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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Subject: USDA-Certified Cruel: Downed Animals

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2/23/08: USDA-Certified Cruel: Downers Dragged, Shocked, Rammed
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What really happens at slaughterhouses and stockyards…
VIEW HSUS UNDERCOVER VIDEOS: tinyurl.com/yul2lw

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To identify your federal legislators and find contact info, try:
Congress.org: www.Congress.org
USA Senate: www.senate.gov
USA House of Representatives: www.house.gov
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 6:18 PM
Subject: Killing Underway: Save Last Wild Buffalo

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2/21/08: Killing Underway - Save Last Wild Buffalo
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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Feb 16, 2008 8:56 PM
Subject: Bound & Dragged: Stop Live Animal Export

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2/16/08: Bound & Dragged — Stop Live Animal Export
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PHOTOS: Meat and Livestock Australia claims that their training programs have ‘improved’ animal welfare in Middle Eastern feedlots… These photos — taken at the Bahrain feedlot, where training courses have been conducted — show a very different story.

MORE PHOTOS & VIDEO: www.liveexport-indefensible.com/

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Feb 11, 2008 4:07 PM
Subject: ACT/ Protest Australia’s Mass Kangaroo Kill

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2/11/08: Protest Australia’s Mass Kangaroo Kill
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“The commercial kangaroo kill quota for 2007 is just over 3.6 million kangaroos. Some skins and meat products are used domestically (60 to 70% of kangaroo meat goes into the Australian pet food market), and the rest is exported to 55 countries as leather or meat for human consumption. Kangaroo leather is widely used in the manufacture of sporting shoes and gloves as well as in dress shoes and accessory manufacture.”

SOURCE: www.animalsaustralia.org/issues/kangaroo_shooting.php

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From: Farm Sanctuary - info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Feb 8, 2008 4:37 PM
Subject: Farm Sanctuary News: Cupid Calf Rescued and Downers Issues Come to Light

FARM SANCTUARY NEWS

Cupid Calf to Spend Valentine’s, Every Day at California Shelter

Move over winged cherubs and blushing sweethearts, there’s a new heartbreaker in town! Newly-arrived in time for Valentine’s Day, Cupid the calf has everyone at our California Shelter swooning— especially staff and volunteers who have yet to stop oohing and ahhing over the white heart-shaped mark on his forehead, his sweet and playful personality and, most of all, his compelling tale of bravery and survival. Read more.

Support Legislation to Help Downed Animals

Downed animals—livestock who are too weak or sick to stand on their own—are some of the most abused farm animals in the factory farming industry. As many have seen in recent media coverage, the issues surrounding the abuse of downed animals are ongoing, and your help is needed to advance legislation that will help end this abuse. Find out what you can do today!

Interns Needed at our New York and California Shelters

Be a part of our life-saving efforts for farm animals and engage in some of the most personally rewarding volunteer work you will ever do by becoming a Farm Sanctuary intern. Love animals and the outdoors? We are in particular need of interns to assist with daily operations on our New York and California shelters throughout the winter and the spring. Positions are available in other departments as well. More details.

Save a Life By Sponsoring a Farm Animal in Need!

By participating in our Adopt-A-Farm Animal Project, you provide necessary support for rescued farm animals we may not be able to help otherwise. Adopt a needy farm animal for yourself or sponsor an animal for friends or family as a gift. Adopt today!

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Feb 5, 2008 7:47 PM
Subject: ACT/ Tyson Under Fire For Kill Floor Cruelty

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2/5/08: Tyson Under Fire For Kill Floor Cruelty
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What most don’t know about farmed animals.

VIDEO: Video of workers abusing cows raises food safety questions

STORY: Video Reveals Violations of Laws, Abuse of Cows at Slaughterhouse

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Feb 4, 2008 6:08 PM
Subject: [GLOBAL] Flood Survivors Need Hay, Animals Amid Bombs…MORE

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RELIEF GLOBAL
2/4/08: Flood Survivors Need Hay, Animals Amid Bombs…MORE

IN THIS ALERT:

1. Hay For Horses Who Survived Washington Floods
2. Violence Revisits Lebanon - Global Animal Aid Needed
3. Pause For Hope? Iran’s First Animal Shelter
4. Mortgage Crisis Causalities: Companion Animals
5. In U.S. 870,984 Confined Animals Died In Fires

