up of the Animal Police, a body mandatory composed of compassionate people. Animal Police will have attributions of inspection and control of the animal welfare& protection and prevention of cruelty on animals as provided in the present project/law. Adopting the Animal Police Law will convey the message to the citizens that animal abuse of any kind will not be tolerated, as the laws for animal welfare stipulate – Romanian, European, universal laws. [Read more...]

Help fight violence against animals in middle Georgia!

This petition is for the citizens of middle Georgia to voice their disgust about the violence being committed against animals by teenagers. Recently, there were several incidents that have been reported regarding teenagers killing and mistreating animals in Macon, Georgia. [Read more...]

Animals As Clothing

Bannir l’importation fourrure chiens et chats – Canada – Ban import of dogs and cats fur

Considering the cruelty towards dogs and cats for their fur, we can only oppose such barbarian, cruel and murderous practices. Please become the voice of the voiceless… [Read more...]

Animals As Entertainment

Ban on Animal Acts in the Greater Capital Region

Animals used in entertainment are often sentenced to a life of sadness, neglect and abuse. This is especially the case for animals used in various circuses. Exotic animals such as elephants seem to receive the most punishment in order for them to perform demeaning stunts that are anything but natural. As of late there is a stream of former employees reporting the heinous acts that go on behind the scenes of the most popular circuses. The perpetrators of these animal acts have continually been reported to authorities and fined for their brutal practices, but continue to make money from this trade. Please join us by trying to put an end to shows where animals are used in an inhumane manner. We would like to start by banning these shows in New York’s capital district. Eight states including New York have already banned animal acts in specific areas, our hope is to keep the trend going. **Please only sign this petition if you live in one of the following counties: Ulster, Dutchess, Hamilton, Montgomery, Fulton, Greene, Columbia, Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren or Washington** [Read more...]

Animals As Pets

Ban Dog Chaining 24/7 in Washington State

Dogs Deserve Better is a national group commited to ending the cruel “practice” of chaining, penning or otherwise tethering to a stationery object for an indefinite period of time. [Read more...]

Petition to ban the auction of exotic birds and animals

This is a petition to stop the auction of over 600 exotic birds in Loxahatchee Florida on June 16, 2007 stamplerauctions.com/061607.htm, www.bidspotter.com/forms/event.php?event=4362 and to ban auctions of all exotic birds and animals. Exotic birds and animals are released into the wild everyday by owners who were uneducated prior to the purchase of these animals and parrots. Once the natural instincts of these animals kicks in and they become to large and/or aggressive to handle they are usually rehomed several times prior to being released into the wild to fend for themselves. By auctioning off these animals to uneducated buyers and/or to breeders who will continue to breed these animals and birds to sell to the public we are only contributing to the problem. This auction needs to be stopped. We need your help. [Read more...]

STOP PET STORES FROM SELLING RABBITS

We, the undersigned, support the withdrawal of pet rabbits for sale from retail locations and further encourage the development of pet industry initiatives that focus on companion animal wellbeing, including a retail industry commitment to progressive adoption partnerships with humane organizations or rescue groups. [Read more...]

Stop the animal food chain from killing our animals

After reading this, it really made me sick, to know that I try and give my animals the best food around and finding out what the animal food makers are really putting in our animals food, they are killing our animals, we need to put a stop to this now, please help me do this by signing this petition, we can all make a difference. [Read more...]

Wildlife Conservation & Environmental Issues

Save Tigers: Urge China to Maintain Ban on Trade in Tiger Parts

Tigers are the largest of the big cats, and they are also one of the most threatened. According to a new report, tigers are on a “catastrophic” path to extinction – and China’s proposal to lift its ban on domestic trade in tiger parts could spell the end for these majestic wild cats. [Read more...]

To Invite Public Participation in the UNEP Survey on Military Activities and the Environment

This July the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will launch its most recent effort to characterize the challenges facing communities affected by military activities: a global survey on the environmental impacts of peacetime military activities. Unfortunately this survey may not reach many of the people that have crucial firsthand knowledge of the environmental problems affecting communities. Your signature gives the Executive Director of the UNEP one more reason to recommend that member States seek public comment when they participate in the survey, encouraging governments to work with political minorities when they present the challenges communities face in each country. [Read more...]

SAVE DELAWARE’S PARKS AND WILDLIFE AREAS.

Please Support and vote “yes” for House Bill 30 to save our State parks and wildlife areas from being used as cheap disposal areas. [Read more...]

