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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

aburgess [at] recap.com writes: The more hits this video gets, the higher its placement on the page. You don’t have to view video to simply view the article and count your viewer-ship.

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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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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
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
www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/

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
I DID NOT GET PART 2, Please send it to me: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
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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Kinship Circle also sent out a sample script and some talking points, which you can read here.

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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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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Jan 19, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: 1/22/08: CALL-IN DAY FOR HORSES

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1/19/08: January 22 Is National Call-In Day For Horses!
Unite To Save Horses From Transport To Slaughter In Mexico, Canada
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AN HSUS INITIATIVE — BRIEF BACKGROUND

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Mark your calendars for January 22, 2008, National Call-In Day for Horses!

The doors on the last remaining U.S. horse slaughter plants have been shuttered. Now, Congress must 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. Even when plants were operating within the U.S., several thousand horses were exported to Mexico and Canada annually. Brutally long trips end in grisly slaughter… The need for federal legislation has never been more urgent than today.

PHOTO: A one-eyed pony, center, huddles near another pony.

Photo: Sally Ryan for The New York Times. SEE: Horses Spared in U.S. Face Death Across the Border — www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/11horse.html

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From: In Defense of Animals - takeaction [at] idausa.org
Date: Jan 16, 2008 8:23 PM
Subject: IDA eNews: 01-16-08

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News

Tiger Tragedy: Supervisor Calls for Re-evaluation of SF Zoo Management Contract
Take Action to ensure the SF Zoo’s animal care policies and record are considered
On the morning of Friday, January 11th, the Recreation and Park Commission and the Joint Zoo Committee held a public hearing at San Francisco City Hall about the Christmas Day tragedy that took the lives of a Tatiana the Siberian tiger and a young zoo visitor named Carlos Sousa, Jr.

IDA Announces the “Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants in 2007″
List demonstrates AZA-accredited zoos are failing elephants nationwide
Amid the controversy surrounding the Christmas Day tragedy at the San Francisco Zoo, IDA has just announced our fourth-annual list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants.

A Round of Victories for Animals
Plus a chance to Take Action against foie gras
IDA’s eNews and Action Alerts give people the opportunity to speak out for animals who need protection from those who would otherwise exploit them — and together, we are making a difference!

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UPDATE, 1/19/08:

Just read on Green Is The New Red that the two captured Sea Shepherd crew members have been released, relatively unharmed.

Here’s Will with the details:

Two anti-whaling activists that have been held hostage by Japanese whalers were released today, after the Australian government intervened. […]

Benjamin Potts, 28, and Giles Lane, 35, were transferred to an Australian vessel, the Oceanic Viking. According to a statement (and the video above), they were roughed up a bit when they boarded but otherwise weren’t harmed.

Gabriel Gonzalez, a spokesman for The Institute of Cetacean Research in Tokyo (the whalers, gotta love the misleading name) told The Telegraph that the two were initially tied up because they might have been carrying bombs or weapons.

“This is a terrorist organisation, let us be clear of that, and if they respond with aggressive tactics, who knows what might happen,” he said.

So let’s get this all straight. Two activists board a ship, with a letter of intent, because the whalers refused to respond to radio communications. Whalers rough them up, tie them up, and then Yasuaki Sasaki, the captain, makes a series of demands, including activists must stop filming the whalers’ activities and not come within 10 nautical miles of the whaling ship.

But the anti-whaling advocates are the terrorists?

Indeed.

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Date: Jan 15, 2008 12:06 PM
Subject: ACT/ Canada’s Disgrace - Stop Seal Slaughter

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1/15/08: Canada’s Disgrace - Stop The Seal Slaughter
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PHOTO CREDIT: Reio Hara, baby harp seal.
www.harpseals.org/toolbox/xtoolbox1.html#cute

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From: Farm Sanctuary - info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Jan 11, 2008 1:27 PM
Subject: Farm Sanctuary News: A New Look for New Year

A Tale of Two Pigs

Drop by Harry and Hazel’s barn and prepare to be greeted by a jovial pair of floppy-eared pigs who just can’t say enough about their new life at our New York Shelter. Brought to us after the unfolding of events reminiscent of Babe or Charlotte’s Web, these two terrific pigs outsmarted the fate assigned to many of their species with sheer strong will and a profound tug on the heartstrings of the people with the power to spare their lives: the family who raised them. Read more.

A Brand New Look for an Exciting New Year

Welcome to our newly renovated e-newsletter, created by the innovative design firm, Monkeys with Crayons. We hope you enjoy the new look and features of this e-publication, which will continue to inform you about our efforts, as well as actions you can take for farm animals in all the same, familiar ways. Farm Sanctuary is also thrilled to announce the completion of the first redesign phase of www.farmsanctuary.org. Conceptualized by web design, development and marketing team, Boston Interactive, and rolled out by our very own illustrious Web administrator, Timothy McGlynn, our site is taking on new life, with many additions yet to come. Visit often and watch us evolve!

Presidential Politics and Farm Animals – What You Need to Know

With the primary elections underway, presidential candidates are being asked to take positions on many issues. But do you know how each feels about farm animal matters? Which candidates will support a ban on downed animals? Who will back a bill to keep taxpayer money from funding cruel confinement systems? Who has read the UN report identifying factory farming as one of the biggest contributors to global warming? Find out now where the candidates stand.

Help Farm Animals 365 Days a Year!

By joining our Monthly Pledge Program, you help ensure crucial funding for our rescue, education and advocacy efforts. This convenient program allows you to automatically deduct a specified amount from your bank account or apply donations directly to your credit card every month. For more information, please contact us by phone at 607-583-2225 ext. 225 or e-mail at croseman [at] farmsanctuary.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND BULLETINS

* SAVE THE DATE! Farm Sanctuary will be hosting its next Gala for Farm Animals on Saturday, May 17, 2008 in New York at Cipriani Wall Street! Please check our Web site in the coming weeks for more information: www.farmsanctuary.org

* Ever dreamed of mapping your professional skills to your passion for animals? Farm Sanctuary is hiring: www.farmsanctuary.org/get_involved/jobs/joblistings.html

IN THE NEWS

Check That Chicken Nugget: It Might Just Be a Plant
Washington Post, January 9, 2008
Whether you find mock meats appetizing or not, it’s great to see the topic making the mainstream! Add your two cents to the conversation here.

Food Trends for 2008
Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR, January 6, 2008
“2008 will be the year of ethical eating.” Need we say more?

Bishop Favors Proposal to Restrict Farm Practices
Spero News, January 10, 2008
Calling all Californians: Get involved in the California Ballot Initiative today!
www.humanecalifornia.org/

Hearings Underway in Foie Gras Lawsuit
Crain’s New York Business, January 9, 2008
Visit NoFoieGras.org for more information on this campaign and find out how you can get involved.
www.nofoiegras.org/

Begging for Good Vegetarian Recipes!
Discovery Health Network, December 27, 2007
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About Farm Sanctuary

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Farm Sanctuary is the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. Since incorporating in 1986, we have worked to expose and stop cruel practices of the “food animal” industry through research and investigations, legal and legislative actions, public awareness projects, youth education, and direct rescue and refuge efforts. Our shelters in Watkins Glen, NY and Orland, CA provide lifelong care for hundreds of rescued animals, who have become ambassadors for farm animals everywhere by educating visitors about the realities of factory farming. For more information about Farm Sanctuary or our programs, please visit www.farmsanctuary.org or call 607-583-2225.

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