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Date: Jan 26, 2008 4:34 PM
Subject: Part 1: KC DIGEST - Dogfighter LA, Sled Dogs, Rabbit Fur…

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1/26/08
PART 1: JANUARY KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members + Action Links
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PART 1: January KC Digest
1. PETITIONS, WEB LETTERS, VIDEOS
2. Carriage Horse Action Needed
3. Day In Court For Dogfighter In Shreveport, Louisiana
4. Help Save Iditarod Dogs From Brutality
5. Take Action Against Rabbit Fur
6. Burning Live Dogs In Stove Furnaces In Serbia

PART 2: January KC Digest
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7. MORE PETITIONS, WEB LETTERS, VIDEOS
8. Protect Companion Animals In Final Farm Bill
9. Sea Shepherd Hostages Freed, Action Still Needed
10. Miami-Dade Commission Picks Cruelty Over Tethering Ban
11. Halt Animal Torture In Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria

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From: Farm Sanctuary - info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Jan 23, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: Farm Sanctuary News: Meet Clyde and Take Action on Cloning

Neglected Stallion Convalesces At Farm Sanctuary

Trapped inside a dilapidated 20-by-20 feet shed for more than four years, Clyde had nearly lost all hope by the time help reached him. Here, the approximately 20-year-old stallion stood in place on several feet of his own manure—suffering through the pain caused by his severely overgrown and cracked hooves. Isolated from the only other horse—his mother—on the upstate New York property, Clyde was denied much-needed companionship, pasture to graze in, and freedom to engage in even the most basic behaviors. Read more.

FDA Makes “Appallingly Irresponsible” Move to Approve Cloning

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a ruling permitting the use of cloned animals for human food. Farm Sanctuary subsequently issued a public statement denouncing the FDA’s decision and called for a mandatory moratorium on cloned animals and their offspring to be established immediately. We need your help to urge your federal legislators to pass important legislation that would place restrictions on this ethically unsound technology. Please take action today!

www.farmsanctuary.org/mediacenter/pr_fda_cloning08.html

www.farmsanctuary.org/get_involved/update_cloning08.html

Farm Animals Hit Mainstream Media in 2007

In 2007, farm animals hit the mainstream media and Farm Sanctuary played a key role in bringing their issues to the fore, gaining attention to our cause like never before! Last year, we garnered more than 3870 media mentions, representing a seven-fold increase in only three years, educating millions of people about the plight of farm animals. From Maxine and Lucky Lady’s high-profile rescues to Wolfgang Puck’s decision to forgo foie gras, a deeper interest from media led to coverage on CNN, NPR, the Food Network, two cover stories in the LA Times, one cover story in the New York Times on Thanksgiving morning, and four living, breathing sanctuary residents featured above the fold on the front page of the New York Times’ Dining section. Click here to read some of our biggest media stories of the year!

Maxine: www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/rescues/2007/maxine.html

Lucky Lady: www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/rescues/2007/lucky.html

Rainbow Bridge Memorial

Memorialize animal friends while helping Farm Sanctuary rescue and care for thousands more. A personalized memorial card containing the Rainbow Bridge legend acknowledges donations of $25 or more, and an engraved stone in our memorial garden is provided with donations of $100 or more. Please contact us at 607-583-2225 ext. 221 or for more information, visit: www.farmsanctuary.org/get_involved/rainbow_memorial.html.

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From: Humane Society of the United States - humanesociety [at] hsus.org
Date: Jan 22, 2008 8:50 AM
Subject: REMINDER: Call TODAY to save horses!

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The Humane Society of the United States
January 22, 2008
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CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS TODAY AND HELP END HORSE SLAUGHTER FOREVER!

Today is the National Call-In Day for Horses! Together, we have closed all U.S. horse slaughter plants. Now we need to pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503/S. 311) to end the transport to slaughter of American horses to Mexico and Canada.

It is a new year and a crucial time to make your voices heard. Let’s light up the phones on Capitol Hill to send the message loud and clear that we want a permanent ban on horse slaughter now.

We are tracking the impact of your calls, so click here to let us know you called your legislators.
community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2008_horsecallinday/

Finally, please tell all of your friends and family to call their legislators today and throughout this week.
community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2008_horsecallinday/forward/

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