Bonus Petitions! (NEW – Petitions from sites other than The Petition Digest)

ACAP / WildAid: Global People’s Petition for Wildlife

We, the undersigned, call upon the leaders of all the world’s nations to ensure the conservation and protection of our World’s wildlife. We call upon world leaders to act, immediately, to eliminate the illegal trade in wildlife and devote far greater efforts to ensure the protection of wilderness areas. We most strongly and urgently urge the leaders of all developed nations to provide greatly increased financial assistance to poorer nations to aid them in their conservation priorities. We personally pledge never to knowingly purchase or consume illegal wildlife parts or products. We say to our leaders: if we all come together we can ensure the children of future generations can experience the beauty and benefits of our natural world – when we all come together, we can do anything. [Read more...]

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From: Kinship Circle – info [at] kinshipcircle.org
Date: Jun 1, 2007 5:54 PM
Subject: LETTER/ Ask Zac Posen For Fur-Free Couture

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6/1/07: Ask Zac Posen For Fur-Free Couture
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

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PETA’s weekly eNews (5/25/07) is now online; you can view the entire newsletter here.

Action alerts from this edition include the following:

* Urge Designer Michael Kors to Drop ALL Fur

* Wakefern Foods Insists on Selling Cruelty

* URGENT: Franklin, Texas, Police Are Ignoring Dogs in Need

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From: API Newsletters – donotreply [at] apiforanimals.org
Date: May 23, 2007 7:34 PM
Subject: Speak Out against Rabbit Fur Fashion, Leghold Traps, and more!

Spread the Word about the Cruelty of Rabbit Fur Fashion

To further our efforts in educating the public, retailers, and designers about the cruelty of fur fashion, the Animal Protection Institute (API) has now made clips from the recently released rabbit farm investigation conducted by Animal Portugal available online via YouTube.

You can speak out for rabbits and help spread this message by visiting API’s “gofurfree” page on YouTube and viewing, rating, and commenting on these videos.

Fur produced in Portugal is sold around the world. Because much of it is sold as a raw material to China, fur and fur-trimmed garments sold by U.S. stores under the label “Made in China” may have originated on the farms exposed in the investigation.

In the United States no federal laws govern how animals raised for fur should be housed or slaughtered. The absence of federal laws means that industry practices in the United States likely do not vary substantially from those documented in Portugal.

To view the video clips and take action on this alert, go to www.api4animals.org/actionalerts?p=1218&more=1

Speak Out Against Cruel Steel-Jawed Leghold Traps

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) has introduced HR 1691, legislation that would ban the import, export and shipment in interstate commerce of leghold traps in the U.S. as well as fur derived from animals caught using these devices.

H.R. 1691 is designed to end the needless maiming and suffering inflicted on animals through the use of leghold traps. With your help, we can build the momentum needed to get this bill moving in the right direction.

Please call, email, or fax your U.S. Representative and urge him or her to cosponsor H.R. 1691, and to support this legislation when it comes up for a vote this session.

To find out more and take action on this alert, go to www.api4animals.org/actionalerts?p=1217&more=1

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From: API Newsletters – donotreply [at] apiforanimals.org
Date: May 10, 2007 7:51 PM
Subject: Prevent Cruel and Inhumane Treatment of Rabbits in Fur Fashion & More

Prevent Cruel and Inhumane Treatment of Rabbits in Fur Fashion

Consumers for a Fur Free Society (CFFS), the Animal Protection Institute’s program to put an end to the use of fur in fashion, is asking retailers to drop all fur from their inventories. Additionally, CFFS is calling for retailers to take a stand against the cruel international fur trade by putting in writing their commitment to no longer sell fur or fur-trimmed items.

Your help is needed to be sure we target all U.S. retailers who are currently selling fur or fur-trimmed items in their stores and catalogs. We also need you to harness your consumer power to let retailers know that profiting from the suffering of animals used in the fur trade is not acceptable. Fur is never in fashion!

API recently released in the U.S. an investigation conducted by Animal Portugal. This investigation exposes shocking conditions and inhumane treatment of rabbits, whose fur is used in the international fur trade. Investigators noted inhumane handling practices, overcrowding, dead, dying and diseased animals, and cruel slaughtering methods.

To learn more and find out how you can partner with us to put an end to an outdated and cruel form of unfashionable “fashion,” go to www.api4animals.org/actionalerts?p=1205&more=1.

Thank you for taking action to keep animals from falling victim to the cruel fur trade!

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Date: May 1, 2007 4:15 PM
Subject: LETTER: Stop Dog/Cat Fur Imports To U.S. And Europe

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5/1/07: Stop Dog/Cat Fur Imports To U.S. And Europe
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IN THIS ALERT:

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ACTION #2: For Europeans

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Online Protest For A Loophole-Free Prohibition Of Dog And Cat Fur

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PETA’s weekly eNews (4/28/07) is now online; you can view the entire newsletter here.

Action alerts from this edition include the following:

* Save Kangaroos From Slaughter–Stop SB 880!

* Urgent Update: Horses From Allegedly Neglectful Farm Are Reportedly Still Missing

* Texas Prosecutor Refuses Even to Confirm or Deny Charges for Boy Accused of Fatally Shooting Cat

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UPDATE, 6/19/07, via WWF:

In a major victory for conservation, raising captive tigers for trade in their parts was rejected last week by members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in The Hague.

Parties to the international wildlife convention also urged China to phase out its large-scale commercial tiger farms.

Prior to the decision WWF and other conservation organizations unveiled the massive two-storey-high tiger mosaic, made up of more than 26,000 of your photos, outside the conference centre urging world leaders to end all trade in tigers. Delegates had to walk past the mosaic on their way to the tiger debate.

See a photo slideshow of the mosaic being unveiled at: mail.panda.org/inxmail/url?vmkeq00d4gi0qbfbn3a3

Watch the video: mail.panda.org/inxmail/url?vmoeq00d4gi0qbvi43a3

4 countries with wild tigers – India, Nepal, Russia and Bhutan – were joined by the United States in advocating for a strong decision for tigers. India called on China to phase out the country’s privately run “tiger farms,” which house nearly 5,000 big cats and are pushing the Chinese government to allow legal trade in tiger parts. With leadership from these countries, the 171 member countries of the CITES convention adopted a strong tiger trade decision by consensus.

China has said that it will not lift its ban without listening to scientific opinion from around the world. The world spoke and urged China not to reopen any trade in tiger parts and to increase protection for tigers in the wild.

This is great news!

Thank you to everyone who took action and added their photo to the tiger mosaic. Without your help this would not have been possible!

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Via the World Wildlife Fund:

Help End the Tiger Trade

Your snapshot could help save tigers. Add your photo* to the world’s largest photo mosaic of this endangered species and your picture will be included when the mosaic is unveiled to world leaders in June as they gather to discuss trade in endangered species. Upload your photo now.

You can also sign a letter urging China to make its tiger trade ban permanent. Your views will be personally conveyed to China’s leaders.

Despite international and domestic bans, a thriving black market for tiger skins and bones threatens to wipe out wild tigers. China, with its booming economy, burgeoning human population and ancient traditions of using tiger parts as medicine and clothing, is the world’s leading consumer of tiger products.

The good news is that the Chinese government has taken decisive action to help save the species, outlawing the trade of tiger products, increasing enforcement efforts and running public awareness campaigns to curb the demand for tiger products.

But there is a new threat in China that could put every last wild tiger at risk: the increasing population of captive-bred tigers on so-called “tiger farms.” Investors in these businesses are now pressuring the Chinese government to allow them to sell tiger products.

* Where’s Kelly?

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Animal Abuse

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Dennis Danley has been charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty. Sheriff’s deputies identifed 5 dead and 10 malnurished horses. Unbelievably, the horses continue to remain in his custody. At least one other has died since his arrest. The law provides for the horses to be seized and volunteers are available to care for them until the court makes a decision re: them. Sheriff Boober has not complied with the law. Details of this sad situation are available on the PETA website. Documentation is available at Herald-mail.com. I am requesting your help in petitioning Sheriff Boober to seize the animals and place them in proper care until the court determines how this situation will be resolved. [Read more...]

Animals As Clothing

Trading from Dogs and Cats Skins

Catskins are from China and the Philippenes, ideal for blankets…. PLEASE, help all Cats and Dogs, They need her Skins for a long long Life. Give us only your E-Sign for the needly Animals all over the World !!! [Read more...]

Animals As Entertainment

Stop torturing and killing animals in Andalucía (Spain)!

In the Spanish region Andalucía, thousands of bulls and other animals are tortured and killed during bullfights and fiestas (local festivals). Comité Anti Stierenvechten (Anti Bullfighting Committee the Netherlands) would like to stop this abuse. [Read more...]

Animals As Food

Government Brutally Killing 40,000 Pigs

The Hong Kong Government has recently revoked licences of hundreds of local pig farms. Over 40,000 pigs are involved. The government is in the process of killing these pigs, right now. They are using the least expensive way – bullets. Undercover workers has taken appalling pictures, showing the pigs undergoing lengthy pain & struggle and fear as they witness their peers being tortured to death. [Read more...]

Animals As Pests

LIVING GARBADGE

DOGS ARE THROWN AWAY IN PLASTIC BAGS. SOME OF THE DOGS TRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAGS WERE STILL ALIVE AND STRUGGLING TO BREATH. THIS CRUELTY IS GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT DOESNT CARE. PLEASE LET OUR VOICE BE HEARD AND MAKE A STOP TO THIS ANIMAL ABUSE!!!!! [Read more...]

Animals As Pets

Let’s Make A Change in the Pet Food Industry

This petition is in regards to all the recent and past recall of pet foods. It is up to us, as pet owners, to come together, take a stand and make changes in how our pet foods are made and processed. Pet foods should be made with natural ingredients, to keep our pets healthy. [Read more...]

Humane Shelter and Animal Law Enforcement Urgently Needed

Puerto Rico Municipality Of Comerio is in desperate need of a Humane Animal Shelter And Enforcement of Animal Welfare Laws. [Read more...]

Wildlife Conservation & Environmental Issues

BEAR FARMS IN KOREA – “Save Bears”!!

China and Vietnam are regulating and banning of bear farming, instead Korea government is being shown up embarrassingly by supposedly less advanced nation. Visits to 10 farms by in 2004 GreenKorea group confirmed hygiene standards and the conditions of bears were both extremely poor. Most of the bears were in small dog cages, fed with pig’s food for cost cutting measure by farmers. All bears showed signs of abnormal behaviour. [Read more...]

Save The Amur Leopard From Extinction

The Amur Leopard, a rare leopard found in Russia, is on the verge of extinction! With only a few left remaining in the wild due to logging, farming, building and poaching- this beautiful species is on a harsh road to extinction if there is not any action done immediately. [Read more...]

Save Our FL Panther, Stop the Over-development of Florida

The purpose of this petition is to make it known to the Government of Florida that it is no longer acceptable to destroy this state. The environment, the wildlife has been put at great risk, and it is no longer a “sit back and wait” situation, we must take control and take our state back for our Florida Panthers, Manatees, Bald Eagles, Alligators, and all those suffering the effects of over-development. [Read more...]

Save Sea Turtles from Extinction – Take the Plastic Bag Pledge

Each year, thousands of sea turtles choke on plastic bags after mistaking them for jellyfish, a favorite food. Leatherback turtles have been around for 100 million years, but if changes are not made for these turtles, they could be wiped out from the Pacific Ocean in just ten more years. [Read more...]

Tell Congress to Increase Fuel Economy Standards

The biggest single step that the United States can take to curb global warming and save oil is to raise the fuel economy of our cars and light trucks. By making our cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs go farther on a gallon of gas, Americans can save billions of dollars, curb global warming pollution, and slash our dependence on oil, making our nation safer and more secure. The Markey (D-MA) and Platts (R-PA) fuel-economy legislation would increase fuel-economy standards four percent each year for the next ten years. If passed, this legislation would save more oil than we currently import from the entire Persian Gulf. [Read more...]

Become a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the Sanders/Boxer Global Warming Bill

The Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act, introduced by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions — requiring an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050. Sanders/Boxer is the only bill that will truly work economy-wide, and it’s been endorsed by a huge coalition of environmental organizations. It will require higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, allow for a “cap and trade” program for industry, and require utilities to generate or purchase an increasing amount of renewable energy. [Read more...]

Make Farming Friendly for the Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay – and many of its rivers and streams – has been on the federal government’s “dirty waters” list for over a decade. As long as our water is polluted, then swimming in it, eating fish from it, and drinking it will be unhealthy. The economy will suffer, too, as fishing-related industries are a critical part of the region’s economy. We know how to turn this problem around. But there is a lack of commitment, particularly at the federal level, to fund and implement proven strategies that will restore the Bay. [Read more...]

Reduce GREENHOUSE GASSES

Our current state of the climate is crucial factor. We need to reduce greenhouse gasses step by step ultimately eliminating greenhouse gasses.US, EU and Australian governments indeed need to take further actions to combat global warming! [Read more...]

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From: ASPCA – news-alert [at] aspca.org
Date: Apr 13, 2007 7:00 AM
Subject: Pet Food Recall Update/New Animal Precinct Episodes

ASPCA WEEKLY UPDATE

April 13, 2007

Welcome to our weekly email newsletter, your source for the latest news from our animal welfare community and information on pending humane legislation.

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DO YOU KNOW WHICH PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, PET PARENTS?

The ASPCA offers some important reminders to help ensure that all pets stay healthy. If you have not already done so, examine your pet’s food products. If they fall into the categories identified as contaminated, discontinue their use immediately. To keep updated about foods that may have been added to the list, visit the ASPCA Pet Food Recall Resource Center regularly.

ASPCA SUCCESS STORY OF THE WEEK: PERFECT TIMING

Meet the Kody-roo, a husky who really knows how to make an entrance.

COULD YOU BE THE ASPCA COMMUNITY LEADER OF 2007?

Did you go orange for animals on April 10? Tell us your story and you could win a trip to visit the ASPCA in New York City.

NOW PLAYING: THE NEW SEASON OF ANIMAL PRECINCT

Catch our hometown heroes in action all next week.

GREAT NEWS: HORSE SLAUGHTER HALTED IN THE U.S.!

On March 28, a federal district court effectively ended horse slaughter for fiscal year 2006.

ASPCA PARTNERS UP TO FIGHT CANINE FLU

This two-year study could save the lives of thousands of shelter dogs across the country.

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FEDERAL: DOG AND CAT FUR PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT ACT

Think it’s “faux”? How do you know?! This important federal legislation will protect consumers’ rights by closing a loophole in current fur-labeling laws, insuring that all products containing fur are properly labeled.

TWO BIG VICTORIES FOR INDIANA’S ANIMALS!

Governor Mitch Daniels recently has signed into law two important animal cruelty-related bills supported by the ASPCA:

- SB 108 requires courts to consider psychological counseling as part of the animal cruelty sentences.

- HB 1387 allows courts to prohibit a person convicted of animal cruelty from possessing an animal, and makes killing an animal a felony under certain conditions.

MORE ALERTS FOR YOUR AREA…

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Q. Do you have a list of recalled pet foods?

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Q. I think my pet may be sick from eating contaminated food. Whatshould I do?

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Q. What advice does the ASPCA have for pet parents?

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Q. Does the ASPCA recommend homemade diets for pets?

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Q. My children are scared that our pets are going to get sick. How can I talk to my kids about the pet food recall?

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For more frequently asked questions, please visit our Pet Food Recall

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UPDATE, 6/20/07, via Four Paws:

European Parliament Votes for Strict Import Ban of Dog and Cat Fur

Milestone for International VIER PFOTEN Campaign

Today, the EU Parliament voted for an import and trading ban of dog and cat fur throughout the European Union. With that, the aim of VIER PFOTEN to get a regulation without a huge loophole for animal cruelty comes closer. The Members of Parliament rejected an exception proposed by the European Commission. Following this suggestion, dog and cat furs would continue to be imported if the furs do not originate from fur farms. “VIER PFOTEN welcomes this vote for animal welfare by the European Parliament”, as Thomas Pietsch, expert on wild animals at VIER PFOTEN, explains. “The deletion of the loophole is a big success for animal welfare, import of pelts from brutally tortured pets will be a thing of the past soon”.

In the context of an online campaign by VIER PFOTEN more than 160.000 e-mails were sent to the EU Ministers of Agriculture within the last ten weeks. Celebrities support the campaign: In Germany, Hannelore Hoger, Juli Zeh, Barbara Rütting and Peter Horton side with animal welfare and demand, together with VIER PFOTEN, to delete the exception clause in the draft regulation. According to a representative opinion poll from April 2007, more than 88,1 percent of the Germans support a strict import ban of dog and cat fur. [to be adjusted nationally]

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From: FOUR PAWS – newsletter [at] vier-pfoten.org
Date: Apr 13, 2007 6:39 AM
Subject: Import prohibition for dog and cat fur

More than two million dogs and cats give up their lives for fur products every year in Asia. Many animals are specially bred for the fur industry, others are simply caught on the streets. Furs from dogs that often land on the dinner plate in Asian countries could also make their way into international trade. These dogs and cats generally vegetate in tiny wire cages. Brutal methods of killing are the order of the day, with some animals having their fur ripped off their still living bodies.

Hundreds of thousands of these furs make their way into the European Union each year where they are then sold to unsuspecting consumers as trimming on clothes, blankets, decoration articles or toys. Please help us close the European market to these products and stop this cruelty to animals!

There is a proposal for an import and trade prohibition being discussed at the moment in the EU. However, this prohibition is just limited to dog and cat furs that expressly originate from fur farms. The import of furs from other sources will continue to be allowed. For this reason VIER PFOTEN is starting an international campaign today for a loophole-free import prohibition! With your help, we would like to convince the European Parliament and the EU Member States to close the existing “loophole for animal cruelty” and to furthermore campaign for a statutory labelling obligation for all fur products. Our aim: No dog or cat fur to be allowed to make its way into the EU anymore! Time is running out as the final decision of the Council of Ministers is expected to be made on 7 May.

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Via the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals:

Ban Raccoon Dog Fur and Demand Proper Labeling!

The federal Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act, H.R. 891, would require that all apparel containing any quantity of fur is accurately labeled–regardless of the fur’s monetary value–and also ban completely the sale and import of fur from raccoon dogs, members of the dog family native to China killed in large numbers for their fur.

Under current law, products containing quantities of fur valued under $150 can be sold in American stores without accurate labels. Consumers with ethical objections or allergies to fur may think a lack of a label means that they’re buying “faux” fur–but sadly, this is not always true.

Please visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center today, where you can email a letter to your representative urging him or her support and cosponsor the Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act. You’ll also find additional information about how this Act will change current labeling laws for the better.

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From: DawnWatch – news [at] dawnwatch.com
Date: Apr 4, 2007 10:26 PM
Subject: DawnWatch: People Magazine – “The Fake Fur Scandal” – 4/9/07 edition

The current, April 9, edition of the widely circulated “People” magazine has an article, by Charlotte Triggs, headed, “The Fake Fur Scandal.” (Pg 116.)

The subheading is: “Think your parka’s fur collar is faux? Warning: Many such fashion items actually contain the real thing including dog hair.”

It opens:

“It was while attending Pamela Anderson’s wedding in St. Tropez last summer that Tommy Hilfiger began thinking about banning fur from his clothing line. When the actress introduced Hilfiger to PETA vice president Dan Matthews, the two men talked animal rights. ‘He was responsive and agreed we had a valid point,’ Matthews says.

“That point was driven home in February, when the Humane Society released a report that stunned the fashion industry by alleging products sold as imitation fur are occasionally made from animal fur. In fact, of the 25 garments tested, 8 supposedly faux-fur garments used real fur in some cases from wild raccoon dogs and domestic dogs, including a German shepherd-collie mix.”

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Date: Apr 4, 2007 4:50 PM
Subject: UPDATES: Your Voice Has Impact/ Jan-March 2007

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VIEW ALL KINSHIP CIRCLE UPDATES HERE:

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UPDATES / January – March 2007: Your Voice Has Impact

1. Court Declares Horse Slaughter To Be Illegal
2. BETA: Back From Beirut War Trenches And Online
3. Burger King Shifts Policy On Animals
4. Japanese Whaling Fleet Returns Home in Disgrace
5. Wolfgang Puck Says No To Cruel Cuisine
6. 2-1/2 Years Jail For Man Who Mauls Dog With Chain Saw
7. American Medical Student Assoc. Urges Non-Animal Testing
8. Ruby Finally Wins Reprieve From L.A. Zoo
9. New Mexico Nixes Cockfighting; Louisiana Sole State Left
10. Federal Court of Appeals: Horse Slaughter Is Illegal in Texas
11. Free From Chains, Doogie Has Died
12. Singer Gentry Sentenced In Bear Killing
13. Camarillo Fireworks Move AWAY From Animals
14. Lab Used By Iams Busted
15. Millionaire Animal Abusers Arrested And Charged
16. Brothers Get 10 Years For Cooking Puppy In Oven
17. Surface Logix Dumps HLS
18. Belgian Parliament Votes To Ban Seal Products
19. Pomegranate Juice Maker Halts Cruel Experiments
20. University Of CT Health Ctr. Ends Primate Research

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Via the Humane Society of the United States:

Support Senate Resolution to End Seal Hunt

The Canadian seal hunt is the largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals in the world.

Already, the disappearing ice caused by global warming has devastated seal populations in Canada’s North Atlantic waters. It’s estimated that more than a quarter of the seal pups have died, and the survivors are being targeted by the hunt. That’s because, despite these catastrophic ice conditions, the Canadian government is allowing fishermen to kill 270,000 seals in the 2007 hunt.

Last year, pups between just 12 days and 12 weeks of age made up more than 95 percent of the seals killed—either by clubbing or shooting. An independent team of veterinarians observed a previous seal hunt and concluded that the hunt failed to comply with Canada’s basic animal welfare regulations.

A Senate resolution (S. Res. 118), sponsored by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Joseph Biden (D-DE), is calling on the Canadian government to end the brutal and senseless seal hunt. Please ask your senators to co-sponsor S. Res. 118. If they are already co-sponsors, please express your thanks.

And don’t forget to download your ProtectSeals badges and banners here!

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From: Kinship Circle – info [at] kinshipcircle.org
Date: Apr 1, 2007 5:28 PM
Subject: LETTER/ Rivers Of Blood – Canada’s Brutal Seal Hunt

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4/1/07: Rivers Of Blood – Canada’s Brutal Seal Hunt
KINSHIP CIRCLE ACTION CAMPAIGN

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3 Sample Letters In This Alert:

1. TO: Canadian Prime Minister, Fisheries & Oceans Minister, Embassies
2. TO: Canadian Minister of International Trade
3. TO: Designers Who Use Seal Fur and Skin

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

Help End the Cruel Harp Seal Hunt

Urge Canada’s Minister of International Trade to Stop the Seal Hunt

Seal Campaign

Designers Who Use Seal Fur and Skin

PETITIONS:

www.hsus.org/protect_seals.html

getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt07/

petitions.pm.gov.uk/SAVESEALS/

LISTEN TO THE SONG Ice Field Blues

FIND OTHER CANADIAN GOV. OFFICES HERE

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Animal Abuse

Thank CA Senator for Her Efforts to Protect Domestic Violence Victims and Their Pets

We as a nation learned after the disaster of Hurricane Katrina that people seeking protection need to be able to protect their pets, too. Senator Sheila Kuehl understands how important the human–animal bond is, and has drafted critical legislation in California to include pets in domestic violence protection orders. This legislation is an important step in preventing abusers from using pets to threaten their victims. The ASPCA applauds Senator Kuehl’s foresight in introducing this bill; if passed, California will join the states of Maine, Vermont and New York in leading the charge against domestic violence. Let Senator Kuehl know you appreciate her efforts to protect victims of domestic violence and the animals they love – sign our petition to say thank you! [Read more...]

Expel Animal Torturer from Cornell University

Cornell University is among the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the USA and the world. Alumni of this institution are world leaders in their fields, very productive citiizens and generally good people. Unfortunately, a person who does not fit this profile has slipped through the cracks and been allowed to attend CU, this person is Alexander Atkind. Mr. Atkind was left to care for the pet of an acquaintance. The puppy chewed a wire that belonged to Mr. Atkind, so in return, Mr. Atkind severely beat the dog, leaving a gaping laceration through which the animals skull could be seen. This, however, was not enough for Mr. Atkind. He then proceeded to pour laundry detergent and bleach over the injured puppy, causing permanent eye damage as well as chemical burns to the face, groin, paws and back of the animal. The animal suffered bloody stools from having ingested the bleach trying to clean its wounds. [Read more...]

5 Dogs Found Dead on Their Chains

5 dogs were found dead on chains in a Georgia town. The alleged owner – Deputy Sheriff Morgan claims they weren’t his dogs and the sheriff’s dept refuses to respond to any phone calls made on the matter. I urge you please to sign this petition and show that whether a policeman or civilian- ALL are under the SAME LAWS. [Read more...]

DOG ROTS IN BACKYARD, PROSECUTE OWNERS

Reportedly tied to a fence post and denied food, water, and shelter for more than a month at a residence allegedly occupied by Eric Miller of Ross Street in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, a dog finally died on March 4, 2007, according to our complainants. Graphic photos of the grisly scene can be viewed here. While PETA asked the authorities to open a criminal investigation into this dog’s alleged prolonged suffering and death, it appears that they have failed to do so. Other than a phone call from Spavinaw’s chief of police to the alleged abusers—during which, he tells us, the suspects spewed myriad excuses—we know of no actions that have been taken to ensure at least a small measure of justice for this dog. [Read more...]

Animals As Clothing

End the Seal Hunt by Using Your Buying Power!

Seal hunting is an off-season activity for Canada’s east coast commercial fishermen. Only a small fraction of their incomes come from selling seal skins to the fur industry. The majority of their income is made through seafood products such as snow crab, cod, scallops and shrimp. This financial connection between the commercial fishing industry and the seal hunt means that people all over the world have the power to end the hunt by choosing not to buy seafood products from the hunters. [Read more...]

Stop the killing of seals in Canada

This year, by late March, the Canadian seal killers armed with clubs and rifles will go again to the nursery floes of the harp and hood seal, to massacre them in the largest mass slaughter of marine mammals on this planet! In 2003 alone, 350,000 seals where killed in this brutal way and this year and in 2005, each year they will kill 350,000 more to make a total of over a MILLION seals killed within 3 years. Please sign this petition and send it to everyone who cares for the animals in the world to stop this extremely cruel slaughter of innocent seals in Canada. [Read more...]

Animals As Food

Dolphin Massacre in Japan

We are outraged by the annual brutal slaughter of dolphins and whales that takes place in Japan . The images of bloody red water clearly show the world that Japan has little respect for the state of the world’s oceans and for the conservation of the marine resources it claims to support. Many scientific studies show that the oceans are in decline. We must take whatever actions are necessary to stop their over-exploitation and to protect the creatures that live in them. These dolphins do not belong to Japan. The status of the species of dolphins and whales that you kill are either endangered, threatened, or unknown. It is an unthinkable waste that they will likely end up as a meat product or deceptively sold as whale meat, polluted with toxic levels of mercury and cadmium, killing people that eat it. It is tragic and unacceptable that the remaining dolphins that are not killed will end up destined for death in an aquarium, water park, or “swim with dolphins” program. [Read more...]

Animals As Pets

Petition to Require Pet Food Companies to be Held Accountable for Damages

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED: Request than the U.S. Congress enact legislation to require pet food manufacturers and the companies that market those pet food brands to be held financially liable for any medical costs related to or contributing to the illness and/or death of a pet that can be reasonably attributed to the food consumed by the pet. And that all pet foods include the name of the manufacturer, not just the brand under which it is sold. [Read more...]

Save more than 500 cats in Barcelona (Spain)

More than 500 cats live on land where the construction of the high speed train tracks between Madrid and Barcelona will soon begin. They live there because they have been abandoned by their owners. The cats suffer from cold, hunger and mistreatment, and the City Council of Barcelona hasn’t done anything to resolve this problem. Many cats have been killed in the course of earlier public projects in Barcelona, and we want to avoid another massacre. However, the City council of Barcelona has ignored our petition and the local media sarcastically claim that the cats live happily along this route and that are other, more important things for the local council to discuss. [Read more...]

Stop Puppy Mills

This petition has been started to put an end to puppy mills abusing operations. It has also been started to put an end to pet stores that sell dogs bought from puppy mills and puppy brokers. I want to thank all of you wonderful people in advance for caring and truly making a difference. There are too many people turning their backs on this issue. [Read more...]

Help Us Keep the Meriden Humane Society Open!

The Meriden Humane Society is located in Meriden, CT between the towns of New Haven and Hartford, CT. This no-kill shelter has been instrumental in saving hundreds of animals since its inception. The shelter is now in danger of ceasing to exist due to the overwhelming numbers of animals abandoned at their door and not enough donations to take care of them all. This petition is aimed at the media to express how important a place like the Meriden Humane Society is in any community to save the most homeless pets possible. [Read more...]

Wildlife Conservation & Environmental Issues

Keep Wolves Protected in the Northern Rockies

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in the Northern Rockies, and the public comment period ends May 9! If these critical protections are eliminated, the recently recovered gray wolf population in this area will be at the mercy of state governments that are determined to resume widespread wolf killing. [Read more...]

Delisting Of Wolves In Oregon

There has not been a Confirmed wolf pack in the state of Oregon in over 50 years. So in December of 2005 the Oregon Fish And Wildlife department wrote a management plan which stated wolves would be allowed to cross from Idaho into Oregon, and they would not be removed. Recently on January 29th 2007 it was announced that the Rocky Mountain wolf would be taken off the Endangered Species List. Populations in Idaho and Wyoming had recovered very well so it was logical for them to be removed. However, when the Rocky Mountain wolf was delisted in those states, unfortunately it included Northeastern Oregon. We believe it is wrong for the wolf to not be protected in Oregon, especially when there are no confirmed packs even in the state. Please sign the petition to push the Department Of Fish And Wildlife to relist the wolf in Oregon so they’ll have a fighting chance. [Read more...]

Save our native bushland

It is truly heartbreaking all the bush that is destroyed to make more and more houses here in Perth. Shouldn’t we preserve as much of our precious bushland as we possibly can? I hope that the Western Australian State Government will attempt to find a solution before it’s too late. Our future depends on what we do now! [Read more...]

Step It Up Maine!

Representatives from the Colleges and Universities of Maine have written this joint-statement to be presented to Governor John Baldacci encouraging him to commit the state of Maine to an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 in order to combat anthropogenic climate change. [Read more...]

Step It Up Maine! Reduce Carbon Emissions 80% by 2050

Encourage Governor Baldacci to ‘Step It Up!’ by committing to reducing Maine’s carbon emissions 80% by 2050 in order to combat global warming. The statement below was written by representatives from the Colleges and Universities of Maine. Our goal is to present the Governor with this signed statement at our ‘Step It Up Maine!’ event in Augusta on April 14. Visit www.stepitup2007.org for more information. [Read more...]

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PETA’s weekly eNews (3/27/07) is now online; you can view the entire newsletter here.

Action alerts from this edition include the following:

* Tell Iams That You Won’t Buy While Animals Die!

* Urgent: Five Dogs Dead on Their Chains in Georgia

* Help Stop the Bloody Seal Massacre

Also, more info on the Menu Foods recall:

Is Iams’ Dry Food Also Contaminated?

PETA has received queries from concerned dog and cat guardians who are worried that animals might fall ill after eating dry food, and as a result, PETA is demanding that Iams and Menu Foods also recall dry food products until they are chemically tested—and cleared—for safety.

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Via the International Fund for Animal Welfare:

300,000 actions for 300,000 seals

Canada’s annual commercial seal hunt is a cruel and unethical practice that produces a product nobody needs. 98% of the animals killed in the past two years have been baby seals between 2 weeks to 3 months old. And despite the potentially devastating effects of global warming to harp seal breeding grounds, the Canadian government has raised the annual seal hunt quotas to the highest levels in history.

Please urge the Canadian Prime Minister and Canadian Ambassador to end the cruelty of the seal hunt by completing the letter below and clicking submit. Please add your own comments to make your letter even more effective. After your letter is submitted, you will be prompted to enter your profile into the 300,000 Actions for 300,000 Seals global community.

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